Off Season Moves/News/Rumors/Discussion Thread

[tzill]

Still, if the Giants could've found a way to make it more difficult for that fourth year to vest, I would have really liked them to offer him something in the neighborhood of that contract. Oh, well... don't you have a fever or something?

 

[filosofy29]

Jason Kubel signs with the DBags according to MLBTradeRumors.

 

[Heathbar012]

Jason Kubel signs with the DBags according to MLBTradeRumors.

Interesting. Formidable opponent, indeed.

 

[msgkings322]

Interesting. Formidable opponent, indeed.

Everyone keeps getting a little better...including us I guess.

Not feeling as cocky about the playoffs as I did at the beginning of 2011. Feels more like 2010...

See what I did there?

 

[SFGRTB]

Jason Kubel signs with the DBags according to MLBTradeRumors.

Every other team continuing to get better while the Giants continue to stand pat.

Sad.

BTW, rep msg.

 

[Heathbar012]

Giants Sign Brian Burres: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

Brian Burresong?

 

[calsnowskier]

Giants Sign Brian Burres: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

Brian Burresong?

If you mean that they were both former farm hands of the Giants, than yes.

If you mean that they were both highly touted pitching prospects that fell on hard times, than no.

The only similarity between the two are that they started in the Giants org.

I would compare Song to Bonser more than Burres, and Bonser's second run in the Giants org in '10 fell a little short of Song's success in '11.

 

[msgkings322]

If you mean that they were both former farm hands of the Giants, than yes.

If you mean that they were both highly touted pitching prospects that fell on hard times, than no.

The only similarity between the two are that they started in the Giants org.

I would compare Song to Bonser more than Burres, and Bonser's second run in the Giants org in '10 fell a little short of Song's success in '11.

I think he just meant: random old farmhand signing = lightning in a bottle again?

Should I bust out the HF icon?

 

[Stokes1931]

I think he just meant: random old farmhand signing = lightning in a bottle again?

Should I bust out the HF icon?

Might as well keep in practice, though Cal is one of the least deserving around here.

 

[Stokes1931]

Every other team continuing to get better while the Giants continue to stand pat.

Sad.

BTW, rep msg.

I thought PTMFB retired. (ba-da-bing)

I remember an old book of headlines from the Columbia School of Journalism, which had a headline from the Watergate era: "Nixon to Stand Pat on Tapes". Never ceases to crack me up. (You youngsters, go ahead and Google Tricky Dick and look up his wife's name.)

Here are some more.... http://www.minnpost.com/ericblackblog/2009/03/23/7572/nixon_to_stand_pat_on_watergate_tapes

 

[Stokes1931]

If you are too lazy to look it up, here are the highlights:

"New Missouri U. Chancellor Expects Little Sex"

"Milk Drinkers Turn to Powder"

"City May Impose Mandatory Time For Prostitution"

"Stiff opposition expected to casketless funeral plan"

"Shouting Match Ends Teacher's hearing"

(From The Minneapolis Tribune, 1967 "Deer Kill 130,000"

"Teen-age prostitution problem is mounting"

"Carcinogens Cause Cancer, Says Book"

"Few have entered Miss Carmichael" (In case you need a little help with that one, it was the Miss Carmichael beauty pageant in Carmichael, Calif.)

"Sneak Attack by Soviet Bloc Not Foreseen"

"Ford, Reagan Neck in Presidential Primary"

"Dead Expected To Rise"

"Caribbean islands drift to left"

"Child's Stool Great For Use in Garden"

And, the tautological, perpetually true but depressing from the Wisconsin State Journal in December 1965:

WAR DIMS HOPES FOR PEACE

 

[Stokes1931]

End of a long day, fellas:

Padres pitcher Latos writes ‘I hate SF’ on balls — The Associated Press 2/19/11

Go Niners!

 

[msgkings322]

End of a long day, fellas:

Padres pitcher Latos writes ‘I hate SF’ on balls — The Associated Press 2/19/11

Go Niners!

Very nice game tonight for the Niners. To be fair, not sure it goes this well if Ben R is not hobbled but still. Andy Lee is sick. And the kicker comparison shows how valuable Akers is. Hat tip to ColinCoby.

Since my preferred teams (Bears and Raiders) decided to go all 2011 Giants on me (injuries = no playoffs), I've only got the Niners still in the hunt to care about. And the Packers proved me wrong by being beatable, so anything can happen...

 

[Stokes1931]

Very nice game tonight for the Niners. To be fair, not sure it goes this well if Ben R is not hobbled but still. Andy Lee is sick. And the kicker comparison shows how valuable Akers is. Hat tip to ColinCoby.

Since my preferred teams (Bears and Raiders) decided to go all 2011 Giants on me (injuries = no playoffs), I've only got the Niners still in the hunt to care about. And the Packers proved me wrong by being beatable, so anything can happen...

I decided to lurk all game on the sportshoopla Niners board. They really do post fast and furious over there. Whew!

The one constant is the negativity of he who shall not be named. Ever.Single.Positive.Play the Niners made was met with criticism. He should have run out of bounds. He should NOT have run out of bounds. Etc.

And the repeated "game over" comments when the Niners are up by ten points, or as soon as the Steelers scored, it was, "Well, it was a good try..." Sad sack of steaming .........



Go Niners!

 

[filosofy29]

I decided to lurk all game on the sportshoopla Niners board. They really do post fast and furious over there. Whew!

The one constant is the negativity of he who shall not be named. Ever.Single.Positive.Play the Niners made was met with criticism. He should have run out of bounds. He should NOT have run out of bounds. Etc.

And the repeated "game over" comments when the Niners are up by ten points, or as soon as the Steelers scored, it was, "Well, it was a good try..." Sad sack of steaming .........



Go Niners!

Yup, those guys do post way too fast, lol. NinerSickness is a sock-puppet I think too. Oh well, it's their shit to deal with.

Have a goodnight Stokes.

 

[Stokes1931]

Yup, those guys do post way too fast, lol. NinerSickness is a sock-puppet I think too. Oh well, it's their shit to deal with.

Have a goodnight Stokes.

Will sleep well after that game. Holy cats, how did you get 10 bazillion reps? You hanging out on the Flyers board?

 

[filosofy29]

Will sleep well after that game. Holy cats, how did you get 10 bazillion reps? You hanging out on the Flyers board?

lol, it's all Tox. Without Tox, I think I'd be at 2K rep. I'm average at best. He's been on a personal mission to get me up to 10K. He's a good dude. I've been giving him shit because he's gonna "retire" from posting on message boards after this hockey season. I told him to just give up the bullshit Mod job and keep posting sporadically. He's a tough minded guy, but I'll win this one eventually.....he just doesn't know it yet

 

[Stokes1931]

That's cool. Once bitten by the board bug, it is hard to "retire". I guess it is different with mods, dealing with all the doodoo.

Your rep is worth about 100 points now.

Seems like the majority on the 49er board have hundreds or thousands of posts, and like 35 rep points. Do they just not rep over there? I was a newbie, but I didn't get much of a sense of "community" over there. Not a lot of crosstalk and banter, just guys posting short comments. "Oh crap!" "Nice catch!" "Missed tackle."

Nothing beats this board. Nothing.

Well, maybe the ESPN board back in the glory days, but that's history. Brute and Doyle and Balzac and Psycho and FriscoShortStop and Goldenbears the rest. I think Cal and Cam were lurkers in those days. Were you?

 

[nateistheshi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vldWUKNgfIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej4AP-veuF8&feature=related


Haven't been here in awhile...just wanted to say that I am sad he isn't going to be a Giant.

 

[calsnowskier]

Very nice game tonight for the Niners. To be fair, not sure it goes this well if Ben R is not hobbled but still. Andy Lee is sick. And the kicker comparison shows how valuable Akers is. Hat tip to ColinCoby.

Since my preferred teams (Bears and Raiders) decided to go all 2011 Giants on me (injuries = no playoffs), I've only got the Niners still in the hunt to care about. And the Packers proved me wrong by being beatable, so anything can happen...

The main thing I was thinking the whole game was...

"On draft day I was disappointed with this pick. I am glad I am just a dumb fan and not in the draft room!"

Holy shit, that kid is dominant.