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QUOTE (Real @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:58 PM) when i stated people are making excuses for Dunn, I wasn't pointing to Wite's post, it's actually a good post I was talking about the other posters on this site, and people on the score "he'll end up with his career averages or close to it" no, he f***ing won't The same "excuses" that Frank Thomas offered up himself. You know the guy who was a career first basemen and struggled with adjustment to to the Designated Hitter and is probably a first ballot Hall of Famer? Yeah, I am going to with Frank Thomas understanding the game a whole hell of a lot better than you do, and am pretty comfortable calling those things based in fact when a guy like Frank Thomas said it.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 07:20 PM) Cubs fans HATE Quade. That was quick. two months ago he was god.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 07:59 PM) Jackson's career ERA in innings 1-3 is 4.86, then 4-6 is 4.21 (5.03 7-9 but that never really counts since guys get pulled in those innings). Reason #1 why I am scared of him as a reliever. That first inning while he finds his stuff.

80+ pitches in three innings, and only 2 R. I don't think I have ever seen that before.

QUOTE (Real @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 05:48 PM) reasons without factual basis are excuses All of those things have a factual basis.

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QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 11:19 AM) http://www.csnbayarea.com/06/03/11/Giants-...amp;feedID=2796 This is an explanation/excuse and not much of an apology. Kinda surprised Sabean wasn't required to release his own statement or get fined. Its bulls*** that he hasn't been made to yet. Hiding behind some team statement is spineless.

Funny times.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) I'm not giving up the sport I've followed for 20 years because a team I don't like wins a title. And it's not that people don't like them. People just can't get over last summer. I've been over it. LOL at you telling people to get over it. Serious LOL\.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 04:33 PM) Those are some pretty tame offensive expectations. And personally, I'm not looking forward to 10 years of Brent Morel manning 3B. But he's clearly the best option for now. If he develops into the potential defensive 3B he is on an arc to be on, I don't care about his offense. On a team centered around pitching, his D, along with Alexei's, is huge.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 11:19 AM) Brent does look the other way a lot, and that's great, especially as he's still making the MLB adjustment. You won't hit for as much power with that type of approach all the time, but it's much easier to rack up some hits and gain some confidence. You get that extra fraction of a second to see the ball and decide swing or not, etc. Over the years, I've noticed that whenever Paulie breaks out of a slump, he tends to be looking the other way for a few games. He'll get some hits staying inside the ball, then get aggressive again and hit it with more authority (sometimes with authority the other way). With the glove he has, and the pitching staff we have, any power is a bonus. As long as he can put .250 on the board with the occasional pop, we are set at 3B for a decade.

QUOTE (Real @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 01:23 PM) are you serious? lol, everyone is making excuses for him Giving reasons why something is happening isn't making excuses. It is having a rational conversation without worthless hyperbole.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 09:38 AM) But they have a lot more money coming off the books too. And a decline in attendence of about $500k a night so far.

Don't ask sleeping Cinderella.

Alisay.

Black apples are not very tasty.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2011 -> 08:50 AM) Being on that list didn't stop the Phillies from signing Lee did it? The Cubs are a whole other kind of mess right now. You know that.

The Cubs on there means no Poo-Holes for them.

Morel will hit the ball for a bit of power. He is still feeling his way out of a slump in the box.

Yikes

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Jun 3, 2011 -> 11:23 PM) Pretty solid atmosphere from the 23000 in attendance tonight, even if I was the only one in my section to note that Lillibridge and Pierre homered in a game that Dunn had an infield hit.. I'd put a good ten spot down that that combonation of events never happens again. Nice victory. Good to see Sergio with the 4 out save, he's for real. I'm going with Hawk has never seen that in his 52 years in the game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 3, 2011 -> 10:10 PM) Pretty clear from how the 8th inning went that they're not ready to use Crain unless they absolutely need to tonight, with that bruise, so that must be why Marquez is still here. I think that is why Bruney is here too. Marquez is the emergency guy. If it all works out, Bruney will bump Pena when we drop the six man rotation.

1-41. The fuse is lit.