October 16, 201411 yr There is one thing that is certain: Dave Righetti is the greatest pitching coach of all time.
October 17, 201411 yr So did anyone else watch the Giants series? Because Joe Buck, the announcer, was just killing me. The Giants won 4-1, and all that guy talked about was how great the Cards were.
October 17, 201411 yr Joe Buck, Joe Morgan, and Tim McCarver are my holy trinity of baseball broadcaster blowhards. Missed the baseball game. I was constantly refreshing the text based play by play feed on the Nuggets-Warriors preseason game. Best game of the night. Dubs 3rd stringers came back from a 17 pt deficit. Edited October 17, 201411 yr by Leferd "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
October 17, 201411 yr PS Still bitter about the A's self-destruction. Doing my best to avoid projecting schadenfreude towards baseball fans. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
October 18, 201411 yr I just looked at our pre-season predictions... we were all off "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
October 18, 201411 yr What do you mean? I predicted the future. It's an even year, so I look forward to watching the Giants win the World Series. I'm not one to ever question Billy Beane, I'm guessing Choice will have some fatal flaw in the majors Michael Choice was terrible. GD, you picked the Royals to win the Wild Card, that was pretty impressive.
October 18, 201411 yr Gah. I'm starting to hear it from Giants fans: 3 WS appearances in 5 years. I should switch my avatar. Too much orange for the Nippon Ham Fighters. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
October 19, 201411 yr What do you mean? I predicted the future. It's an even year, so I look forward to watching the Giants win the World Series. I'm not one to ever question Billy Beane, I'm guessing Choice will have some fatal flaw in the majors Michael Choice was terrible. GD, you picked the Royals to win the Wild Card, that was pretty impressive. I picked the Rays to win the Series. THAT was way off. But who can figure injuries? "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
October 24, 201411 yr Joe Maddon quits. The blows keep coming for Tampa Bay. Sorry GD. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
October 25, 201411 yr Author Joe Maddon quits. The blows keep coming for Tampa Bay. Sorry GD. In fairness, with Friedman gone, why in the world would Maddon want to continue working for one of the cheapest teams in the league? 🇺🇸RFK Jr 2024🇺🇸 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
October 25, 201411 yr Joe Maddon quits. The blows keep coming for Tampa Bay. Sorry GD. In fairness, with Friedman gone, why in the world would Maddon want to continue working for one of the cheapest teams in the league? Maddon had an opt-out clause in his contract (which ran thru 2015) which he could trigger if Friedman left. On top of that, reports are that contract extension talks between Maddon and the Rays front office were, errr, contentious and Maddon felt that he was being low balled. He'll find a soft spot to land. Epstein and Hoyer have him in their sites already, PS: How about those Royals? Edited October 25, 201411 yr by kgambit
October 25, 201411 yr I'm bummed that the Giants can no longer win it at home, but I'm still not too stressed. I'd like to see Petit get a longer stretch of playtime.
October 25, 201411 yr I'm in shock over Maddon. From what I read he wanted 4 years at $20M. The Rays were offering 3 years at $3.5 per with two option years at $4.5M. The Rays offer would have made him the 3rd highest paid Manager after Scioscia & Girardi. I guess that wasn't enough. Hmmm. I wonder how Don Mattingly is sleeping these days? Fitfully I'd imagine despite what the new Dodgers President is saying. As for the Rays, my money is on Dave Martinez or Charlie Montoya to replace Maddon. I'd prefer the former but the latter would be a solid choice. The best twitter quote about this was from Rays pitcher Chris Archer "I guess you are only as loyal as your options" "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
October 25, 201411 yr "I'm in shock over Maddon. From what I read he wanted 4 years at $20M. The Rays were offering 3 years at $3.5 per with two option years at $4.5M. The Rays offer would have made him the 3rd highest paid Manager after Scioscia & Girardi. I guess that wasn't enough." Typical. Siding with the bosses. Why do people alwasy side with the ones in power? Evil. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
October 25, 201411 yr I hope Mattingly keeps his job, he is not a great manager and I like watching Bochy outsmart him.
October 25, 201411 yr Typical. Siding with the bosses. Why do people alwasy side with the ones in power? Evil. Somehow I don't think Stu Sternberg & Mat Silverman could be called evil! But as far as Maddon goes, I hope he's happy with whatever he does. Heck 9 years with one team is highly unusual for a manager. Nobody should ever feel forced to take a job they don't want or keep one they are tired of.Besides, maybe the Rays will benefit from new blood. I sure hope so anyway because otherwise this is a big blow to this team. They have lost 66% of their brain trust right when the farm system is depleted and their future in Tampa is shaky. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
October 26, 201411 yr Geez, was hoping for a tied series ... but this inning ... can't believe no one is jumping into the harbor. Baseball fans are hardcore survivalists. All Stop. On Screen.
October 26, 201411 yr Well it isn't over yet. But yeah, the Giants have been winning because they pressure teams into making mistakes. Not only are the Royals playing with enough confidence that they aren't making them, they are starting to force the Giants into mistakes. But I'm not going to count them out, I did that twice in 2012.
October 26, 201411 yr Wow, you're right, fortunes change on a dime in this game. All Stop. On Screen.
October 26, 201411 yr It's weird, but a lot of people don't really get how good the Giants are offensively now. They won it in 2010 based almost completely on pitching. They basically needed 3 runs to win any game that year, even 2 would do it sometimes. Then in 2012 they were a bit better with the bats, but still had multiple aces. Now they are a hitting team, the lineup when healthy is going to give pitchers trouble. That's good, because their pitching is more suspect.
October 27, 201411 yr MadBum is a pretty nifty postseason pitcher. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
October 29, 201411 yr Any cubbie fans here? Say it with me, in theo we trust. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/cubs-to-hire-joe-maddon-as-manager.html Good lord. All that young talent and, in my opinion, the best manager in the game.
October 30, 201411 yr I'm pretty sure Bochy is the best manager in the game right now. MadBum is a pretty nifty postseason pitcher. You can say that again. Holy moly.
October 30, 201411 yr What's with all the fireworks? I'm trying to enjoy this Kings-Warriors game. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle
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