Twin’s New Contest and something from “Ted Sillanpaa”….
For whatever reason, I am not able to cut and paste this into today’s thread. But Twin has set up another contest: Pick the total number of wins for the season. Tie breaker is total runs scored for the year. Email your picks to twinfan1@hotmail.com. He’s giving away another custom built computer, everyone is eligible. He can post the specs later today…..
I shut down the old blog and have any comments that get posted there now coming to me first for moderation. Amazingly, people still try to post there almost every single day though I haven’t approved even one comment there in months. Anyway, this was an interesting comment I got last night. Anybody read this guy? He gets bent pretty easily, doesn’t he…..
this is what he was responding to that I wrote last March 23rd….
“Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The Final Roster Spots…..
Some guy named Ted Sillanpaa wrote an article in The Bleacher Report that suggests the last roster spot is going to shake out of this group: Bowker, Ishikawa, Velez, Torres, Posey, Frandsen and Lewis. I dunno, how can you trust an opinion from a guy named “Sillanpaa”? That name sounds made up. I haven’t played out a “fantasy roster” ..”
Then this was the post he tried to make last night:
“Gee. Can’t imagine how your blog died.
The last name came with my family from Finland. And, the Giants final decisions did involve those guys. Thanks for giving me and the friend who somehow found this a laugh.
Ted Sillanpaa”
My question: his *friend* found this? Right. $10 says this dude sits around all day doing google searches of his made-up name and then desperately reads anything that anyone has written about this chump. I still don’t know who this guy is or if he’s a real person. He’s probably a bot. Two flaps down to this Sillanpaa character……
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
Must be the weather.
Waaaaaaaaaaaay to go Franchez!
These guys are Jekyll and fucking Hyde . . .
Squadoosh on the road, and instant thunder at home . . .
Have they invented some sort of steroid that will work for a few hours?
Franchez is heating up with that home cookin. Maybe the injury worries are gone and he’s feeling keen. I like it.
Would love to see us win the pennant, win the pennant, win the pennant, win the pennant, in homage to Bobby Thomson. And . . . just, just because because I’m getting old.
WTF did that Franchez dinger come from? That was one of his best ABs of the year, and 8 rows into the bleachers. If he gets a roll going, that would be like found money — say, about $6 million…
By the by, you out of State Giants fans can tune in @ http://www.justin.tv/kostaz003#/w/339961888
tnx, coloradoguy
De nada east coast guy.
Thanks, Blade!
Red’s announcers on Torres’ RBI single: ‘that was quite an at-bat. you can see why bruce bochy wants to get this guy playing time.’
How do you guys contact Big Flavor off-blog?
bigflavor77@gmail.com
Thanks, Unca!
bigflavor77@gmail.com
Ask him when he’s moving to Richmond.
For those of you not hitting the icebox or the can in between innings, here’s something. I have a real dislike for USC football, but always loved the cheerleaders. Even more now. Chuck, maybe this one will mistake you for her long lost Uncle Chuck… http://tinyurl.com/39lksqr
Stuck watching Wonder Pets…..YAY.
Twin, can anyone get in on the competition?
Yes.
Dirt, I think the entry fee is $2000.00 (which covers the pc component parts he uses).
And change.
I still think I am going to win the retracted contest but will give it a shot. $2,000? Pesos?
Dinars.
Would ya accept 2,000 bags of Earl Grey?
MLB Game Day is pretty sweet but I am not liking what I see.
Are the Giants losing on Game Day, Dirt?
HAHAHAHAHA . . . Good one Loo.
MLB Game Day – Sort of like a Superman Bizarro World, where everything is opposite to here.
Yungo delivers….
Torres is fucking money.
Torrid Torres! Nice job of hitting. Professionally going the other way.
Flannery’s having a quiet year. I’ve hardly noticed him.
I guess that means he’s doing a good job.
No, this year the players are just ignoring him more…
AH…2 out rbi…nice
Huffster! Surprised Wood is still here.
First one to 7 wins?
Maybe 17, if you hit both extra points and the long field goal. reds didn’t realize what they got themselves into when they came back at us.
Huff the Magic Dragon. Another opposite field RBI hit. Yessss.
Gotta luv Huff N Puff. Dude is making a case for a nice raise next year, from someone, hope it’s the GMen…
Top 5 in the MVP race by performance, not rep, as per FanGraphs:
Ryan Zimmerman
Votto
Pujols
Torres
Huff
http://tinyurl.com/2g72v39
Mike, what is separating Zimmerman’s performance (is there anything specifically that stands out) vs. Votto and Pujols (whom I would have thought were 1,2 or vice versa)?
Let Wilson finish. He’s rested enough.
Defense.
Ryan Howard got tossed and flipped out. Wow.
Dusty: “What was that?”
Ump: “Reaction, accident.”
Dusty: “What’s the one word that gets me tossed?”
Ump: “Easy. Cocksucker. Been number one for awhile.”
Oh crap. That was a bomb. Seven might not be enough.
GHTFOOH
Fuck me . . . Oswalt is playing Left Field . . . and making plays.
Phillies are in the 15th and Oswalt is playing outfield.
Freakin Sanchee. I said he can’t string 2 good performances together. They give him a lead, and he pisses it away…
Howard should not have been tossed; it’s a judgment call with little definition in the rules. I don’t blame him for being irate.
So much for a laugher. Can’t be blowing 5-run leads and expect any mercy.
Jesus H. The fucking ball is flying. That ball Burrell snagged had no business going that far.
Battle of the pens. Don’t be walking people.
Sanchez is unbelievable. He cannot fucking pitch with a lead. Give him seven goddamn runs and they may not win the game. The guy drives me nuts.
Tonight’s game and last night’s game forcefully underscore that we will go as far as our starting pitcher. Starting pitching is the key. Or is that too obvious to state?
Couldn’t agree with you more Jbat.Sanchez is totally Jekyll and Hyde from start to start.4-0 zip,7-2 leads and can’t get through 5.Just crazy!
Balls flying tonight. They still have a lead. Sanchez has been no worse than Timmy and Zits.
Agreed; and not as good as FarmBoy, recently.
That’s the standard? No worse than Zito or Lincecum right now? Fuck that.
No, the point is not to single the #4 starter out as you consistently do.
Yes, Mike, when he does his best to blow a 7-2 lead, I will single him out, no matter what his spot in the rotation is. He’s a Major League pitcher.
the wonders of d-i-v-o-r-c-e; way to go, Pablo and Tammy Wynette
Looks like the Panda is on the good bamboo. He’s got his balance back…
Where can I sign up for this beer league softball tourny? Wow.
The offense is picking his ass up tonight. 21 runs in the last 14+ innings.
Freddy and Pablo have been raking the last two games. Good to have both of those guys back.
Well, good. He deserves it. He lost a one hitter and a 3 hitter. Fuck that shit, pal. You gus wanna cry for the two highest paid pitchers on the squad, save some tears for Dirty.
Reds have really sprung a “Leake’ now! Giants are tearing the cover off the ball against him. Gonna be alot more scoring before this game is through.
wtf…go to subway for a sandwich after 4 at 7-2…come back and see Uribe make it 10/5…wow
JBat’s animus for Sanchez is well out of proportion to his performance…
Why don’t you shove it up your animus?
Numero cinco for Mr. Posey.
Wow…ball is flying…Posey 3 run bomb is nice
Unanimous ROY…
When are they moving in the fences?
And the offense is NOT picking him up. They’re getting a W for Ramirez.
Whoops . . . I meant “diaz.”
Bbbbbbuster!
When 13-hopper through the 5 1/2 hole hits one like that, you know it’s the weather. 😀
Now, that’s a bounce back inning. Jesus.
Astros leading in 16th
4/2 stros top 16
What does it take for you to get frustrated with a pitcher, Twin?
Wow. Something about a straight-away center shot that is majestic. Zimmerman hit a 2-run shot to deep center to win the game against the Phils a couple weeks ago. That’s drama.
I get frustrated with Sanchez. But I also get frustrated when the other pitchers perform that way. You have singled out Sanchez. It’s not a good look.
Let’s just say that Tim gets a little more leeway given his track record. When Dirty builds a similar resume I will be more amenable to cutting him the same slack when he stinks it up. As for Zits, what more can be said about him. He was good, now not so much.
Man, we are Sillanpaaing the cover off the ball. Hope it’s enough.
We should probably keep this Posey kid around.
I luv the smell of a slugfest in the evening…
Houston’s up 4-2, and Pittsburgh won . . .
Let us know when your homing pigeon brings you the Astro final…
In Sanchez defense, everyone is getting hammered tonight, on both sides. Sf has just thrashed everyone Baker has put on the mound since volquez.
Brandon Phillips is back to his usual Giant killing ways.
See what I told ya, Denny? Now they’re 8th in runs.
OK, now we’re middle of the pack.
A lot of “mistakes to location tonight.”
Slugfest indeed. Welcome back to the City, Dusty. Go Stros.
Oswalt has to bat, two down, bottom of 15.
Bottom of 16, sorry. Over.
oswalt makes the last out…astros win
How Phitting: Oswalt makes the Phinal out.
Lol