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Juan Uribe’s Betrayal = Jeff Kent’s?

by Kevin on March 7, 2011 at 12:01 am
Then again...thinking about how Kent and Schmidt faired as Dodgers...this may not work out so badly.

Yes, I went there.

I don’t know if it was the fact that nearly everyone knew that Kent was as good as gone after 2002, or that he went to a team like the Astros, but that didn’t hurt nearly as much.

And that’s considering that Jeff Kent was a much bigger player to the Giants than Uribe.  Kent was an MVP with the Giants.  He made Brian Sabean (Yea, I went there, too).  His arrival spurned the first major turnaround for the Giants in the mid-90′s.  And he protected Barry Bonds the way no one else in his career did.

Or maybe we were just all too foolish about Edgardo Alfonzo being another Sabean-magic pickup to replace that middle-of-the-order role.  No one is that way about Uribe’s replacement: Miguel Tejada.

Yea, that’s probably it.

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The Stages Of Baseball Grief

by Kevin on March 9, 2011 at 12:01 am
Not shown: Pandering to GMs and agents around the league for a replacement.

Please note, these comic panels are not to scale.  The stages of baseball grief take months to deal with….seasons, in fact.  Especially if Miguel Tejada is only half the player that Uribe is.

Wait, I mean half the player in terms of statistical results.  We already know he’s about half Uribe’s size.  Juan, seriously, Camp Panda.  Learn it.  Love it.

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Boooo Ribe!

by Kevin on March 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
A proper heckle is only good hospitality.

I’m sure San Francisco will have the right heckles (yes, multiples) when he comes to town.

You’re on your own, Juan.  Enjoy your October off!

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Just Saying

by Kevin on March 18, 2011 at 12:01 am
Yea, but the slow-motion video will be less fun to watch...

I will admit it openly: I need Camp Panda.

Not that I’m some horribly overweight guy hanging out in the basement of a parental unit (I mean, really, who builds basements in landfill?).  But it was kind of fun knowing there was at least one major leaguer as roly poly as I was.  Am.

And now he’s not.

The good thing is that Camp Panda is very accessible.  The first thing you need is a former gold medalist to run you through your paces.  Then workout with some Division I-A football players.  And then, work out two times a day, six times a week.  Then, get a chef to prepare six meals a day.

Pretty easy.

The six-figure paycheck to find the time to do all that probably helps, but eh, I’m sure I can manage it.

So I’m going on Camp Panda this season….eventually.  Does interrupting a 15-minute stairmaster session with a stop at the front desk to flirt with the girl there count as working out twice a day?  Oh, and six meals a day?  Good thing I’ve got a couple of chefs I have access to who work cheap.  One’s Scottish, but the other’s from down south.  Kentucky, or something.

This’ll be a snap!

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The M’s Lucky Year

by Kevin on March 28, 2011 at 12:01 am
Don't laugh...they have Felix Hernandez, and....other...players...

It is interesting how the Giants keep facing AL West teams in the World Series.  It may also have to do with the reason behind why the Giants’ World Series appearances in the last decade.  East coast bias lives, and you know what?  Too bad for the rest of the country.  If they want to see a team with great pitching win some big games, they’re stuck with the DVD-quality version put out by MLB with no music, no nice shots of the cities, but with the radio broadcasters from the home teams.

(And, really, no Blu-Ray copies of the World Series.  Come on, MLB…)

So, yea, I figure it’s time the Mariners got lucky.  And seriously, consider one more fact.  When the Giants and Angels met, it was the Angels’ first World Series appearance.  When the Rangers lost in 2010, it was their first appearance.  That means, there are just two more teams who have never played in the World Series: The Washingon Expo-Nationals, and the Seattle Mariners.

It’s your time, Seattle.  Step up and win the AL.  I promise, the Giants will make it gentle when they repeat in October.

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It’s About Time

by Kevin on March 31, 2011 at 12:01 am
The playoffs may make the offseason shorter by the calendar, but damn if this one didn't seem longer than the rest.

It really is about damn time.

Now would someone tell Zito he has enough money to hire a driver to the game.  Every game.  The rest of the season.  And to rent a damn tank to get there????

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Panic Or Not To Panic

by Kevin on April 6, 2011 at 12:01 am
And if anyone knows when to panic irrationally, it's Boston fans.

Boston’s 0-4 now, and still, we don’t see too many signs of panic from the crimson-stockinged folk.

It’s starting to get disconcerting.  I’m considering calling some friends out there to see if they all have a Starro infestation going on or something.

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Opening Day Collage – The Banner is Up!

by Kevin on April 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
Oh, Beautiful.

For you, a little Opening Day picture, combining some of the most lasting images of the 2011 Opening Day.

I won’t go out of my way to pat either of this strip’s creators on the back, but I’ve really got to say that Rog did a humungous job on this.  It’s incredible the amount of detail he put into this, combining some of the day’s best moments into one image (I love Lou Seal with the championship belt, and Wilson running off to put up the banner).  He’s done a great job with this the past two months, but this strip is the crowning achievement so far.

By the way, how do you like the color?  It’s kind of a metaphor.  Baseball is back, for real, here in San Francisco.  It’s like things are in color again.  Even aside from that bad metaphor, I hope you like it a lot.  Going forward, The Lunatic Fringe will be coming at you in living color! (Mostly black and orange.)

We’re going to make this image available to people in our new store.  Yea, we’re trying to suck money out of you, but hey, if you enjoy the comic, please support us!  Advertising sucks, both in how it’s here and how little it pays, so anything you can do to purchase items we put up for sale makes a big difference for us.

Thanks for making it with us this far, and the both of us hope you will enjoy what’s coming in the next few months!

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Takeovers

by Kevin on April 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
Communism: It's not just for hockey anymore.

I, of course, refer to the Cohan-led (I use that term loosely) Warriors.  One incredible playoff series and upset does not redeem an ownership.

The new owners aren’t doing much better so far.  But they’re clearly passionate about the team.  That’s something the Cohan-era never had.  But the team needs wins.

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Rocky Regrets

by Kevin on May 9, 2011 at 12:01 am
The '80's are no longer retro, dude. Seriously.

Okay, okay, I know, he was doing it for a good cause.  But still, there’s got to be better ways to benefit kids.  At least when Nick Swisher did it, he grew a full head of long hair, and not just the back (party?) side.

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