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Sjofn
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From what I understand, Pill has played at second but he sucks at it. I kinda feel like Keppinger is going to be around next year, although he is not exactly the best defensively either, and while he's good compared to the other Giants in terms of "has decent at bats, can actually get on base occassionally," Ingmar is a hater.
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Keppinger is arbitration-eligible so we will probably be cutting him loose rather than paying him whatever he'd end up with after arbitration.
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Here's an interesting photo list from SI- Baseball's meanest player. The list is led by AJ Pierzynski, who I know little about. There are some surprises to my eyes, however. Alex Rodriguez at 6 was definitely surprising, as was Youkalis at 10 and Beckett at 11. Big Z looks to be about 150 in this pictorial. |
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AJ is a twat for sure.
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Here we go, 5 game winning streak for the Giants! This is where we turn it all around and either die right before or right after the line into the play offs!  |
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Ingmar
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I laugh when I hear that Krukow ad about reserving playoff tickets.
We just got so screwed by injuries this year. If everyone stays healthy I can easily see us being 10 games better than we are. The WAR difference on Posey vs. Whiteside alone is probably 5ish.
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« Last Edit: September 15, 2011, 09:22:44 PM by Ingmar »
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Sjofn
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Whiteside's shitty defense makes me want to punch someone.
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The Braves are going to give me a fucking stroke.
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Ingmar
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Rooting for Brewers mode: engaged.
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Sjofn
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Yep!
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Fordel
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Am I supposed to root for them too?
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Sjofn
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Sure!
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Rasix
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Have you seen the shirts Ryan Braun wears? Why would you encourage that?
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Good job Arizona.
The Braves are like 2 games away from me not wanting to kill them.
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The Braves are taking "limping to the playoffs" to new and terrifyng heights.
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The Braves are taking "limping to the playoffs" to new and terrifyng heights.
Better than the Red Sox "We're going to implode ourselves right out of the playoffs" this month. |
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HaemishM
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Holy shit, Red Sox. Holy... shit.
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Heh. Homer in the bottom of the 13th to put TB in.
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caladein
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I love you baseball.
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"Point being, they can't make everyone happy, so I hope they pick me." - Ingmar"OH MY GOD WE'RE SURROUNDED SEND FOR BACKUP DIG IN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS MAN YOUR NECKBEARDS" - tgr
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Paelos
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Just got back from the Braves game. My god we were on fumes. Everyone worth a damn was hurt. We stood no chance even with Charlie Manual took his entire lineup out.
RIP 2011 Braves. Hopefully next year we don't have to play half the AAA squad in September.
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We were playing the AAA squad in June.  |
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Holy shit, Red Sox. Holy... shit.
As soon as the ESPN commentator said Papelbon was locked in and there was no way he'd let the game spiral away, I knew the Sox were fucked. Just like old times! My favorite quote was from the SUN feed out of Tampa, following their game. "This game really happened." - Johnny Damon |
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Jackpot!
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caladein
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"Point being, they can't make everyone happy, so I hope they pick me." - Ingmar"OH MY GOD WE'RE SURROUNDED SEND FOR BACKUP DIG IN DEFENSIVE POSITIONS MAN YOUR NECKBEARDS" - tgr
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NL West - I predicted Colorado, Giants, Dodgers, Padres, Dbacks.
NL Central - I predicted Cards, Reds, Brewers, Cubs, Astros, Pirates
NL East - I predicted Atlanta, Philly, Florida, Nats, Mets
So my predication of Philly, Atlanta, Cards, and Rockies in the playoffs didn't pan out. For starters, Atlanta went to shit. Secondly Arizona shocked the world. Thirdly, the Brewers played amazing at home, better than any other team in the majors. So I get two in, although the wrong ways, and two dead wrong. In the AL I had Boston, Yankees, Cleveland, and the Rangers. Similar story to my picks in the NL. Boston went to shit, Detroit shocked the world after going .500 last year on the back of Verlander, and Cleveland decided to play well under .450 ball in the second half. Nice job Indians. Two in with one the wrong way, and two dead wrong. So an odd season of picking, but half the teams are in. |
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HaemishM
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AL
Yankees
Red Sox
Detroit
Texas
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Phillies
Cards
Giants
Cubs (yes I had to, but this and Detroit are my least sure picks)
HAH! What the fuck was I thinking putting the Cubs in there. I was right about their hitting and wrong about their pitching, which sucked monkey ass. Apparently, I was also wrong about the Brewers pitching, the Giants pitching (and ability to stay healthy), and everyone was wrong about the Red Sox. |
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I got the NL West wrong, the NL Central sort of right (Brewers win and they provided the wild card, but I expected the Reds to be in, not the Cards), the NL East right, the AL West right, the AL Central semi-right, the AL East wrong, and the AL Wild Card really, really, really wrong. (Twins/White Sox!  ) |
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I said the Mariners would be lucky to win 70 games unless everything broke their way....I was damned close.
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Sjofn
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AL
Yankees
Red Sox
Detroit
Texas
NL
Phillies
Cards
Giants
Cubs (yes I had to, but this and Detroit are my least sure picks)
HAH! What the fuck was I thinking putting the Cubs in there. I was right about their hitting and wrong about their pitching, which sucked monkey ass. Apparently, I was also wrong about the Brewers pitching, the Giants pitching (and ability to stay healthy), and everyone was wrong about the Red Sox. There was ... nothing wrong with the Giants pitching. Even the best fucking pitchers in the universe were going to have a tough time with the Giants' offense. They have a bit of a fifth starter problem now, I suppose, but ... the pitching had virtually nothing to do with the Giants whimpering out this season. |
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Fordel
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I can corroborate that, Sjofn informed me of every painful 1-0 loss! "Fordel... WHY CAN'T THEY HIT THE BAALLLLL WHYYYYYYY" |
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Sjofn
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I did, I really did. And Fordel put up with it like a champ.
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HaemishM
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There was ... nothing wrong with the Giants pitching. Even the best fucking pitchers in the universe were going to have a tough time with the Giants' offense. They have a bit of a fifth starter problem now, I suppose, but ... the pitching had virtually nothing to do with the Giants whimpering out this season.
What I meant was I thought the Giants' pitching could make up for their atrocious hitting over the long haul again this year. It couldn't, but to be fair to them, I'm not sure any staff could have overcome how bad that offense was, especially without Posey. Everyone has a FIFTH starter problem. Most teams also have a fourth starter problem in addition. |
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Sjofn
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The Giants bullpen was pretty ridiculous too. SIGH Y U NO HIT BALL GIANTS Anyway, that makes more sense.  |
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