JRGoldman Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 And then Matt Williams pinch hits for Jordan Zimmermann in what will assuredly be JZ's last game so the fans don't get to give him an ovation. Yeah - my Twitter feed is on fire and I can't stop laughing The way you wrote this I thought Matt Williams put himself in as a pinch hitter for Jordan Zimmerman. Now I'm sad we didn't get the trolliest move in sports history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The fates would conspire against our wills and he'd hit one out. That GS wasn't even close at the plate either, they all made it in easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Down to Mookie Wilson's #1. Kinda sad we won't clinch in Philly in front of an invasion by Mets fans but all that counts is getting the job done. He may drive me nuts sometimes but I don't see how Collins isn't NL manager of the year. The lineups he was forced to field for the first 2/3rds of the season were among the worst MLB lineups in recent memory but he kept things afloat. He really deserves a lot of credit. Sandy wins executive of the year running away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Boy after this season can Matt Williams and Brad Ausmus get any kind of baseball job, or go to Japan or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Boy after this season can Matt Williams and Brad Ausmus get any kind of baseball job, or go to Japan or what? Atlantic League. Hell maybe Can-Am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I think they MIGHT have a shot at the California Penal, but I don't want to jump the gun. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grilledcheese Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Oh yeah, nothing but good things to say about Juan Uribe. 2010 couldn't have happened without him, and for that I'll forgive him just about anything. It was very gracious of him to continue to Be A Good Giant by stinking it up those first couple years in L.A., too Also I may have rooted just a little bit for the Dodgers in 2013 because they were the least objectionable of the 4 LCS teams, and Uribe made that a lot more bearable. Glad he's still finding a place on contending teams, and if the Mets get past the NLDS I will not at all be surprised if one particular Juan Uribe at-bat is a big part of why. Yeah, Uribe is the man. Thank god he still had the top flight defense in those first couple years, or I might have turned on him completely. Holy shit, you are a better man than I am. SFG could be playing a team comprised entirely of Nazis and I couldn't bring myself to root for them. One day the Yankees & Giants will play in a WS, and my heart will break, because I would have zero reason to enjoy the Fall Classic. I couldn't either. I recently went to an event in the Bay Area, and was sad because my friends wouldn't let me wear my Dodgers hat. They said we'd get in a fight. Stupid battery chuckers. You wouldn't have had anything to worry about, a lot of the new breed of fans brought on by their recent run of championships don't know a goddamn thing about the game, and certainly don't treasure the rivalry enough to have given you any kind of hard time. SF is a fantastic baseball town, and the Giants fanbase for the most part falls right in line with that. I am at Pac Bell like a dozen times a year, and not just for Dodgers games, I try to get there for an AZ series, and almost always for SD a couple games. I walk in there like a courteous visitor, draped in as much Dodger blue as I can get onto my body, and the only grief I catch is relatively good-natured ribbing. You might hear a lot of "3 in 5 years!", but you just have to remind everyone that it's actually 3 in 60 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I would never risk flying enemy colors at a game. Too many examples to cite of violence. Not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 If you don't act like a jackbag you'll be fine. I've worn Jays stuff at games in Boston Detroit and New York and everything has been fine each time. On the other hand when I wore a Leafs jersey in Montreal. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Living in close proximity to philly means hearing decades of stories about the abuse taken by innocent visiting fans at the vet or spectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The playoff drought is over. The record is yours now Buffalo Bills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Oh yeah, nothing but good things to say about Juan Uribe. 2010 couldn't have happened without him, and for that I'll forgive him just about anything. It was very gracious of him to continue to Be A Good Giant by stinking it up those first couple years in L.A., too Also I may have rooted just a little bit for the Dodgers in 2013 because they were the least objectionable of the 4 LCS teams, and Uribe made that a lot more bearable. Glad he's still finding a place on contending teams, and if the Mets get past the NLDS I will not at all be surprised if one particular Juan Uribe at-bat is a big part of why. Yeah, Uribe is the man. Thank god he still had the top flight defense in those first couple years, or I might have turned on him completely. Holy shit, you are a better man than I am. SFG could be playing a team comprised entirely of Nazis and I couldn't bring myself to root for them. One day the Yankees & Giants will play in a WS, and my heart will break, because I would have zero reason to enjoy the Fall Classic. I couldn't either. I recently went to an event in the Bay Area, and was sad because my friends wouldn't let me wear my Dodgers hat. They said we'd get in a fight. Stupid battery chuckers. You wouldn't have had anything to worry about, a lot of the new breed of fans brought on by their recent run of championships don't know a goddamn thing about the game, and certainly don't treasure the rivalry enough to have given you any kind of hard time. SF is a fantastic baseball town, and the Giants fanbase for the most part falls right in line with that. I am at Pac Bell like a dozen times a year, and not just for Dodgers games, I try to get there for an AZ series, and almost always for SD a couple games. I walk in there like a courteous visitor, draped in as much Dodger blue as I can get onto my body, and the only grief I catch is relatively good-natured ribbing. You might hear a lot of "3 in 5 years!", but you just have to remind everyone that it's actually 3 in 60 years. Eh, to be honest, we were going to a rave, and there's a section of the NoCal scene that really, really, dislikes LA ravers for whatever reason, so it was probably the smart choice. Just rocked the Raiders hat instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Living in close proximity to philly means hearing decades of stories about the abuse taken by innocent visiting fans at the vet or spectrum. If you're not a fucking asshole, they won't give a shit. I've had a whopping one incident in probably 80+ games at Citizens Bank Park, and that came courtesy of a drunk whose wife apologized for him afterwards. re: Wren. He's an abrasive personality. Given that Hazen and Dombrowski will be there to rein him in, he should be fine. He's tremendous at building a bullpen and bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 There's a lot of lowlifes going to 49ers games and Dodger games. I wouldn't suggest anyone wear opposing team jerseys at these venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The playoff drought is over. The record is yours now Buffalo Bills It's safe with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 For three months or so anyway.. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Longest MLB streaks now are the Mariners (01), Marlins (03), and Astros (05). After Houston is the Mets (06). Parity is kinda cool, as is seeing markets like KC, Pittsburgh, and Toronto rabidly supporting their non-garbage teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Over 500k fans have gone to the last 13 home Blue Jay games. This city was dying for a team to get behind...thanks AA for pulling the trigger on those deadline deals! Wilcard clinched, but passing KC is the prize. GO JAYS GO! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Does the Wild Card game count as playoffs? For some weird reason I thought it doesn't. Speaking of that I will be at the AL WC game next Tuesday thanks to my friend who gave me his ticket (he's going to London to see the Jets play there so he'll be out of town). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 this needs to be posted in the front 3 rows of all Jays games for the rest of the season 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Is Ben Revere one of those guys that advanced stats has really taken the value out from under him? He seems to get on base often enough, has an average of over .300, is ridiculously fast but his WAR is rarely over 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 this needs to be posted in the front 3 rows of all Jays games for the rest of the season I hope someone at least chucked a beer can at that dude. Looked like a total douchebag too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Is Ben Revere one of those guys that advanced stats has really taken the value out from under him? He seems to get on base often enough, has an average of over .300, is ridiculously fast but his WAR is rarely over 2.Maybe. But we are talking a guy who played a full season and had an OBP higher than his slugging %... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Is Ben Revere one of those guys that advanced stats has really taken the value out from under him? He seems to get on base often enough, has an average of over .300, is ridiculously fast but his WAR is rarely over 2. He doesn't hit for power, which is a problem when you don't have the arm to play center. He doesn't walk much at all, meaning you're not getting much aside from those singles. He's a solid starting outfielder, but not a franchise guy. Poor man's Denard Span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 this needs to be posted in the front 3 rows of all Jays games for the rest of the season Is the sign like this still up at Wrigley Field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts