8/15 GDT Nats @ Giants

[Robotech]

I respectfully disagree gents. I never played sports at a professional level by any stretch of the imagination, but I played on some good club/traveling teams and high school ball. When somebody important went down, that game definitely had "more" meaning/importance to me (even if it was incrimental). I definitely felt the need to "step up". Now, sometimes that got me out of my game and then the results didn't back up what I was trying to do.....but that's neither here nor there. I don't question Timmy's "want" to step up, it's just a bummer that he didn't do it.

I wonder if extra adrenaline hurts or helps a pitcher.

 

[SFAnthem]

You grew up a Whitesox fan, and in Chicago, right? It's only natural that you'd be a pessimist.

And a Giants fan after that..that's a tough go

 

[Robotech]

By some miracle of God, Timmy's only given up 4 runs and we're still in this game. Let's go Brandon, Blanco and Brandon!

 

[Robotech]

Crawford getting some respect.

 

[gp956]

Fish's OBP crawls above .300..........

 

[msgkings322]

Nah, its not about predictions. Its about attitude.

Pessimists may be right but its still not my cup o tea

Free country, we all root how we root. It's just sports.

 

[TheSaboteur]

Strasburg is at 70 pitches. Nationals should probably take him out to save his arm. I recommend they put in Storen to finish the last 5 innings off.

 

[gp956]

I wonder if extra adrenaline hurts or helps a pitcher.

Doesn't have to be adrenaline, just greater concentration and focus on the moment. Less result conscious.

 

[msgkings322]

You grew up a Whitesox fan, and in Chicago, right? It's only natural that you'd be a pessimist.

Exactly right! But think about it, unless you're a Yankee fan in the middle of one of their dominant runs (and there are other examples, 70s Steelers, 80s Niners, etc) it doesn't matter who you root for you pretty much aren't going to win it all most of the time.

 

[msgkings322]

By some miracle of God, Timmy's only given up 4 runs and we're still in this game. Let's go Brandon, Blanco and Brandon!

The killer Bs. To go with our killer Ps (Panda, Posey, Pence)

 

[msgkings322]

And a Giants fan after that..that's a tough go

Well I did move to the Bay Area in 1988 so I picked up the Giants at a good time. I used to root pretty equally for both, but the Giants took over when I married my rabid Giant fan wife. I still follow the Sox some, not as much.

 

[SFAnthem]

Free country, we all root how we root. It's just sports.

yup

 

[Robotech]

The killer Bs. To go with our killer Ps (Panda, Posey, Pence)

Unfortunately, Blanco is more like the Rally Killer B right now.

 

[gp956]

Exactly right! But think about it, unless you're a Yankee fan in the middle of one of their dominant runs (and there are other examples, 70s Steelers, 80s Niners, etc) it doesn't matter who you root for you pretty much aren't going to win it all most of the time.

Yeah, but we grew up in California.

 

[Robotech]

Well I did move to the Bay Area in 1988 so I picked up the Giants at a good time. I used to root pretty equally for both, but the Giants took over when I married my rabid Giant fan wife. I still follow the Sox some, not as much.

It's tough to follow a team with A.J. Pierzynski on it.

 

[msgkings322]

Yeah, but we grew up in California.

Meaning...? Does that make you a natural sports optimist?

 

[Robotech]

Yeah, but we grew up in California.

Totally spoiled by the Niners while growing up, which set me up for total heartbreak by the Giants.

 

[msgkings322]

It's tough to follow a team with A.J. Pierzynski on it.

LOL. If he played that good for us we'd love him. Rooting for laundry and all.

 

[gp956]

Well I did move to the Bay Area in 1988 so I picked up the Giants at a good time. I used to root pretty equally for both, but the Giants took over when I married my rabid Giant fan wife. I still follow the Sox some, not as much.

Only on your MLBTV app, hidden in the garage.

 

[msgkings322]

Totally spoiled by the Niners while growing up, which set me up for total heartbreak by the Giants.

That makes sense. I wonder how 'fun' it is to be a Yankee fan, where you are so spolied that you can't even enjoy a season unless you win the WS. And even then it's kind of, 'oh yeah sure we were supposed to win, on to next year'.