Great Game and Beat the Streak HEATS Up!!!!!

Posted in Uncategorized by Flavor on May 30, 2012

Quick post:

Great game.

For those of you who’ve had problems posting here: I’ve attempted to fix that by changing your status here. You have to accept the invitation I sent you via email.

If you are having problems posting here just shoot me an email.

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Rock on.

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I have added a “beat the streak” page to the right>>>>>>>>. My streak hit 13 games at BTS. I am accepting nominees for who to add today (and going forward until my streak ends). I have to pick 2 players each day. If you have a nominee (or two) please put forth a thoughtful argument for why I should use your *pick*. I am going to hit 57 games and win the 5.6 million dollar grand prize. Book it. Anyway, if you’ve got literally nothing else to do, feel free to voice your opinions in the new page>>>>>>>>>

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blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 6:34 am

Weatherproof games: White Sox-Rays, Orioles-Blue Jays, Nationals-Marlins.

The Phillies-Mets game could experience thunderstorms in the later innings Wednesday, but the rest of the MLB slate will remain clear of precipitation.
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 6:36 am
  
  Oh . . . I almost forgot – for providing you with these outstanding weather reports, I only want 56k (1%) of your expected winnings. 🙂
dirtnrocksnomo said, on May 30, 2012 at 6:51 am

Take a look at Viciedo for your streak. Dude has been en fuego for over a week now.
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:11 am
  
  Thanks, I will. I am now in 13 thousandth place. Hey, each day I pick up about 10 thousand spots so I’m carving into that leaderboard……
  There is some dude who just hit 36 games–that’s tied for the longest streak of the year. I expect him to drop off the leaderboard in the next day or so… 🙂
  And Steve: your weather reports are outstanding! A *cash-like* prize will be sent your way should I *beat the odds* and BEAT THAT STREAK!!
  - dirtnrocksnomo said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:39 am
    
    Hard to say with guys that are red hot like for what you’re looking at. He’s been good for my FL team though.
blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:23 am

Okie dokie . . . By the by, more confidence regarding Dirt’s suggestion, entering Tuesday, Dayan Viciedo is hitting .400 with seven home runs and 20 RBI in his last 14 games played.

Also, if you want to parlay Timmie’s woes, you might add Paul Goldschmidt, who is 6 for 11 (.545) in his career against Tim Lincecum, with three home runs.
- Nipper said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:30 am
  
  “Okie dokie”
Alleykat said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:50 am

Gotta go with Melky as one of your hitter BF.He’s so red hot now 10 hits clear of Bourne for most hits.Has the added incentive of passing Randy Winn team record of 51 hits in a month as he stands at 50 right now.After tying the Great Willie Mays last night for the month of May.
- Alleykat said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:16 am
  
  Opps…Breaking Wille Mays record of 49 hits in May.
willieD said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:55 am

vogs continues to impress me; he battled his way through a solid 7 last night, and owned Upton. He kept SF in the game until they lit up the pen.
That’s where I was going with the post last night about gibson. Last year the pen was lights out and pitching was much improved—this year putz is back to being one, and the guy shaw that he brought in last night sucked and cost them the game. I’m wondering what adjustments they make to their game plan, and what if anything the GM is going to do to try and improve their standing—6 games under .500, 10-15 at home (and remember started the season 3-0 vs. SF), and 10 and a half out. Not to mention SF has won 4 of last 5 against them and looking for sweep today.
- ewisco said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:07 am
  
  remember last year how everyone said the giants were tired after the long post season? why wouldn’t the same thing apply to the dbacks? pitching staff seriously stretched, hitters tired, injuries. nothing the manager can do.
Nipper said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:05 am

Timmy’s do for a big game. Catch the fever!
- Nipper said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:05 am
  
  ….ah “due”
  - willieD said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:18 am
    
    i liked the other one better…i’d say he’s overdo…and maybe should be allowed to pitch with a do-rag.
    
    I really dug the early atlantic stuff by aretha franklin with the muscle shoals horns and rhythm section. One of the best cuts was her version of “Do Right Woman”, with her on piano and the gsopel like organ intro and her sisters on backup.
Alleykat said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:22 am

Timmy will get it done tonight for the “Sweep”.Just don’t. give his personal nemis Goldsmitch any thing belt high.
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:49 am

AZ still strikes out a lot and they walk a lot, they play into Tim’s worst and best habits this year. They don’t hit HRs as in the past and it’s here, so I expect a good ballgame from him…
Who should our All-Stars be?
Melky for sure. Too many catchers having big years, so no Buster, but he has shot with a huge June. So which pitchers? I think Cain is in and Casilla. So- as of now: Cabrera, Cain, Casilla. Not enough decisions for Vogelsong. MadBum would need something like a 5-0 month.
Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:53 am

I must say I’m shocked at Nipper swearing like he is, first thing in the morning.
EdGdsnInExile said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:13 am

I’ve only been posting intermittently, so you may have covered this. WillieD and Twin hint at it above. But Santiago Casilla is my choice for Willie Mac award winner this far in–as well as All-Star, Twin. Imagine where we’d be without him (not taking away from the rest of the ‘pen). He has been lights out: 14 of 15 save opps converted, WHIP of 0.96, so he’s rarely even letting anyone on. Here’s his 2010-2012 ERA 1.95/1.74/1.17, and his WHIP during that period: 1.19/1.12/0.96. He’s completely unheralded as well; just does his job. As Jon Miller would say, ‘Wow!’
- twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:19 am
  
  Not sure on the Wilie Mac, Ed. Lots of contenders: Melky, Panda, a couple others. But I think that Posey is a lock.
  - dirtnrocksnomo said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:30 am
    
    I’m pulling for Cabrera. He seems to warming to SF.
  - chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:26 am
    
    Yeah, I’m not sure about this either. This is a hard one to call, because it has little or nothing to do with stats, but is instead bestowed upon the player who best exemplifies McCovey’s spirit and leadership.
    
    And it is a vote by players and coaches…hard to know what is going on in the locker room, etc. that impacts each player and coach to vote the way they do.
    
    I agree with Twin…lots of contenders, but Buster would be my best guess, too (to battle back quietly, etc.).
EdGdsnInExile said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:15 am

By the way, like some of you, I’m feeling a big game coming from Tim tonight…
Macdog said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:26 am

Vogey just continues to amaze me with how tough he is. Did he have a 1-2-3 inning last night? Didn’t matter, he’ll find a way to get out of any jam. And Melky, what an incredible run. I’ve never seen so many seeing-eye hits. All this guy has to do is put the ball in play and he’s on first.

Last night’s game was on MLB Network. I put on the HD channel and it’s the Spanish telecast, so I had to go to the non-HD channel to get K&K. Very weird, although if it had been the D-Backs’ awful announcers, I might’ve stuck with the Spanish ‘cast.

Been watching the Hatfields and McCoys 3-part movie on the History channel, with Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton in the leads. Wow, if most of what they’re showing is true, what senseless bloodshed. This really was like a mini-war.

I’ll be in a different kind of Beat LA mode the next couple weeks. Go Devils!
zumie said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:54 am

The baseball world at large probably won’t vote Melky in as an All-Star starter, because of playing on the West Coast, but he’s a for-sure pick as a reserve. Buster’s an interesting case. There will be some sentiment to pick him, but he still has a little rust on defense, and he would have to avoid another big slump on offense. But with a strong month of June, on offense, it’s a possibility, as a reserve. Cainer will probably get picked. Casilla is a possibility, but could lose out in a numbers game regarding rosters. He’s still a big unknown to a lot of the baseball world.
- DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:00 am
  
  It’s still a bit early to get into an all star debate. There’s still 6 weeks and several miles of pole available for smoking….
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:07 am
    
    It’s not a debate, it’s a discussion. Never too early for that. You are free to refrain or get your word in for McGehee..
  - DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:11 pm
    
    Thanks ever so much…
DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:57 am

Aside from SF & LA has anybody noticed how much pole is being smoked by the rest of the NL West so far?
zumie said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:16 am

What’s he been reading? Oh, glad you asked.
Here’s some recent books:
“2312”- by Kim Stanley Robinson. A science fiction novel set 300 years into the future, hence the title. By then, humans have colonized some of the other planets and moons in the solar system, and humans themselves are pondering what it even means to be human anymore.
“A Moment In The Sun”- a novel by John Sayles, the film director and film writer. The novel is set in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and focuses mainly on U.S. involvement in the Spanish/American war. Not a stellar moment in U.S. history. The characters and setting are very interesting.
“Radiant Days”- by Elizabeth Hand. An historical/fantasy involving a time-traveling poet and an artist living in mid-1970s New York City.
“The Fifties”- by David Halberstam. An interesting overview and analysis of that decade.
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:17 am

Back to the All-Star discussion-unfortunately, outside of SF the sentiment may be more against Buster than for him. But the other catchers having big years is the toughest hurdle.Casilla is tied for the league lead in saves. Since so many relievers get picked (6 last year), he’d be in unless he goes Tire Fire.
- zumie said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:23 am
  
  I would in no way expect Buster to get voted in as a starter, especially since no one self-promotes like Yadier Molina; but maybe he gets the nod as a reserve if he has a strong June and some others slump a bit.
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:41 am
    
    Molina doesn’t have to do much self-promoting this year. Ruiz is probably a lock too. There were three last year, only two more besides Buster have any chance- Lucroy and A.J. Ellis, so a good month and I agree that Buster could get in.
- Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:16 am
  
  I figure Cain will get the nod and maybe Casilla. Pitching long shots would be Vogs and Romo.
  I think Melky will get picked. Position player long shots Buster and Pagan. Extra super long shot, Crawford (all the NL middle infielders would have to come down with something, hey it could happen).
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:45 am
    
    Bozo, I checked for bad air alerts in your area. I’d say that all the Pioneer League middle infielders would have to come down with something for Crawford to make *that* All-Star team.Yeah, I know you were kidding.actually, a Theriot/Arias middle infield may not be far off, in which case Crawford is Cajun Toast…next Fresno auditions: Kieschnick, Noonan. I suspect Loo might be right- goodbye to Nate, who currently serves no function whatsoever.
  - Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 12:10 pm
    
    I actually haven’t been as impressed with Arias as most have, his at bats are OK but his D seems a bit shaky at Third. Maybe it’s just that position. I thought Theriot made a nice play last night. If Noonan gets the call, I’d imagine Crawford will be Whiteside’s new sidekick in the search for the hot spots in Clovis CA.
dirtnrocksnomo said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:23 am

Anyone have a copy of Baggs “Misfits” book they’re willing to lend.
- chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:32 am
  
  Dirt – I have one. Shoot me your address and I’ll send it to ya (as long as you send it back when you’re done).
chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:34 am

Or you can get it at Amazon for 12 and change (with shipping about 15).

http://www.amazon.com/Band-Misfits-Tales-Francisco-Giants/dp/1600785980

When I order from Amazon…I always find enough to order for the order to total $25…then it is free shipping.
St said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:56 am

Interesting deal for Adam Jones. I wonder how the offer the G’s have in mind for Melky compares.
chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:59 am

Speaking of All Stars…just looking at the ballot…Huff is listed under the OFers…WTF…LMAO…

Find it hard to believe that Melky doesn’t get in…playing on the left coast or not…
- Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:09 am
  
  I agree about Melky. Besides the West Coast he may pick up the Midwest votes as well.
blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:34 am

Well, that was easy with Viciedo Flav . . . He just doubled and that makes his day 3 for 3, with a RBI thus far.
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:35 am
  
  *$%@&% Dirt is happy too in the Flap league.
sandog said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:46 am

I agree with all who say Melky will almost surely get out on the open market and see what the offers are, but if you’re Sabean you HAVE to take a crack at signing him in-season….right? What do you think Sanes should offer? 5/75? What did Jones get?

hey Chi..is there a way to filter on Amazon so the only items that come up in a search are the ones eligible for free shipping? Seems like a logical thing to provide, but I havent figured out how to do that. I hate sorting through the free and not free shit.
- chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 1:02 pm
  
  I don’t have any idea how to find items that qualify for free shipping. I just know that if you order $25 worth of stuff that it ships free. So, I always try to wait until there are a couple of books or whatever (new sex toys for the Misses, etc.) that are on my radar, and then I make the purchase.
James said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:53 am

I have a t-shirt idea: “Let Timmy’s Pole Be Smoked” I think that’s a positive exhortation, but I’m not entirely sure.
- sandog said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:55 am
  
  LMFAO
sandog said, on May 30, 2012 at 11:59 am

I saw a T Shirt the other day with the classic Che Guevarra (sp?) headshot with the slogan “Skateboarding Is Not A Crime” written under it. I thought that was pretty good.
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 12:07 pm

Last year 11 OFers were selected. This year I only see 11 remotely qualified, without dealing with the one player per team requirement.
Melky,Braun, C ar-Go, Holliday,McCutcheon, Bourn, Ethier, Stanton, Beltran, Pagan, Kemp
- chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 1:12 pm
  
  Yeah…pretty good list…I would say that Prado could have a shot too (beside Melky…he is second in the NL in OBP and is hitting .326 with 16 two-baggers). Kubel or Pence are fringe possibilities.
blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 1:23 pm

San Diego’s Bass walked in a run, with bases loaded against the Cubs, and his replacement, a reliever named Mikolas, just did the same thing. I’m sure Casey Stengel is looking down from heaven saying, “Can’t anyone play this game?” 🙂
Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 1:27 pm

Hey Blade, if NY gets any part of the monsoon that has been going through here today, the only thing they’ll be able to do is have a surfing contest.

The good news for me is that it isn’t that windy (my house is till just sitting on a pile of wood, it isn’t tied down to anything yet). The bad news. the three loads of dirt they dropped off (250 a load) to spread out to help dry out the areas they would be working on, didn’t get spread. But it sure looks pretty as it runs off with the water they came down. Mother Nature is a fucking bitch in my book.
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 2:16 pm
  
  John, how is the tide? Is that also high, where you’re going to have flooding again??? Hope not. Take care bro.
  - Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 2:59 pm
    
    The side canal ditch hasn’t crested but it’s full. The yard is only about 6 – 8 inches deep right now, so not to bad (a fucking turtle swam by our steps while we were coming into the cabin we’re staying in a few minutes ago) . It’ll delay getting our house tied down to the pylons and getting the new foundation done though.
zumie said, on May 30, 2012 at 2:09 pm

WilcoJ, thanks for the recommendation on “The Slaughter Rule.” I added that to the NetFlix queue. And I’m a huge Jay Farrar fan, whatever phase of him- Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt, solo, whatever.
- Wilcojoe said, on May 30, 2012 at 6:33 pm
  
  No problem Zumie! Let me know what you think.
chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:07 pm

Any of you follow the Women College World Series? Cal opens tomorrow against LSU.
Irish Kevin said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:12 pm

So like I said yesterday busy all last week have not been up on this blog or baseball much. I know this has been hashed (hashish) over many times here and everywhere. Jenkins has an article on Technology and Umpires. Instant replay anyone. I for one am all for it. the other person who has been questioning baseball and technology is Colin Cowherd. He thinks baseball is soooooooooo far behind it might never catchup. Baseball has a bunch of backwards ass country fuck owners and commissioner. IMO instant replay is only the start. should a camera and computer be used to call balls and strikes?? why not? Now as far as that intangable the human element?? How many think football is better with technology? I for one like it.
- ewisco said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:17 pm
  
  The thing about balls and strikes, from a technical standpoint, is that you really HAVE to have three orthoganal cameras. I know that software types will try to tell you that you can get away with two but that’s what it is, a comprimise. for balls and strikes, you have to get it right if you’re going to do it at all. You could do two down the foul lines and one overhead. there would also be some calibration issues i imagine. at the end of the day though, i don’t think it’s worth doing. now plays involving outs and runs, yes.
  - DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:20 pm
    
    Yes, orthoganal cameras are the key…
  - Irish Kevin said, on May 30, 2012 at 4:04 pm
    
    I am no techno guy, and you can trash my comment. ha ha but I was thinking along the lines of in the plate it self. small camera lenses in the 5 points??? just a thought. Also I am thinking that if a sniper can shoot some poor bastard from 400 yards away in the head, we should be able to come up with away to calll balls and strikes. well maybe not quite 400 yards.
  - DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:15 pm
    
    Coming soon The Charles Whitman School of Umpiring
- chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:20 pm
  
  I read the Jenkins article. I am all for instant replay for disputed safe/out calls on the bases, and of course some of the other mentioned such as fan interference, fair/foul, etc. But, I have to draw the line there…I think the balls-strike calls should remain with the umps (with the exception of disputed calls like the Tiger game the other day…where the ump said the ball hit the ground and the inning continued).
  
  And agree (I believe in the Jenkin’s article) that it should be an ump who is in a video booth (does not involve the on-field umps).
  - ewisco said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:29 pm
    
    I like my idea (go figure!), don’t like the call, appeal to the booth by pointing. Red light, out/foul/not a hr. Green light, Safe/hr/fair. tough to do fair and foul if they don’t run though. Also it’s noticable in the nfl that refs are less forceful with their call and more willing to let replay do it. not optimal.
- dirtnrocksnomo said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:28 pm
  
  I agree with Chi here but there should be more of an attempt to have a consistent strike zone. The variation from umpire to umpire is ridiculous. It would be nice to see the high strike be called more often too.
  - chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:43 pm
    
    I agree…and some of the low strikes called last night were fucking ridiculous. Agree too on the high strike. It is so rare to see a strike called above (or even at) the belt. Why even have a fucking defined strike zone if the umps are not going to use it/enforce it.
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:25 pm

Blanco RF, Theriot 2B, Cabrera LF, Posey C, Pagan CF, Belt 1B, Arias 3B, Crawford SS, (Lincecum P)
- chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:43 pm
  
  MudBug in the 8 hole…
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 4:33 pm
    
    Day 2. Now against LHer and RHer.
dirtnrocksnomo said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:26 pm

This is a good article.

http://tinyurl.com/7hq6a8c

Having just moved I now remember how tough it is to find a good barber.
- chipower9 said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:52 pm
  
  I had a few good barbers over the year, and remember the place my dad had his hair cut. Classic barbershop…television always had some type of sports on, and of course, the old dude who shined shoes.
  
  Been away from it for a while now, as my daughter cuts hair, and the salon where she works in Folsom is usually hoppnig with fine looking ladies (who either work there, or are there getting their hair done). And…on top of all that…it’s free. What the hell.
Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:52 pm

Picks are in: Middlebrooks and Pagan. Make it so, #1……
- Del Mar Dennis said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm
  
  Picard (ITY) [by Elmaamul out of Peace Girl (GB)]
Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 3:55 pm

by the way, *math* says we’ve got a 72% shot at keeping that pick but *Warrior Luck* puts the odds at around 2%. I highly suspect that we lose that pick to Utah in about an hour…….
blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 4:23 pm

Bozo, I remember when I was a kid living in Hawaii and we had a big rain dump . . . I’m half awake in the morning when I get out of bed, not even noticing the almost 2 feet of water in my bedroom, until my feet touch the carpet – water up to my knees. I totally freaked out. 🙂
- Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:07 pm
  
  I agree Blade. Having water surround the house is one thing but in the house, totally fucked up.
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:05 pm

SD brought in their closer (Thayer) today in a NON-save situation. His line?
2/3IP 2H 2ER 1HR. I hope whoever has him in our Flap league didn’t even get the goddamn common courtesy of a reach-around.
- DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:12 pm
  
  Dennis, you had best unfuck yourself or I will unscrew your head and shit down your neck!
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:13 pm
  
  I thought you rested your case on this.
  - DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:16 pm
    
    BF: Any shot you’re coming in to NY the day before the big race?
  - Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:33 pm
    
    No, taking the red eye at 11:30pm Friday night, arriving early Sat morning. Coach. Bunk. Can’t sleep on planes either so gonna have to power-up that day.
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:26 pm

Did Romo miss a bookie payment? He has an “unstable kneecap” and is day-to-day.
Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 5:35 pm

Middlebrooks with a 2nd at bat bomb! Streak hits 14. Pa…..Gone!
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 6:45 pm

They were just saying on Comcast that Winn didn’t put up Melky’s extra base numbers when Randy had his 51 hit month. Actually that couldn’t be more wrong. Winn had 12 doubles 2 triples and 11 HRs in September of 2005.
Melky has 7 doubles 5 triples 3 HR this month.
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 6:55 pm
  
  Appreciate the info Mike (I always liked Winn) . . . Obviously I didn’t see the Comcast comments, living here in Colorado; however, why do they always have to denigrate/put down the “old record,” while celebrating the “new record?” Especially bad form if both played for the Giants, i.e., celebrate both records. Again, I don’t know the context of how these comments were made, so I might be wrong here.
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:06 pm
  
  Jeez, you’re pretty nice to the Comcast guys. If a Flapper had said that you would have *fuckwad’ed* him a couple of new orifices……
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:11 pm
    
    I can’t imagine a Flapper stupid enough to say it.
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:08 pm

There was no context involved, nothing to misinterpet. I just heard the statement, Papa and Roberts were on. The words were to the effect that Winn had a great month, then this part was clearly stated ” but Randy didn’t have Melky’s extra base numbers”. I don’t think Winn was being knocled as much as it was just typical ignorance. They were chatting so I really don’t know which one made the statement, it’s a tough calll as to which guy is less informed .
- Del Mar Dennis said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:12 pm
  
  Hey, I got a “Geekbench” score of 1255 the other night. Is that something I should write home to Danica about?
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:29 pm
    
    Write home? She isn’t in the other room whipping up a snack?
- James said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm
  
  Ignorance? Both were shielding their pliant viewers against the lies that statistics tell.
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:20 pm
    
    No doubt.
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:34 pm

Anyway, it’s such an easy thing to check before saying something totally wrongo. Goodnight.
PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:40 pm

Hey, Flappers: Check this out:
http://torturecast.com/2012/05/30/sf-giants-3-4-5-hitters-by-batting-stance-guy/
I LOVE the antics of BattingStanceGuy! But I didn’t realize he has love for the Giants. My brothers and I grew up doing batting stances. Didn’t y’all?
- zumie said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:44 pm
  
  Yeah, I did some of that playing wiffleball back in the day. A couple of favorites were Pete Rose and Joe Morgan. Rose had an interesting crouch, and Morgan, of course, had the arm flap.
  - PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:49 pm
    
    Minnie Minoso was one of our faves, as was Willie Stargell’s wheeling.
- James said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:52 pm
  
  Doing the Marichal leg kick was the coolest.
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:53 pm
  
  I didn’t do batting stances but I played about a million wiffle ball games in the Cannon’s back yard. It was the perfect field. Narrow, so you could play 1-1. There were enough trees to keep most balls from going out of the park. There was a pool along the left hand side which was the *left field line*. And it was the PERFECT distance to hit a bomb— maybe 135 feet. And I just paced that off in my head. And I bet I’m within a foot of the actual distance………
  - PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2012 at 7:59 pm
    
    Maybe it’s been done or maybe I should do it, but Wiffle Ball is the soul of America! Who doesn’t have a Wiffle Ball story — a great one like above? And it’s invented and still made in the U.S.A.! Imagine what an awesome documentary you could make about Wiffle Ball: major leaguers, regular folks, all genders, races, ages. Is anything more American than Wiffle Ball? And is anything American better than Wiffle Ball??
  - PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:05 pm
    
    Yours is a quintessentially Californian game. But wait. 135 feet? That is blasting the ball. Man. We too typ. played 1 on 1. The most fun was the wicked shit you could do as a pitcher, esp. screwballs. Does anyone today throw screwballs, a la Carl Hubbell?
  - Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:11 pm
    
    Pawlie if you do write the story, try and interview Kevin Mitchell. I seem to recall him telling some stories about playing wiffle ball in the off season on his front lawn, to keep in shape or something (well, maybe to keep in Kevin Mitchell shape). I’m pretty sure he was proud of being the wiffle champ in his neighborhood.
  - James said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:12 pm
    
    My brother and I played 1-1 games in the garage with a dense, cut out foam ball. Anything hit above the washer and dryer to the left and the shelving to the right were home runs. Ground balls were outs. We didn’t lob the pitches, and at that distance, hitting the ball wasn’t easy.
  - Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:14 pm
    
    Well I was going fence to fence and there was 15 feet behind the batter, so maybe 120 feet. but it WAS a bomb and when they were hit, chaos ensued……
paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:06 pm

Must be a boring game, absolutely no game comments….. 🙂
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:16 pm
  
  just a boring trip through the LU the first time.
Alleykat said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:15 pm

Matt Kemp renjuries his hamstring.Not a happy camper,seen throwing down his helmet and breaking his bat over his thigh.
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:16 pm
  
  excellent.
  - zumie said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:21 pm
    
    You are experiencing…..schadenfreude.
    
    Schadenfreude i/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/ (German: [ˈʃaːdənˌfʁɔʏdə]) is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.[1] This German word is used as a loanword in English and some other languages, and has been calqued in Danish and Norwegian as skadefryd and in Swedish as skadeglädje and Finnish as vahingonilo.
  - Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:28 pm
    
    I’m quite familiar with the term, it’s a term that came up at dinner a few years ago and now it’s part of the family folklore…
paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:23 pm

Wow. He broke his bat over his thigh? Either that was one brittle bat or that guy is pumped. I also played a lot of whiffle ball, great summertime pastime to … pass the time. Loved the hitting but also pitching… you can really throw some wicked “frisbees” a la Romo, almost unhittable. We also played a variation when we wanted more hard action.. using the whiffle bat but a tennis ball. Hit it on the sweet spot and the “thwack” would resonate. Also sawed quite a few bats in half….. Ok, now the game might get more interesting. And so far, Timmy is shutting things down after allowing a runner….
- Alleykat said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:43 pm
  
  Yeah couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.Any thing that happens to any Dodger”I’m a happy camper”.
  Nothing unordinary about the bat snap P/A…Chili Davis use to snap them all the time after a K.
  - paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:53 pm
    
    I guess that’s one reason why I never was able to become a MLB player……. couldn’t do it!
blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:24 pm

Chuck has Kemp on his FL Flap team. Yesterday Kemp came off the DL before game time and does Chuck remove Kemp from the DL? Just checked – Kemp is still on his DL. LOL.

See Chuck run his Team. See Chuck’s Team in 1st place. See Chuck ignore his Team. See Chuck in 8th place.

The End. 🙂
DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:30 pm

You guys ever hear of a spaldeen?
- DJLoo said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:31 pm
  
  A Pennsy Pinky?
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:35 pm
  
  We used superballs.
  - blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:38 pm
    
    In the late 1960s Wham-O made a “giant” superball, roughly the size of a bowling ball, as a promotional stunt. It fell from the 23rd story window of an Australian hotel (or some reports say, from the roof) and destroyed a parked convertible car on the 2nd bounce.
Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:43 pm

Damn blade, when you said wham-o, giant, superball, roughly, stunt, hotel, destroy and bounce, I thought the BBOTD was back.
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:51 pm
  
  LVQTM
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:02 pm
  
  Blame Wikipedia. 🙂
  - Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:08 pm
    
    Wikipedia mentions BBOTD – SYWJUD (scream yes while jumping up and down).
  - blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:19 pm
    
    Seriously? Wow!
James said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:45 pm

Belt continues to get underneath high strikes, fouling most of them off. Many of these pitches are not inside, they are simply up.
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 8:52 pm
  
  what do those *up* balls do to his OPS? Or his OPS+? Or his RC? Or his RC+? Or his???……
  - James said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:07 pm
    
    I’m not sure what you’re getting at. What I’m suggesting is that the upright stance isn’t going to do shit for Belt.
  - paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:14 pm
    
    Theoretically, wouldn’t the more upright stance help him square up with the “up” pitches? Or maybe it’s his swing, not his stance…
  - James said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:19 pm
    
    My hope he’s just in a bad stretch where he’s missing those pitches.
  - paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:22 pm
    
    Hope so too. I am completely with you that he should be THE firstbaseman.
Alleykat said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:03 pm

Ahh….Memories Blade.Yeah the superball was awesome.Use to bounce over grade school roofs between him the wings.
Also Wham O made a Air gun that looked like a industrial Bedford 5000 hairdryer that shot out a huge burst of air.Use to drive my sister nuts when it blew her hair all over like the Scene in Harry and the Hendersons.
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:06 pm

Good ballgame tonight. Following both the OTs in hockey and basketball, that makes it three for three.
Flavor said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:20 pm

The streak hits 15…
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:24 pm
  
  How many more until the $5.6 simoleons come raining down your way?
paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:23 pm

Uh oh, Craig is streaking. Not a pretty sight. (bigger uh oh…. that sounds like I’m channeling Nipper)….
- Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:26 pm
  
  You know paul today nipper was swearing like a sailor. He said “do, due”.
  - paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:30 pm
    
    He’s a wild and crazy guy, Bozo. At least he’s not pretending to be studying at Bryn Mawr anymore… :p
PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:30 pm

A friend in Jersey City often talked of Spaldeen, small pink ball, right, Loo? But WIFFLE BALL itself is a brand name. Thanks for the Kevin Mitchell reference, Bozo. BTW, the April issue of Philadelphia magazine has a terrific piece on the 1993 Phillies, who lost on that Joe Carter HR in the WS. It says John Kruk and others would drink and play Wiffle Ball in the clubhouse until 6 a.m. Very entertaining crew.
PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:31 pm

Maybe I’m talking about anything BUT the game because I haven’t been able to bring myself to watch it. Too afraid of …never mind.
paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:35 pm

Flappers, I will be in the Bay Area from June 15 to 19 and then again July 5 to 9 (visiting the east coast in between) before heading back to Saigon. Just checked the schedule and wouldn’t you know it but the Giants are on the road my entire time in SF. If anyone wants to meet up to watch a game at a good watering hole while I’m back, that would be fun.
- Bozo said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:43 pm
  
  If your in DC on the 4th (hey look at that, the Giants are playing the Nats) I’ll be there.
- paulinasia said, on May 30, 2012 at 9:51 pm
  
  That would be fun… but, no plans to be in DC, Bozo. Just NJ/PA…..
  - snarkk said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:11 pm
    
    Paul, I’ll send you my email via BF. Maybe we can meet up and have a brew or two while you’re in the Bay Area….
snarkk said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:05 pm

Edlefsen is crap. He’s proved that on an ongoing basis. They need to bring up Hembree. Timmy kept them in the game with 2 runs over 7 and battled his skinny ass off. He isn’t the reason for the loss, if they don’t come back in the 9th…
Del Mar Dennis said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:17 pm

That last AB for Belt makes it an even 100 on the year. His OBP is > than his SLG.
Paging Todd Linden. Just Joking (by Distorted Humor out of Contrast)
snarkk said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:22 pm

Hey, SF took the Ariz set 2 out of 3. That is cool. Giants are doing better than keeping their heads above water while Panda is out. They’re looking a bit tired, so the day off tomorrow will energize them a bit. The Cubs are absolute merde, though they’re now on a short winning streak. So. taking 3 of the 4 is a definite must for the Gyros against Chicago…
- TedSpe said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:26 pm
  
  REVRITT!!!!!
  Goodnight, gentlemen, (question mark)
Macdog said, on May 30, 2012 at 10:41 pm

Bummer to lose yet another chance to get their first 4-game winning streak as well as their first sweep. But, that finishes the stretch of 20 straight games during which the Giants went 12-8, so nothing wrong with that. Plus the Bums just lost, so no ground lost there.