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GAMEBALL and JERK..... 06/19/08 OFF DAY




06/19 OFF DAY

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As much as these guys !@#$ up, and move !@#$ around……I really have to give them some credit for "Giants Classic Games."
When I first saw these ads I was worried that it would be one of those On Demand things, trying to blackmail us into Comcast cable…..
well to my pleasant surprise…..my Directv Tivo picked up "Giants Classic Games"….and I gotta admit….I WAS DIGGIN IT…..
The Only time you see the Giants on Espn Classic , they are replaying Mike !@#$ Scotts No Hitter from 1986…..Its about time we got relive our own good !@#$……
And today's game was pretty sweet…..
Will' Sweet Swing…….Willliams knowing on his shoulder….Robby Thompson getting his old school black and white pinstripes all dirty……..Kruk and Kuip in Throwback 1920's gear….
And to top it all off……Will Clarks gamin tying triple followed By Tiny Mike Felder' Suicide squeeze to end the game in style……..
It may not seem like much, but this sure helped my Psyche and gave me some Perspective……
A good wining team ain't easy to build……this 1991 team was that team from late1980's whose pitching had gone south, and was waiting for the signing of Bonds, the acquisition of Swift, and the emergence of Beck and Burrett before they were able to make some noise in the division……
So Giants fans……enjoy your winners and support your losers……cause in the end….just cheering for your favorite team, weaves you right into the fabric ofthe team…..

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I LOVE the ball park experience……and although I don’t make every game……considering my distance from the ballpark and the hectic schedule of my professional life…..I am very proud of my attendance frequency at the park…….
But this year is beginning to grind on me…….
I mean……sure there is no Barry….but you figured the kids would bring the excitement despite the losing……..but the kids…..well…….besides Lewis and the pitching staff….we haven’t seen a whole lot……
Where's Ortmeier and Velez and Schierholtz and some of the promise from Spring Training…..
Hell, if it wasn’t for Bowker's hot start I doubt we would be seeing any rookie position players on regular standpoint………
But I Digress….because the tough part of rebuilding isn’t the waiting…..it’s the LOSING……
I don’t care WHO YOU ARE, OR WHAT YOU DO…..LOSING SUCKS……..
and when you spend 2+ Hours in traffic, burn $25 in gas, pay a bridge toll, and parking……just to watch the Giants Vets fall on their faces GAME after GAME……lets just say….. it gets to be a real drag………that drive home……getting to bed late so you can get up early……..
Sheesh……so whats the Damage???
Well folks…..so made it to 12 Games……and Im 2-10……
12 games might sound like a lot to some of you, but to me this is a low figure……
I would imagine I woulda have made 20-25 by now……but its hard to motivate when you just know you are going to lose…..and then add to that every 5th day is a Zito meltdown…..well……your options to go to the game get few and far between……
2 and !@#$ 10…..
and the sad thing is……I am probably more the norm…….
when you combine the worst home record with the 9th best attendance in the Majors.;……you send home a lot of disappointed people……
based on per game average attendance……
The Giants have sent home about 833 K Fans home after a loss…..
Second place would be the disappointing and hard drawing Yankees at 756 K
So there you have it…..the Giants have a fuckload of fans leaving games with a foul taste in their mouths.,……and even if you are a rebuilding team…..that NEEDS to change for the better…..or that season ticket base is gonna take a BIG hit…..and I don’t care how beautiful the park is…..or how crisp the garlic fries

W L Approx L Attendance
SF 14 24 833,305
NYY 21 15 756,767
LAA 22 18 725,090
STL 23 17 693,113
SEA 15 24 679,757
LAD 18 15 676,375
NYM 20 14 676,124
DET 20 16 621,221
PHI 22 15 610,223
WAS 14 21 609,318
HOU 17 16 573,222
COL 19 17 532,922
SD 20 18 523,259
TOR 18 17 452,390
CLE 20 18 450,495
ARZ 24 15 432,380
CIN 21 17 414,962
MIL 23 12 400,056
TEX 19 17 387,198
MIN 22 16 375,992
OAK 22 17 355,977
ATL 25 11 331,967
KC 13 18 323,245
CHC 29 8 322,758
BAL 22 12 319,270
CHW 24 11 297,102
BOS 28 7 263,346
PIT 21 15 244,245
FLA 22 15 215,937
TB 29 11 202,824





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Last edited by merkin, 6/19/2008, 11:54 pm


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yeah...it's the when's timmy's next start at home?? oh it's zito? let's go to a minor league game...or let's just go watch a movie

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Hamels started toward the dugout after what he thought was a strike. Lincecum didn't get the call & buzzed ump Dana DeMuth w. a fastball that slammed off the backstop & then froze Hamels w. another 3rd strike. 4/28/10 Timmy the ump killer.
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