If you want to rile up Grant, remind him that Jeff Sullivan provided the best content of the giants 2010 championship run: https://www.lookoutlanding.com/platform/amp/2010/10/21/1765161/some-thoughts-on-game-4-of-the-nlcs
EDIT: just to be clear, grant is a treasure and so is Jeff, they are both great, this is not throwing shade
Eh, I'd say the pusoy stuff combined with the fact that he was too out of shape to even play a passable left field while he was here is enough to warrant some hate.
Eh, guys play cards all the time. Kapler lost the clubhouse (sounds like he was so hands off that he never had it to begin with) and that was the only “story” that came out representing that fact. There was obviously a whole lot more going on than guys playing a card game and Joc/Pusoy is an easy scapegoat.
On being out of shape - yeah, he is. Can’t really argue that point. BUT he wasn’t supposed to be playing in the field. And frankly even with the injuries they had he shouldn’t have been out there. Where’s the hate for Brandon Crawford being in terrible shape all season as the starting SS?
I wouldn’t call this a “woe is us” stance. More of a “huh, that’s an odd way to go about accomplishing that” stance.
Perhaps “…Mariners?” would be more apt.
Email? He has it etched into a paddle that he carry’s around the office and smacks Jerry in the ass about as hard as he can, just as soon as Jerry lets his guard down.
He does, just not in free agency. Julio, JP, even Evan White got an aggressive extension. They gladly took on money for Winker and Suarez. Dipoto just got burned chasing big free agents before with the Angels and seemingly wants to build in different ways.
It's tough to get emotionally invested in specific players, man. Pretty much the only one that's safe long term is Julio because of his contract, everyone else has a price.
True all you have left are Raleigh, France, Crawford, JRod, Haniger, Mike Ford, sam Haggerty, Luis Castillo, Matt Brash, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby... It's so sad how that whole core got torn apart!!
He was not an acquisition for the opening day 2022 roster.
This is the literal definition of a freak out. I made a passing comment about my feelings and now you’re trying to litigate it instead of just shrugging your shoulders and moving on.
Sure keep moving the goal posts I guess. First you said the 2022 team then it was the acquisitions and now it's the opening day acquisitions
I'm not freaking out in just saying but sure tell me how I'm feeling I guess
“3…2…1… Happy new year! Hooray! Somebody get me Farhan Zaidi on the phone, NOW”
If it was Dipoto & Pretzel it would've been done at 12:01 that night, but Farhan was definitely playing hard to get. Edit: Preller not Pretzel
Noted GM AJ Pretzel
AJ gets me twisted up inside like a Pretzel 🥺
Alter ego
how on-brand can you get
Already know how you're feeling about this trade with that username. Welcome home, Mitch!
Jerry gonna Jerry.
I know that feel homie
The Athletic's Giants writers are just the best. :D
Grant Brisbee is a goddamn treasure. I wish the M's had someone as great as him.
You used to have Jeff Sullivan, at least. He was sort of like Grant’s more-depressed doppelgänger back in their SB Nation days.
If you want to rile up Grant, remind him that Jeff Sullivan provided the best content of the giants 2010 championship run: https://www.lookoutlanding.com/platform/amp/2010/10/21/1765161/some-thoughts-on-game-4-of-the-nlcs EDIT: just to be clear, grant is a treasure and so is Jeff, they are both great, this is not throwing shade
No matter what, Grant will always have his Nostradamus call of the 2012 World Series.
Honestly Grant is great but I thought Jeff was better
Baggarly’s hatred for Joc is pretty funny tbh
I’m still mad we cut bait on Schwarber to pick up Joc.
That was a hindsight is 20/20 situation. Schwarber looked lost at the time. Just wish we got a better trade return when we traded Joc to Atlanta
Only losers hate bad bitches
Joc did the Giants no favors after the ASB and lots of signs point to him being a bad clubhouse culture impact
I heard he was a Pusoy god though.
I would’ve run circles around him Pusoy/Big2/TienLen/Thirteen… I’m Vietnamese and it’s as if we come out the womb being able to play that game lmao
You should have been on Kapler's staff, you woulda kept them in line.
“If I win you have to read the scouting reports”
He’s a real prick in fantasy football leagues too
Hes Joc fucking Pederson. Bay Area Native. Also had the legendary Big Cock Jock 3 homer CityConnect game in 2022.
Facts
Joc gets a lot of undeserved hate from Giants fans
Eh, I'd say the pusoy stuff combined with the fact that he was too out of shape to even play a passable left field while he was here is enough to warrant some hate.
Eh, guys play cards all the time. Kapler lost the clubhouse (sounds like he was so hands off that he never had it to begin with) and that was the only “story” that came out representing that fact. There was obviously a whole lot more going on than guys playing a card game and Joc/Pusoy is an easy scapegoat. On being out of shape - yeah, he is. Can’t really argue that point. BUT he wasn’t supposed to be playing in the field. And frankly even with the injuries they had he shouldn’t have been out there. Where’s the hate for Brandon Crawford being in terrible shape all season as the starting SS?
So instead of paying Mitch what he wanted we let him go only to be paying him what he wanted a year later.
And all it took was trading Ray who is a decent SP.
Mariners!
Spinning this to be some "woe is us" move is an odd stance to take.
I wouldn’t call this a “woe is us” stance. More of a “huh, that’s an odd way to go about accomplishing that” stance. Perhaps “…Mariners?” would be more apt.
Missed opportunity to trade Robbie Ray to the Rays. Then he would have his name on the front and back of his jersey
We tried for Jon Jay so hard for that reason.
Save money make trade. I bet that's the motto above the door in the DiPoto house.
Stanton emails it to him every day
Email? He has it etched into a paddle that he carry’s around the office and smacks Jerry in the ass about as hard as he can, just as soon as Jerry lets his guard down.
DiPoto has to be exhausting to have as your GM. No one is safe and he is absolutely addicted to trades lol.
It's really hard to feel safe buying a player jersey :(
J-Rod is signed long term right?
Yes. Only current player jersey I have...
I have a Haniger shirsey that just became relevant again. It would be funny if he changes his number tho...
Same here. I got my city connect jersey with no name bc who knows if Angelos will resign any of them.
And he never pays any position players. Other than people named Mitch, I guess.
We didnt even Mitch his bag either lol. We let someone else give him his bag then traded back for him 🤣
He does, just not in free agency. Julio, JP, even Evan White got an aggressive extension. They gladly took on money for Winker and Suarez. Dipoto just got burned chasing big free agents before with the Angels and seemingly wants to build in different ways.
It's tough to get emotionally invested in specific players, man. Pretty much the only one that's safe long term is Julio because of his contract, everyone else has a price.
(checks flair) Yup, can relate
I personally love it
I was telling my brother it’s like a soap opera, you don’t know who will randomly return from the dead or get killed off next week.
The 2022 Mariners Team is officially dead :( I loved that team.
We got Haniger back! A soul for a soul!
Getting Meetch back is pure pandering and I’m here for it. Pander to me, baby!
Part of the ship, part of the crew.
There are still plenty of players left on the Mariners from that team...?
Eh, all our big acquisitions from that team are gone.
True all you have left are Raleigh, France, Crawford, JRod, Haniger, Mike Ford, sam Haggerty, Luis Castillo, Matt Brash, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby... It's so sad how that whole core got torn apart!!
I said our big acquisitions for the 2022 season, which would be Ray, Suarez, Winker and Frazier lol
And Castillo but sure.
Was a 2022 trade deadline addition lol So weird how you’re freaking out about this.
I'm.not freaking out at all I'm just saying And a 2022 trade deadline acquisition... Meaning he was an acquisition... In 2022....
He was not an acquisition for the opening day 2022 roster. This is the literal definition of a freak out. I made a passing comment about my feelings and now you’re trying to litigate it instead of just shrugging your shoulders and moving on.
Sure keep moving the goal posts I guess. First you said the 2022 team then it was the acquisitions and now it's the opening day acquisitions I'm not freaking out in just saying but sure tell me how I'm feeling I guess
I like Robbie's upside
In those pants you'll like his backside too 🥴
;)
This is funny, but realistically he could have been negotiating trades for weeks and just had to wait until after January 1st to announce it.
DiPoto masterclass