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[W.TN.Orange Blood]

I can’t believe the number of people slamming the Giants!
They are obviously not baseball fans and don’t understand that the Giants are historically one of the top 5 franchises in baseball.
Had he left to coach the Rockies, I would’ve been upset.

You said earlier today you aren't a big fan of the Giants either. That's a lot of folks.

 

[Volprofch05]

Idiots. That’s the nicest term I can use to describe them. Giants have more championships than all but 5 other MLB franchises, tied with the Dodgers for 8. The next closest franchises are the Reds and Pirates with 5 each.

The giants were my side team when I was a kid, had a chance to go out to candlestick and see Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell play back in the day.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

I hate CTV left, but it could be really worse. He could have left us for the White Sox.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Yuck. He’s ugly.

As long as he comes here & wins championships for UT I don't GAF.

 

[Volprofch05]

This make you feel any better @CobbWebb71 ?

 

[VolPack22]

At least Tony chose another orange team

 

[Volstylexx]

As long as he comes here & wins championships for UT I don't GAF.

It was a joke. Although the amount of women into TN baseball bc of Tony was a good thing for the sport.

 

[NorCalVol67]

The giants were my side team when I was a kid, had a chance to go out to candlestick and see Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell play back in the day.

Summer in Candlestick was the coldest place on earth.

 

[Volprofch05]

Summer in Candlestick was the coldest place on earth.

I grew up in upstate NY, so I am immune to cold

 

[Ritzwatch]

The giants were my side team when I was a kid, had a chance to go out to candlestick and see Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell play back in the day.

I remember the “one flap down” HR celebration in the mid 80’s. Early high school. ‘86? 87?

 

[NorCalVol67]

I remember the “one flap down” HR celebration in the mid 80’s. Early high school. ‘86? 87?

‘87. Cardinals & Giants got in a dust up in the playoffs.

Cardinals won.

 

[Ritzwatch]

‘87. Cardinals & Giants got in a dust up in the playoffs.

Cardinals won.

Both those teams were fun to watch.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

 

[Volstylexx]

I don’t even know what day it is. This week has been so long

 

[Volstylexx]

I grew up in upstate NY, so I am immune to cold

I spent two winters in Rochester… was brutal. The summer we moved there was 18 inches of snow on the ground in May.

 

[taylorvol]

I just got home. Anything happen today? Man, the Vitello to Giants thread was putid. I had to logoff for a few hours. The drive bys were insufferable. And @knoxvol52 tried to bait me about Helton being the next coach! .

 

[taylorvol]

Vitello’s contract is a three-year deal that will pay him $3.5MM per season, according to John Shea of The San Francisco Standard. The pact also includes a vesting option for a fourth year.

So it was essentially a $200k increase with a material increase in cost of living,,,,anyone confirm if Giants paid the buyout?

 

[Volprofch05]

I spent two winters in Rochester… was brutal. The summer we moved there was 18 inches of snow on the ground in May.

Yep, I grew up in a suburb of Rochester, 17 years of Rochester winters…

 

[taylorvol]

Tony V and Tennessee baseball are solely responsible for my son being a true baseball fanatic!
That kid eats, sleeps and breathes baseball, and it all started the night we were behind home plate and watched the grand slam ball, fly off of Drew Gilbert’s bat and disappear into the night sky!!
He’s been hooked ever since.

I decided to wait and drove up on Sat AM. Watched the game in ATL and had a serious case of FOMO.

 

[NorCalVol67]

So it was essentially a $200k increase with a material increase in cost of living,,,,anyone confirm if Giants paid the buyout?

Yeah, Giants paid the buyout. 90% sure I saw that in the chronicle. Difficult to separate all the idiotic stuff I read today.

 

[Ritzwatch]

In case anyone wonders, printing out a full color photo of DW and pissing on it makes one feel much better.

I would, however, recommend putting it in some kind of container, with sides and a capacity of 400ml or so, or else you will have a mess to clean up.

 

[taylorvol]

Any candidates for CTV’s bench coach? Assume it will be a MLB grizzled veteran much like hiring FA when taking the job at TN.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Any candidates for CTV’s bench coach? Assume it will be a MLB grizzled veteran much like hiring FA when taking the job at TN.

Bochy

 

[taylorvol]

Bochy

Ha. He’s be a great one.

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]