January 2011
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WatchSo I was going to write something kind of sappy about 2010 and the Giants and life in general and how 2010 didn’t start out very well, but it was pretty awesome toward the end, but then I started having a couple of celebratory New Year’s beverages, and now I feel all happy and warm and fuzzy inside. I’ve learned not to spill my guts on the Internet after drinking celebratory...
Currently watching The Magic Inside. I still laugh every time I see the clip of Denorfia diving and missing the ball.
December 2010
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“You know what? Fuck Purple Row. Fuck them and their goat ass.
Fans are...”
– “jctGamer” in a comment on The 2011 Hall of Fame Class - McCovey Chronicles (via jgambol)
(This is why I love McC.)
This is beautiful. It also made me jump out of my chair, pump my fist in the air, and yell, “FUCK YEAH SHUT UP.” I think I’ve had enough coffee for the day.
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“The crowd energy at San Francisco is like surfing Cloud Break every night...”
– Tim Flannery
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“I’ve got to admit, I had tears in my eyes when they won. I had tears in my...”
– Dodgers GM Ned Colletti on the Giants’ road to the World Series. Colletti served as Giants GM Brian Sabean’s right-hand man before accepting the Dodgers gig.
Secret Agent Ned is all but admitting that he’s a secret agent for the Giants.
(h/t to McCovey Chronicles)
ronnbonnn asked: Could you give me a link to your wallpaper image? I love it.
ronnbonnn asked: Could you give me a link to your wallpaper image? I love it.
holdontometight asked: Merry Christmas!! :)
holdontometight asked: Merry Christmas!! :)
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San Francisco Giants' Brian Wilson saves holiday... →
“The gift of giving is not about the actual gift itself,” Wilson said. “It is not about feeling like you did something good. It is not about looking better in the public’s eye. To me, it is about the moment of happiness you can create in a person’s life by the simple gesture of letting them know that they matter … to you.”
Gotta love Brian Wilson.
Dave Flemming’s call of Edgar Renteria’s home run in game 5 of the World Series is still the best thing ever.
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Willie Mays Gets a Giant Christmas Present →
Mr. Mays is happiest when he visits the clubhouse before ball games, holding court with players young enough to be his grandchildren. He sits at a card table and asks the players to sign it, and he’ll bring the table home as a souvenir. He doesn’t care for the loud music, but he is nonjudgmental about the players. Asked if Major League Baseball is ready for an openly gay player, Mr....
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Krukow and Kuiper close to signing six-year... →
The Giants are close to re-signing their biggest free agents. Very good news.
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WatchBehind the scenes at Tim Lincecum’s Sports Illustrated cover shoot.
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Sports Illustrated Pics of the Year →
Including two photos from the Giants’ postseason run. (Photos #16 and #23 if you’re curious.)
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Season's Greetings from the San Francisco Giants →
Just got this in an e-mail from the Giants. It’s no lip dub, but I’ll take it.
(Not to mention that World Series Champions logo gets me every single time. The thing is, that happened.)
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Pirates Designate Joe Martinez For Assignment →
It’s a slow news day. Very slow. If I’d been on top of things this year, perhaps I could have planned a joint birthday party today for Aubrey Huff, Freddy Sanchez, Cody Ross and yours truly (all of you on Tumblr would be invited, naturally), so we could all watch Huff guzzle beer while wearing the rally thong on his head as Freddy Sanchez dances (carefully, because he’s...
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Lincecum's Dad Taught World Series Star His... →
Chris Lincecum, 63, stayed up all night at his home in Bellevue, Wash. He can do that whenever he wants now, in his first year of retirement after 42 years working at Boeing. But this was pure adrenaline. Chris’s youngest son, the one he calls his soul mate, had reached baseball’s summit.
“I never got to sleep,” Chris Lincecum said. “At 6 o’clock the next morning, I was still up. I...
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WatchI posted this video that I made back in April, but I thought today was an appropriate day to post it again.
Happy birthday, Aubrey.
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“Best way to close a game is to throw a fastball down the middle, he swings and...”
– Brian Wilson when asked during Spring Training what the best way to close a game is.
He ended up being pretty close. I wish the Giants had come up with some sort of rap though. That would entertain me.
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World Series Bling →
Giants planning a ring worthy of a champion.
Can’t wait to see what it ends up looking like.
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Today’s edition of LOL DODGERS! comes courtesy of MLB Trade Rumors:
At this time last season, the Dodgers were ready to start the season with a future Hall of Famer roaming left field. Now they’re still trying to find someone for the job after Scott Podsednik declined his half of a mutual option. They had some interest in Bill Hall, but he decided to sign with the Astros. The Dodgers...
“Something doesn’t add up when you read Renteria’s quotes and yet the agent...”
– Giants assistant GM, Bobby Evans, after Edgar Renteria’s agent sent him a text message trying to spin Renteria’s quote about the Giants “disrespectful” offer of $1 MM.
Call me old fashioned, but I think a phone call may have been more appropriate for the occasion. What did Renteria’s agent send,...
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Giants vs Phillies. I'm takin' Timmy and Weez. →
A Giants fan’s holiday e-card starring Tim Lincecum and Brian Wilson.
(h/t to NBC Bay Area)
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The Journey: Giants bring home World Series trophy... →
Another clip from The Journey, which I really wish was on TV right now, so I could watch it.
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As the Renteria Turns
An update on the on-going Edgar Renteria saga (yes, it is a slow news day) courtesy of John Shea:
Here’s an update from John Shea on the Renteria saga. Spoke with Giants assistant GM Bobby Evans, who received a text from agent Barry Meister, who suggested his client has no problem with the Giants and that the “total disrespect” line might not have been an accurate...
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I just bought more baseball t-shirts that I don’t really need at the MLB shop. I am a sucker for 25% off discounts on shirts that were already discounted. In my defense, my birthday is next week, so my gift to myself is baseball t-shirts that I don’t really need. It’s really handy having a birthday this time of year, especially so close to Christmas, because whenever you buy...
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Hall won't beckon, but Rueter had fine career →
Rueter won 10 games or more for seven consecutive seasons (1997-2003), averaging 13 victories and nearly 32 starts per year in that stretch. His 105 wins with San Francisco are the most by a Giants left-hander since the franchise moved west in 1958.
Rueter cherished his reliability.
“When I took the ball, I wanted my team to think they had a good chance to win,” he said.
Rueter...
countingthesplashhits:
findtheswagger:
How long before Ned Colletti makes an offer to Renteria?
You stole my snarky comment! =D
Great snarky minds think alike, especially when it comes to making jokes about the Dodgers.
“To play for a million dollars, I’d rather stay with my private business and...”
– Edgar Renteria on the Giants “disrespectful” offer of $1 million.
Well, there goes the whole playing for the love of the game thing. I understand players need to believe they are the best in order to perform at such a high level, but Renteria should understand that there is not a lot of jobs for a...
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How long before Ned Colletti makes an offer to Renteria?
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Edgar Renteria says Giants' $1M offer is 'a total... →
Well then. Thanks for the dingers in the World Series, Edguhdar.
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Currently airing on the NFL Network (or CBS 5 locally), How Not to Play Football starring the 49ers.