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1-0 and Time For Some Philly Revenge

Posted in Uncategorized by Flavor on June 1, 2018

What an incredible Game 1 that was. If I didn’t hate Cleveland fans I would feel some sympathy for them. That dope @vernthompson was rage tweeting last night. Lots of capitals and exclamation points. But hey, JR Smith is a known dunce, that’s gotta get old to deal with all the time. And that reversed call? Man, that was a gift. I can’t remember a reviewed call on charge that got changed to a block. Certainly not in a situation like that….

Hoping Philly plays a little differently in our yard. That’s a reasonable hope. Pivetta has been very good this year but not nearly as good on the road (2.20 ERA at home, 5.82 ERA on road). Stratton (who sucks) might be able to keep us in this game if he has begun recovering from his battle with postpartum.

You know the drill, we need to count on our bats again….

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  1. zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 6:40 am

    Klay was saved from scrutiny at the end. What was up with that foul with 4 seconds to go, grabbing the guy? Fortunately the guy missed a free throw.

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:03 am

      the tv people didn’t scrutinize that foul very carefully, but it’s possible that without the grab the Cav would’ve been able to handle Lebron’s pass, for an easy layup. Instead, two FTs–with one clank. That was the game, really. Who was that guy? Hill.

      • willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:07 am

        yeah 80% FT shooter too. Usually first one is the harder one. Didn’t see grab at first though L B just overthrew it out of bounds.

      • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:22 am

        Lebron threw it about 95 mph, and I can’t tell if Hill could’ve handled it

      • willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:42 am

        thx xoot. Klay did get caught flat footed, unfortunate arm got too much of Hill’s body.
        J R tho. Twitterverse all over him. One I liked said this from a guy who never turned down a shot his entire career.

  2. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 6:58 am

    mm maybe that exchange btw Steph/LB before the s happened went like this:

    you better stay out of here little brother. This is where the men play. go shoot your 30 footers.

    tell that to J R and Love. I score on them wherever I want. They hit me in the head don’t matter.

    score? I’m gonna score 100 on y’all Sunday.

    Get all you want ain’t gonna matter. you can’t beat us here or anywhere.

    You guard me. I’ll have 100 by halftime.

    After Sunday come back to Oaktown for our parade. dust them clubs off y’all done.

  3. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:05 am

    klay steps in btw them

    asks LB

    do you know what the score is right now? wanna ask J R?

  4. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:04 am

    well it wouldn’t surprise me that if SF chose to salary dump off Bum, all they got back was one decent player like a M Brantley and collection of stiffs. This deal was 10 yrs ago and the others mentioned go back even further. The Dickey/Syndegaard deal really only one that brought something of much value.

    How prospects are viewed and valued today way different from 10 yrs ago. Anyway I just hope trading away SF best pitchers doesn’t happen and they can get back to building from within. Belt Craw Posey Panik and Bum, not to mention Lincecum Cain from 3/5 days represent success of past,

    Funny but I still think the guy with most value capable of landing ML ready player at deadline would be Strick. STL is using Bud Norris to close right now. I think there is definitely precedent (Chapman, A Miller) when it comes to acquiring closer/set up guys for team in need to give up quality player.

  5. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:27 am

    thx to Mac for story on Op, coming out due to back problems. Roberts said he will not make next road trip. Hill and Maeda also out and the kid Buehler is on innings limit. They survived last year without him and shuffling guys on/off DL, this season not so much.

  6. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:38 am

    Woulda been a tough pass and shot for Hill like Xoot said. He makes the layup, theres 4 seconds and we’re down 1.

  7. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:40 am

    Tell ya one thing, KD needs to get his shit and his shot together. Another poor night for him.

    • Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:50 am

      He let smith get that rebound, too

    • Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:02 am

      I’m glad someone else is noticing. His D was awful, terrible shooting percentage and I’m sick of the ball hog iso plays. And yeah, Flav, he totally let the small Smith push him under the basket on the missed free throw. The W’s were fortunate to even get to OT.

  8. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:54 am

    Stratton looked so good early on, but ever since the kid he’s been mediocre.

    • dirtnrocksnomo's avatar dirtnrocksnomo said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:05 am

      Child birth is traumatizing, John.

    • Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:26 am

      Evidently so. I wouldn’t know.

  9. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:52 am

    I knew losing Iggy would be tough, but not this tough. The defense was awful yesterday. And through a lot of the Hou series.

    • snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 12:14 pm

      Agreed, he’s a glue guy more than anything, and really helps on breaks. Plus his D is missed…

      • unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 1:02 pm

        Yeah, he runs the 2nd team offense and defense. I think he’ll finally be back next game.

  10. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:53 am

    I think Javale deserves more playing time on James. He’s the only one that remotely slowed him.

  11. Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:35 am

    this is big, if true. And the radio is so much better than the tv, IMO

    • snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 12:12 pm

      Better make sure the mikes get turned off on commercials, or we might here what Kruk and kuip really think of this squad…

      • unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 1:05 pm

        Therte’s a video out there of the regular season game between the Niners and the Cowboys from 1981. The game that the Niners got themselves noticed by the rest of the football world by beating the Cowboys 45-14. Newly acquired Fred Dean played his 1st game for the Niners and had 4 sacks of Danny White.

        And it was the raw feed of the game. It was kinda cool to hear what Summerall and Madden had to say during the commercials.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 1:54 pm

        I was at that game Chuck, although very shit faced, so don’t remember too much of it, other than almost falling off the 2nd deck while cheering for the Niners. My buddy was married to Lon Simmons daughter, thus the free tickets (my gf and I went). Simmons attended as well, as he was 20-30 rows behind us in the last row of the stadium or near the last row, albeit, they were on the 50 yard line. I thought that was strange because he was a very big local personality during that time, as well as previously announcing Niner games. Not certain, but I think he didn’t actually announce a Niner Superbowl until he rejoined KGO and finally announced the ’88 game against the Bengals.

      • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 1:59 pm

        Yes, the ’88 season. That season he made his famous call of the Steve Young run vs. the Vikings. Montana was out injured that day.

      • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 2:01 pm

        So, technically, the ’89 Super Bowl. That’s always confusing.

      • djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 2:09 pm

        I’m amazed at people who can identify a Super Bowl by its number (or numeral). I’m lost once it gets into double digits. A lot easier by calendar year. Getting close to a half century since my team’s last appearance…

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 2:13 pm

        Ahh, you’re right Zum. I always get that confused as well.

      • Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 2:56 pm

        It’s not wrong to call it the ’88 SB, because it’s the title game for that season. I have zero Roman numeral confusion on any of the Super Bowls the Niners played in. The rest, fugeddaboutit.

      • unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:23 pm

        No way, Blade. I moved in to a house in San Mateo back in 1987, and the girl who lived there before me was Lon Simmons’ daughter.

  12. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 2:52 pm

    Iggy also just happens to be one of the best LeBron defenders out there. LBJ has said so himself, so his absence is magnified even more in this series. I’m starting to doubt that he’ll play at all in this series.

  13. dirtnrocksnomo's avatar dirtnrocksnomo said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:00 pm

    1. Joe Panik (L) 2B
    2. Buster Posey (R) C
    3. Andrew McCutchen (R) RF
    4. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
    5. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
    6. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
    7. Mac Williamson (R) LF
    8. Gorkys Hernandez (R) CF
    9. Chris Stratton (R) P

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:17 pm

      You know the lineup is outstanding when you’re thinking not once, not twice, but three times about moving Gorkys up to lead off. 🙂

      • djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:08 pm

        Your once, twice
        Three times a Gorky
        And I love you…
        Yes, your once, twice
        Three times a Gorky
        And I love you!

  14. zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:05 pm

    Kershaw to the DL again, back pain this time.
    And Dodgers are thinking of trying an “opener” reliever starting a game this weekend. Sports is such a copycat business.

  15. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:25 pm

    Jensen to start? 4-0, bottom of the 1st ,. ,. ,

  16. unca_chuck's avatar unca_chuck said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:25 pm

    I’d swap Oaf for Cutch.

  17. blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    Flavor, you’ll enjoy this after posting the Votto, Seinfeld, Letterman Tweet/video yesterday . . .

    • Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:52 pm

      OMG that is gold. The “Cartwright” call is epic for those of us deeply embedded is Seinfeld speak

  18. Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    • snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:05 pm

      What are longer odds:
      1. Some other team picks up Blanco after he’s waived.
      2. Melancon is still active on roster a month after coming back up…

      • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:07 pm

        Man, that’s a tough call….

  19. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 6:26 pm

    Fuckin’ A

  20. zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    Dodgers’ relief pitcher Alexander opened the game vs. the Rockies and gave up a run.
    I’m not sure this is similar to the Rays’ thing, or if this was going to be a “Johnny Whole-staff” game anyway.

    • Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 6:58 pm

      it’s the same stupid shit as the Rays are doing.

  21. Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 6:57 pm

    i’m listening to Miller interview Boch on KNBR right now through my laptop. Anyone else doing this? Can we now listen to the Giants game for free on the internet? Have I died and gone to heaven? Ok, it’s not that rad, but still pretty great

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:04 pm

      Hardly anyone owns radios at home anymore. I don’t.

      • snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:08 pm

        I have 4, with 3 in the house, one in the garage on my workbench, plus a little digital, re-chargeable walkman with earbuds I used doing yard work listening to the Gyros. The one in the kitchen is one of those Bose stereo clock radios with digital tuner, and CD player built in and remote control clicker — it’s cool, and sounds great…

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:12 pm

        I do. It’s a C. Crane CC Solar Observer AM/FM/Weather Windup Emergency Radio. I also have one of those large “shake it” flashlights. I keep both in my jeep for when the zombies rise from the dead and/or China invades us. 🙂

      • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:20 pm

        Millenials probably don’t own radios, other than car radios.
        All the radio I listen to is in a car.
        Now that I think of it, there is a clock/radio in the house; but we never use that radio.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:46 pm

      I have a radio out in the garage, but rarely use it anymore. I listen over my phone or iPad, either through the speakers, or wireless earbuds. I Amy have to get one of those Zombie Apocolypse radios like Blade has for when the shit hits the proverbial fan…😉

  22. Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    i had a radio during the 2012 post season run. But it broke. I listen in my car all the time. But I am in my bedroom right now typing this shit and listening to the game on my chromebook. Loving this….

  23. Flavor's avatar Flavor said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:26 pm

    i had someone ask me this today: What could you tell a 10 year old about technology that would completely blow their mind so much so they wouldn’t understand why you did it……
    I couldn’t come up with anything as good as these 2 but I bet you guys can. First one: Having to call popcorn to get the time. Second one: having to set the channel to 3 to play video games.

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:43 pm

      having to keep the label on the bat facing up

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:47 pm

      Early TV sets blow their minds. Small screens, black and white picture, and only getting about 4 channels. And an antenna on the roof of the house.

      • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:48 pm

        And no remote control.

    • djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:11 pm

      Over here we had to call N-E-R-V-O-U-S to get the time.
      You might have to be 60 to know that…

  24. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    how about having to throw extra coins in phone booth to talk more than 3 minutes.

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:49 pm

      And phone booths, in general!

  25. chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    First AB, base hit. Welcome back Joe No Panik….

  26. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    moving rabbit ears on your tv to get reception of certain channels.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:48 pm

      LMAO. And you can go one more there, and have the tin foil on the antenna for even better reception!

  27. chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:54 pm

    Fuck yeah! Panik Attack!

  28. zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:54 pm

    Panik, you were missed!

  29. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    wow that’s a good inning..BB from Mac, bunt from Strat, knock from Panik after he laid off breaking balls.

  30. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:00 pm

    attendants at gas station who did your windows/pumped gas for you.

    • Macdog's avatar Macdog said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:34 pm

      There is still no self-serve for gas stations in New Jersey (I think Oregon also doesn’t have self-serve).

      • djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:12 pm

        There’s a bench warrant for me in Oregon…

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:58 pm

      driving across town to find a Union gas station with high-octane leaded premium for your “classic” sports car

  31. zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    I missed it; what happened to Belt?

  32. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    Belt?

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:10 pm

      Pablo is at first now.

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:12 pm

      Pablo’s the ONLY back up IF on the roster tonight, I believe

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:17 pm

        Tomlinson got sent down to Sac?

      • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:19 pm

        Specs went to San Jose, Beede to Sac. Hanson’s ready to come back any day. The Giants may need to say adios to one of our old Venezuelan friends. Gregor’s the most likely, I guess.

      • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:21 pm

        the glossary in the back of “The Giants Way” must define “gorkys” as “indispensable”

    • willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:17 pm

      yeah I wondered why too. Miller just said no word yet.

  33. zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    Rotary phones puzzle younger generations.

  34. blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:11 pm

    Anyone ever hit the side of the TV to get better reception? Anyone ever have a Marantz color TV? I was so disappointed when my mom bought that TV . . . I so wanted a Sony Trinitron. This was comparable to my disappointment when I got a Huffy bicycle on Christmas morning and I wanted a Schwinn Stingray . . . I eventually bought one with savings from my paper route. By the by, anyone ever have a paper route? Do kids even work today????

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:17 pm

      I love my parents dearly, but they always got me the cheaper off-brand thing.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:18 pm

        The bike thing was devastating. All my friends had Schwinns back than. That was big. I hated my Huffy. lol

      • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:19 pm

        My parents were children of the Great Depression. They believed in always saving money.

    • willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:19 pm

      like leaving college for some athletes, it would be a drop in salary

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:20 pm

        lol. True.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:35 pm

      I had a paper route, and a Sting Ray. My friend David, who now lives in Calgary, Alberta, had one of those Sting Rays with the ram handlebars, and either a three or five speed stick shift on the bar. I was jealous as hell. We reconnected about two years ago, and he still has that bike.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:38 pm

      Oh hell yes! Regularly! lol…

  35. blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:14 pm

    Is Pablo eating hot dogs and/or garlic fries on the bench? Seriously, he looks fat in the batter’s box.

  36. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:21 pm

    gorks hitting and playing CF like that doesn’t bode well for Blanco.

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:22 pm

      yep

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:37 pm

      Agree. I think Gregor is the short man out when Hanson is activated.

  37. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:25 pm

    wow guy looked like he studied at Lonnie Smith school of outfield.

  38. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    Yes! the productive out, very well done by MTO.

  39. zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    In the Central Valley in the 1950s and ’60s, high school kids used to pick peaches in the summer for cash. You could never get high school kids to do that ever again.

    • Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:39 pm

      I picked apricots in San Jose for a couple of summers. You earn your money.

      • Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:41 pm

        Pure piece work. The more you pick, the more you earn, and it was never much. But when you’re 13-14 cash in the pocket was a good thing. I preferred my paper routes.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:06 pm

        That’s when Silicon Valley was Santa Clara Valley, i.e., almost everyone lived within walking distance of an orchard. Sheesh, when I was in high school, there were still plenty of orchards . . . and we would get high in them at night.

  40. chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    About time the Giants start getting some knocks w/RISP. During that last roadie, I was about to start searching our ledges….

  41. willedav's avatar willedav said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:32 pm

    WTF is Gorks messing with? Sliding gloves?
    billy martin is rolling around in his grave.

  42. xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:35 pm

    I had a paper route for a while. I went around door to door every month to collect the subscription money. My friends were all the sons and daughters of sergeants, like my Dad. It was fine bullshitting with with them. The officers and their wives generally made a big deal about doling out a few dollars to a lower class kid trying to better himself. Fucking assholes. 😉

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:46 pm

      One of the jobs I had during my college years was janitor work at a store that had offices. Some of the people in the offices would thank me after I vacuumed their office. It was irritating. I was just doing my job. I didn’t need their condescending thank you. It’s different than a job interacting with the public.

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:53 pm

      lol

  43. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:39 pm

    Cutch has been highly unimpressive of late.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:46 pm

      He has flat out sucked…

  44. Macdog's avatar Macdog said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:42 pm

    Interesting talk about radios. When the Giants play the Phillies, because I’m considered in the Philly market, the game is blacked out on my mlb.tv account for my phone. I can still listen to the radio feed. so I’m listening to the KNBR feed. I also have a radio similar to the one Blade has, it comes in handy in Sandy-like storms. I also have an old Sony Walkman tape player that has a radio.

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:50 pm

      A Walkman would blow young people’s minds these days.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:54 pm

        I have 2 practically brand new ones (never used). I wonder how much they go for on Ebay???

      • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:02 pm

        I still remember the first time I passed a homeless guy in Berkeley who was wearing and listening to an obviously stolen Walkman. He shouted, at the top of his lungs, SPARE CHANGE MAN??

  45. chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:44 pm

    According to Giants web site, Melatonin has been activated. Tomlinson to Sacto…

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:48 pm

      I swear I heard Miller say Specs had gone to San Jose (very short train trip back to China Basin). But he’s definitely off the 25 temporarily.

  46. chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:45 pm

    Melatonin, not only activated, but on the active roster.

  47. xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:50 pm

    Amy G, of all people, just tweeted that Belt has a stomach upset. Baggs retweeted her.

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:52 pm

      Amy with a scoop! Take that, haters!
      🙂

      • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:56 pm

        Baggs noted that the “G” stands for “gastrointestinal”

    • James's avatar James said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:07 pm

      That’s what happens to millionaires who eat at Olive Garden.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:52 pm

      It was mentioned on the boobtube between innings…

  48. Macdog's avatar Macdog said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:50 pm

    This was a couple hours ago:

  49. mrsprtdude's avatar mrsprtdude said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:53 pm

    Blanco must go. GH has earned the spot if the choice is between them imo. Janitor all through high school. My freakin entitled kids..”No way i do that job”. Shit!

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:12 pm

      My hat’s off to you. 🙂

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:55 pm

      I think Actionless Jackson is the first who must go.

  50. blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 8:59 pm

    I agree that kids from USA would never pick fruit/veggies, but on the way to Australia from New Zealand (during my round the world trip in 2013), I met a teen from Great Britain that was going to do exactly that while in Australia for a few months. She was fascinating telling me how she had gotten a work Visa in New Zealand by agreeing to pick fruit and was going to do the same gig in Oz.

    This is quite common for teen back packers going to New Zealand and Oz . . . see this link: https://www.backpackerjobboard.com.au/jobs/fruit-picking-jobs/

  51. snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:01 pm

    Speaking of picking fruit, I’m taking the younger Snarkkette and her best girlfriend and family out to Brentwood tomorrow. Traditional late spring picking of cherries. Been doing this for about a dozen years since the Snarkkettes were small. Pick about 10 to 15 pounds of cherries, usually at 3 different orchards for different varieties. Eat ’em just raw and cool, make a couple of pies, use ’em to make smoothies — they go fast. You pick ’em with the stems on to keep ’em fresh. Fresh tree ripened cherries are awesome. Bings, Rainiers, Utahs, etc. Might pick a few pounds of nectarines, if they are ready. Usually in early June they are not ready, too hard. Then stop at one of these roadside farm veggies stands, a big one, and load up on fresh veggies. Put all in a big cooler in the bay of the SUV, it’ll be hot. Then onto a pizza parlor (Aladino’s) in Brentwood for a big pizza and salad late lunch. I get a nice pint of cold Sierra Nevada or similar, and we enjoy it. I like family traditions, even little ones like that. My older Snarkkette is still in Spain, the first annual cherry picking she’ll miss since we’ve been doing this. Time marches on…

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:13 pm

      Nice!
      I live near a small farmer’s market. Fresh corn is especially good.

      • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:56 pm

        My dad always told us that corn was “pig food.”

  52. blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    It’s heartening to know that Flappers had paper routes, picked fruit, etc., during their adolescent/teen years. I did everything – bused tables, washed dishes, delivered flyers for a fast food chicken restaurant, paper route, and also, did the stand outside of an electronics GE building paper gig – yelling “Hey, get your paper . . . get your Mercury News” . . . embarrassing now that I think about it.

    I seriously don’t know if kids work today??? Snarkk? Flavor?

    • snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:14 pm

      Snarrkettes have been into babysitting and petsitting since early teens. They’ve had regular customers through word of mouth, and are certified Red Cross babysitters (CPR class and all that). They make good dough. The younger Snarkkette will pull a tour on a Friday or Sat night for a couple going out for a married date for 4 hours, with 2 kids, and make anywhere from $60-$80 for the evening. And, they usually provide a pizza+salad or pasta salad dinner as part of the deal. She’ll pull a pet sitting tour for 4 – 5 days and depending on what the owner wants, she’ll nail down $100+ for the effort. When the older Snarkkette gets back from Spain she’ll be working retail at a local pet shop while she figures out what to do next, such as what college to go to. She also will do some Spanish/English middle and high school tutoring, too…

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:19 pm

        Wow! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, especially in the SF bay area. Chi can probably relate to this, when I was in the Air Force, I made a grand total of $6k a year. Thank God they provided barracks and chow halls.

      • snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:23 pm

        It doesn’t hurt that the younger Snarkkette is very cute and actually pays attention to her younger charges until they have to go to bed. The kids always like her and tell their parents they want her back, so that tends to generate lots of repeat biz. Same for the older Snarkkette when she was doing it…

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:20 pm

      When my father retired from the USAF, we moved to Santa Clara. I sold candy door to door in the evening for Emanon Youth. Emanon is No Name backwards. We had Emanon Youth cards and we were encouraged to concoct heartbreaking stories of juvenile jail and rehabilitation through honest work. We could sell the boxes of candy for whatever price we could get, so long as we gave the guy who drove the van $1 for each box he’d given us. He always drove us to the fancy parts of the valley. One kid brought bags of weed with him to sell when the person who opened the door seemed like a receptive sort. It wasn’t bad stuff for 1968. After I earned enough to buy a new surfboard I took my leave.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:27 pm

        My friends used to call these gigs, “Mcjobs” . . . Like you said Xoot, I would usually stay at one of these jobs for a couple of months and than move on to the next one, usually with a goal in mine (similar to what you described about the surf board). Sheesh, I have been thinking now and I forgot about all the weed picking, mowing the lawn and raking jobs I had. lol

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:58 pm

      I also had some dish washing jobs in high school. One summer worked installing guard rails…brutal in the Oklahoma sunmer heat.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:00 pm

        I liked bussing tables, but hated dishwashing. Just the thought of handling other people’s lunch and dinner plates/silverware was disgusting to me.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:02 pm

        Chi, did you see my comment about our military salary?

      • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:06 pm

        Agree. I hated it, too.

        Saw the military pay post. I was active 77-81. Seems I made like $400or $500 a month….

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:10 pm

        Yeah, short comment about only making $6 thousand dollars annually while in the Air Force. Thank God for chow halls and barracks or I would’ve had a sign, saying “Will Work For Food” and be positioned at the main gate. Ha.

  53. djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:17 pm

    Stratton on pace to win 20?

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:24 pm

      He’s already in elite company with 6 wins. Don’t look at his WHIP, though.

  54. blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:23 pm

    I provided this link to Willie earlier about strategy disappearing in baseball . . . http://www.espn.com/blog/buster-olney/insider/post/_/id/18564/olney-parts-of-baseball-are-disappearing-before-our-very-eyes

    Besides HRs, walks, and strike outs, just about all other aspects of baseball are disappearing. To wit, a long time manager said this:

    “There’s almost nothing for me to do [during a game]. You change the pitchers, and you wait for somebody to hit a home run. You’re not doing nearly as much stuff as you used to. You don’t even think about doing some of that stuff.”

    Read it in your spare time. It’s very depressing.

    • snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:25 pm

      That’s why I’m an old mossback, I like bunts. It’s strategy, it’s baseball. Or, it was. Sigh…

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:29 pm

        You and I both. Like I said, depressing.

    • James's avatar James said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:44 pm

      The thing that’s changed is that everyone now knows the essentials of what has actually worked for most successful teams all along . . . .

      • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:50 pm

        That’s a cold cold feeling.

      • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:51 pm

        The ball is juiced.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:04 pm

      Thanks for the article, Blade. Good read, but a depressing read. Something you almost never see anymore is the suicicde squeeze. My favorite play in the game.

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:08 pm

        Yeah, I can barely remember the last time I saw one on TV, much less at a game.

  55. xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    Crawford’s two loud outs may have improved the Giants exit velocity average tonight, but the runs have come elsewise. Fine with me.

  56. snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    Hey, Phills. Danke very much for that run !…

  57. dirtnrocksnomo's avatar dirtnrocksnomo said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    McCuthcen is 7 for his last 25. Maybe he’s finally getting it going.

    • chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:02 pm

      They were saying he typically gets hot in June. Let’s hope…

  58. snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:38 pm

    I thought I’d never say this. Gorkys has turned into a major leaguer. His defense is good, but overrated IMO. But, his hitting has definitely made big strides. Hopefully in a legit way. He’s still IMO just a #4, he really should not be starting every day, but he’s not the auto out like before…

  59. snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:39 pm

    Actionless Jackson can’t even make contact with a guy on 3rd and one out. Seriously, this dude is mired in the suckage zone. DFA him and in a week it’s Austin who? Remember in 2016 they DFA’d McGeehee on May 26, not even 2 months into the season after a totally suckaligious first two months of the season, with the Duffman taking his spot. McGeehee was hitting .200 with a league high 12 GIDPs when waived. Jackson is now hitting around .250 with OPS around .625, and it seems worse than that…

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:52 pm

      He’s already struck out 48 times.

  60. xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:44 pm

    I think early millenials worked. My older son did. He taught karate in high school and sold clothes part time in college when I wouldn’t send him enough money to pay his entertainment bills. Later millenials, not so much. His brother, seven years younger, never showed any interest in part time jobs. On the other hand, as he starts his third year of college, the kid has an engineering internship with Bausch & Lomb that pays better than any skater retail gig. It’s a new world.

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:58 pm

      What’s amazing to me is that most Millennials and Generation Xers will have numerous jobs in the private sector. Frequently moving every couple of years or even more often after graduating from college or high school. That is mind boggling to me.

      • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:09 pm

        recruiters and headhunters make a shitload of money moving people around

  61. blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 9:48 pm

    Snarkk, I’ll admit also that Gorkys is doing a good job, but as you alluded to, he’s still just a utility outfielder.

    There are warning signs all over the place, as in “Danger Will Robinson!” Specifically, his BABIP of .400 almost leads the team; with a higher rate belonging to Jackson. He is also striking out in 29.0% of his plate appearances and walking in just 4.8% of his appearances. In other words, the regression is coming.

  62. xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    Fucking Stricknine goes wrong at this moment? This was a well pitched game from the Giants until now.

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:04 pm

      well, things are looking better

  63. chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:02 pm

    Anyone watching any women’s softball World Series? There have been some damned good games. These ladies can play some softball.

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:06 pm

      I’ve watched some of it. It’s a cool thing.

  64. snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    Playing Phills always reminds me of the 2010 NLCS against those guys. One of the most memorable times for a Giants fan. Cody ripping two shots off the late Doc Hallady in game 1, the Jazz Hands HR to right late in the clinching game, the Philly fans wolf whistling Timmy, the fight scrum with Sanchy in the last game and then Beard closing out Howard to win the Pennant. Good times…

  65. djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    My pal and I made a killing during the anti-freeze shortage of 1974.
    We were going to Aqueduct with $100 bills while simultaneously throwing away our free NYC college educations.

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:17 pm

      most people in the USA don’t know what an aqueduct is. that free NYC education seems to have done just fine

  66. Macdog's avatar Macdog said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    The Phlailin’ Phils, I got 13 Ks for Giants pitchers.

  67. dirtnrocksnomo's avatar dirtnrocksnomo said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    Wow, Strickland’s ball was exploding on those last 2-3 batters. That’s a win.

  68. chipower9's avatar chipower9 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    Winner winner chicken dinner…

    Welcome back Joe Panik!

  69. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:06 pm

    Helluva job by Strick after the dink and double.

  70. snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    That has to be one of the more efficient, clean wins for the squad this season, and over a pretty decent team. Maybe Stratton is coming out of the postpartum blues…

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:12 pm

      Short game too. I like that.

    • Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:14 pm

      LOL. His wife has probably been fine this whole time.

  71. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:10 pm

    Blade, exactly. We lived off of Winchester Blvd and there were orchards everywhere when I was a kid. It’s a concrete jungle now.

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:15 pm

      We used to ride our bikes from Morse/Madrone area to White Front on El Camino and beyond to the new highway 285 construction they were building back than. Closest thing to mountain biking. Ha.

      • djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:19 pm

        Used-to-be’s don’t count anymore,
        They just lay on the floor ’til we sweep them away…

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:25 pm

      OSF grew up in the middle of an orchard in Cupertino, where Apple etc. is now.

  72. xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:12 pm

    I think Stratospheric Stratton is the ace of the 5 fives, now that he’s finally caught up on sleep. And the bullpen continues to do its job. Fun game.

    • zumiee's avatar zumiee said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:13 pm

  73. djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:17 pm

    I’m addicted to BattleBots…

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:19 pm

      I did a double take on that Loo, than Googled it . . . This is one of the biggest shows in Saigon. lol. I love watching it too.

      • djloo27's avatar djloo27 said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:25 pm

        Glad you’re with me on that, Blade.
        I love mindless entertainment…

      • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:30 pm

        Me too, especially robots destroying each other.

  74. Lurker John's avatar Lurker John said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:17 pm

    Speaking of sports to watch, don’t pass up the Stanley Cup Finals, Capitals and Golden Knights. It’s been a barnburner so far, 1-1 headed back to D.C. for game 3 tomorrow. I know some of you all like the Sharks. The NHL is always fun this time of year. This series is pretty evenly matched.

  75. snarkk's avatar snarkk said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    Sheezus.
    Belt in hospital with possible appendicitis…

    • blade3colorado's avatar blade3colorado said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:21 pm

      Are you kidding me? Does that mean a DL stint?

    • xoot's avatar xoot said, on June 1, 2018 at 10:21 pm

      the new improved Belt will come back from that quickly


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