What a Great Game
Last night’s game was everything Monday’s game wasn’t. Coming back from a 3 run deficit against Lady Billingsley is not an easy task. Rowand came through not once but twice and that’s the only reason he beats out Mota for POTG—if Mota doesn’t do what he did this game is over. I just don’t know how to do a split-screen picture of 2 dudes or they would be co-POTG……
Posey got it going, Pablo’s double was electric, Wilson chipped his ERA down to a svelte 19.29. Hell, even Belt got a hit….
Our defense still sucked but you can’t have everything. Great win…..
Bozo the Clown is in first place. As noted by Snarkk, Mayan 2012 is upon us…….
The Flap Fantasy Baseball Standings
| 1. | Clowns R Us | 99 | 5.5 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2. | PawliesPandas | 95 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3. | Unca’s Army | 93.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 8 | |
| 4. | NO Whitey | 92.5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5. | Tizzle | 83.5 | -2.5 | 9 | 7 | |
| 6. | Flavor | 83 | -8 | 14 | 9 | |
| 7. | IrishGiants | 81 | -3.5 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8. | Giant Head | 78 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| 9. | Bladerunners | 66.5 | -12 | 8 | 13 | |
| 10. | NoTalent | 64.5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |
| 11. | Dirt Bags | 62 | -5.5 | 2 | 14 | |
| 12. | CrazyDiamonds | 60 | -5 | 13 | 5 | |
| 13. | Ferretball | 51 | 5.5 | 12 | 3 | |
| 14. | Berra’s Bombers | 40.5 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
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Only thing I hated is Affeldt losing the win for Lincecum, especially since I have Timmy in my money league. But I thought that was the most dominant Mota has been since he has been here.
Interesting watching the Uribe reaction to getting hit by Timmy for second time. There is some more baseball chatter about the Giants making a move for Jose Reyes trade deadline or as a free agent.
One thing that leaves us very vulnerable offensively is when Torres is not available. No speed at the top and Torres’ ability to get the double really minimizes our offense when not there.
I like what Reyes can bring…
I don’t know if any of you have seen this. Some major fuckwad in Pennsylvania is blaming Bryan Stow for getting attacked. This pissed me off to no end, so don’t read it if you need to keep your blood pressure down (which I do).
http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/steigstory/04-10-2011-Steigerwald
The only thing good about the article is at the end where it says “Due to an overwhelming response, comments have been stopped. ” because the writer was getting reamed.
The guy’s entire premise is stupid. He sounds like a vice principal lecturing 14 year olds about a catholic school dress code.
His 70’s porn star stash makes me want to kick his ass, which would be OK considering he was the one who decided not to shave.
I’m bummed at myself for giving that worthless piece a shit a blog hit……
“Did you see that short skirt she was wearing? Of course she was raped.”
What a complete douche
DJLoo had his eye on Reyes back before ST. I think he envisioned many triples.
A game like last night just reassures you that this team still has the character that carried them through last year. I watched a replay of the Donny-two-trips game this past winter and every time Zumie refers to it as an example of the Giants never-quit approach, I know exactly what he means. Last night was that sort of game. They just never gave up. We’ll enjoy many such games this year.
I don’t know about *chatter* unless you’re talking about a conversation you had with your kids over breakfast this morning……
I cant remember if it was Baseball Tonight or caught it on the baseball network, probably baseball network on the radio. May have been Bobby Valentine…
Win was critical in a number of ways ~ most important was that they brushed off any notions the Bums had about ownage (except for Kershaw, perhaps). Buster finding his hitting shoes again was another key. With his average now north of .300, Gerald reverts to Buster batting cleanup. Mota’s hold with Timmy on the ropes was monstrous huge. He comes off a bit of a bubble with that one. Wilson’s reversion to form? Nothing less than key to a winning season for los Gigantes de San Francisco. Sanchez, Sandoval and Belt getting key hits ~ you expect that of the Champs. Romo’s no-nonsense hold as set-up man ~ shows that at game 11 the pieces are falling into their proper order. Rowand: Evidently determined to prove that he’s worth a chunk of that salary and that his pride is keeping the contributions flowing.
This was a team win, with guys picking each other up all over the place. Returns of Torres and Ross should put some rebar into that fast hardening concrete.
I’m reading through the “Baseball Codes” book by J. Turbow, mostly anecdotal stories about the unwritten rules, etc. I realize the game situation involving Lincecum and Uribe rules out intent, but that’s twice he’s been hit, and that can’t be fun to catch the Kid’s fastball with a body part on a night like last night. Last time it happened he missed a few days.
I think the Code would be pretty clear on this one, and a Giant takes one for the team, like maybe our starting third baseman.
Jose Reyes has to prove he can actually play baseball for more than a month and stay in the LU. There was a Splash guy talking this up a month ago, and the issues are the same. If he can play like before, why would the Mets, who are more than liikely looking up at the rest of the division, dump one of their very few crowd pleasing players? Not to mention of course what a player of that caliber would cost in a deal….you aren’t getting him for Affeldt or Mota and a minor leaguer, and I don’t think the Mets would be interested in taking on more salary.
This could be Rowand’s annual 1-2 week run. Last yr it was May 2 – 9, when he went 11/32, hit 3 hrs and drove in 11. In 09, it was the first two weeks of June.
His most consistent stretch came in 08, when he was hitting over .300 well into June. It’s a lot to expect it to last this time, but it couldn’t have come at a better time.
I don’t read anything into Lincecum hitting Uribe beyond him trying to strike him out. If the intent was to hit him, why throw 3 or 4 fastballs in the zone?
Yeah, in that situation he was trying to strike him out, with runners on and a full count. He lost control of it trying to come in tight after going away on a pitch Uribe fouled off.
But I don’t see how LA pitchers can let SF hit one of its guys twice in home and away series without getting some payback.
Sorry, I misread your previous post.
The only good things about that horrific article are:
a) He’ll likely get canned over this
b) The response 100 PERCENT negative
It’s like saying women deserve to get raped for wearing bikinis to the beach.
“What makes women think they can wear provocative clothing to the beach? Wear regular clothes and avoid the baisc instincts of man.”
The dude looks (and acts) like Ron Burgundy . . .
Sorry for my redundant post, chuck. I posted before I reached your part of this thread.
My mom taught me not to listen to stupid people so I am not even reading the article.
What a good win for the Giants, missed most of the game, my wife was doing taxes with her sister, so I ended up taking my daughter to the mall to shop for Prom Shoes!! But I did get a thank you dad when she found the shoes she wanted.
Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised if Panda gets plunked tonight. Intent or not, Uribe’s been hit 2x by Timmy fastballs.
Unca in third place. Fantasy stuff is rigged. It has to be. BLEEP!
Whether it got away from him or not, unlike in LA, Lincecum didn’t seem to really give a shit that he hit him. That is the competitive asshole Lincecum that the club feeds off of.
Reyes is pie in the sky. As mentioned above, why would NY want to part with him if he stays healthy and performs? A better backup than Fontenot and DeRosa at SS would be good though. What is up with DeRosa anyway? Outside of the start the other day dude isn’t getting much daylight. Tender wrist still?
B4 the season I wasn’t counting on DeRosa for anything, time would tell. Still, I’m surprised he hasn’t played more. Appeared in 6 games of 11, but only 11 ABs. That works to 150+ ABs for a season, not much. I woulda thought we’d see more of him given these initial defensive troubles. Wrists are tricky things; healthy ones are a requisite for swinging a bat, and his has been cut on twice. Given the “tendinitis” in spring, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still not 100%…
No intent on Timmy hitting Uribe. He was at 108 or some odd pitch count, was starting to labor, and Bochy had just gone out to ask him if has done. He musta said no, Bochy let him stay, then Timmy proceeded to lose it and plunk Uribe. Then, he WAS done and Mota came in…
Intent doesn’t matter. Obviously Timmy didn’t want to hit him with a 1-2 count on him. But Uribe’s been plunked with 2 fastballs in a short amount of time.
Gamer is rolling, and it’s not like he hasn’t done this before, esp at leadoff. Shelf life might be limited (grin), but, I’ll give him props for helping SF to a couple Ws.
Another benefit might be the Zito conundrum…unless he shows he can play well, he’s not going to attract any interest. And as long as he is, wtfn?
Q.: Did they really give Whiteside a hit on that popup that didn’t go as far as the mound Sunday that no one caught? Man, that one should have been thrown back by our boy.
Uribe was pissed and could be seen saying to the umpire that’s 2 f- times!
But in light of the urgent pleas for civility among fans, retaliation would be a tad inappropriate.
Few minutes ago sfgate’s reporter at the federal court tweeted this response to a question about the jury:
@Buster_ESPN Buster, it’s Lee J. Cobb v. Henry Fonda, Part II, perhaps. … It’s a guessing game, at this point, what’s happening
Yeah, who knows where they’re at? I tend to think itz not good for Bonds, because some or one obviously must be sticking with a guilty verdict on at least one count. 4 days out on 4 counts. But, longer could also mean they’re hung on one or all counts, which IMO is just as good as an acquittal for Bonds, because the gov’t can’t do this again. Or, maybe they just like the lunches…
It’s always difficult to keep personal prejudice out of a thing like this. And wherever you run into it, prejudice always obscures the truth. I don’t really know what the truth is. I don’t suppose anybody will ever really know. Nine of us now seem to feel that the defendant is innocent, but we’re just gambling on probabilities – we may be wrong. We may be trying to let a guilty man go free, I don’t know. Nobody really can. But we have a reasonable doubt, and that’s something that’s very valuable in our system. No jury can declare a man guilty unless it’s SURE. We nine can’t understand how you three are still so sure. Maybe you can tell us.
Ted, good points. With the dumbing down of the US, defining reasonable doubt is a whole other challenge.
Uhm…thanks dirt. And I totally agree. But I was just citing the movie xoot referred to.
He also spelled ‘Brian’ wrong.
Irresponsible to say the least.
No intention of reading the piece about Stow..
No way Tim was trying to hit Juan. Sometimes the player gets mad just because, well: it hurts…
Juan was pissed off, that’s for sure.
I read the piece. Even disregarding the loony topic, the guy is a terrible writer, and misspelled Stow as Snow. Unsure whether he’s just an idiot, or wrote to get a rise out of people. But, I’m thinking the former. If there is an editor, he should fire the writer, then fire him/herself….
Look, the guy went out of his way to explain to us all why we should never wear SF hats or other items of clothing with the word Giants on them. His mind is weak, his talent is nonexistent and his heart is in the wrong place. But he tried.
Tried what? To be completely irresponsible and tasteless? He’s telling his family that their father/husband got what he deserved because the Dodger fans had to ‘protect their turf?’
That’s the sarcasm font I used there, chuckles.
In addition to being beyond bad taste, he also got the date wrong: the game was on March 31, not April 1.
Uhh, that was supposed to go under Snarkk’s . . .
This is what I get for multi-tasking in a meeting . . .
There was an article I read yesterday about how aging makes it harder to multi-task…
Cool, now I have an excuse for not getting all my work done!!
Seeing as I turn 50 in a couple weeks, I guess my multi-tasking days are numbered. The good news is we’re going to the Atl game on Sunday . . . .
What’s the saying? Once you are over the hill, you begin to pick up speed . . .
Kudos to Charles Schultz . . .
Rowand’s “streak” could just possibly be a bit more than that. Aaron’s hot spell last year got pretty quickly terminated by an injury. After that he was not the same. it’s probably happened before as well. Could occur again this season. Maybe not. Chances are. What if he reverts to the kinda guy who hits .280, with ten dingers and a hundred and ten runs produced? Maybe just as likely as falling on his face again.
Rowand clearly is a proud dude. No doubt he WANTS to contribute. He’s out to prove something. Did so last night, anyway. I’ve cut Row-Row about as much as anyone on this board. Right now i’m cutting him some slack. Think he’s earned that.
This is what I sort of inferred yesterday. Rowand always seems to *start* the season well enough. And then…WHAMMO. Something always happens
Yeah, it comes down to numbers for Rowand with Ross and Torres returning soon. Huff certainly doesn’t need to be in the outfield. So, that puts Belt at risk. Then there’s Burrell and Schierholtz. Burrell isn’t going to be very happy riding the bench like Rowand did last year. But if Rowand keeps hitting, Schierholtz is the odd man out, and Burrell splits time in LF with Rowand. Unless Torres isn’t quite right, and Rowand splits time with Torres. But all these scenarios point to Schierholtz going. Unless they sent Belt down.
Bochy’s proven to be very good at all this shuffling, so hey, wiat and see . . .
Stix, Those dates I cited occurred AFTER he returned from the beaning. But yeah, he was hitting .304 when he went down.
How long before we see Belt in right, saw where he was shagging balls in Right Yesterday?
Never. With Ross and Torres soon to be back.
Bochy said he may swap with Huff within a game or two. Apparently Belt played right through most of his youth
So did Huff.
Who’da thunk
Could be a blessing in disguise that Wilson was down for a while in ST. Whatever throws he didn’t make there, means he’s got them in a fresher arm for the dog days and stretch run…
My prediction: Belt goes down fairly soon. After a stumbling, staggering start at Fresno, he goes inside, gets hold of himself and goes on a tear, battering and blasting AAA pitching. Sometime in July either someone gets injured or sours out and Brandon gets the Call. He keeps on doing to ML pitching exactly the way he has ‘blessed’ AAA hurling, providing the same shot in the arm for the team that Buster did a year earlier. Once again we can start talking about bustering it up and belting em out.
As RT says, and I’ve pointed out maybe 5 dozen fucking times, Rowand came off the DL hitting very well..Aaron has not changed, OK? It’s lucky for us that he’s having a hot streak right now, he’l be ice cold soon enough…
Bonds just entered the court house. No apparent reason for that unless the jury told the judge they’d reached a verdict and she called the lawyers.
Maybe he’s got jury duty
Thanks for the info.
The jury called out for Subway, and they delivered an extra Club…
The guy in the room who keeps quoting Henry Fonda’s character forced a vote on lunch: “It’s always difficult to keep personal habits out of a thing like this. And wherever you run into it, simple force of habit always interferes with adventure. I don’t really know why anyone would eat Subway sandwiches. I don’t suppose anybody will ever really know. Nine of us now seem to feel that the fancy Thai food the judge recommended is the smart choice. So fuck the rest of you.”
Is there a return date for Ross? I can’t find anything out there other than Rioss is going to Scottsdale while the Giants are playing in Phoenix. I guess they’ll pick him up on the way to Colorado.
Bonds got jury duty. Good one.
OK, for once I can be on her ein the afternoon…first response is to Willied…
The reason the mets mmay move Reyes at the trade deadline is because he is afree agent and the mess in NY with the mets and its potential bankruptcy may very well have a free agent like Reyes looking for a championship elsewhere. How much salary is going to Beltran, Santana and Jason Bay? They wont be players for a long-term deal for Reyes, therefore he may be a piece to move by the trade deadline.
I think it would take a piece like Jonathan Sanchez to land him. If that is too high, wait for free agency. But the Mets are not going to sit on their hands and let Reyes walk unless they are in th emiddle of a playoff chase and that seems fairly questionable this year.
Now responding to Flav, the chatter about Reyes and the Giants I think was emanating from Bobby Valentine on the MLB channel, but was in my car and not sure he uttered the thoughts. Valentine has good sources obviously with the Mets…..
it’s always fun when you can get on her in the afternoon! They wrote a song about it when i was a teenager.
Sanchez for two months of Reyes- fucking idiotic.
i get a bad feeling about the Bonds’ trial….jury out this late usually means they are trying to settle on charges. I was expectign a quick jury decision acquiting him. I guess if thye came back quick, it could also have been for quilt, but I cant see this being good for Barry..
The NDist. media relations person just sent an email to the media telling reporters that they will be able to interview willing jurors on the Golden Gate Street side of the courthouse. Unwilling jurors will be spirited away elsewhere. They’re definitely getting ready.
I wouldn’t be thrilled about the Giants pursuing Reyes. I like the Giants as is, when Ross and Torres get back. The only big decision is what to do with Belt, but that’ll sort itself out with Belt’s performance in the next week or so.
But Zum, what about next year, no shortstop, leadoff not a lock?
It most certainly will not be Reyes. One, the G’s won’t go hog wild for a guy about to be a FA. Not on Sabean’s watch. Two, if he’s healthy and productive, he’ll be too pricey as a FA commanding something like 5 yrs, 60m. Maybe more.
He will definitely be making more than 5-$60…I think the new era of ownership has shown they are willing to do what needs to be done. Shortstop if not a gaping hole by the end of this year, will be next…
The Giants are hoping that Torres is the leadoff hitter for the next few years, although I’m sure they’re concerned about his durability.
I say just throw one of the minor leaguers out there next year- Crawford, Adrianza, Burriss, or whoever. Let’s find out if one of them is going to be the answer, or start drafting shortstops.
He will definitely be making more than 5-$60″
You’re probably right. Which makes him coming here that much more unlikely.
BF, I dig seeing that championship ring at the blogsite everyday. Good move.
Does the Giants reality show start tonight on Showtime? I thought I read that somewhere. I don’t have Showtime, but someone’s going to record the episodes over the summer for me.
it’s a 1/2 hour teaser. the real show doesn’t start until sometime in July and it will be hour long episodes.
Chuck have you read the current Article on the INSIDER.
No I haven’t, but i will . . . I frequent that place as much as I visit the Splash. Which is rare now.
Hey, the Sharks are in the playoffs! Or are they? I don’t even know. I don’t follow hockey.
Verdict on one count only; hung otherwise. yeah, how about them sharks.
Ghead acts like they could be assured of keeping Reyes as a FA. Dumb fucking premise.
“Hey, the Sharks are in the playoffs! ” Who/What are “the Sharks”?
They’re the guys that dance with The Jets
=))
The Sharks are regular Giants fans who always seem to be sitting in some pretty good seats when the camera finds them at the game. They may have inspired the whole beard thing, too.
Well I’ll be damned. Strange decision.
I wonder if the jury decided that Barry lied to protect Greg Anderson, thus obstructing the case against Anderson? Man would that be poetic. They hung on all of the perjury counts.
Wait, so he was found guilty of obstruction of justice?
Not to be confused with being found guilty of obfuscation of justice. Which in itself, is well, confusing…
Prison for a colon disorder seems harsh..
Yes, a tad
Merc has the best article
http://www.mercurynews.com/barrybonds/ci_17836895?source=rss&nclick_check=1
They convicted him of having an ego? (from the Merc article): >>”Dennis Riordan says Bonds was cleared of anything to do with steroids and injections, but convicted on a statement to the grand jury about being a “celebrity child.” Prosecutor Matt Parrella says he was convicted of obstructing justice.”<<
The obstruction count incorporated the alleged false statements from the three perjury counts and added a few additional statements about Greg Anderson. If they couldn’t find him guilty on the three perjury counts, could they use those statements to find obstruction of justice? If not, then they focused on the statements about Anderson. (The weird “celebrity child” digression the Merc mentions was part of the testimony about his relationship with Anderson.) Sounds like a shitty verdict to me.
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
(18 U.S.C. § 1503)
The defendant is charged in Count Five with obstruction of justice in violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 1503. In order for the defendant to be found guilty of Count 5, the government must prove each of the
following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. The defendant corruptly, that is, for the purpose of obstructing justice,
2. obstructed, influenced, or impeded, or endeavored to obstruct, influence, or impede the
grand jury proceeding in which defendant testified,
3. by knowingly giving material testimony that was intentionally evasive, false, or
misleading.
A statement was material if it had a natural tendency to influence, or was capable of influencing,
the decision of the grand jury.
The government alleges that the underlined portion of the following statements constitute
material testimony that was intentionally evasive, false or misleading. In order for the defendant to be
found guilty of Count 5, you must all agree that one or more of the following statements was material
and intentionally evasive, false or misleading, with all of you unanimously agreeing as to which
statement or statements so qualify:
1. The Statement Contained in Count One
2. The Statement Contained in Count Two
3. The Statement Contained in Count Three
4. Statement A:
Q: Let me move on to a different topic. And I think you’ve testified to this. But I want to make
sure it’s crystal clear. Every time you got the flax seed oil and the cream, did you get it in person
from Greg?
A: Yes.
Q: Is that fair?
A: Yes.
Q: And where would you typically get it? Where would you guys be when he would hand
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it to you generally?
A In front of my locker, sitting in my chair.
Q: Did he ever come to your home and give it to you?
A: Oh, no, no, no. It was always at the ballpark.
5. Statement B:
Q: …Do you remember how often he recommended to you about, approximately, that you take
this cream, this lotion?
A: I can’t recall. I don’t – I wish I could. I just can’t . . . I just know it wasn’t often. I just think
it was more when I was exhausted or tired than like a regular regimen. You know, it was like
if I was really sore or something, really tired…that’s – that’s — that’s all I can remember about
that.
Q: … would you say it was more or less often or about the same as the amount of times you took
the liquid, the flax seed oil, the thing you understood to be flax seed oil?
A: I don’t know. I never kept track of that stuff. I’m sorry. I didn’t sit there and monitor that
stuff.
6. Statement C:
Q: Did Greg ever give you anything that required a syringe to inject yourself with?
A: I’ve only had one doctor touch me. And that’s my only personal doctor. Greg, like I said, we
don’t get into each others’ personal lives. We’re friends, but I don’t – we don’t sit around and
talk baseball, because he knows I don’t want – don’t come to my house talking baseball. If you
want to come to my house and talk about fishing, some other stuff, we’ll be good friends, you
come around talking about baseball, you go on. I don’t talk about his business. You know what
I mean? …
Q: Right.
A: That’s what keeps our friendship. You know, I am sorry, but that – you know, that – I was
a celebrity child, not just in baseball by my own instincts. I became a celebrity child with a
famous father. I just don’t get into other people’s business because of my father’s situation, you
see…
7. Statement D:
Q: Did Greg ever give you testosterone in injectable form for you to take?
A: No.
Q: Would you have taken it if he gave it to you?
A: He wouldn’t jeopardize our friendship that way.
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Q: And why would that – you’re very clear that that would jeopardize your friendship. Why
would that jeopardize your friendship?
A: Greg is a good guy. You know, this kid is a great kid. He has a child.
Q: Mm-hmm.
A: Greg is – Greg has nothing, man. You know what I mean? Guy lives in his car half the time,
he lives with his girlfriend, rents a room so he can be with his kid, you know? His ex takes his
kid away from him every single five minutes. He’s not that type of person. This is the same guy
that goes over to our friend’s mom’s house and massages her leg because she has cancer and she
swells up every night for months. Spends time next to my dad rubbing his feet every night. Our
friendship is a little bit different.
Thanks for the detailed info, Xoot. Do you think it was Bond’s denial of being injected by Anderson that the jury found impeded the gov’s case against the trainer? If so it’s ironic given that Anderson’s refusal to testify has protected Bonds.
On the one hand the result was idiotic and contradictory, on the other, brilliant. They hung on the perjury counts, which says at least some of them couldn’t swallow the cheeziness of the gov’t witnesses, and the gov’t tactics. So, they slapped the gov’t on those, which was the meat of the case. On the other, despite no agreement on perjury, which seems needed as a basis for an obstruction conviction, they slapped Bonds anyway for being a lying jerk, just not a legally lying jerk. If you read the obstruction indictment, it includes false testimony “including, but not limited to” the specific perjury charges. Wow, 8 years and millions for one obstruction count, and likely house arrest for 3 months. What a waste, and a very Bondsian ending. Bonds’ defense will likely appeal the conviction on obstruction as inconsistent with the mistrial on the perjury charges…
Just heard it was 11-1 guilty on the injection charge, 9-3 and 8-4 both guilty on the other perjury charges. Jurors being quoted as saying the guilty on obstruction was for being “evasive” during the testimony, which is part of the element of that charge in the indictment. Barry better get out his checkbook for an appeal to fight a compromise and inconsistent verdict..
obstrution of justice, Felony charge. So now when he applies for the Walmart Greeter job, on the application where it asks Have you ever been convicted of a felony. He will have to check the yes box.
Been in a Walmart lately? I was in one for the first time in years the other day. There are 6 billion people on planet Earth, and I think 5 billion of them were in that Walmart that day.
I’ve never been in a Wal-Mart. Are there any in the Bay Area?
There are every where
I just Googled. The closest one to San Francisco is in Richmond. No wonder I’ve never seen one
The felon thing may not be that big a problem. The hiccup is that “describe your experiences smiling and greeting people graciously and making them feel welcome” …
A guy on te Splash says he heard that they intend to retry him on the hung counts.
CF Rowand, 2B DeRosa, RF Huff, C Posey, SS Tejada, LF Burrell, 3B Sandoval, 1B Belt, P Sanchez
DeRosa, eh
Let’s see if he hits anything hard tonight. The Wrist Watch…
Good one. Y’all are in rare form these days. (grin)
Obstruction? Looks like the jury did settle for the weakest count…judge may throw it out and they would be insane to retry him!!!
Absolutely cringe-inducing thing in that testimony for the Giants that Xoot posted, was that Bonds used the steroids in the locker room.
“What’cha using there, Barry?”
-“Ah, just some ointment that takes away my soreness and seems to mysteriously make my muscles get bigger. Not sure what it is.”
I remember that Gloating Rooster dude who went off on me because I said that Bonds probably used steroids, because I used the word “probably.” He kept saying “Probably?!! Probably?!!”
Whatever happened to GR? He seemed to never fully recover from realizing that Soph is a guy.
Wow. Gloating Rooster. I hadn’t thought of that dude in a long time….wait a minute….Soph is a guy??!!
Probably.
Bonds and his lawyers must be happy, not ecstatic as if there were all acquitals, but happy. They dodged the perjury charges, though barely on the most dangerous one. Plus, obstruction carries a kind of nebulousness to it with the public, and under these circumstances, might have a decent chance of getting tossed on appeal. I would bet against a re-trial. The gov’t could tighten up its case and maybe it’s heartened by the 11-1 count, but the defense would also know better the prosecution’s strengths, and probably dig more at Kathy Hoskins. I would think that after all this circus, the political wind against a redux would be enormous…
Just submitted a heavy-duty slammer on the Bonds verdict to the Yahoo MLB comments board appended to their lead story. Hope they run it. If they do, i’ll let you know. Being terminally technologically challenged i don’t know how to cut and paste and forward it to the Flap. But most of you should like it. I was being just a tad closetty and didn’t self-identify as a Giants fan. But those who can read between the lines should be able to figure that out.
At least the cloud is no longer hovering over the almost unarguably greatest hitter of all time. Even without the roid years, he was a shoo-in First Ballot HOFer. So now we all need to go on the attack and do a pitbull on the asses of every sportswriter out there who disses Bonds. Buncha racist fukkkers!
Now I’m hearing that on the other perjury charges it was actually 9-3 and 8-4 for acquittal. If the gov’t goes for retrial, it will be beyond absurd….
I understand the confusion. Counting to 12 can be so challenging….
Snarkk, Clemens must be worried that they got Bonds on anything. The case against Roger is a hell of a lot stronger than the Bonds deal ever was. You know guys like Andy Pettitte and others will be lined up to testify against Mr Lizard. . . . And Clemens’ trainer has already thrown him under the bus with the dna evidence they have.
Hey. They did run my screed! On political matters i’m on Yahoo’s blacklist and never get aired. But maybe baseball stuff is beneath their notice and runs under their radar. Sorry to accidentally mislead you, but it wasn’t in their lead story but in the blog analysis Big League Stew section. Got two thumbs up and no downs so far.
Was that the post with the last name of Lee?
Weird thing is, does Bonds look that much different now than his playing days? I mean, it’s not like he deflated like you see a lot of ex-football players go through.
I guess he could still be using, though . . .
Josh Johnson has a no-hitter going in the bottom of the 7th. He’s at 100 pitches already. Not the ideal situation for his manager.
Wow- he just zipped through the 7th inning. Pitch count might not be an issue.
Pretty funny- the Braves broadcasters are talking about the no-hitter, the no-hitter, the no-hitter….
Ah, Freeman ends the no-hitter. Atlanta still losing 5-0.
Freeman is hitting .205, and batting 8th for Atlanta. He and Belt are not exactly having a riveting race for the ROY yet.
First basemen aren’t supposed to hit 8th.
Freeman is all hype…….
Go Giants!
Come on, local NBC broadcaster of the Giants game. No herky-jerky glitches in the telecast.
So now Fontenot is now replacing the injured DeRosa who was already replacing the injured Fruckie.
God hates us.
I missed all that. What’s wrong with those two?
Fruckie has a bum lt. (?) shoulder. Bochy said w/ tomorrow’s off day he wanted to give ’em two days off in hopes of being ready for Arz. MDR? I’m in the dark as well.
Thanks.
web stream fans, it’s not on the normal justin.tv/kostaz003 link tonight, but it *is* here: http://ilemi.tv/21940/1/Watch-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-vs-San-Francisco-Giants/
oh chit … they just took it down. nevermind! pffft.
ok, this one is working, but it’s the LA talking heads, not K&K: http://www.firstrowsports.eu/watch/59680/1/watch-san-francisco-giants-vs-los-angeles-dodgers.html
Now that’s the kind of situational hitting I like to see. Nice going, guys…
We had that coming. It’s even now. Play ball…
Nice, civil retaliation..
Is the audio breaking up?
In 2 years, the NBC telecast still hasn’t figured it out.
I hate comcast . . .
It’s not Comcast.
When ya get a chance I sent you a trade proposal….
another, but this one has K&K http://ilemi.tv/21940/1/Watch-Los-Angeles-Dodgers-vs-San-Francisco-Giants/
Ahh, it is NBC then.
Shit. Shoulda hit him . . .
Hyuk
At least it’s only the audio breaking up. On the NBC telecasts, sometimes the video goes herky-jerky at times.