There’s a New Sheriff in Town….
Ubaldo Jimenez, Jesus Christ. This dude has 10 wins already and what’s he got, 5 or 6 more starts before the all star game? Utterly dominated us, as he has done all season against everyone else. We didn’t learn anything from this game except there’s a clear front runner for the NL Cy Young Award. Timmy has a fun little streak of 5 walks a game, 4 games running. When the fans are saying “at least we can count on winning the Wellemeyer starts” you know we’ve got problems. It’s not an overstatement to say that if Lincecum doesn’t right himself our season is doomed….
Congratuations to DPaintings! He won the mini-contest. MrBillBill took 2nd place. You guys, send me your address and I will get you the mini-Timmy bobblehead (d-paintings) and the mini-black baseball bat (BillBill) out ASAP….
At some point later this morning I’ll add up all the June Contest players and create a page on the right hand side of the blog for them….
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
Yeah, there’s also something about Rowand batting after Molina that spells double play. But we’ll see what happens
I’m now a flapper, I’m Freshsosyne on the Splash. Here to introduce myself.
I’m down with killing the TU/TD thing if the votes stay the way it is.
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Huh? Pro TU/TD is winning the vote
Hi fresh
Looks like we’ve got 25 for the June contest for the Netbook….
Fresh, i don’t really pay much attention to the Splash anymore but I seem to remember that you are against that dude pretending to be a female college student. If you are he and you are against he who is pretends to be she then welcome aboard…….
Ted– I know, but I think it’s a dumb feature. Unless there was a huge backlash against getting rid of it I will happily ditch it…..
I can’t stand Soph, hence my name on the Splash.
“Are we really in an offensive position to kiss off the last third of our line up???????” Can we get agreement that the fuckling idea is NOT for them to continue sucking? Your take is bizarre.
twin, the point is that both those guys are in the throes of a desperately long slump. Do you think the’re both about to blast out of it today? Shit, that’d be great. But the more likely think is that they both keep smoking pole at the plate tonight. And then the pitcher bats after them. All I’m saying is that putting 2 dudes horribly slumping next to each other, in front of the fucking pitcher, isn’t a recipe for success……
DeRosa has temporarily “shutdown” his rehab assignment according to Mychael Urban. Please, Mark, have the goddamn surgery already.
I think where we have a basic disagreement is this:
while any sentient person will have disagreements with Bochy and his line ups, many of you actually believe that you really are smarter than Bochy about his players and managing a baseball team. As long as you entertain that fiction, there will be major disagreement here.
Alley– loved your post so I made it post of the day (it should really be “post of the moment” right? Anyway, as I was heading back to the concessions to complain SanDog was like “Just fucking eat it”….so I did.
wrong again twin. I am commenting on the fact that I think it’s stupid to put two shit-hitting hitters, both mired in desprate slumps, next to each other, in front of the fucking pitcher. I never said I thought I am “smarter than Bochy about his players and managing a baseball team”. To live in your world you have to NEVER question what Bochy does. Or if you do I guess you think you’re smarter than him and that you can do his job? What-the-fuck-ever does that mean!>!>!>!>!>!>!>???????
I question plenty, I just don’t make it a 24/7 campaign. It’s boring.
But my comment was to all, not just Flavor.
I think you’ve just been bombarded with people who question and hate Bochy/Sabean, you read a lot of it at the SPlash, the Merc and here to some degree. I spend a fraction of my posts specifically questioning Bochy and Sabean. I brought up what I thought was a legitimate question. If ‘Gringo had posted the same thing I could see how you would say what you said. After re-reading my post several times I still don’t know what the tactical plan is behind that last third of the line up unless he’s just praying to God that they both magically snap out of their slumps at the same time tonight…….
If he batted them anuywhere else it would just be a different bitch or a new bitcher. The LU bashing is stupid because this really IS just “shuffling the deck chairs”. What they’re getting from this group is “who they are”…
either God listens or we are looking at 2 for 12 from the bottom third of our line up tonight, at best…..
wrong. Here’s an idea: sit one or both of them tonight. Don’t fucking play them both and bat them next to each other in front of the fucking pitcher……..
and I should get about a million thumbs up for my last post since there is at least some logic behind it…….
now that 5 of you guys are “authors” do you see the “(edit)” feature next to the time of your posts?
Since you got 27 votes from morons who want to keep the feature, you should definitely get some thumbs up…
Still no “edit” feature here, Flav. Is the June contest still a go? If so, whose got what?
Actually, I have no fucking “edit” feature, i can’t even click on a poster to view their profile. Maybe we need a smarter manager here 😉
Flavor – If Molina and Rowand are “automatic outs” or “double play assumed” when someone is on ahead of them, I think it still makes sense to not sprinkle them into the other groups where there is a chance for an extended rally. At least the other 2/3s of the lineup has an opportunity to keep the line moving. There will be days when one or both are not on the lineup card, not so tonight. Now if our lower third has a decent night, we have a chance to score 18 like the Padres did against the Mets last night.
hmmmm. ok I will check that out with their support staff. They’re supper responsive……Twin you want me to post the June contest list right now? Let’s shut this bad boy down and let everybody get a look at it. I have birthday party shit to deal with later tonight for Katie’s mom and Kate is super needy right now with the one arm so it might be now or never……
Yeah, close the contest. There’s been plenty of time to get picks in.
ok, look for it in a second on the “pages” section of the right side of the blog. Shit, what if OSF shows back up from the darkness and complains?!?!?!?!
I editorialized a bit, if I put a question mark after your guess I am wondering what the fuck you were thinking about the number of HR prediction in relation to the run prediction…..
DeRosa’s wrist is really reaching the comical stage now.The Giants medical staff in a last desperation attempt,decide to drill two holes in the tendon to relieve pressure.They don’t expect to see any results for a few more weeks,so they’ll heap mud on the injury and send him back on to the field until then.
it’s up, it’s called “The June Contest” under the pages section of the blog. Sorry the font is boring and small, that will be changing soon. And if I fucked up your numbers or didn’t list you, re-send me the email you sent me. I did this fast today at work……
Sorry the font is boring and small, that will be changing soon.
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…when Flav guests on on MTV’s PIMP MY BLOG
GREAT fucking news that DeRosa is shutting his wrist down. First step towards surgery he obviously needs. At least he’s not going to burn up any major league at bats exploring this fantasy…..
60 day DL opens up a spot on the 40 man roster.
If Clubber or Yogi complain about the contest or my prize they can sue me. My guess is that if either has anything, I’d end up getting it.
Just looked at the June contest numbers. I fucked up. Don’t worry, Flav, you posted what I emailed so I can’t change them but I fucked up my total runs. I think I was in a rush and transposed my calculation on total runs. Used a 3.4 average rounded down as opposed to 4.3
Are the D-backs not the DUMBEST fucking team in the league when it comes to putting together a pitcher staff???
Dumb move #1: they traded Sherzer for Edwina Jackson last Winter. Sherzer shows his stud talent with 14 k’s in 5+ innings over the weekend. Edwina is rolling with the 3 and 6 record and the 6+ ERA
Dumb Move #2: they’ve got CHad Qualls still closing. 7.84 ERA
Dumb move #3: they signed a spent Bobby Howry to shore up their bullpen. 10+ ERA before they released him
Dumb move #4: they traded Billy Buckner (a terrible pitcher who they let pitch in 19 games for them over three freaking years–seriously does it really take 3 years to determine that Buckner sucks???) for DOntrelle Willis. I don’t know how much the Tigers are throwing in for his salary but unless it’s all of it, this is another dumb ass move by the d-Backs…..
Seriously, Sabean knows pitching. THe dBacks already have hitting. If he was fired by the Giants and took over the reigns in AZ they’d win the WS within 4 years……..
DeRosa went 0-4, and grounded into 2 doubleplays in a Single A game.
That’s encouraging zum
DeRosa will try ‘cut and cap’ on his wrist because ‘junkshot’ and ‘top kill’ didn’t work.
Hey, Ted, I’m thinking the first screenings on the new HTPC will be a full retrospective of the re-mastered works of Al Adamson on Blu-Ray disc etc. Thanks to you for the big thumbs down. And thanks again to TF — really, just incredibly generous.
Excellent choice for the first screenings, James
craig, can you please win the netbook this time? 🙂
I voted against the thumb thing. I just figure that if you want to agree/disagree with someone than man/woman up and say it. People here don’t usually have a problem with expressing themselves (not counting alcohol impairment, hic) so whats the point.
And Flav, thats one crispy dawg dude.
caught someone!
Hamel perfect through three. Whodda thunk it? Maybe Giants batters think they’re still facing Ubaldo.
No edit widget on my screen. My June numbers look right. The contest itself looks very tight, very good.
Be nice to see a hit here.
Hey this guy hasn’t let us have a hit. Hey, that’s a no hitter.
There we go!
Very nice, high 5. Does a ‘baby bouncer’ into the Cove count as a Splash Hit?
no
I think everyone knows your feelings by now. Maybe you could focus on constructive and relevant comments for once?
Andres Torres with the big…
Ok, this guy is pitching a one hitter. Can you believe it. He’s only given up one hit.
Okay this guy has a two hitter going. un fucking believable.
Dennis – nice gay blast… are you really from del mar?? I overlook Qualcomm.
This guy has only given up three hits. Dang man, he’s pitching a three hitter.
No. Just got the nickname from the track and the horses…
Dennis – you live in the Pinole area? I have a client there who actually just opened a new restaurant in El Sobrante.
Old Town Pinole itself.
I don’t know about you all, but I’m thinking a few more runs here might be just the ticket.
Nice, will be driving there on Thursday. They have an office off of San Pablo.
that blast was gay but it was funny, too. 🙂
Just wait, I got more…
“What does it all mean? Frankly, I don’t think it means anything. It just is.” Just for old times sake . . . it could mean that if Fred had been left in the line up last year, his stats would have evened out and settled into the 790 OPS range that he’d put up the previous year.
Current stats:
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=430930
Just wait, I got more…
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Just feckled with antici…………………….pation
Got a big blue Hawaii 50 wave to celebrate Zito’s breaking ball? Let it rip!
I still can’t believe this is really Zito. That was a great way to finish that inning, shutting down Helton and Tulo on two groundballs with RISP. Plus he got behind Tulo 2-0.
Wonder what the set up rotation is tonite? Be nice to have some insurance.
We need to score some more runs, or my contest prediction won’t be looking so hot on June 1st. Gotta like the Zito effort. He’s (trying) making up for lost time.
So much for Panda’s awakening.
Insurance would be nice.
Poor Sando. He’s back to swinging at everything, including first pitch breaking balls out of the zone. Settle down, brutha.
Huff with another rocket..what a beautiful swing, line drive base hit up the middle.
And Hawpe is gonna fuck one up in RFif they leave him in there.
Used to work with a guy who was 8th and last child of an Irish family…we used to tell him ,”You can’t be Irish if you’re gay”.
Irie Irie, lad.
Oh no. I was afraid this would happen…Mora was one of Loo’s guys.
Saved a run . . . .
awesome throw by Rowand…..
Helluva throw there, Aaron. Maybe that little duck fart gets him going…
Nice Rowand, If ya ain;t doin it with the bat . . .
WillieD that’s a suble POTD, nice one…….
Nice strike by Rowand at 3rd.Close play he could of been safe.But he’s outttttttt of thereeeeee!!!!!!!