Gaudin’s List

Posted in Uncategorized by Flavor on May 30, 2013

While watching Lincecum fail last night, suddenly, a movie idea just CAME to me. It’s about an American born pitcher named Chad Gaudin who is called on time and time again to save the asses of the starting pitchers on the San Francisco Giants. One by one, he relieves them, sparing their ERA’s from ballooning into horrific territory. But Gaudin can’t save them all and this ends up haunting him. If only he had more pitches in his arm! The movie ends with him on the DL recovering from Tommy John surgery. I was thinking of asking Spielberg to direct it…..

Gaudin’s List is now in serious jeopardy as Bochy has tabbed him to start Sunday against the Cardinals.

Trip out on this fact: Chad Gaudin is an arm we can’t do without this year. He’s CRITICAL to the team’s success or failure. And the kicker is that we simply don’t have enough Chad Gaudin’s to go around!

Chad Freaking Gaudin…..

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Flavor said, on May 30, 2013 at 4:35 pm

I’ve never felt so good about winning 1 out of a 4 game series. I work with people who come from all over the Peninsula and the number of A’s fans who were crowing this morning was staggering–and annoying. I wouldn’t have cared so much about being swept as I would have cared about the verbal bullshit I would’ve had to endure tomorrow.
And if you’re gonna win only one, make it the last one.
Fuck yeah, this one feels good……
unca_chuck said, on May 30, 2013 at 4:43 pm

Shit, i’m just waiting for the day when I don’t see Vingo butcher a grounder to the outfield.

Bring back Angel!
- unca_chuck said, on May 30, 2013 at 4:43 pm
  
  Vingo Vungo Vongo weer a happy fam a lee
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2013 at 4:48 pm
  
  And then he did that *break the bat over the knee* thing after striking out (frustration). He’s hitting well lately so you can’t blame his shit defense on a preoccupation with hitting woes. Maybe something personal? Standing around in the outfield all game, a man could think about a lot of things……
- twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2013 at 5:00 pm
  
  Uh, Angel wil play CF and if Andres keeps hitting, he’ll be playing more in LF, not less.
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2013 at 5:01 pm
    
    I meant that to be under Chuck’s posts.
  - unca_chuck said, on May 30, 2013 at 5:48 pm
    
    Then White shark needs to get going as well . . .
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2013 at 5:56 pm
    
    Blanco made two plays in CF that Pagan wouldn’t have made. Angel is generally fairly good on long drives , as he plays deep. But he gives up a lot in front of him, and he’s made 4 errors plus a few misreads and bad routes. Blanco is a better OFer defensively and Torres *had* been. I don’t know what’s up with Andres, it appears that his misplays have been from being too eager. Don’t know if it could be ADD related or just pressing.In any case, he’s hit the best of the three pretty much across the board (BA, OBP. OPS, wOBA, wRC+). Pagan is going to play everyday regardless, I think Torres will get more time than Blanco until/if he stops hitting. .IMO.
  - Flavor said, on May 30, 2013 at 6:56 pm
    
    To be clear, I wasn’t suggesting his defensive problems were due to his diagnosis.
    I was just saying that personal issues effect us all, sometimes to the point of interrupting our concentration. It’s possible that might be happening with Torres
  - twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2013 at 7:17 pm
    
    I don’t rule out that he might have personal problems affecting him. Like you say, it happens to all of us. i don’t know about what Mac said but I do know that the OFer we saw in 2009, 2010, and in 2011 was a great defender. So I’m puzzled about his play in the field.
James said, on May 30, 2013 at 5:38 pm

Not sure what it means, but over his previous 12 PAs, Belt has hit flyballs or line drives to the OF the last 9 times he’s put the ball in play.
- Flavor said, on May 30, 2013 at 5:51 pm
  
  Well, it’s interesting. It’s also the smallest of samples, something I thought you dismissed
  - James said, on May 30, 2013 at 6:37 pm
    
    Being the pessimist I am, I concluded that it just means it’ll a long time before his next HR 🙂
SanDawg said, on May 30, 2013 at 5:49 pm

Very relieved to see we won this one.
Totally agree with Snarkks 1:33-Its gonna take a lot for me to get down on this franchise anytime soon.
@Chuck: Enjoyed your quote from the contemporary American poet D.L. Roth at 11:53.
Off to see “American Idiot” the musical. Cheers Flappers.
snarkk said, on May 30, 2013 at 6:04 pm

Re: Pawlie’s 2:59

So, in 30 days, we can expect Pawlie’s “full and complete” pardon to the starting staff for their crap performance so far and the position guys for leading the NL with all those errors? 😉
A playoff entry would be a nice rehabilitation, too, better even than a retirement to La Casa Pacifica and walking on the beach in brogues with Bebe Rebozo…
- PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2013 at 7:19 pm
  
  I get it. Winning pardons all high crimes and misdemeanors, Snark.
  - snarkk said, on May 30, 2013 at 8:30 pm
    
    I admit it would have been interesting to see Nixon on trial in the Senate. He knew he was cooked, so didn’t go down that road. Clinton knew his was a political set up, and he had the Senate votes to survive, plus the country didn’t give much of a rat’s patoot about what his zipper was doing…
snarkk said, on May 30, 2013 at 6:56 pm

Re: Gaudin.
Looks like he hit a home run in the spouse department, at least looks-wise.
If he’s got a hot car, that’s good, he’s used to high maintenance…
http://www.bellableubridal.com/wedding-blog/2011/07/chad-syndal-las-vegas-nv/
- James said, on May 30, 2013 at 7:13 pm
  
  You must have missed my earlier, uncharacteristic post re Mrs. Gaudin, a work of art a Gowdy can appreciate.
  - snarkk said, on May 30, 2013 at 8:26 pm
    
    I must say I missed it. I’ll check, better photos? 😉
- PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2013 at 7:21 pm
  
  I like the dark-haired bridesmaid.
  - blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2013 at 8:02 pm
    
    No shit . . . Is she on the make or what Pawlie? Sheesh, talk about trying to make an impression.
- twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2013 at 7:47 pm
  
  You’d think she could do better than a long reliever. Maybe we’ll see the rare in house up and downgrade if Belt hits 20 HRs. A modest total but we know that chicks prefer a “dinger doer” to a “Keeper in the Gamer “..
- twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2013 at 8:44 pm
  
  My Vendor Listing:
  
  Photographer: Bill Scott
  Florist; Sharen Scott
  Cake: Albertson’s
  Dress Designer: K-Mart
  Mike’s “Tux:”: J,C. Penney
  Wedding Party Tuxes: Church Thrift Store
  Catering: Gramma Whiteside
  Venue: Bill’s backyard
  Make Up: Mascara Maggie of Robinsdale Store 2
  Hair: Ralph’s Kustom Kuts
  Event Coordinator: Patrick Scott
  Dance Lessons: Hugh’s Junktique, Bait Shop, and Dance Palace
  Transportation: Bill’s car. When it broke down, a guy in a pick up.
  Videographer: Huh?
  Public Relations-Merna’s Mom told her Bridge Club
PawlieKokonuts said, on May 30, 2013 at 8:23 pm

G’night, girls. I’ll take this W gladly but still got the heebie-jeebies.
blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2013 at 8:42 pm

Looks like the Rockies are going to lose their game against the hapless Astros. A wonderful day all around.
- blade3colorado said, on May 30, 2013 at 9:05 pm
  
  Rocks lose 3 of 4 from Houston, the last two in the Sherpa’s mountain lair.
twinfan1 said, on May 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm

Villalona is hitting better and better after starting out below the Hemi- Mendoza Line. He’s only up to .235 but he leads the organization in HRs with 12.
TedSpe said, on May 30, 2013 at 9:33 pm

Who knew that after all these years of bitching about pretty boy, Barry Zito finally stuck his finger in the dyke
(rimshot)