I’m Stepping Down From The Flap Today
I’ll make this short and sweet. Today is my last post. I guess you could say I’m retiring. Whether it’s permanent, short-term or long-term, I don’t know. I’ll decide that at another time. The reason is simple: I don’t enjoy doing this anymore.
I will keep the blog going if the following conditions are met:
10-12 Flap vets need to volunteer to be *editor’s* here at the Flap. This group will be my stable of writers and they can work it out among themselves who posts what and when. I would like to see that group get connected in an email group contact list that communicates with one another who promises to put up a new thread for the following day. It will be more organized that way and I’ll be part of the email group to oversee it and make sure it’s happening.
I want to see at least 1 new thread each day (or very close to it). In my opinion, one of the reasons this place has stayed so active is because I slap a fresh new topic up each day. It doesn’t have to be something that “wow’s the crowd” but I believe bloggers are more likely to post a thought on a fresh thread than one that has been sitting around a few days. If I’m not seeing new threads or if they turn into “Today is Wednesday, Start blogging!” I’m going to delete the site.
I’ll stay around to moderate a little and post now and then, but the site will be run and moderated, by and large, by the stable of editor’s (if one can be assembled). I will be the only one with *administrator* powers so if this doesn’t work or it starts to blow up I can come back, shut the place down, and come up with a new plan for the blog. I might get the BBOTD going again and manage that bad boy. Me likey that widget 🙂
If you want to be an *editor* and you feel like you can throw a post up every week or two (if everyone did that you’d still get a fresh thread every day) then email me at bigflavor77@gmail.com. You need to be someone I recognize as a Flap vet. And I’d like to get this stable together ASAP.
I’m not disappearing and I’m not dead so don’t get all sappy about me leaving. I’ll still be around. In what form, I don’t know yet. This place has been like a second kid to me for a long time so I don’t want to leave it without direction and I don’t want to leave without saying that I appreciate all you guys for sticking around all these years. While recognizing my bias I declare the core group of fans here to be the best group of Giants fans anywhere in the world. And I mean that. I’m happy about being able to provide the venue for all of us to connect and for this *family* to grow into what it is today. Some of you I know personally, I know that Flappers have coordinated many face-2-face visits too, and I am extremely proud to have connected Giants fans the way you’ve all connected. When I think about each of your handles, whether I know you or not, I have assigned a personality to each one of you. Each of you plays an essential role here. We are different in many ways but there can be no doubt that we all share one thing in common: a burning love for the game of baseball and for *our* San Francisco Giants. And I know that at the end of the day, no matter what is said in a thread, this group cares a lot about the group itself. I can say that without hesitating about even the slight possibility that I’m wrong………
Go Giants.
Flavor.
A Place To Talk About Giants Baseball 
The return of BBOTD! Be still my beating heart!
When’s the last time Pablo hit 2nd? I hope the plan isn’t for Bochy to have him bunt Blanco over.
Blanco RF, Sandoval 3B, Melky LF, Posey DH, Pagan CF, Belt 1B, Sanchez C, Crawford SS, Burriss 2B. Bumgarner.
You done good, Craig. Enjoy the “time off”. Father of Flapper Nation and all that. Hope a stable of editors can be assembled. I’d volunteer, but I’m too flighty. In more ways than one. Everyone here wants this to continue in some way, we’ve all said that….. so, now’s our chance to keep a good thing goin’…..
There should be lots of fights with a committee of editors. Perhaps even intrigue!
Or it could be like watching a senate sub-committee on C-SPAN.
It all depends who has the floor. I yield my remaining 2 mins. to the great Flapper from the van, Nipper.
And I toast you another one from that van. cheers!
“I guess you could say I’m retiring. Whether it’s permanent, short-term or long-term, I don’t know. I’ll decide that at another time. The reason is simple: I don’t enjoy doing this anymore.”
Craig, I could tell it was becoming a grind for you and you have done the right thing. You’ve recognized what one of my favorite philosophers, Carlos Castaneda said about happiness,
“The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.”
Personally, I feel the Flap is unique and it wont be the same without you overseeing it. Consequently, I probably wont participate anymore, even if there is a second reiteration of the Flap. In any event, my money is on you coming back – after taking a well-deserved break . . . and if that doesn’t happen, thank you for everything you did here. Go Giants!
🙂
thanks. I think I’ve told you this: the Castaneda quote is something you posted a couple of years ago. I printed it up, with your handle and the date and time you posted it, and it hangs on a wall in my office at work. I’ve always found it very inspiring.
I suspect you’ll continue participating. The Flap is made up by all you guys. My threads/widgets etc are just the side stories…….
Yes, I do recall you saying that and it made my day because (in a small way) I was able to share Castenada’s wisdom, whom I truly admire.
And here’s my deal: unless Flavor nixes it, I will contribute with my Page B , the posts there are always a joy. I would be not be one of the editors for Page “A” unless formally invited- and I would do it on Sunday. My E-Mail is
michael.scott2@mchsi.com. Craig and any editors can contact me to agree or not. I say Sunday not to be inflexible but because it’s the only day I never have tests, Dr. apppointments, PT, etc. Whether it’s “B” or “A”,. my posts would address the spirit, the poetry, the history of the game- others can deal with who should play second base.
Flavor for all you do this “Buds” for you.
No but seriously, When you decided to breakaway from the “Major BS of the the Splash which I used to go,and see you,Twin,Dennis,Chunky and others and Start Up The #1 Giants Site(Bar None) I was just Fired Up and Stoked!!!
You have done just an incredible job with “One Flap Down 77,”Nice always updated new stories where other sites do get stale by going up to a week at times.Yeah I could see the grind and passion could and has taken a toll on you, Take a step back and relax and see where it goes,but know matter what you decide to do, It’s been a “True Honor and Pleasure” to be part of The Flap Nation with all the knowledgeable Flappers and Characters this great site as provided!!!
BTW….Happy Father’s Day to All!!
Thanks Flavor. Good luck to you.
Back up the van Nipper. We done trashed this here joint.
Those were some nice bits about the Dads,I liked Romo’s and Pagan’s in particular.
Did Bochy just pinch run Christian for Buster? That’s reminiscent of the day he pulled that same stunt with NO Whitey running for Posey. It was asinine then, and it remains asinine to this day. Might as well bat Pablo 2nd and start Burriss today while you’re on a roll skipper…
May as well put Pablo on a diet.
WTG Bum. Come on Giants, go get this kid a win.
Denny, pinch running a fast runner like Christian is not at all the same. Absolutely absurd post.
Bullshit. What was absurd was Bochy’s move. Sure glad that left us with Nate in that clutch spot instead of Buster. It was an asinine move.
Melky had the clutch AB.One out he had to make contact.
The only way that move could had been even more asinine is if Buster held up a big card displaying Timmy’s FIP as he left the playing field.
Christian got to scoring position- there aren’t a lot oif singles that Buster scores on. Smoak robbed Hector, then Cabrera had a rare bad AB in the 9th.. Strategy was fine.
But Bochy pinch ran for Buster while he was still on first. Christian attempted no steal. Bochy was playing station-to-station ball even AFTER Buster was lifted. It was an asinine move. Not to mention it left us w/o a backup C should something of happened to Hector.
Wrongo on everything of importance- 8 guys hit after Christian ran- and he was on second when Smoak robbed Hector- a ball Christian would have scored on-Buster? With Ichiro in right? Almost no chance . 8 guys hit and 4 reached base after Buster. Noi scoring is not on Bochy-it’s Smoak’s play and the bad AB with the bases loaded by Melky. Surely there’s a sport you understand, Denny.
Shit NONE of them know the count? Talk about being half out of it
Who did he call to find out? That was weird.
I think they said it was the official scorer.
I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen that before in a MLB game. Usually they can figure it out using the other umps clickers. I think Joe West and his crew are ready to get out of town.
LOB LOB lob
This one'[s over.,
13 baserunners 1 run. Ouch.
Well that was a tough loss.
Shit. Throw woulda had him.
BLEEP!
So far I’ve got 7 guys who want to get in the stable. I really want 10-12 so I’ll leave this thread up since Sun is often a slow day.
If they get in the stable, make sure they shovel the shit.
Am I permitted to do a Page B or not?
Yes, you are a editor in the stable. There will be 10-12 of you. There are 8 as of tonight.
Alrighty then- back to the game. Everybody has bad ABs and Melky sure earns some slack- but that was Beyond the Valley of Bad-osity- Blanco walks, Pablo walks..then Melky swings at three straight pitches..
The flip side was Belt’s walk (4th inn or so?) He has 2 guys on and he stops swinging during the count. The last 2 balls could easily have been called strikes. Swing the damn bat. He’s got a great eye, yatta yatta, but he’s supposed to be a run producer and the chance was there in that at bat. Shit, nice wAlk but now it’s up to Hector and the bottom of a shit LU?
Dude should have been swinging that at bat not watching….
Belt walking is hardly as bad as Melky’s AB. Please. Melky has been fantastic, Belt is not even close, but Melky had a terrible AB when even many kinds of outs would have given us the lead- or a walk. Now would you be kind enough to answer my question and also whether I am considered one of the posters?
Belt singled in front of Hector in the 8th-and Hector hit what would have driven in the go ahead if not for the great play by Smoak.
I said it right fucking here, trying opening your eyes and reading…….
Flavor said, on June 17, 2012 at 6:01 pm (Edit)
Yes, you are a editor in the stable. There will be 10-12 of you. There are 8 as of tonight.
Reply
I didn’t see it, I’m very very sorry. Since I had posted it about it originally before 1:00, I thought you weren’t going to respond. I’m not trying to cause, looking to find, or ready for any more trouble with you.
Belt’s AB that you referred to was in the first inning, BTW.
Public thanks, Magnus. You gave us a playground, and we played. You gave us a fan cave, and we fan-caved. You gave us a bikini babe venue, and we venued. But seriously thanks.
I’m not married or buried my man, I’m just stepping down from office. 🙂
Hmmm. Married vs. buried. Tough call, Magnus?
Who is gonna win this damn golf tournament? Anyone care?
Is it just me or does Shannon Doherty not exactly convey Oxbridge scholarliness on her Education Connection classesplease.com TV ad? I mean, like, totally OMG!
ABC Family is carrying Prince of Persia or whatever this awful, dreadful movie is. Ben Kingsley. I’m laughing out loud, or at least LQTMing, recalling his brief stint as himself on The Sopranos. Man, that was great.
That is a very genteel way of saying she’s an idiot. I’ll remember that one.
What number is Lefty wearing today?
Ah, here we go..
and if you want to still live in a fantasy land that you don’t start shit you might want to examine the thought process and the time you took to post this on a Giants baseball blog. Oops! I know, I know, you’re an innocent little thing. It’s everyone else’s fault. Etc……
It was a gentle gibe at Dennis’ post yesterday saying Tiger and Zito wore the same number. No fault or foul for anybody.
I know. Everything you kick off is a *gentile gibe*.You never start anything, right? Except you know that’s his favorite golfer. It’s funny when it’s someone else’s favorite, right? Whatever, the best part about all of this is I get to step out of the sticky muck of your bullshit…Good night……
You’re being silly- he posted the Woods/Zito thing knowing Woods was MY favorite golfer. We’ve gone back or forth on them before, none of it any BFD on either side. There was nothing mean or vindictive in either post. Hope you had a nice Father’s Day.
I didn’t respond yesterday bevcause I’m no idiot-Lefty had a better number yesterday.One doesn’t respond to a jab at Tiger shooting a 75 by saying: “Oh yeah!@!?? Lefty had a 71! So THERE!
Well,I’ll just wait to hear whether the new blog is happening. Maybe I missed it, but I don’t know who else is in for sure- I’ll wait to hear from Flavor or the participants on what’s up. I said I could only do it Sundays but if a post is needed to get it going, I’m happy to do it. I’ll repeat my E-Mail:
michael.scott2@mchsi.com
Night all.
I know what your email is. You’re on the list. I’ll send it out in the next day or 2. Until then I’ll leave up this post…….
I know you know it. I was providing it for others. Is that not OK? I’m trying to be helpful.
Does this mean you r postings can only be found on Craigslist?
clever score: 4.5.
If I had a dollar for every reference someone’s ever made about me to Craigslist, I’d have….
To clarify: I’m going to assemble the *stable boys* and put them in an email contact group. I will then write an email inviting them into my stable. 🙂 Yikes. From there, we let it ride………
Only 62 comments today on a game day.
Bodes not well. I know he won’t but I wish Big Flavor would change his mind. But again…
I know he won’t and I understand why.
I guess we’ll all chat tomorrow.
Goodnight, gentlemen (question mark)
Change is inevitable, Ted. Just head to the stable like a good…boy? Yikes. I think we are at 9 or 10, I’ll chcck my email around lunch again and send the group email out…
Just head to the stable like a good…boy?
Famous last words
This was hardly a normal game day here- Father’s Day, originally the blog was shut down, other issues. It’s not going to work if people are already talking about bailing. I don’t know who’s in as editors yet, but I do know the quality of writing and the quality of “thought” of the people likely to be posting.It’s no disrespect to Flavor to say that the blog will not suffer- and may improve just from having fresh views.