7/27 GDT Chubs @ Champs

[MarcoPolo]

Damn, Belt just got robbed. That should been a double. Sigh.

 

[MarcoPolo]

Ironic that Belt gets out on that.

Why do you think it's ironic?

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

8 shutout innings by Bumgarner. Even with the bad defense he was great

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Why do you think it's ironic?

He missed one yesterday like it and everything seems to go against him right now

 

[MarcoPolo]

That's coincidental, not ironic.

 

[MarcoPolo]

When Blanco started to head towards third, I had visions of Tanaka's baserunning flub a few days ago when he tried to go to second...

 

[MarcoPolo]

Oh My God. Two great bunts, two bad throws, bases loaded no outs. Is Romo warming up already?

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

welp not a productive out but at least not a DP

 

[MarcoPolo]

Panda should have been called out - he was not running in the lane, and interfered with the throw.

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Great job Posey, Fat Panda, Pence. Bases loaded with no outs and you can't drive in a freaking run.

 

[TheSaboteur]

Can't get much more pathetic than that bases loaded, no outs display with your 3-4-5 hitters up. Wow.

 

[sfsportsfan]

That's coincidental, not ironic.

It was definitely ironic.

 

[Stokes1931]

Words just fail.

Bases loaded and no outs.

We can't even hit the ball out of the freaking infield. With our "best" hitters up.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

Sandoval will just go back to the dugout and eat a few hot dogs. Only thing he cares about is food. Yay let's get closer to the No.1 pick

 

[Stokes1931]

 

[Stokes1931]

Nate will probably hit one into the Cove.

 

[TheSaboteur]

Nate will probably hit one into the Cove.

Close.

 

[MarcoPolo]

Irony is "say one thing and the opposite thing happens" (or "the opposite of what is expected"). Most people misuse it.

Belt making an out was not the opposite of what was expected - he's not hitting anywhere near .500.

The NY Times stylebook, says:

The loose “use of irony and ironically, to mean an incongruous turn of events, is trite. Not every coincidence, curiosity, oddity and paradox is an irony, even loosely."

 

[GiantsPackersChamps2011]

This is now just laughable. Scheirholtz goes deep and wins it. This team is an absolute joke

 

[MarcoPolo]

Maybe I should change my signature to "I go figuratively insane when someone misuses 'ironic' ".