SB Nation User Blog: EliminateMe

So, .500, we meet again

EliminateMe — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:35:45 -0000

You thought you'd seen the last of me, didn't you? When you left me dazed and battered on the streets of San Diego, you thought that was the end. But no, here we are again...you and I.

You know, it wasn't so many years ago I never even gave a second thoughts to the likes of you. .500? Please. I may have passed you a few times, but I had higher things in mind. Playoffs, Championships...all these were within my grasp.

But then, in 2005, you began to pester me. Everywhere I turned, there was .500. A mere irritant, I thought at first, a buzzing mosquito. May 26th was the last time I saw you that year; 23-23, just like today. And then, you were gone. Somehow you'd gotten the better of me, though I could never understand how.

The next year seemed to return to normal, with you forgotten, fading into my rear view mirror. But then you tracked me down in Washington. Perhaps it was the muggy July afternoon that dulled my senses, allowing you to knock me down and steal my dreams; dreams of playoff glory and of Armando Benitez being an adequate closer.

Since then, it's been me chasing you, never quite catching up, like a man on a treadmill...with a carrot...well, anyway, never catching up. Until this year.

You thought you'd get rid of me early, with that 2-7 start, didn't you? But I caught up to you. 8-8, 9-9, 10-10, 11-11, 12-12, 13-13...clearly this time we were well matched. It was an epic battle, an Iliad of mediocrity. For a time I pulled ahead, then you caught me again. 18-18...19-19...and then you took the advantage, but again, not for long.

There's still a long season ahead of us, .500. You'd better get used to seeing me.

Worst. Promotion. Ever.

EliminateMe — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:36:08 -0000

Worst. Promotion. Ever.

"On Wednesday, May 6th, the Grizzlies will present their first signature theme night of the 2009 season, Nerd Night, in honor of the opening of the new Star Trek movie in theaters next weekend. The evening at Chukchansi Park will celebrate not just the stereotypically "nerdy" things that people enjoy, but give fans an opportunity to express, and learn, that EVERYONE is a "nerd" about something."

Adoption Draft Board 3: Board Harder

EliminateMe — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:29:57 -0000

Starting the 3rd board thread, there are still two active roster members available (Uribe and just-promoted Justin Miller) and seven more members of the 40-man roster up for grabs as well.

This is not an exhaustive list of who's available! Anyone in the organization is eligible for adoption even if they're not on the list. (If they're on the list with a name next to them, then they're NOT eligible for adoption because they're already adopted.)

Official draft order and actual selection is in WalrusMan's fencepost.

40-man roster:

Affeldt (GiantAmongAngels)
Aurilia (wjackalope)
Bocock (capnk)
Bowker (rightcenterfielder)
Burriss (BaronVonCurrentEvents)
Cain (jponry)
English
Frandsen (WalrusMan)
Gillaspie (chilibean_3)
Hinshaw (The Enchanter)
Holm (UnleashTheGore)
Howry (CB30)
Ishikawa (kennv/Andy from DC)
Joaquin (GiantFan)
R. Johnson (Speedforthewin)
Lewis (jcb9)
Lincecum (sharksrog)
Lowry (Cookyman)
Martinez (cornball)
Matos (neurofarm)
Medders (SloIsLonelyForTheOrange)
Miller (stealth snail - tentative)
Misch
B. Molina (fwoty oz)
Pichardo
Renteria (rxmeister)
Rohlinger (Scottsdale)
Romo (Lyle)
Rowand (lincypoo i wuv u)
Sadler
Sanchez (Aadik)
Sandoval (bondslegend)
Schierholtz (PacBellBoozer)
H. Sosa (raisingcain)
Torres (victor frankenstein)
Uribe
Valdez (rotoreuter)
Velez (The Gene Hackman)
Wilson (hairball)
Winn (oldjacket)
Zito (giantscatcher)

Minors:

Adrianza (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
Alderson (Natto)
Ambort (AngelWillSaveUs)
Barnes (boonitez)
B. Bond (greg8370)
Boyer
J. Bucardo
W. Bucardo (gianator)
Bumgarner (multiphasic)
Casilla
H. Correa
Cowart
Crawford (Azmanz)
Culberson
D'Alessio
Downs (nvsfg)
Espineli
Fairley (WTF)
Foppert (AndYourBirdCanSing)
Ford (monta101)
Guzman (Goofus)
Hammond
Horwitz
J. Izturis
Jarvis (j14)
Jennings
S. Jordan (Little Napoleon)
Kieschnick (Takimoto)
Kinney
A. King (baetown415)
Loree (say hey nation)
Maday (rhys)
K. Marte
Martinez-Esteve (malarky)
McBryde
McClain (Useful_Idiot)
McPherson (The Thrill - tentative)
Mooney
Neal (nostocksjustbonds)
Nicholson (gore51)
Noonan (Giant Fan in Singapore)
Ortiz (giants9107)
Oseguera
Palazzolo
J.C. Perez (marcello)
Peguero (haverecords)
Periera
Phelps
Pill
Posey (GiantsFanInExile)
Pucetas (Sammy Danger)
Quinowski
Quirate
Ray
Richardson
R. Rodriguez (BrianBokake)
Sadowski
H. Sanchez (tedfordfan)
Schoop (Viliphied)
Snyder
C. Sosa
Surkamp (MonkeyChow)
Tanner (walkoff baltimore chop)
Timpner
Villalona (thehavenot)
Wald
Whiteside
J. Williams (Tchli)
Windster (EliminateMe)
Witter
Yabu

Management/Ownership:

F. Alou
Baer (ResDog)
Bochy (cheno)
S. Burns (igotnothing)
Cepeda
W. Clark
Flannery
Gardner
Hayes (delorean)
Kakazu (Zetsuboushita)
Kelly
Lansford
Mays (merkin)
McCovey
Neukom (Gabafnerhagen)
Plack (Headhunter Rollins)
Righetti
Sabean
Sabean's Laptop (xanthan)
Snow
Stanley
Tidrow
Wotus

Broadcasters:

Flemming (larson2042)
Fuentes
Higueros
Krukow (TimLincecumIsGod)
Kuiper
Miller (Norm Median)
Papa (grant)

Other:

E. Alfonzo (tk)
B. Bonds (Sabertooth)
K. Krab (timmeh)
L. Seal (can of corn)

Adoption Draft Board 2: The Boardening

EliminateMe — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:23:50 -0000

The thread you are reading is now obsolete. This one is so much more modern.

Since the first board has fallen off the front page, I'm posting a new one. This is not an exhaustive list of who's available! Anyone in the organization is eligible for adoption even if they're not on the list. (If they're on the list with a name next to them, then they're NOT eligible for adoption because they're already adopted.)

Official draft order and actual selection is in WalrusMan's fencepost.

Also, I've moved Aurilia, Medders, Torres and Uribe to the 40-man section since they are now official. Congratulations to all their parents, you must be so proud!

40-man roster:

Affeldt (GiantAmongAngels)
Aurilia (wjackalope)
Bocock
Bowker (rightcenterfielder)
Burriss (BaronVonCurrentEvents)
Cain (jponry)
English
Frandsen (WalrusMan)
Gillaspie (chilibean_3)
Hinshaw (The Enchanter)
Holm (UnleashTheGore)
Howry (CB30)
Ishikawa (kennv/Andy from DC)
Joaquin (GiantFan)
R. Johnson (Speedforthewin)
Lewis (jcb9)
Lincecum (sharksrog)
Lowry (Cookyman)
Martinez (cornball)
Matos
Medders (SloIsLonelyForTheOrange)
Misch
B. Molina (fwoty oz)
Pichardo
Renteria (rxmeister)
Rohlinger
Romo (Lyle)
Rowand (lincypoo i wuv u)
Sadler
Sanchez (Aadik)
Sandoval (bondslegend)
Schierholtz (PacBellBoozer)
H. Sosa (raisingcain)
Torres (victor frankenstein)
Uribe
Valdez (rotoreuter)
Velez (The Gene Hackman)
Wilson (hairball)
Winn (oldjacket)
Zito (giantscatcher)

Non-Roster Invitees:

F. Beltran
Perdomo
Phelps

Minors:

Adrianza (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
Alderson (Natto)
Ambort
Barnes (boonitez)
B. Bond
Boyer
J. Bucardo
W. Bucardo
Bumgarner (multiphasic)
Casilla
H. Correa
Cowart
Crawford (Azmanz)
Culberson
D'Alessio
Downs (nvsfg)
Espineli
Fairley (WTF)
Foppert (AndYourBirdCanSing)
Ford
Guzman (Goofus)
Hammond
Horwitz
J. Izturis
Jarvis (j14)
Jennings
Kieschnick (Takimoto)
Kinney
A. King (baetown415)
Loree
Maday (rhys)
K. Marte
Martinez-Esteve
McBryde
McClain (Useful_Idiot)
Miller
Mooney
Neal (nostocksjustbonds)
Nicholson
Noonan (Giant Fan in Singapore)
Ortiz (giants9107)
Oseguera
Palazzolo
J.C. Perez (marcello)
Peguero (haverecords)
Periera
Pill
Posey (GiantsFanInExile)
Pucetas
Quinowski
Quirate
Ray
Richardson
R. Rodriguez (BrianBokake)
Sadowski
H. Sanchez (tedfordfan)
Schoop (Viliphied)
Snyder
C. Sosa
Tanner (walkoff baltimore chop)
Timpner
Villalona (thehavenot)
Wald
Whiteside
J. Williams
Windster (EliminateMe)
Witter
Yabu

Management/Ownership:

Baer (ResDog)
Bochy (cheno)
Flannery
Gardner
Hayes (delorean)
Kelly
Lansford
Neukom
Righetti
Sabean
Sabean's Laptop (xanthan)
Wotus

Broadcasters:

Flemming (larson2042)
Fuentes
Higueros
Krukow
Kuiper
Miller
Papa (grant)

Other:

E. Alfonzo (tk)
K. Krab (timmeh)
L. Seal (can of corn)

As this screencap from mlb.com proves, even a bunch of internet geeks can beat the Pirates. Full...

EliminateMe — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:51:23 -0000

As this screencap from mlb.com proves, even a bunch of internet geeks can beat the Pirates.

Full size version here because the FanShot format is so incredibly lame.

Adoption Draft: The Board

EliminateMe — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:11:26 -0000

NEW THREAD: For the latest board updates, see the new thread.

I thought it might be helpful to have a list showing who's on and off the board. The prospect list is just a grab bag of guys I could remember or find mentioned somewhere. I'll try to keep it updated, but WalrusMan's list remains the official list of who's taken.

40-man roster:

Affeldt (GiantAmongAngels)
Bocock
Bowker (rightcenterfielder)
Burriss (BaronVonCurrentEvents)
Cain (jponry)
English
Frandsen (WalrusMan)
Gillaspie (chilibean_3)
Hinshaw
Holm (UnleashTheGore)
Howry (CB30)
Ishikawa (kennv/Andy from DC)
Joaquin
R. Johnson (Speedforthewin)
Lewis (jcb9)
Lincecum (sharksrog)
Lowry (Cookyman)
Martinez
Matos
Misch
B. Molina
Perdomo
Pichardo
Renteria (rxmeister)
Rohlinger
Romo (Lyle)
Rowand
Sadler
Sanchez (Aadik)
Sandoval (bondslegend)
Schierholtz (PacBellBoozer)
H. Sosa (raisingcain)
Valdez (rotoreuter)
Velez (The Gene Hackman)
Wilson (hairball)
Winn (oldjacket)
Zito

Non-Roster Invitees:

Aurilia (wjackalope)
F. Beltran
McClain
Medders (SloIsLonelyForTheOrange)
Miller
Phelps
Torres (victor frankenstein)
Ortiz
Uribe
Whiteside

Prospects:

Adrianza (obsessivegiantscompulsive)
Alderson (Natto)
Ambort
Barnes
B. Bond
Boyer
J. Bucardo
W. Bucardo
Bumgarner (multiphasic)
Casilla
H. Correa
Cowart
Crawford (Azmanz)
Culberson
D'Alessio
Downs (nvsfg)
Espineli
Fairley (WTF)
Ford
Guzman (Goofus)
Horwitz
J. Izturis
Jarvis (j14)
Jennings
Kieschnick (Takimoto)
A. King (baetown415)
Loree
Maday (rhys)
K. Marte
Martinez-Esteve
McBryde
Mooney
Neal (nostocksjustbonds)
Nicholson
Noonan (Giant Fan in Singapore)
Oseguera
J.C. Perez (marcello)
Peguero (haverecords)
Periera
Pill
Posey (GiantsFanInExile)
Pucetas
Quinowski
Quirate
Ray
Richardson
R. Rodriguez (BrianBokake)
H. Sanchez (tedfordfan)
Schoop
Snyder
C. Sosa
Tanner (walkoff baltimore chop)
Timpner
Villalona (thehavenot)
Wald
J. Williams
Windster (EliminateMe)
Witter

Management/Ownership:

Baer (ResDog)
Bochy
Flannery
Gardner
Hayes (delorean)
Kelly
Lansford
Neukom
Righetti
Sabean
Sabean's Laptop (xanthan)
Wotus

Broadcasters:

Flemming
Fuentes
Higueros
Krukow
Kuiper
Miller
Papa (grant)

Other:

E. Alfonzo (tk)
L. Seal (can of corn)

Mariners release Tyler Walker

EliminateMe — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:52:30 -0000

Mariners release Tyler Walker

"They also released disappointing reliever Tyler Walker, who never developed into a potential replacement for All-Star closer J.J. Putz."

In other news, I just threw out a month-old burrito, which never developed into a three course gourmet meal.

I wanna work for a minor league front office

EliminateMe — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:06:53 -0000

I wanna work for a minor league front office

I wanna sit around thinking of stupid gimmicks all day. I wanna send out press releases about the stupid gimmicks and then giggle derangedly when they get picked up in national media.

Okay...next month...we're gonna sign a guinea pig! And start him at shortstop!

Posnanski: Kent is a HOFer

EliminateMe — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:43:24 -0000

Posnanski: Kent is a HOFer

Joe Posnanski's column in SI concludes that Jeff Kent deserves to be in the Hall, even though he's not an intuitive choice.

I guess Bowker really was that bad

EliminateMe — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:36:54 -0000

The other day, I questioned whether John Bowker was really as bad at first base as his reputation, because I didn't remember him being quite so awful. But I guess he was, or at least Sabean thinks so:

Sabean said the club has to respect what John Bowker did last season, but Ishikawa’s defense gives him a leg-up. "As we saw while experimenting, defense is too important at that position, and Ishikawa is one of better defensive first basemen in the minor leagues," Sabean said.

If I know my Sabean-speak, that means that he considers Bowker's play at first a complete trainwreck. Considering that Eugenio Velez is still in contention to start at second base, that's saying something.

SB Nation User Blog: EliminateMe

So, .500, we meet again

Worst. Promotion. Ever.

Worst. Promotion. Ever.

Adoption Draft Board 3: Board Harder

Adoption Draft Board 2: The Boardening

As this screencap from mlb.com proves, even a bunch of internet geeks can beat the Pirates. Full...

Adoption Draft: The Board

Mariners release Tyler Walker

Mariners release Tyler Walker

I wanna work for a minor league front office

I wanna work for a minor league front office

Posnanski: Kent is a HOFer

Posnanski: Kent is a HOFer

I guess Bowker really was *that* bad

I guess Bowker really was that bad