Series Preview: San Francisco Giants @ Seattle Mariners
by Matthew on May 22, 2009 11:00 AM PDT
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PrintSeattle: 19-23
San Francisco: 19-21
SUMMARY
| MARINERS | GIANTS |
EDGE | |
| HITTING (wOBA) |
-43.7 (29th) | -38.3 (27th) | SF |
| FIELDING (UZR) |
10.6 (6th) | -0.4 (12th) | SEA |
| ROTATION (pRAA) |
9.4 (10th) | 3.7 (14th) | SEA |
| BULLPEN (pRAA) |
-9.4 (23rd) | -3.5 (19th) | SF |
| OVERALL(RAA) |
-33.1 | -38.5 | Seattle |
Well that was some nice momentum the team took out of its series win against Boston. Congrats fuckheads.
The offense is now down to almost 44 runs below average with its .312 wOBA*. Last season the motley group of pus spewing vagabonds managed to cobble together at .325 wOBA* and that was in a tougher league environment! Y'all are pathetic. Just flat out pathetic. Aside from Branyan, Griffey and Cedeno everyone was below average against the Angels. The Angels who rolled out a mediocre John Lackey, a 30-year-old shit rookie, a not yet healthy Ervin Santana and Joe freakin' Saunders. God, you people suck. You deserve to feel terrible. I hope you feel terrible.
The rotation's overall numbers stepped up a bit this series, but don't let that fool you. That was built entirely off Chris Jakubauskas' fan dance performance of allowing no line drives. Erik Bedard managed to lose a game in which he posted a BABIP of 0.000, though again that's more at fault with the bloody offense.
Brandon Morrow struck out six and walked just one in four inning, but he also allowed a home run and at this point might as well be our version of PTSD Brad Lidge before he got good again and without the fondness of having the previous good years to recollect. I'd rather watch Miguel Batista than you, Brandon.
GAMES
Game 1: Jason Vargas* vs. Randy Johnson*
Game 2: Jarrod Washburn* vs. Matt Cain
Game 3: Felix Hernandez vs. Barry Zito*
Randy Johnson is still missing bats at a goodly pace. He's missing the strike zone a little bit more often, but nothing that would be worth this much suck, especially when his ground ball rate is up a tick. What has been killing him is a sharp increase in home runs allowed with 10 in 40.2 innings. Randy is fine, his tRA* is even below the league average. I cannot wait to welcome his way on the path toward regression tonight. Because it's not like we have anyone in our line up from the right side that can hit a home run. In fact, what the fuck can they do besides suck? They've hit a total of 17 home runs this year. Our lefties, despite being four in number and half of them being Ichiro Suzuki and Endy Chavez, have hit 19.
Matt Cain's season is starting to look a lot like his 2005 campaign as his walks have reached a career high and his strikeouts a career low, the worst ratio he's seen since 2005. The strikeouts are backed up by an all time worse swinging strike rate. That's all good news for a 24-year-old. But hey, for all I know, at least he's not retarded like Felix is.
Barry Zito has improved his ability to throw strikes, but not miss bats, which is down another tick to 7.0%, a career low. He has generated a few more ground balls this season though, a small consolation. Going on his third year of this, I think we can say with confidence that the Barry Zito San Francisco thought it was signing is never going to arrive. Instead, they're stuck with the Barry Zito that I begged the Mariners not to sign.
Tim Lincecum's strikeout rate is better this season. So is his walk rate. Fuck you, Bob Fontaine. Fuck you, Bill Bavasi.
THIS SERIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Top Sail Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter
Full Sail Brewing Company. Hood River, OR
A high alcohol aroma from the bourbon is noticeable with some dark roast notes as well. The Pour is inky black with an eager tan head that melts down and leaves some clingy lacing. On tasting there is dark chocolate, coffee, vanilla and more of the bourbon whiskey feeling.
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Somebody put on his cranky pants this morning
the sad thing is you’re absolutely right.
I just bought my wife a bottle of that porter the other day, she’s excited to give it a try this weekend.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Could we please make a roster move already
by Poochie on May 22, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I honestly check this site every morning
hoping that we’ve made some kind of roster shake up. Anything.
Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"
Giants Fan Here
And I guarantee you we will manage to suck worse than you guys in this series. It’s almost inevitable after getting swept by the PADRES for the SECOND STRAIGHT TIME.
God I hate Petco Park and Scott Hairston’s smug little bitch face.
Wow, this sounds like it'll be an epic series
The Battle For Anderson Valley? The Battle Of Who Sucks Less? The Battle For The First Scoreless Draw In MLB History?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
You haven't seen ANYTHING yet
we have literally perfected the science AND art of sucking. It would be beautiful to watch if it wasn’t so painful.
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Our two best starting pitching prospects just got turned into relievers and out best hitting prospect broke his fucking leg on the second day of the season
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Our 1st baseman would make a poor hitting shortstop!
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
So did we. And we did it with our third baseman. And we managed to make Juan Pierre into some sort of crazy hitter instead of a laughable replacement for Manny Ramirez.
We cut Richie Sexson
looked around, noticed we somehow didn’t have a 1b prospect anywhere, brought up org filler, and also used Miguel Cairo.
Wooooo!
In the last week (about) we’ve lost to Livan Hernandez, Kevin Correia, and Shairon Martis, all former players/prospects, despite having Lincecum pitch twice.
Our front office has decided this guy is better than this guy
Sexson’s 36 HR last year would have boosted our team total by 38%.
We finished fourth in the NL West, a division that includes the Padres and Rockies, who were better than us. The division-winning Dodgers would not have even won the wild card in either the AL or the NL. This year we’re in second place, despite being two games under .500.
We haven’t won a World Series since 1954, 55 years ago.
Please use a subject line
why? Here’s why. Thanks!
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
You're right, im sorry
I was looking at his RBI numbers, which means he should’ve played for the Giants. So it only would’ve been 12 HR in 96 games, or a HR in 12.5% of games, while our team leader hit a HR in 11% of games.
Why the hell did the Mariners let Jesus Guzman go?
He’s a switch hitting 3b-2b with pop. He stagnated in AA during his age 22 season, but he wasn’t horrible. It looks like we released him after 2003, as there are no transactions aside from his signing with us in 2000.
On a normal day we don't even field a defense of 100% humans
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ichiro is some sort of killer robot from the future
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Like that only way more racially insensitive
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So what you’re saying is that when the Mariners allow seven runs, they won’t necessarily lose? Because that’s not so true for the Giants.
Please use a subject line.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on May 22, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be there. Randy will dominate, mark my words,
by .Taylor on May 22, 2009 11:44 AM PDT reply actions
I already have all my tickets
But sir, can one tell me where to find this delicious looking brew?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2009 11:52 AM PDT reply actions
I got mine at New Seasons down here
so maybe check Whole Foods?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Pike Street Beer and Wine, Ballard Market (and all other Central Markets,) Bottleworks and Whole Foods have all had it.
by Aaron Campeau on May 22, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll pick one up at the brewery tomorrow...
Lesseee…
Full Sail before or after Pietro’s pizza…
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by PositivePaul on May 22, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Or...
Full Sail before or after Walking Man…
Now THAT is the real question.
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by PositivePaul on May 22, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The same comment as above only without the cordial greeting
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Without a subject line,
we cannot moderate the site easily. Flags, recs and other such things are all tied to subject lines.
Furthermore, we find it improves the readability and it also allows user to collapse/hide a comment they do not wish to read.
You're just bitter, Shane!
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by PositivePaul on May 22, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Sometimes Jeff parks in handicapped spaces?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It was my second choice
I’m so obsessed with Rescue Me right now (seriously, one of the best dramas on TV) that Denis Leary’s right at the top of my brain these days.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I'm looking forward to this fail-off of a series
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Fail-Offs?!
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the Fail-Offs
like the playoffs, but with teams like the Mariners and Giants
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
don't talk to me about the fail-offs
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Some people might argue that when in direct competition, mutual failure is impossible!
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
a form of mutally assured destruction?
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
This series may change their minds
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Okay, so beer hijack time.
I was thinking yesterday about the following scenario and found it quite a fun challenge. You are designing your own personal bar where you will do 100% of your drinking from now on and have unlimited choice of beers to put on tap, BUT you have a limited number of taps and once you have picked a beer, you can never change it. In other words, if you could only drink X-number beers for the rest of your life, what would they be?
This no changing constraint means, at least to me, that it’s not about just picking your five or ten favorite beers for instance. I wouldn’t want 3 imperial stouts on tap if I was limited to just 10 beers for the rest of my life. I’d have to figure out what combination of beers provides both the best coverage of styles so that I would never get bored along with the maximal enjoyment. I wanted it to be further challenging so I limited it to just six choices.
Here’s my first draft of six:
1. Westvleteren 12 (covers my love of dark strong belgians and quads)
2. Southern Tier Choklat (I cannot get enough of this and prefer the more chocolate-y stouts to the coffee ones)
3. Ninkasi Tricerahops (this is the hot sexy new girlfriend of IPAs for me and with time will probably get replaced with something more like Hop 15, but for now. oh god yes.)
4. Delirium Tremens (satisfies the light belgian category)
5. Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme (most drinkable sour for me)
6. Hacker-Pschorr Hefe (needed something more summer-y and best of german hefe’s to me)
Incredibly hard choices to leave off:
Ayinger Doppelbock (best bock out there by far and I love love this beer, but a little too similar in style to Westy)
A pumpkin ale (for variety)
Sam Adams Utopias (best barley wine out there, would be there if I had more than six spots)
Victory Baltic Porter
Sam Adams Oatmeal Stout (Couldn’t go with two stouts, but mmmm)
DH 120 Minute IPA (wondiferous brew, but I wouldn’t to drink this as my only IPA ever again. Too strong)
So is it limited to 6, 10, or X?
This is important!
10 is the same as X!
Jokes aside, I’m not caring that much to impose a hard limit, but ehhh…. say six.
Subject to change:
Westvleteren 12, of course
Cable Car
Duvel, for sentimental reasons
Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Prima Pils
Pliny
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, OK, 6. Hmmmmm
1: Lost Abbey Serpent Stout (rich, deep stouty-goodness)
2: Southern Tier Gemini (great stuff, hoppy without going overboard for my personal taste)
3: [Reserved for belgian strong ale, but I’m torn right now… ask me later]
4: Traquiar House Jacobite Ale (I love this beer)
5: Boundary Bay Scotch Ale (tempted to do an oaked/barrel aged scotch, but nah, I’ll stick to a good, solid Scotch ale- I figure this takes care of both scotch/brown ales)
6: Tennents Lager (The correct answer here is Prima Pils or Rogue’s lager, or maybe Port’s. But this is purely personal, and even though I know Tennents is just a fairly standard cheap lager, it is great and it shall be mine)
This is really, really hard. I could drop the oatmeal stout, or drop the Serpent Stout, in order to add in a serious XIPA (I get the occasional hankerin’ for a serious hoppy IPA, but not that often. Still, we’re talking the REST OF YOUR LIFE, so maybe I’m missing that). I love a great brown ale, but that style isn’t represented. An oaked/aged beer should probably be here, but I can’t figure out what I’d take off.
Wouldn't Gemini qualify as a serious XIPA?
by Aaron Campeau on May 22, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess so....
I thought it was blended w/ something maltier, but I guess not.
I'm a novice who hasn't heard of half of what you mentioned, but hey, what the fuck.
1. Lost Abbey Serpent’s Stout (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh)
2. Chimay Blue (though I imagine Westvleteren 12 or another good Belgian might be here were I to give it a shot)
3. Port Hop 15 (only had it once but was really impressed.)
4. Lost Abbey Angel’s Share Bourbon (man this stuff is powerful — and delicious)
5. Bitter Chocolate Oatmeal Stout (I’m fine with two stouts for now)
6. TBA
For No. 6, I need recommendations for something light. What can I drink four or five of on a hot day without it weighing me down? (We play softball on the patio of my dream bar.)
Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils Prima Pils
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't really go to BevMo! anymore but it's available at my neighborhood grocery store
Comes in a fairly conspicuous case.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It shouldn't take long.
It’s distributed fairly widely even in these parts, where we know not of Bevmo.
Wait did you get Angel's Share this year?
I really want some
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Cannot you get it in bottles?
It’s pretty prevalent up here.
I don't know where to go look for it
I’m assuming I have to able to find it since I drive within ten miles of Lost Abbey every day. But usually I just go to BevMo! to get beer and I haven’t seen it there yet.
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Went to the Lost Abbey 3rd Anniversary Party a couple of weekends ago,
and they had Angel’s Share Bourbon on tap. It was superb. Then I left because everyone on Earth pisses me off. I haven’t had the regular Angel’s Share, but I’ve seen it at the BevMo in Mission Valley.
And in the coincidence to end all coincidences, I have to drive to the airport after work today
(no, I swear to God, I really am driving to the airport after work)
Thanks Teej!
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey you guys aren't too different than we are.
Hooray Beer! (Not one of my choices.)
Anyone had New Glarus Spotted Cow (cream ale)? I’m newer to the beer world, but from what I’ve tasted it’s the best and from what I’ve read about beer it’s one of the best.
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My 6
1) Aecht Schenklera Rauchbier Marzen
2) Yeah, I’ll add the Westvletern 12
3) Olympia from the Tumwater Brewery. Yes, I’d re-open it just to feed my personal supply. If that didn’t work, then I guess Full Sail Session Lager is a reasonably similar substitute. This particular tap would be kept ice-ice cold specifically for my post-lawn-mowing cool-down
4) While I like the Ayinger Doppelbock, I’d have to have their UR Weisse directly imported from Germany (i.e. none of this filtered/pasteurized crap that they send outside of Germany). I have my sources so this is only slightly unreasonably feasible…
5) Walking Man IPA. I might have to bring home a growler of this on Sunday…
6) Damn. I need a fruity beer. Or do I go with a Nut Brown… Screw it. It’s my tap. I’m hiring my own brewmaster to blend something along the lines of Sam Smith Nut Brown with Lindemans Kriek Lambic. So, both! Together! YES! Why doesn’t someone make this already? Wow – a Nut Brown Cherry Ale? HELL YES!!!
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by PositivePaul on May 22, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's my six
Peroni Lager (I’m not a huge lager drinker but it’d be nice to have one around I guess)
Rogue Hazelnut Brown
Lompoc Proletariat Red
Deschutes Jubelale
Ninkasi Tricerahops
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout (again, not a huge stout drinker but in case I want one here it is)
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I am not educated enough to pick my six for forever right now
but for sure it would include
AleSmith Speedway Stout
Bruery Orchard White
Rogue Hazelnut Brown
by seattlebruin on May 22, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
You are an awful person for asking this question.
1.) Bourbon County Stout
2.) Pliny the Elder
3.) Winter Solstice
4.) Prima Pils
5.) Duchess du Bourgone
6.) St. Bernardus
I already hate this list and am going to do nothing else but think about it at work tomorrow so I am almost certainly going to change it.
by Aaron Campeau on May 22, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
My six
Sam Adams Imperial White
Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout
Franziskaner Hefe-Weiss
My homebrew Cream Ale (more of an amber ale because I overmalt it, I should stop calling it a cream ale so that I’m not failing)
Sam Adams Oktoberfest
Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale (the more I think of it, I need to try and homebrew up a clone of this so that I don’t have to wait until fall)
by Jordan of Boise on May 22, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It's as if everyone who reads this site is a dull midget
by .Taylor on May 22, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I joined LL during spring training
To eduate myself about Mariners prospects for my new gig. I didn’t comment here until today. Usually I have a 50/50 chance at being accepted with new groups of people.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions
Your vaguely political signature could pose a problem
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Tis a line from the Tony-award winning play Take Me Out
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Regardless of from whence it came.
We do police politics around here in a way that would make nazis blush with embarrassment.
Fair enough
It’s a drag because I did come here to learn about the Mariners minor league system and not being able to participate in the discussions doesn’t make it worth reading to me.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
While I would love to make an exception for you that seems like a tricky move
so if you wish to participate, we would greatly appreciate a sig change. I know it sounds silly, but there are a lot of morons around here.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
test
As they say, ain’t no thing.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
except when you encouter massive HTML fail
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
better!
The links work and everything!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
It changes everywhere though I think Chris!
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It does
I had reservations about it, but I wanna play here too. And it fits my new MiLB.com gig so it can’t be all bad.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't be silly
Girls don’t understand hockey
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
We usually think the fightens retarded
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
toothless Canadians hitting each other with sticks
or what I call Tuesday night.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
It's really really hard to pick an attractive player to be your favorite.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I would advise you to pick a player with a long term contract and a no-movement clause.
That ensures he will be around for a long time and not bolt to free agency or be traded!
There are many such players on Ottawa’s roster. I am confident that you can easily pick one.
I write the California League notebooks for MiLB.com
I know the Giants minor league system from front to back for my main gig at SFDugout.com. Had to learn the other nine teams and their systems fast.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
no u
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG TEH BARON w/ a diff sig
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
the man forced me to change
Nah I needed an excuse to put the Cal League link in there.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool, welcome....
Whisper sweet nothings of Joe Dunigan and Michael Pineda (both injured at the moment, awesome).
Dunigan's hurt?
That sucks. He’s been tearing the cover off the ball. Also you guys have Natividad Dilone and that’s just a cool name.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
thx for the tip
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
no way...
The Giants will be swept. The Mariners cannot score 2 runs. Therefore, the Giants will lose 1-0. QED
Flossing a dead horse
Is it possible to lose a baseball game -1 to -2?
Because if it is, we might see it this series.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
if negative runs
existed, the Giants would probably create a new form of out that would cause imaginary numbers.
Flossing a dead horse
I thought imaginary numbers were things like
- number of good plays Yuni makes during a game
- number of bendy pitches Felix throws to start a game
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
oooh this is fun
roster flexibility created by the Bavasi regime
percentage of swinging strikes on Barry Zito fastballs
Flossing a dead horse
You guys know you're gonna sweep us, right?
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Do the Mariners have any fun, underrated guys only appreciated by the true fans?
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Until this year, most MCCers wanted to steal Beltre from Bavasi.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
sorry
I keep forgetting.
pretend I’m ESL or something.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
English as a second language
thinly veiled racism!
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
None of you crazy bastards speak real English anyway
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
We could probably sound like chavs if we tried.
I think that would be a worse idea than LOLcat Night, though.
by eponymous_coward on May 22, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not a chav, that's a 19th century street urchin
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I refuse to accept that such a venerated brand has sunk so low
even though I know it has.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I always thought Fred Perry's
were for the skins. You seem them at every reggae show in LA.
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They didn't have Citroen Saxo's
in the 19th century.
Oim wif my doh-ta, dEst'ineeeee
Iss pronownced D’estinay.
Yeah, those are reo diamonds inna ear.
Nothing is a worse idea that LOLcat night at Safeco Field.
by .Taylor on May 22, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I still really don't know what the problem with this is. It's fun!
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It's what I'm learning.
You know, our two blogs do share a lot, so we really do need to figure this out.
Do you guys like Rush?``
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If by "like" you mean "wish I could set on fire"
then yes.
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DAMMIT RUSH IS AWESOME
They have a LOLcat about them even! Wait..that doesn’t help..
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I like you guys.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Why do I feel like I will shortly need a fire extinguisher?
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Correct.
Gutierrez defense makes him an all-star caliber player if he’s a league average hitter, and he’s probably the most intelligent hitter of any right-handed batter on the team. If he ever learns to hit righties, he’ll scratch being an MVP candidate.
We call him
“not tim lincecum”
/BURN
//JOKING
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And I am thankful every day that's not the case
Every once in awhile blind squirrel sabean lucks his way into a draft steal. Doesn’t happen often, though. Or ever.
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OK twice
and Alderson is damn good too. He’s been on a bit of a roll lately. But Edgar and Uribe show us that he’s still Brian.
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Would you take Aumont for him?
Seriously? Any takers?
I'm gonna pass, alex
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I still have faith that Aumont will be a starter again.
by .Taylor on May 22, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I was surprised to see him closing in HD
Can you talk a little bit about the move?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends how ok you are with the words 'flaming twatapples'
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And here I thought twatapples was two words
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I can't print that
But I can definitely use it the next time someone cuts me off on the freeway.
I like to do little blurbs on my Cal league notebooks that go beyond the stats. Since I’m out of touch with most of the teams in the league that don’t have some local press following them, I might have to bug you guys with my questions.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Serious answer: they think he's better suited to the pen and will advance to the Majors more quickly that way.
In other words, they lack faith in him developing quality secondary pitches.
We all think that’s retardedly soon to give up on him.
that is pretty retarded
Considering A) he was a high school pitcher, and 2) it’s early in his career.
I’m also glad I can throw the word “retarded” around here and not be chastised. You guys are too busy giving the newbs shit about other things. ;)
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
not funny, my cousin died from retarded once
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by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
it’s like you guys are a long lost relative.
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like the uncle who gets drunk at Thanksgiving?
Calls you a cunt and then tries to feel you up?
Anyone?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
....
……
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oh right
That was my stepdad.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew I had a brother out there somewhere
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see we're all family
Peas in a horrible, horrible pod.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Sister damn it.
Y’all are bad at this
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
There are no girls on the internet
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BTW
are you in new orleans?
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I did relief work there awhile ago
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I tend to stay drunk at holidays
after a gallon of gin the genders of my family and assorted lecherous inlaws sorta blend together.
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I only wish my family could be like this
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The great thing is
my family is like this, except without the lechery and feeling up. They’re good with the perpetual drunkenness though.
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I refuse to believe the Irish are actually good at drinking
by Kirsten Schlewitz on May 22, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
you have never met my cousin Noreen
The first time I met her she picked me up from the Dingle bus station at 11 AM and we went straight to the pub, where she proceeded to drink Paddy and water until about 8. I was in awe.
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six generations deep beeeyotch
county Kerry represent. Or whatever the Oirish equivalent of “represent” is.
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I’m used to it. Keith Law and I had a brief Facebook message discussion on prospects before he realized I’m female.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
in fairness your screenname should be baroness to avoid such misunderstandings
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Screenname was a McCovey Chronicles original
Our equivalent of Jeff made a hiliarious post about the All-Star game back when I was still lurking (and before the SBN change) and in the post, one of the clods organizing the festivities was dubbed “Baron Von Current Events.” I found this highly amusing and decided to sign up that day with that moniker.
And I apologize for not using a subject line before. I hope I won’t be beaten with garden hoses and left to die in a ditch.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
he is indeed
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yes
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Heard about it on Top Gear!
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It is an excellent name, that's for sure
and I guess we’ll hide the hoses and drive away from the ditch BUT DON’T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN or, uh, well, y’know.
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awful
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
this
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm surprised minor league baseball games are covered in HD
by .Taylor on May 22, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HD = High Desert.
HDTV = not a baseball team
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I have no sense of humor and find comedy distasteful
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I got it, Taylor.
Wasn’t all that funny, but I got it.
I laughed
When I reread my subject line I got a mental picture of Aumont in a TV. Not on a screen mind you, but a la the episode of the Simpsons with the quote “200 channels, nothing but cats.”
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
If it means anything,
After reading the comment and before reading the tagline, I thought it was submitted by somebody with a more recognized sense of sarcasm here.
And I in turn underestimated Taylor's sense of sarcasm and am now ashamed
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You missing satire is such a standard thing here, it's practically a dead meme.
You’re so genuine, Paul!
We must seem like crazies to the people who aren't used to us
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Not gonna lie
you do a little bit. But that’s OK
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kenshin rejects your reality and substitutes our correct own.
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how about Baumgardner?
Nah I did want the Giants to get Aumont if just to interview him in French.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
A meme
Making fun of people who misspell the prospects’ names. Usually making fun of the unwashed masses who post on the local newspapers’ websites telling the management to make implausible trades and bring up prospects who aren’t ready.
You know, the unwashed masses who don’t post on McCovey Chronicles.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You have unwashed masses too!!
It’s like we’re soulmates.
TRADE BARRY ZITO FOR A JUSTIN MORNEU-TYPE HITTER
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Here, the target is invariably Pujols.
“But we’d pick up a part of Washburn’s salary!”
You have Posey, Alderson, Villanova, Bumgarner, Noonan, and Gillaspie.
I would kill to have that for the meat of our minor league system.
Don't forget the new and improved strikeout-loving Brandon Crawford!
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PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
"Sane development"?
On the Giants????!!!?
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A+ League to Majors bad?
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Morrow threw
13 innings in rookie ball and 3 in High A.
Then he got pigeonholed as a reliever in the majors, now he thinks he’s J.J Putz.
Fuck this team.
You have no idea how much fun we had with that name.
Perhaps you’d like to trade some high prospect for him? I mean, he jumped from A ball to the majors! He’s gotta be good!
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by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltre is the second son that you always loved more than the first but were always afraid to show it
and now he’s decided to drop out of college and your hopes are crushed.
Drop out of College?
He also racked up $10 grand in credit card debt, sold off his furniture to pay for his blow habit, and knocked up a hooker.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on May 22, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
OT
How are you doing in Battle on a Budget?
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
never made a "my team" on fangraphs?
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
I did and I check in from time to time
but I have no idea how it’s doing relative to the rest of the teams.
by Aaron Campeau on May 22, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Wlad Balentien!
In actuality the answer is probably Erik Bedard, which is kind of fucked up considering he’s great, and not a guy whose stats look superficially bad or anything. It’s just how things have worked out.
What do you mean by Lookout Landing?
"Chemistry is a class you take in high school or college, where you figure out two plus two is 10, or something."
- Dennis Rodman
One more awesome thing about this series:
Fat Ichiro vs. Real Ichiro
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
Pablo Sandoval has a similar skillset, but with more fat and a little less batting average.
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
im a n00b
why do you guys have such hate for the non-bold text?
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Putting a subject line in allows users to collapse a comment.
Plus it’s prettier and it helps the mods.
You "Moderate" your site?
I should talk to Grant about this.
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who's Grant?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Our moderation policies follow the Tarkin Doctrine
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing.
You’ll still be here when I bulls eye that womp rat sized exhause vent.
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New TOS:
Welcome new posters. Now please never post. Have a great day!
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by pdb on May 22, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
You were one of the rare new posters who slipped seamlessly into posting under LL's strick comment guidelines
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG UR TEH LAMEZ
sorry guys, I’m learning quickly. I hope
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It's fine.
We understand that we are not typical for a blog and we give a long leash if people are respectful to learning our ways.
Isn't n00b the technical term for it though?
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did I just get a warning for the subject line bit?
Randy Winn is going to catch that. And he'll do it real classy-like too.
We're pretty strict about that.
The bold just contrasts nicely with the thin text.
by .Taylor on May 22, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
From kenshin, who seems unaware that our mods can read them too
by Jeff Sullivan on May 22, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't think...
you would be mortally offended if I noted the severity of your moderation
Flossing a dead horse
I hate you more than I hate Carlos Silva now
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
like David Right!!111111
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I like that we have a mini invasion of opposition fans.
It’s nice to get the opposing view, which rarely happens. It’d be nice if this happened in every series, and by nice I mean, interesting for me, but probably a complete pain for Graham, Matthew and Jeff, but that could also be funny.
This is an invasion of fans from a good blog
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I never really read the other SBN blogs, a list of which are good and which are bad
would be excellent, and potentially hilarious.
McC is one of the best.
Read Royals Review as well. Avoid DRays Bay unless you want to be raped by furries. LSB and HH are terrible and you should avoid them at all costs.
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks.
I have looked at HH a couple of times, mostly because I’m so self loathing that I like to look at their website after the Halos beat the Mariners to make me hate myself just that little bit more.
Purple Row is decent as well.
And of course, Bluejay Banter.
PR has a good daily minor league digest
Cleverly named Pebble Report.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I should really pay more attention to that sort of thing
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
how will you collect correct royalties if you don't know who's using what?
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Do you get 2 cents everytime someone looks up someone's tRA?
That’d be just swell.
You should print them out and take them to the bank
and try to deposit them. They’re just as good as money!
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True Blue LA is starting to use more advance metrics
in their every day posts as well!
Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"
Wow the subject lines are hard to get used to.
I’d stay away from Gaslamp Ball. Perhaps it’s just a Giants fan’s opinion though, as they seem to be extremely BARROID STARROIDS BARROID SUCKS….ummm….BARROID.
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But you don't understand
Barry Bonds using steroids is responsible for:
1. The downfall of Western civilization
2. The credit crisis
3. The subprime mortgage mess
4. Global warming
5. Kids failing to believe in Santa any more
6. Everything bad that has happened in the world ever
So with that backdrop it’s easy to understand why they dislike Mr. Bonds.
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I'll accept it all..
But the subprime mortgage mess is clearly AROID’s fault I think.
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Fair enough.
Gotta blame him for something.
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You might not be familiar with this but
the Padres are OUR HATED NATURAL RIVALS so we are all banned from going to that website because FUCK THEM.
I am on board with this
I hate the Padres and wish to see them and their fans all burn in hell. Except Adrian Gonzalez. Mexicans have few good ballplayers in MLB so we need to cling to them.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB has declared the Padres to be our "natural rivals" in terms of interleague play for some inane reason
so I guess I hate them? They suck?
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Try living where their AAA affiliate plays
I get it from the M’s, I can see it on mlb.tv with the Padres, and I have season tickets to the Beavers. I may as well paint myself beige and blend in with the wall.
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"Have a nice day" is a pretty goddamn boring sentiment
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You are correct sir
It’s like beige, but more…outdoorsy? Natural? Sandy?
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That is an excellent question to which I have no answer
maybe they’re desperate for attention?
(Obligatory exploding whale video link)
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I love that I had never heard of this before.
People sure were smart back then.
I hate them because they bore me.
I love the park and would gladly go more often if the product on the field were more interesting.
I hate the park
It aggravates the Giants’ WTP problems even more than other parks. :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
I hate the way the park plays for sure.
But as far as the way it’s built and all that, it’s a good place to see a game.
they're fans of the head-in-the-sand defense
They crow about Barry Bonds and steroids but refuse to acknowledge Ken Caminiti’s use. Padres fans have walked up to me at my home ballpark just to shout ROIDS at me. I got an email invite to a BALCO-themed party at Petco park from some asshole I’d never spoken to in my life. I told him to go back to jerking off and make sure he didn’t squirt in his eye.
So, I don’t like them very much. It’s a nice ballpark, though. I was lucky enough to go the WBC semis and finals there in 2006.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
But that's the best part!
make sure he didn’t squirt in his eye.
Or maybe that’s just me…
by Lars The Wanderer on May 22, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
in retrospect
I should have said I hope he squirts in his eye. I guess I can be a humanitarian sometimes.
And I like you and the blog too. I’m fairly profane and violent on McCovey Chronicles but I feel here I can be even more so. Yesterday I said I wanted to staple a porcupine to Kevin Kouzmanoff’s nutsack.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I truly feel accepted
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
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I like it when they invade and aren't douchebags
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As far as I know there isn't a Giants star that was a coke addict and is now an American hero
thank goodness.
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That was not in the rulebook when I signed up
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
DERR MARINERS SUCK
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What can I say
I haven’t yet perfected my dumbass troll speek yet.
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At first I thought that he was Paul Stanley's dad and that would be awesome
except that would make bondslegend about 80 or so, and his wit’s way too sharp for that.
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There are funny 80 year olds
but very few of them are on the internet. I could be wrong in this case though.
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One of the customs on MCC is to adopt players
Including his name in your sig is mandatory to keeping parental rights to him.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys have gameday threads for everything it looks like.
Just one liners back and forth. Sometimes we actually talk about content on our site, but I guess not all websites can be as good.
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It's like the minor league recaps except these get read/commented in
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Serious question
Is there a section for the minor league stuff and can you direct me to it?
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really but you can feel free to ask.
Best place by far for minor league stuff is Mariner Minors.
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
super
And I shall take advantage of the policy.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
And I know this will be your first question but Jeff Clement is amazing
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Jeff Clement: Amazing
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahem
Jeff ‘Sexwagon’ Clement: Amazing
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
undercover report on the origin of the name?
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006, and bringing you all your California League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
off the record I see
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006, and bringing you all your California League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on May 22, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
We talked in great detail about it above
the beer part is still part of the preview, right?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
You could make the decision to discontinue them though
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
You were swayed by the signing bonus, weren't you?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
And in return, you became the data fairy
and shared some Westvleteren?
Note to self: never negotiate with Jeff about anything, ever.
Nobody cares about your fantasy team.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on May 22, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm sure he had to work really hard to get you to put out.
The Westvleteren thing is actually kind of a challenge, I’d have thought.
I think the only opposing view you've gotten today is about subject lines, moderation, oh, and Matt Cain I guess.
And how hard that was to actually type in the subject line as well.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, back with the big team!
Our view: These teams both blow
Y’all’s view: These teams both blow.
Hard to fight over that one
by Graham MacAree on May 22, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he's as useless as jar jar binks no doubt
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Great minds think alike
but greater minds think faster.
Which is ironic since you are in med school (premed?) and I barely graduated from college 20 years ago and now struggle to tie my shoes most days.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
In the interview process, but whatever.
I’m sure the moment you finish tying your shoes, I tie my shoes, see that your shoes are tied, and subsequently emit expletives.
Because the first thing kids do with lightsabers is
swing that shit all over the place with no real purpose.
This is exactly what Yuni does at the plate, with a bat.
This is fantastic! When did this happen?
The man has intangibles.
So the Rays DL'd Kazmir and Percival
and didn’t call up David Price. The fuck. Stop depriving me of watching his awesome pitching.
D-Rays Bay
makes it sound like Price is taking Kazmir’s spot.
Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"
That might be true, I just skimmed the press release
and they brought up two other people. I guess they might make another move when his turn in the rotation comes up.
I like to think this is because he doesn't give a shit about AAA.
I have no reason to think that is true besides that I want it to be.
Since this has devolved into somewhat of an OT thread
I must mention that at lunch today I met an original Mariner. I was exchanging some season tickets for the weekend and bumped into Glenn Abbott, who is apparently the Beavers’ pitching coach. Seemed like a nice dude.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on May 22, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
In Florida just now, in the top of the third inning,
A single pitcher recorded 3 outs by K, but also allowed 5 runs.
Wow the Marlins suck.
Also of note, Andy Sonnastine didn’t make an out until his third plate appearance. He opened with a single and a walk. He scored both times.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Sonnanstine is a pretty good hitter
Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"
Kinda OT again
But I don’t get why the three mods (Jeff, Matthew, Graham) are fans of Ottawa and not Vancouver…?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
If Dustin Pedroia played in Seattle, not many people would be talking about him.
I think Jeff had some sort of legit reason
and Matthew and Graham just jumped on the band wagon.
Paris Hilton, Burberry plaid, reality TV, mullets, Zima, Dubya, and the Sonics being sold to Oklahoma City. - Yahoo Answer results for "7 Signs of the Apocalypse"
This is a damn lie
Matthew is the bandwagoner
by Graham MacAree on May 23, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I've liked them since their first season because I saw their record and I felt bad for them
I can’t explain the others.
by Jeff Sullivan on May 23, 2009 2:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I needed an NHL team to play in Wayne Gretzky's 3D hockey when I moved to Seattle
And they had the best logo
by Graham MacAree on May 23, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
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