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AtLast · 09-24-2011, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by macele

houston cleaned house, keppinger to the giants ... i would have much rather had bourn or pence. really like bourn.

and speaking of houston, isn't it crazy how berkman went to the yankees ... couldn't do nothing. but then to the cardinals and boom! and crawford going to boston. his bat just hasn't been the same.

Keppinger has not done much for us overall since he was traded to us. Beltran has been great.

I agree- Bourn or Pence would have been much better. But, I know players due have slumps and bumps. But Keppinger doesn't look all that dedicated out there- in defense as well.

Geez, SF is banged up.

bigbutchmistie · 09-24-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by oneye

did they clinch tonight? i watched the tigers game, naturally. but i never heard anything final about Tx.

Yes they did

I am so proud of them for last year and this year...

macele · 09-24-2011, 05:59 PM

pittsburgh has a lot of potential. jose tabata, neil walker, alex presley (played for ole miss, so he's got southern skill lol) ... great young talent. i really like charlie morton. maybe a few surprise trades in the off season and they are contenders.

macele · 09-24-2011, 06:09 PM

atlast, they are banged up ... key reason for not being at the top.

keppinger started off doing ok for the giants. as of late, nothing. all he is pretty much gonna give you is average. he has done that like he can.

for some, changing teams, they never miss a beat. then others a struggle. he did much better at houston. but of course, he needs more time at sf.

macele · 09-24-2011, 06:12 PM

i meant to say keppinger HASN'T done that. i need to preview lol.

oneye · 09-24-2011, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by macele

for some, changing teams, they never miss a beat. then others a struggle. he did much better at houston. but of course, he needs more time at sf.

or...in the case of doug fister, who came over to detroit from seattle late in the season, he CAUGHT ON FIRE!!! he's been fantastic since coming to us, and he's been a key addition that has, i believe, helped ensure our success.

AtLast · 09-24-2011, 07:01 PM

I don't know if I have it in me to watch the rest of the SF v AZ game! Talk about pitiful! I feel terrible for Surkamp- but he has to learn how to pitch in the big leagues under these kinds of situations. No one else really to start.

I thought Belt's sloppy outfielding and then the umpire-Fontenot collision was bad enough. But all of the walks turned into runs and Moto doesn't look like he has his stuff either. And now our bullpen will be worked to hell when it didn't have to.

Plain ugly! Maybe the giants offense will be so embarrassed and pissed, they will just hit like hell. probably not. No way to go down at the end.

As usual, 2 runners left on in the top of the 1st with some of our "good" hitters up. I want to scream!!!

Think I'll walk the dog and see if I can stand watching when I get back....

Please, someone give me good news about the BoSox.....

AtLast · 09-24-2011, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by macele

atlast, they are banged up ... key reason for not being at the top.

keppinger started off doing ok for the giants. as of late, nothing. all he is pretty much gonna give you is average. he has done that like he can.

for some, changing teams, they never miss a beat. then others a struggle. he did much better at houston. but of course, he needs more time at sf.

I know and Keppie will probably get it going and do fine next season. Yes, they are beat up. Most of our last games have not had but one player that even played in the WS last season. Our guys have had a horrible year with injuries and very serious injuries.

I shouldn't get mad at 'em.....

AtLast · 09-24-2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by macele

pittsburgh has a lot of potential. jose tabata, neil walker, alex presley (played for ole miss, so he's got southern skill lol) ... great young talent. i really like charlie morton. maybe a few surprise trades in the off season and they are contenders.

And Andrew McCutchen- he has a very bright career ahead of him and I hope Pittsburgh hangs onto him. Gifted athlete with smarts!

macele · 09-24-2011, 07:31 PM

doug fister! yes, love him. he made detroit so much stronger.

AtLast · 09-24-2011, 07:36 PM

Thinking Bret Pill of SF is going to give us some good ball in the future!

oneye · 09-24-2011, 07:57 PM

we are DETERMINED to NOT have the home field advantage in the division playoff!

AtLast · 09-24-2011, 09:46 PM

Weird... the power went out during the SF v AZ game. There was a delay... but now it is the bottom of the 8th and its 15-2 AZ. What a mess!! But ATL didn't win and didn't clinch the wildcard birth tonight either. Cards won. This is so crazy!!

I just want the Giants to take the last game with AZ...PLEASE!!! After tonight, some face must be saved! But all of our rookies got some major league play and that is a good thing.

oneye · 09-24-2011, 10:56 PM

that's totally weird. last week when the tigers played in oakland, the lights went out at that game. took like 20 minutes to get them back on and revved up to play again.

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Originally Posted by AtLastHome

Weird... the power went out during the SF v AZ game. There was a delay... but now it is the bottom of the 8th and its 15-2 AZ. What a mess!! But ATL didn't win and didn't clinch the wildcard birth tonight either. Cards won. This is so crazy!!

I just want the Giants to take the last game with AZ...PLEASE!!! After tonight, some face must be saved! But all of our rookies got some major league play and that is a good thing.

Kobi · 09-25-2011, 02:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AtLastHome

I don't know if I have it in me to watch the rest of the SF v AZ game! Talk about pitiful! I feel terrible for Surkamp- but he has to learn how to pitch in the big leagues under these kinds of situations. No one else really to start.

I thought Belt's sloppy outfielding and then the umpire-Fontenot collision was bad enough. But all of the walks turned into runs and Moto doesn't look like he has his stuff either. And now our bullpen will be worked to hell when it didn't have to.

Plain ugly! Maybe the giants offense will be so embarrassed and pissed, they will just hit like hell. probably not. No way to go down at the end.

As usual, 2 runners left on in the top of the 1st with some of our "good" hitters up. I want to scream!!!

Think I'll walk the dog and see if I can stand watching when I get back....

Please, someone give me good news about the BoSox.....

No good news on the BoSox side either.

They lost to the Yankees Saturday 9-1. Lester didnt even last 3 innings and gave up 8 runs! Lester, who usually has a horrid April, is having a horrendous September.

Both the Rays and Angels won. The Rays are now 1.5 games behind and the Angels 2.5 in the wildcard.

The Sox and Yanks play 2 today: Wakefield vs Burnett, and Lackey vs Nova.
Novena time.

I am expecting the Rays to take over the wildcard lead by days end. The Sox have given them ample opportunity to get back in the mix and they are taking advantage of it. Good for them!

Sad part, is the Sox have stayed in this long not because of anything they are doing (losing) but because of what the Yanks and Rays have done.

Yanks and Rays close out the season against one another for 3 games. If the Sox get in, it will be thanks to the Yankees. Have to love the irony of that. LOL.

I am almost hoping the Rays win at this point. They seem to have the motivation to play well, try harder, and are just a gritty team. The Sox just look embarassingly pitiful out there.

Sigh.

AtLast · 09-25-2011, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Kobi

No good news on the BoSox side either.

They lost to the Yankees Saturday 9-1. Lester didnt even last 3 innings and gave up 8 runs! Lester, who usually has a horrid April, is having a horrendous September.

Both the Rays and Angels won. The Rays are now 1.5 games behind and the Angels 2.5 in the wildcard.

The Sox and Yanks play 2 today: Wakefield vs Burnett, and Lackey vs Nova.
Novena time.

I am expecting the Rays to take over the wildcard lead by days end. The Sox have given them ample opportunity to get back in the mix and they are taking advantage of it. Good for them!

Sad part, is the Sox have stayed in this long not because of anything they are doing (losing) but because of what the Yanks and Rays have done.

Yanks and Rays close out the season against one another for 3 games. If the Sox get in, it will be thanks to the Yankees. Have to love the irony of that. LOL.

I am almost hoping the Rays win at this point. They seem to have the motivation to play well, try harder, and are just a gritty team. The Sox just look embarassingly pitiful out there.

Sigh.

You know, if by some magical spin of luck, the Giants got the wildcard bid, I am thinking along the lines you are about the BoSox- it would be due to losses of the other contenders really and not because we are playing good ball.

I feel for the guys because the injuries to key players has really been awful. Even Sabdoval is playing without being able to bat right-handed- he is still injured really. Plus, I love Bochy. But they won the WS last year and will finish third- not so bad given what has gone on. Besides, we die-hard SF fans will be right back in the stands next year rooting them on.

Tonight, SF was just horrible! But the D-Backs are so very hyped and motivated and I am looking foreward to their play-off games. Kirk Gibson is one hell of a motivating manager. He was a great Tigers player, too. Could be Manager of the Year easily. Lot of heart on that team. SF has not been playing good ball either.

Yes, the Rays are giving it their all. It is amazing how the last slots are still in play right at the last week! But that is what I love about the game- the scrapping to the end. But, tonight, SF looked a mess!

But it did my heart good to see clips of Biuster Posey last week playing catch. He certainly did so gingerly, and how well he will actually recover is not known. I hope the guy play again and at the level he did. Afterall, Mark DeRosa was counted out and he has been out there contributing big since he returned. Don'y know if he will retun next year- he may retire anyway. But, damn, he has been great.

Oh, boy! It is almost play-off time!

Kobi · 09-25-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by AtLastHome

You know, if by some magical spin of luck, the Giants got the wildcard bid, I am thinking along the lines you are about the BoSox- it would be due to losses of the other contenders really and not because we are playing good ball.

I feel for the guys because the injuries to key players has really been awful. Even Sabdoval is playing without being able to bat right-handed- he is still injured really. Plus, I love Bochy. But they won the WS last year and will finish third- not so bad given what has gone on. Besides, we die-hard SF fans will be right back in the stands next year rooting them on.

Tonight, SF was just horrible! But the D-Backs are so very hyped and motivated and I am looking foreward to their play-off games. Kirk Gibson is one hell of a motivating manager. He was a great Tigers player, too. Could be Manager of the Year easily. Lot of heart on that team. SF has not been playing good ball either.

Yes, the Rays are giving it their all. It is amazing how the last slots are still in play right at the last week! But that is what I love about the game- the scrapping to the end. But, tonight, SF looked a mess!

But it did my heart good to see clips of Biuster Posey last week playing catch. He certainly did so gingerly, and how well he will actually recover is not known. I hope the guy play again and at the level he did. Afterall, Mark DeRosa was counted out and he has been out there contributing big since he returned. Don'y know if he will retun next year- he may retire anyway. But, damn, he has been great.

Oh, boy! It is almost play-off time!

Sorry to hear SF is playing as poorly as we are these days. Of course we will be back cheering our teams on next year! Thats what us diehard fans do.

Detroit vs Arizona for the WS would be sweet!

Dominique · 09-25-2011, 09:17 AM

Wow, I thought, lucky me. I got to see the NY Yankees and Bo Sox on TV last night. I am not quite geared for televised baseball yet, and I can understan why some people find it boring (like the way I view golf) so I was reading the paper while I was watching the game....before I knew it, it was 8-0, yankees. I wondered if I had fallen asleep for a little while. Lester was replaced and I didn't see that. The play by play announcer said if the Red sox were not able to recover, their record would be 5 and 17 in September. (As bad as the
SuckO's, who beat the Reds again). It took until the 7th inning for the Bo Sox to get anything on the board. Hopefully today will be better. You need every game now too. And I guess the numbers ran out on the Giants....Sorry Atlast. I know how that feels.

AND YES WE WILL... US DIE HARDS WILL LIVE FOR SPRING TRAINING!!

Bo Sox, 1.5, you're hanging on by a string.

Hack · 09-25-2011, 02:41 PM

Not that I will ever be a fan, but....

What the hell is happening to the Red Sox? The Rays are now just a half a game from catching them in the Wild Card? Wow.

macele · 09-25-2011, 04:08 PM

terry francona flip flops his batting line up so much, just crazy. by now he should have pretty much a set line up ... a few adjustments when players are hot or cold. but he has done it all season and still doing it. maybe that's his style and i just never noticed lol. drives me crazy.

boston's pitching is horrible. even if they do hang on to the wildcard, probable first round, done.

francona just doesn't know what to do. for a while there, middle of the season, good things. can't put the total blame on the coach, but he has the players to get it done. pitching, nahhh ... just ain't gonna get it done.

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macele Member How Do You Identify?: a bold-assed maximus Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: mississippi Posts: 1,066 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 3,231 Times in 847 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	pittsburgh has a lot of potential. jose tabata, neil walker, alex presley (played for ole miss, so he's got southern skill lol) ... great young talent. i really like charlie morton. maybe a few surprise trades in the off season and they are contenders.

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macele Member How Do You Identify?: a bold-assed maximus Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: mississippi Posts: 1,066 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 3,231 Times in 847 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	atlast, they are banged up ... key reason for not being at the top. keppinger started off doing ok for the giants. as of late, nothing. all he is pretty much gonna give you is average. he has done that like he can. for some, changing teams, they never miss a beat. then others a struggle. he did much better at houston. but of course, he needs more time at sf.

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macele Member How Do You Identify?: a bold-assed maximus Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: mississippi Posts: 1,066 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 3,231 Times in 847 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	i meant to say keppinger HASN'T done that. i need to preview lol.

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AtLast Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Woman Preferred Pronoun?: HER - SHE Relationship Status: Relating Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird Posts: 5,408 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,826 Thanked 10,826 Times in 3,199 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I don't know if I have it in me to watch the rest of the SF v AZ game! Talk about pitiful! I feel terrible for Surkamp- but he has to learn how to pitch in the big leagues under these kinds of situations. No one else really to start. I thought Belt's sloppy outfielding and then the umpire-Fontenot collision was bad enough. But all of the walks turned into runs and Moto doesn't look like he has his stuff either. And now our bullpen will be worked to hell when it didn't have to. Plain ugly! Maybe the giants offense will be so embarrassed and pissed, they will just hit like hell. probably not. No way to go down at the end. As usual, 2 runners left on in the top of the 1st with some of our "good" hitters up. I want to scream!!! Think I'll walk the dog and see if I can stand watching when I get back.... Please, someone give me good news about the BoSox.....

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macele Member How Do You Identify?: a bold-assed maximus Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: mississippi Posts: 1,066 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 3,231 Times in 847 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	doug fister! yes, love him. he made detroit so much stronger.

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Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Wow, I thought, lucky me. I got to see the NY Yankees and Bo Sox on TV last night. I am not quite geared for televised baseball yet, and I can understan why some people find it boring (like the way I view golf) so I was reading the paper while I was watching the game....before I knew it, it was 8-0, yankees. I wondered if I had fallen asleep for a little while. Lester was replaced and I didn't see that. The play by play announcer said if the Red sox were not able to recover, their record would be 5 and 17 in September. (As bad as the SuckO's, who beat the Reds again). It took until the 7th inning for the Bo Sox to get anything on the board. Hopefully today will be better. You need every game now too. And I guess the numbers ran out on the Giants....Sorry Atlast. I know how that feels. AND YES WE WILL... US DIE HARDS WILL LIVE FOR SPRING TRAINING!! Bo Sox, 1.5, you're hanging on by a string.

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09-25-2011, 04:08 PM	#640
macele Member How Do You Identify?: a bold-assed maximus Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: mississippi Posts: 1,066 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 3,231 Times in 847 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	terry francona flip flops his batting line up so much, just crazy. by now he should have pretty much a set line up ... a few adjustments when players are hot or cold. but he has done it all season and still doing it. maybe that's his style and i just never noticed lol. drives me crazy. boston's pitching is horrible. even if they do hang on to the wildcard, probable first round, done. francona just doesn't know what to do. for a while there, middle of the season, good things. can't put the total blame on the coach, but he has the players to get it done. pitching, nahhh ... just ain't gonna get it done.