February 2012
31 posts
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“Weather is a great metaphor for life - sometimes it’s good, sometimes...”
– Terri Guillemets
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“If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being...”
– Albert Einstein
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“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near...”
– The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
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“Pathetic, pathetic! With the whole world of ear-related humour before you, you...”
– Fred Weasley
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J.K. Rowling to publish book for adults with... →
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“I don’t want to be the guy that’s not getting it done, you...”
– Ryan Vogelsong
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“Try and kill time by playing games on my phone or the media relations department...”
– from Madison Bumgarner’s schedule for the first two weeks of Spring Training
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“Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your...”
– Doug Larson
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““I made him put on this apron, and he made cookies. We got pictures. Ally...”
– as reported by Henry Schulman
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Lincecum day-to-day with lower back stiffness →
I know fans expressed concerns about Vogelsong’s flu being contagious. Apparently it is actually back issues that are contagious.
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“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not...”
– Erma Bombeck
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“The number one sign you have nothing to do at work: The 4th Division of...”
– Fred Barling, “Humorscope”
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“You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough...”
– Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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“If you love sports, you have to love what Jeremy Lin is doing. Getting an...”
– Steve Nash about Jeremy Lin
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“We relish being the underdog. We love having something to prove, and I think we...”
– Jeremy Lin
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“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us...”
– Patrick Young
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“Those who choose not to empathize enable real monsters, for without ever...”
– JK Rowling
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“Make each day of the week like Friday and your life will take on new enthusiasm.”
– Byron Pulsifer
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“You think that catching Affeldt is hard. Being a dad is pretty tough too…...”
– Buster Posey at the Town Hall Meeting
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“Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.”
– Mother Teresa
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“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”
– Mark Twain
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“I am personally immensely amused by hobbits as such, and can contemplate them...”
– JRR Tolkien about a sequel to The Hobbit from The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
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KNBR podcasts from SF Giants Fanfest 2012 →
Most of the interviews are a little over 10 minutes. Interviews with both players and coaches included.
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“When you win, nothing hurts.”
– Joe Namath
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“It’s like being a vampire.”
– Brian Wilson about coming out of the bullpen as stated at Media Day
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“…his [Matt Cain] fate may be tied to Lincecum, since he values being part...”
– as reported by Andrew Baggarly
If you are interested in Cain’s most recent statements about staying with the Giants check his updates for his more complete thoughts.
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“There is little chance that meteorologists can solve the mysteries of weather...”
– Arnot Sheppard
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“But it is not your own Shire. Others dwelt here before Hobbits were; and others...”
– The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien
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“When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the...”
– Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
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“You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.”
– John Mason
January 2012
30 posts
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Pat Burrell Retires
It was pretty obvious last year that Pat Burrell’s career was winding down as he struggled to try to come back from his injury so the announcement was more expected than a surprise.
The only silver lining is that instead of doing what some players do and playing worse and worse until they are forced to retire due to mediocrity, Pat Burrell is leaving at a time where many fans-...
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“As they sang the hobbit felt the love of beautiful things made by hands and by...”
– The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
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“Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the...”
– Dan Salomon
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“Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear...”
– John Shirley
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“Many folk like to know beforehand what is to be set on the table; but those who...”
– The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien
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“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the...”
– Nelson Mandela
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
– CS Lewis
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“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.”
– Abraham Lincoln
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“I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. Never. What’s...”
– JK Rowling
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“Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and...”
– Erma Bombeck
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“You cannot go on ‘explaining away’ for ever: you will find that you...”
– CS Lewis
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“The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in...”
– Henry Steele Commager
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“But it’s important to remember that the team and the player do not seek to...”
– Andrew Baggarly
I expected a deal not to be worked out yet with Lincecum, but I am a bit surprised that it is taking longer to sign Sergio Romo.
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“I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him now when he departs to the...”
– Arwen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien
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“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to...”
– Martin Luther King Jr
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“As all things come to an end, even this story, a day came at last when they were...”
– The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
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“What do you mean?” he said. “Do you wish me a good morning, or mean...”
– Gandalf and Bilbo in The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
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“The five of us connected very well,” Vogelsong said. “We have that competition...”
– as reported by Andrew Baggarly
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“Just confirmed what @BigUrbSports reported: Ryan Vogelsong has signed a two-year...”
– Jaymee Sire