Coors Fielded
Romo’s slider doesn’t slide in Colorado and even though Bochy knew this he was forced to have to use him. Predictable results ensued.
I had a fantastic Labor Day dinner and didn’t sweat that loss one bit.
We still won a game yesterday.
And my glass half full approach to life continues on……
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Personally, I’d prefer not seeing Romo pitch at all at Coors.
Set him loose at Detroit against those big swingers, that’s fine.
Second round of callups…
http://www.csnbayarea.com/giants/giants-promote-gary-brown-brett-bochy-three-others
I’d guess this month Brown gets a max 5 ABs, and at best gets a few stints as a pinch runner and late inning defensive replacement …
There was a time when it was a big deal if you could get Coors Beer in New York.
For some reason it wasn’t available anywhere. I remember getting hold of a 6 pack around 1976 and thought it was fantastic stuff. We mostly drank Rheingold and Schaefer back then. It was pretty easy to find a cool grown-up to go in the store and pick it up for a bunch of 14 year-olds. Now they’d go to jail.
Yeah, for a while story was you couldn’t get it outside of West. I had a union job in those days, and to most of my radical buddies Coors was anathema.
True story: In one stretch of softball days (late 80s+) I was on a league team with a bunch of guys who were evenly divided in beer tastes btw Bud and Coors, each continually disparaging the other when they mistakenly poured a glass from pitcher of the wrong beer.
Softball was fun–you played for an hour or so ( league games during weeknights were on time limit, at Twin Creeks complex or some dump on the East Side Capitol Expwy) and then everyone partied and drank and ate pizza for hours.
Lucky Lager I think was $1.19 for 6, and had those riddles on the bottle caps.
Olympia, or “Oly” was a low quality lager that used to be in regular cans, and I remember they used to put also into small little 6 oz. cans, or something like that. Pretty unremarkable stuff, but “it’s the water” was a pretty good tagline. Wiki says that the Tumwater brewery was closed in 2003, now they still make some under the Olympia label, but Miller/Coors owns it makes it in Irwindale. “It’s the smog” maybe is the new tagline…
The Irwindale brewery signals we are 15 minutes from Mrs. James’ splendid family estate near the West Covina DMV. It’s always such a welcome sight, after the long journey.
Beers of choice in high school were Colt 45 Malt Liquor tall boys (16 oz), as they really packed a punch, or Schoenlings “Little Kings.” We of course would drink Coors, Bud, whatever we could get our mitts on. Also could get Coors in the 6 oz. can. Would poke a hole in the bottom with a Phillips screwdriver, hold a finger over the hole, pop the top, and “torpedo” the beer in about 1 second. Of course there was Mad Dog 20-20, Boone’s Farm, and all that awful swill that we used to catch a buzz, too.
Schlitz malt talls or Mickey’s big mouth beers . . .
urrrrp . . .
What’s the word? Thunderbird.
What’s the price? 50 twice.
If you haven’t seen this, check it out. Hysterical.
http://www.bumwine.com
Fantastic trip down memory lane…cisco and md 20/20, and throw in the odd jug of carlos rossi and we had the beginnings of a “wine” fueled excursion to hilltop mall or a short bart ride down to telegraph for some alcohol fueled teenage shenanigans
My liver spasmed at just reading that article…
Yeah, rode the night train a few times back in the day . . .
I had a few, not many, Thunderbird experiences in the distant past. Paint remover stuff.
Ernest & Julio could be considered aiding and abetting thousands of drunken, wasted lives, making tons of money off them. They were corporate icons. Guys that sell a coupla ounces of pot — into the slammer.
What a country…
Forgot about Night Trains and Thunderbird. Yeah, I had my drunken daze with most of these. Part of the story where you look back and say “how the fuck and I still alive?!”
Pagan CF
Panik 2B
Posey 1B
Sandoval 3B
Pence RF
Blanco LF
Susac C
Crawford SS
Petit RHP
Morse out again with the hip. Maybe he had too many PBRs. Sure woould be nice to have Belt in the LU.
Go Giants!
BBBBBBurppp….
Would be nice to have a fully available 25 man for at least a week. Blanco in the 6 hole is not optimal…
When Arias is playing firsbase, have you ever seen a player worse at making the catch of a foul ball at the railing? He turns into Mr. Alligator Arms.
Krukow said: “He’s not used to playing firstbase.” Yeah, but he’s played a lot of thirdbase, and it’s sorta similar regarding foulballs.
If I’m Bochy, then Romo is done facing Colorado this season. It just ain’t happening.
Nice moment at the end of the Dodger game last night. The (somewhat) grizzled veteran Soriano facing the young minor league phenom Joc Pederson, who represented the winning run at the plate, and Soriano struck out Pederson on a 3-2 breaking pitch that faked Joc out of his jock.
Cycling back to the comment of Romo and not using him at Coors (think it was snarkk). Actually, his splits in Denver are not bad: 20 games, 17.2 IP, 3.06 ERA/1.245 WHIP. He has given up two bombs there. He has better splits at Coors than any of the following yards: PNC, Wrigley, Busch, both Miami parks, Citi Field, Shea, Turner, and Safeco.
So, if they need him, WTF…I say trot him out there.
Romo’s next “best split” before Coors? Phone Park. Go figure…
Brews of preference, now that I have aged and matured (yeah, right) a bit are IPAs (doubles, triples…I’m a “hop head”), Belguims are good, on a hot summer day where the mercury is pushing 100, I like something light. Have been really digging Coors’ Summer Brew. Winter my taste change and I prefer a nice porter or stout, and for those cold nights when you need a bit more antifreeze, a big bourbon-barreled barleywine fits the bill. I love beer.
Chi, I’m a firm believer in recent events dictate direction. Romo was hammered in the last visit to Coors, I think that was a precipitating factor for Bochy pulling him from the closer role. Yesterday, pretty bad. I don’t care what he did there 2 or 3 years ago. It ain’t working for him at Coors right now, so I’d put him down the list to perform there right now…
Well, if you are going recent (2014), they yeah, he has sucked there this year (13.50 ERA and 3.00 WHIP). So, I would probably agree. He would be in the pecking order after Machi, Guitierez, Casilla, etc. for RH relievers…
Perhaps more accrate to just say Romo hasn’t done well against the Rocks *this* year, regardless of the park. His ERA at ATT is about 11 against them. Of course, there offense did lead the league before the injuries.
But last yr he had a 2.35 era against them. At Coors, he only faced 9 batters and didn’t give up a run.
What a long, strange journey this season has been. And now, 2 games out, and a month to go. And already leading the Wild Card. As always, the future is unwritten. One game at a time, as the cliche goes. Great times ahead, hopefully. 🙂
Yeah, zum, I’m a real believer in the one game at a time thing. You can’t count on much from week to week. Example, now Morse is suddenly down for some hip thing, and just as he seemingly was getting his stroke back, for doubles and triples anyway. Who knows, maybe one of these callup guys will shine, or even Belt might come back over the last week or two to help. I don’t see anybody except the Nats running away from the rest of the better teams, including the Giants. So, anything can happen over the next 25 games, really. Krukow said he expects the NL West to go down to the last week, I tend to agree…
Speaking of one day at a time…
If the SFs had to do the one game WC dance, who would you guys rather face?
Cards, Braves, Brewers, Pirates?
I’d go Cards. Always enjoy beating their ass, and the Giants have done that pretty well recently. Don’t want to face Pirates, the Giants just don’t seem to do well against that team for some reason…
well, Brewers would have the least experience so I think I’d favor taking them on. They’d be shitting in their 1 game pants.
Plus, we just scored about 136 runs against them in a single series, so yeah, I’d go with them….
Here in L.A. Puig not in the starting LU…Triple AAA phenom Joc Pederson in CF…
they should sit his ass, he’s sucked for months now….
Yes…before yesterdays game “Puig entered the night 2-for-27 over his prior eight games, striking out 10 times and lowering his average to .298. He batted .216/.296/.247 overall in August”.
Yeah, Morse out with the dreaded oblique strain.
I’ve heard of an oblique reference, but I can be opaque about oblique injuries . . .
They say he’s out for a few days. I’d change that to a few weeks — obliques are notorious for taking time to heal. Bummer. Just as he seemed to be getting back some production…
Brad Penny is getting lit up by the Mets. I can’t believe that guy is still pitching.
All the beer talk, great stuff. Growing up in Joisey, our high school actually had “gangs” (not violent or Crips-like, just friendly cohorts) defined by the beer they drank. The Rolling Rock Crew, oddly enough, were the tough guys and girls. There was a Schlitz gang (assholes), a Bud gang (the jocks), and a Pabst gang (the Poor Boys). I was in the Freaks: our choice of entertainment and attitude adjustment was more of the herbal variety than hops and grains, although we pounded the brewskis as well, just not loyal to one brand. Personally, not sure why, but I preferred Schmidts of Philadelphia. And I always liked the jingle for Shaeffer on their TV commercials: “Shaeffer… is the…. one beer to have when you’re…. having more than one!” Burb indeed. I also seem to remember drinking Ballantine Ale from time to time, but from my recollection, now that I’m completely an IPA devotee, that shit tasted nothing like “ale”….
That “more than one” concept was extremely fascinating to an 8 year old. Sure got me curious.
I liked the Schaefer commercial where the guy chiseled a block of ice into a beer mug.
Loo, I am surprised you (and Pawlie) didn’t mention Ballantine beer, especially their pale ale. Not certain, but I seem to recall them sponsoring the Yankees at one time.
WillieD was spot on about Coors “piss beer” being one of the last choices for beer back in High School (circa early 1970s). Back then, I gravitated between the “heads” and the Chicanos . . . The latter group hated Coors, but loved Budweiser. If I recall correctly, six packs could be had for $2.00 approximately. Whenever we ran out of money (and/or someone to buy it for us), standard operating procedure was to have 3-4 of us go into the 7-11, get 2 six packs a piece; and, then someone would ask the cashier for cigarettes and as soon as he turned around . . .
We ran like hell. 🙂
Absolutely, Blade. Yankee homers were referred to by Mel Allen as Ballantine blasts, but us kids in the neighborhood never drank it. The 3 rings of the Ballantine logo each stood for something. I think “quality, purity and flavor” not sure. Not quite the mystery of the Rolling Rock “33”
I was too young to hear Allen call those HRs live, but I have seen YouTube video of those calls (fairly certain they were late 1950s???).
We used to call Piel’s Real Draft “piss water”.
Will Flablo’s new belt survive the last 24 games of the season?
dunno. Maybe you should lend him yours just to give him some leeway.
Probably last at least through all his ABs in the World Series…
I love me some Panda…
I’m positive the douchbag who posted this masturbates to Panda hats. I mean, going off what we know about him, how could he not?
lol, he’s in the filter system right now admitting to beating off while WEARING a Panda hat. That’s fantastic ODB, thanks for sharing. Now, back to the game.
Seems like a harmless vice to me…
I thought your dream was to bang a chick wearing one, not you wearing one……
ODB is kinda like a Tres Equis Nipper. The subtle variations within his minimalist approach are admirable.
Snarkk, I’m not sure why some of your posts are going to spam but I *restore* them if they do. Sorry about that. I check spam probably 3 times a day (unless ODBidiot is on a roll, then I check it more frequently for the laughs)
It really is. I don’t know if I will ever make it happen…
Gotta get the hat and really put my mind to it.
It’s important to have goals in life.
fuckin’ right. And I support this dream, from a safe distance, with great enthusiasm and hope you share the ultimate victory if it ever happens……
“ODB is kinda like a Tres Equis Nipper. The subtle variations within his minimalist approach are admirable.”
Poor taste to compare a Flapper to this stupid %#$$*% . . . I get your drift about “minimalist approach,” but Nipper is cool in my book and actually, has some great things to say. Conversely, this troll is a worthless piece of shit, which makes me wonder when I am going to read about him on the front page of some newspaper for some maniacal crime he’ll undoubtedly commit some day . . . sigh.
No diss on Nipper intended. In fact, I seem to have my own limited set of concerns, Blade :-).
In my book, you are AOK James like the rest of the Flappers here (who else do I have to question my stats accuracy/veracity?). 🙂
He’s just some loser old man who sits in his apartment all day ( or a library) being a troll because he’s got nothing else to do. Personally, I think he’s The Hanger but I don’t really care enough to find out. His day means something to him as soon as he gets a random post past my filter. He high fives himself wildly and then it’s back to the grind of trying to get posts past the many, many filters that are on this dude across the internet.
It may be in poor taste, but would it be poor sportsmanship later this week for Giants batters to wear a Kate Upton photo mask while in the on deck circle in the game Verlander pitches?…
Not good when your long-reliever needs to be rescued by another long reliever.
Holy crap
May I ask why Bochy is putting runners on via intentional walk in this place where they sneeze and 3 runs score?…
How’s Cy Yus doing tonight?
this one was actually one of your more creative posts yet.
I need something a helluva stronger than Coors.
Six runs is no big deal in this park. Hold ’em here and start chippin’ away.
Agree with you Loo . . . Nevertheless, I’m surprised this stiff Lyles not only still hanging after 4 innings, but shutting us out.
I’m old enough to remember Lenny Lyles…
Ron Lyle, too, the boxer…
Down by 6? Hell, got ’em where we want ’em now…
Maybe Pence sits a few innings for Gary Brown…
What a story it would be…
Or maybe Bochy’s kid, but then having his debut at Coors might be considered child abuse.
LOL
potd
Thank you Flav, but I think Macdog’s post is better then my “LOL.” 🙂
Kickham when they’re up, Kickham when they’re down
Kickham when they’re up, Kickham when they’re down
Kickham when they’re up, Kickham when they’re down
Kickham when they’re stiff, Kickham all around.
I remember Kickham now.
The opposition running around the bases on him jogged my memory…
Quite possibly the least effective pitcher in San Francisco Giant history
Back to beer. My favorite beer ad
Did he have a 12 pack strapped to the back of his bike? Very nice!
The Giants with 40 runs scored in their 4 previous games and a journeyman pitcher on a hot streak as their starter tonight made this one inevitable.
The game’s best moment: Kruk referring to Petit as a “fixture” in the rotation.
Damnit Chuck! You got me distracted with that beer ad and I burnt my last Ciabatta roll in the toaster! It was my last one and now I have to put tomorrow’s sando on regular bread—a huge letdown. I hope it doesn’t “affect my performance.”
Wasn’t Kickham the Paul Splittorff lookalike, Dawg?
One of the programmers who works with me is from Belgium. One Friday, he brought in a single bottle of this stuff to share a taste of:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westvleteren_Brewery
After I downed my two swallows, I declared it tasted like Malzbier, a favorite from my childhood:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malt_beer
I meant no offense.
new thread.
Su-Smack!!!