August 10th, 2009
I hate the Dodgers because that’s what I was born to do. But, there are plenty of other good reasons.
I hate the Dodgers because Tommy Lasorda is an uncoordinated, obnoxious fat ass.
I hate the Dodgers because of Eric Gagne. Remember those retarded Gagne “Game Over” shirts? Funny, I don’t see anyone wearing those these days. Even more hilarious, is that ebay seller wants $13.99 for that shirt. Do you get a free bottle of HGH with that shirt? Amazing how nobody was making suspicions on a guy who’s fastball jumped 10 MPH after a failed career as a starter.
I hate the Dodgers because their organization has welcomed a “Raider Nation” fan mentality at Dodger Stadium. Actually, that’s a major insult to Raiders fans because they aren’t even this bad. If you wear an opposing team’s colors, you could get stabbed, or get shot, or, at least, have a beer poured on your head. The stands in the upper level and bleachers are filled with gang-bangers. If you look at the story of the stabbing from this year, you’ll find that the stabber, Arthur Alvarez is an unemployed gang member. Is there any other kind? And that wasn’t the only incident. When fans complain to Dodger security, security asks the threatened fans to leave instead of disciplining the hoodlums who are causing this mess. I can’t believe this isn’t a bigger deal because most Dodger fans do act in a civilized way, and they are disgusted when they hear about these antics.
I hate the Dodgers because some of their fans, again these hoodlum types, are so ignorant that their most used comeback for Giants fans is “faggots” or “homos”. Amazing how these morons apparently have never visited West Hollywood.
I hate the Dodgers because their fans also use the “at least we won a championship” comeback. Admittedly, this one hurts, but isn’t there a statute of limitations when you haven’t won one in 21 years? Or have only won one playoff series in 21 years. The Rockies have won more playoff series than the Dodgers in the last two decades.
I hate the Dodgers because of Ross Porter. When I was going to college in L.A., a buddy (dodger fan) and I were heading to a friend’s house to watch the Giants/Dodgers on TV (the Bonds 2-run homer and pirouette game in 1997). While listening to the pregame on the radio, Porter is discussing who should be on the Dodgers playoff roster. Even my friend said, “Why is he talking about this right now?” You have a two-game lead over your rivals with two weeks left in the season, and a huge two-game series against your rival, and you’re talking about the playoff roster and whether Eddie Murray should be on it? It was sweet, not only because the Giants swept the series and won the division, but because Murray hit into the rally-crushing double play that turned the pivotal second game around. Thanks, Ross.
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Categories: San Francisco Giants |
Tags: Andruw Jones, Barry Bonds, Brian Johnson, Bruce Bochy, Carlos Perez, Casey Blake, Chad Billingsley, Chan Ho Park, Darren Dreifort, Delino DeShields, Dodgers, Eddie Murray, Eric Gagne, Eric Karros, Eugenio Velez, Fred Claire, George Sherrill, Giants, Guillermo Mota, Ismael Valdes, James Loney, Jason Schmidt, Joe Morgan, Joe Torre, Jose Offerman, Journey, Kevin Gross, Kevin Malone, Mark Sweeney, Matt Kemp, Mike Piazza, Ned Colletti, Pablo Sandoval, Rich Aurilia, Rockies, Ross Porter, Scott Proctor, Steve Perry, Tommy Lasorda, Trevor Wilson, Vin Scully | 4 Comments
August 5th, 2009
Greg Papa does a great job on Chronicle Live and on Giants Pregame shows, but this never-ending Barry Bonds discussion needs to cease… NOW. Some New York writer does a piece on the loose Giants clubhouse minus Bonds, and Comcast needs to interview the writer on the Pregame Show and discuss it on Chronicle Live? Seriously, is this really news? I’m pretty sure Bonds hasn’t played a game in a Giants uniform in almost two years.
Of course, it doesn’t get any better when idiots call Chronicle Live suggesting the Giants need to sign Bonds. Why is it the people with no clue, are always the ones who have the guts to call and give their uninformed, misguided opinion?
Anyone that thinks Bonds would give the Giants a huge upgrade is out of their minds. (I can’t believe I’m actually going to break this down.) Clubhouse chemistry talk aside, there is little chance he could be the same hitter when he left. A great deal of Bonds’ success in his last couple of seasons was the walks (132 in 2007). Pitchers wouldn’t be dancing around Bonds as they did then. Why would you pitch around a hitter who hasn’t played in two years, is 45, and is smaller than he was two years ago?
Of course, there is also the defense, where Bonds was one of the worst defensive leftfielders in the game (which is saying something because there are a lot of bad ones). I don’t think his range has improved since he left the game and moved into his mid 40’s.
The real reason Bonds’ name gets brought up on Comcast is because TV heads are mostly void of original thought. They love discussing the same subject over and over again. It’s why we can’t get away from Brett Favre, Michael Vick, and Jon and Kate. I’m sure it won’t be the last time we see Bonds discussed on Comcast. Personally, I’d like to hear more about players that are actually on this 2009 Giants team.
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Categories: San Francisco Giants |
Tags: 49ers, Barry Bonds, Bear Pascoe, Bengie Molina, Bip Roberts, Brian Sabean, Bruce Bochy, Buster Posey, Cal, Dany Heatley, Darrius Heyward-Bey, David Baas, Desean Jackson, Don Nelson, Dre Bly, Eugenio Velez, Jahvid Best, Jeremy Roenick, Joe Martinez, Jonathan Sanchez, Kentwan Balmer, Khalif Barnes, Manny Lawson, Marshawn Lynch, Michael Crabtree, Mike LaCoss, Mike Mitchell, Mike Singletary, Pablo Sandoval, Plaxico Burress, Raiders, Sharks, Stanford | No Comments
June 9th, 2009
There’s no question that the A’s and Giants are organizationally short in position players, but that doesn’t mean they should spend their first-round picks on position players. The general consensus is that any non-pitcher, other than North Carolina’s Dustin Ackley, taken in the Top 10-15 would be a reach. Considering Ackley won’t make it out of the top five, the Giants and A’s should both draft pitching.
In the Giants case, that likely means high school lefthander Tyler Matzek from Mission Viejo. I’m not an expert by any means, but supposedly, Matzek throws hard and has very good command for a kid his age. Obviously, it sounds a lot like Madison Bumgarner. As for the A’s, based on where players will fall, they should probably draft a college pitcher, such as Arizona State lefty Mike Leake, North Carolina’s Alex White, or Missouri’s Kyle Gibson.
You always draft the best player because trades can always be made down the road. If the A’s really need a good position player in the offseason, there will be teams banging down their door asking about Vin Mazzaro, Brett Anderson, Trevor Cahill, and maybe even Josh Outman, with the season he is having. There are ALWAYS many teams that need pitching. Think about contenders such as the Yankees, Mets, Brewers, and Dodgers. They are all inquiring about pitching. As long as there is that kind of demand, there is more reason to stockpile your system with pitching. They don’t want to trade him, but the Giants could receive a pretty good position player for Bumgarner. Pitching can always be traded for good hitters. That’s why you can never have enough arms.
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Categories: Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants |
Tags: 49ers, A's, Aaron Cunningham, Adam Jones, Alex Smith, Andres Torres, Aubrayo Franklin, Barry Bonds, Bengie Molina, Brett Anderson, Brett Jackson, Bryan Anger, Cal, Charlie Frye, Daric Barton, Dashon Goldson, Drew Storen, Dustin Ackley, Giants, JaMarcus Russell, Jennifer Azzi, Jerry Jones, Josh Outman, Justin Smoak, Kentwan Balmer, Kyle Gibson, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Michael Vick, Mike Leake, Mike Singletary, Nnamdi Asomugha, Pau Gasol, Raiders, Randy Johnson, Rich Aurilia, Stanford, Stephen Strasburg, Tiger Woods, Tim Lincecum, Tim Wheeler, Trevor Cahill, Tyler Matzek, Tyreke Evans, Vin Mazzaro | No Comments
May 15th, 2009
Don Nelson will go down as one of the most successful coaches of all-time, but he should be remembered by Warrior fans as someone who put his own selfish interests ahead of the franchise’s. The NBA’s worst-kept secret is how he has manipulated an organization into hiring his buddy to be a general manager. Now, all front office decisions are made with Nelson’s short-term interests at heart.
Nellie used to be a coach that was obsessed with winning a championship. It’s a goal that every sports organization should be obsessed with. Nelson was someone who always felt he was one big man away from a title. After the Chris Webber debacle, however, Nelson has become completely driven by money. That’s why he has been deep in lawsuits with Chris Cohan and Mark Cuban. He’s been so obsessed with money that he has looked for situations where he could more easily land fatter contracts. That’s why he has often ended up in places that were going through playoff droughts. Places that would be satiated because of a simple playoff appearance. Cohan is dumb enough to have been fooled twice by Nelson’s antics. At least Cuban only gave in to a Nelson contract once, and was smart enough to call out Nelson for what he is: A coach who’s good enough to take a team to the playoffs here and there, maybe pull off an upset, but not good enough to win a championship.
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Categories: Golden State Warriors |
Tags: 49ers, A's, Adam Kennedy, Andre Ward, Andris Biedrins, Anthony Randolph, Barry Bonds, Bengie Molina, Brad Ziegler, Brandon Smith, Brian Wilson, Bruce Bochy, Chris Bosh, Don Nelson, Dontrelle Willis, Ed DeBartolo, Edison Miranda, Emmanuel Burriss, Eric Chavez, Gary Sheffield, Giants, Jed York, Jerome Randle, Kevin Frandsen, Kurt Suzuki, Larry Riley, Mark Cuban, Melissa Harris, Raiders, Ricky Jean-Francois, Robert Rowell, Scott McKillop, Sr., Tim Brown, Tim Lincecum, Warriors | No Comments
April 29th, 2009
“Whose fault is it?”
“Who do we get rid of so this doesn’t happen again?”
A natural knee-jerk reaction from fans and media, after a painful postseason flameout, is to find players and/or coaches to blame for our distress. The thinking is that something needs to change or we’re doomed to repeat past failures. The problem with knee-jerk reactions is they mostly lack reasonable analysis. I don’t claim to be a hockey expert, but I do know that Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau are fantastic players, even if they haven’t produced the playoff results that we expect. I also know that the Sharks aren’t the first team to experience repeated playoff failures. In fact, there have been other teams who have overcome postseason disappointments to eventually become Stanley Cup champions.
Before the Sharks, there have been seven top seeds who have been ousted in the opening round, and four of them eventually won Stanley Cups within three years after their ouster. Okay, that’s not a really high percentage, but the 1994 Red Wings, the 1997 Devils, the 1998 Devils, and the 2006 Red Wings, also had a solid group of good players in the prime of their careers, and instead of trading away key players, they kept most of their group intact.
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Categories: San Francisco Giants, San Jose Sharks |
Tags: A's, Barry Bonds, Bill Neukom, Bruce Bochy, Devils, Devin Setoguchi, Doug Wilson, Ducks, Edgar Renteria, Emmanuel Burriss, Evgeni Nabokov, Fred Lewis, Giants, Glen Coffee, Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton, Jonas Hiller, Jonathan Cheechoo, Jonathan Sanchez, Juan Uribe, Mark Ellis, Michael Crabtree, Michael Silver, Milan Michalek, Patrick Marleau, Red Wings, Ryane Clowe, Scot McCloughan, Sharks, Steve Perry, Travis Ishikawa, Trevor Cahill | No Comments
