Members tell us about yourself (Repost)

[Bear]

Guys lets try to get to know who are members are. Lets try to answer a few questions about ourselves in order to understand each other better and to know what each of us brings to the table.

1. Location:
2. Approximate age:
3. Favorite current Giant:
4. Favorite former Giant:
4. Favorite all-time player:
5. Other sports teams you follow:
6. How you found this place:
7. Anything else you wish to share:

[McCovey]

1. Location: San Jose, CA
2. Approximate age: 40 (uugh!)
3. Favorite current Giant: Tim Lincecum/Pablo Sandoval
4. Favorite former Giant: Willie McCovey/Will Clark
4. Favorite all-time player: Honus Wagner
5. Other sports teams you follow: 49ers, Warriors
6. How you found this place: I'm a transplant from Wild Pitch Forums!
7. Anything else you wish to share: I want this Giants website to be the best there is out there, a place to get inside Giants news...I'm a senior mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry...been married for 3.5 years...like to read about history, politics, economics, and theology...1st generation Mexican-American...Giants fan since about 1976...Have seen two no-hitters in person...favorite color is blue...Favorite TV shows include Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Star Trek, Lost, Get Smart, Bonanza...

[Bear]

1. Location: San Francisco
2. Approximate age:62
3. Favorite current Giant:Tim Lincecum/Pablo Sandoval
4. Favorite former Giant: Matt Williams/Will Clark
4. Favorite all-time player: Mike Schmidt
5. Other sports teams you follow: Warriors/49ers/Cal Bears
6. How you found this place: Helped the Kid start Wild
Pitch Forums and then SF Giants Forum
7. Anything else you wish to share: My hope is that one day this will be the Giants forum of choice where fans can come and talk Giants baseball with fellow members who are respectful and knowledgeable. I have been a fan of the Giants since 1958 when I went to the first opening day game at Seals Stadium. I have seen in person every player who has played for the Giants since they came to the city by the bay. My big hope is to see them win one World Series before I die.

One more thing that I feel you need to know. Please do not hold it against me. I am a life long friend of the Kid. So when you see us banter you will know where that comes from.

[SF Kid]

1. Location: Seattle (Born and Raised in San Francisco)
2. Approximate age: 62
3. Favorite current Giant: Matt Cain
4. Favorite former Giant: Willie Mays
4. Favorite all-time player: Willie Mays/Willie McCovey
5. Other sports teams you follow: Oakland Raiders/Cal Bears
6. How you found this place: I run the f*cking joint
7. Anything else you wish to share: Yes I'd like to see the Giants win a world championship before I go to the big clubhouse in the sky. But, clearly my passion is the Oakland Raiders. Getting that mess back to the top of the mountain would be my current life's dream. F*ck all you haters.

[RrCoX22]

1. Location: Los Altos, Ca
2. Approximate age: 24 (as of right now)
3. Favorite current Giant: Tim Lincecum
4. Favorite former Giant: Will "The Thrill" Clark
4. Favorite all-time player: Will Clark
5. Other sports teams you follow: Niners, University of Utah football, some Colts and Sharks
6. How you found this place: Was gonna create my own forum, but found this one instead... why do all the work? haha
7. Anything else you wish to share: Born and raised in the south bay... have many friends in majors/college and could have gone myself but decided to pursue football out of high school instead. blowing out my knee didn't work out so well on that end. have a love and passion for all sports but primarily baseball and football. longtime fan of giants and 49ers and will be forever!

[TkleMstr52]

chicago park, ca
26
Sandoval, Velez, Lewis, Timmay!!(SORRY, cant choose)
Kevin "one handed grab" Mitchell
Gotta be KM, but give it time
Sacramento Kings, 49ers, NC basketball, Michigan football
It found me, on another forum
I cant get enough sports, if I didnt have to work, Id spend all my time discussing it with whoever would listen!!

[#25]

1. Location: Larkspur, CA
2. Approximate age: 19
3. Favorite current Giant: Pablo Sandoval
4. Favorite former Giant: Barry Bonds
4. Favorite all-time player: Barry Bonds
5. Other sports teams you follow: Cal
6. How you found this place: Pro Sports Daily
7. Anything else you wish to share: I eat, sleep, drink all things Giants. I look
forward to being part of this group. I am in my first year at Marin JC. I
hope to get into coaching.

[jandajuice]

Guys lets try to get to know who are members are. Lets try to answer a few questions about ourselves in order to understand each other better and to know what each of us brings to the table.

1. Location: San Jose
2. Approximate age:17
3. Favorite current Giant: Lincecum
4. Favorite former Giant: Mays
4. Favorite all-time player: Bonds
5. Other sports teams you follow: Sharks,Niners,Lakers
6. How you found this place:idk
7. Anything else you wish to share: any one know how to get into BAU
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[WillTheThrill]

I got a private message request from Bear to respond to this thread... so here goes...

1. Location: Portland, OR

(I grew up in Newark, CA and moved up here in 1994. One of my greatest regrets about leaving the Bay Area is the lack of baseball coverage in Portland.)

2. Approximate age: 39

(Yikes. The big 4-0 in October!)

3. Favorite current Giant: who else, Tim Lincecum

(though I'm hoping that Sandoval, Posey or some other prospect will be great enough to equal him! I'd love to be able to list three or four names in a year or two.)

4. Favorite former Giant: look at my username, definitely Will "The Thrill" Clark

4. Favorite all-time player: Moonlight Graham

5. Other sports teams you follow: umm, maybe the AAA Portland Beavers?

(I don't really "follow" the Beavers, but I try to make it to at least a couple of games a year. If you're NOT a Portland Trailblazers fan around here, there's nothing but sagebrush rolling around. People are nuts about their Ducks up here, too, but I'm not much of a college football fan.)

6. How you found this place: McCovey, a 20-year friend, told me about it

7. Anything else you wish to share:

I just got married in July, my new wife and I are planning on having a family soon. I recently went back to school to get another degree, my old career wasn't working out.

I grew up a Giants fan, was going to games since I was a toddler. (My Dad was living in San Francisco, 13 years old, when the Giants moved here from NY in '58, and he hooked me on the same addiction to the Giants that he had!) I collect SF Giants Topps baseball cards, and have almost every single one. Complete sets from 1969 and up, and most of the cards the previous years going back to '52. My oldest complete team set is the '54 set.

Like Bear and the Kid, I would love the Giants to win the world series sometime before I die. I'm so excited about this season (not that I think they have a chance in hell of winning the series THIS year), that I just signed up for the MLB.TV Premium package... the only way I can see any games up here.

Hopefully everybody got my "Field of Dreams" reference, above, awesome movie. Moonlight Graham was a real person who played one inning of MLB and never had an AB. Look him up!

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[Swede]

1. Location: Chico, CA
2. Approximate age:40
3. Favorite current Giant: Pablo ( if he was born in the U.S., he would be playing football)
4. Favorite former Giant: Will and J.T. ( Just all around great players and good guys)
4. Favorite all-time player: Willie McCovey
5. Other sports teams you follow: 49ers
6. How you found this place: I think it was off of Pro Sports Daily
7. Anything else you wish to share: I don't remember when I actually became a fan, but I have hated the Dodgers for as long. I am enjoying my first managers job for my son's Little League team. I had a choice of minor league teams, so I chose the Volcanoes (Salem Kaiser short A for the Giants). I try and get to at least 3 games a year, but what or listen to nearly everyone of them. I have a very understanding wife who lets me get my fill of baseball. I love April, May,.....September, and even October.

[kar120c]

Guys lets try to get to know who are members are. Lets try to answer a few questions about ourselves in order to understand each other better and to know what each of us brings to the table.

1. Location:
2. Approximate age:
3. Favorite current Giant:
4. Favorite former Giant:
4. Favorite all-time player:
5. Other sports teams you follow:
6. How you found this place:
7. Anything else you wish to share:


1. Location: Born and raised in NY, NY. Currently reside in Ridgefield, CT (five years).
2. Approximate age: 46
3. Favorite current Giant: A toss up - Fred Lewis (I like the way he tries to improve his level of play) and Pablo Sandoval (he has so much fun playing this game).
4. Favorite former Giant: Willie Mays - aka the greatest player I ever saw (although my dad - who knows a helluva lot about baseball - reminds me that I never saw DiMaggio).
4. Favorite all-time player: see Favorite former Giant
5. Other sports teams you follow: Raiders
6. How you found this place: Don't remember.
7. Anything else you wish to share: I enjoy posting to this board.

[SF Kid]

Born and raised New Yorker, eh?

I love NYC. Great place. Got to have bags of money to live there though.

Thanks for the profile!

[airmaxon1]

1. Location: Concord, CA
2. Approximate age: 20
3. Favorite current Giant: B. Wilson!!
4. Favorite former Giant: J.T. Snow
4. Favorite all-time player: Mays, of course :D
5. Other sports teams you follow: Sharks, Red Sox, 49ers
6. How you found this place: Another forum, thank Rrcox22!
7. Anything else you wish to share: We are in for a much brighter Giants future!

[kar120c]

Born and raised New Yorker, eh?

I love NYC. Great place. Got to have bags of money to live there though.

Thanks for the profile!

SF Kid...

Yes, living in NYC was no bargain basement experience (I had good years, and some very lean ones, too). But take it from me - living in Connecticut is no Nickel and Dime proposition, either!

Best Regards...

[Smooth33x]

Sacramento,CA
19
Tim Lincecum
Charlie Hayes
Juan Pierre
Lakers
My bro told me about this site
I'm trying to get back into baseball after a 5 year hiatus, my bro is trynna convince me to be a giants fan! Hitten up the game tonight 4/8!!!!!

[Bear]

Sacramento,CA
19
Tim Lincecum
Charlie Hayes
Juan Pierre
Lakers
My bro told me about this site
I'm trying to get back into baseball after a 5 year hiatus, my bro is trynna convince me to be a giants fan! Hitten up the game tonight 4/8!!!!!

Welcome to the site bro. We will help you see the light and follow the Giants if you give us a chance. Look forward to your posts.:beerbang:

[SF Kid]

Welcome Smooth33x!!!

The Giants may have what it takes. We're eagerly looking forward to a more than decent season.

[McCovey]

Welcome to SFGF Smooth33x. :beerbang:

So tell us how how you ended up being a Charlie Hayes fan?

[TkleMstr52]

This is true, as strange as it is, I always thought he was crazy but uh he was a good Giant from what I can recall.

[McCovey]

This is true, as strange as it is, I always thought he was crazy but uh he was a good Giant from what I can recall.
Only a hardcore Giants fan would even remember that Hayes came up through the Giants minor league system. :) He only played 10 games for the Giants before he was traded to the Phillies in 1989. He did play later two seasons with the Giants in 1998-99.

[TkleMstr52]

98-99 would be when my bro liked him and baseball.

[DannyCalifornia]

1. Location: City of Redding, CA
2. Approximate age: 34
3. Favorite current Giant: Lincecum, Zito.
4. Favorite former Giant: Bonds, Will Clark.
4. Favorite all-time player: Cal Ripken Jr
5. Other sports teams you follow: San Jose Sharks (NHL)
6. How you found this place: I Google'd for a while looking for a Giants forum.
7. Anything else you wish to share: Hi, I'm Danny. I've been a G-Mod on a couple of other forums over the past 3-4 years. I'm a huge Giants fan, I'm married with 3 Giants crazy kids, we live at beautiful Lake Shasta, a few miles north of the city of Redding, N.Cal. I am ex-USAF, I just this past May came out after quite a few years service (mainly posted overseas) when my wife got sick, but she's doing OK. Planning on setting up a private plane-hire company with a friend, but been watching a lot of Giants baseball all summer, even though it's quite a drive down to SF. Nice looking forum anyway, I guarantee to stay active so long as there's something going on here! Never expected our team to compete this year, I had us down for maybe 2010-2011 coming good. Praying we can push the Rockies all the way to that final wild card slot. So see you fellas around, GO GIANTS!!

[SF Kid]

Welcome to the site Danny.

Happy to talk Giants baseball with you. Tell your friends about the site too. The more the merrier.

GO GIANTS.

[Bear]

Welcome Danny. The site needs more like you. Look forward to talking Giants baseball with you.:beerbang:

Also, stay clear of the S.F. Kid. He is nuts. :pound:

[SF Kid]

Danny...

My apologies about the Bear. He forgot to take his meds this morning (again).

:rotf:

[McCovey]

Welcome to SFGF Danny. :beerbang: Love the avatar! :pound:

[DannyCalifornia]

Thanks guys. Hope to get posting in the next day or two, looks a nice friendly board.

[WillTheThrill]

Danny, where'd you get that picture of the Dodgers cap on fire?! It's hysterical. :beerbang:

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[DannyCalifornia]

I forget where I got it, I had is saved on my drive, here, have fun!

http://i41.tinypic.com/10mvsdv.jpg

[WillTheThrill]

I forget where I got it, I had is saved on my drive, here, have fun!

http://i41.tinypic.com/10mvsdv.jpg

Thanks, Danny! My Dad -- who was a kid in S.F. in '58 when the Giants moved out here, and HATES the Dodgers like few things in his life -- will love this image. :D

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[SF Kid]

Thanks, Danny! My Dad -- who was a kid in S.F. in '58 when the Giants moved out here, and HATES the Dodgers like few things in his life -- will love this image. :D

.I was a "Kid" in "SF" (alas SF Kid) in 1958 when the Giants moved West.

Do I know you Will? :wtf:

[WillTheThrill]

I was a "Kid" in "SF" (alas SF Kid) in 1958 when the Giants moved West.

Do I know you Will? :wtf:

I don't know, "Kid", do you know me? McCovey does! :D We've been friends for 21 years.

My Dad's name is Jerry Andrews, he was born in S.F. in 1945 and was 13 years old when the Giants moved there. My name is Scott. Sound familiar?

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[Bear]

I was a "Kid" in "SF" (alas SF Kid) in 1958 when the Giants moved West.

Do I know you Will? :wtf:

Your mind has gone! You don't know yourself in the mirror let alone Scott's dad.
:smack:

[SF Kid]

I don't know, "Kid", do you know me? McCovey does! :D We've been friends for 21 years.

My Dad's name is Jerry Andrews, he was born in S.F. in 1945 and was 13 years old when the Giants moved there. My name is Scott. Sound familiar?

.I was teasing Will. Try and keep up. :p

• SF Kid
• Almost as old as your Dad...Bear is that old.
• 1958 I was 12. Born and raised in San Francisco.
• Seals Stadium, baby!
• Still waiting for that elusive World Championship for my Giants

For a minute there I thought I was your dad! ;)

[WillTheThrill]

I was teasing Will. Try and keep up. :p

I knew you were kidding. But I thought it might be interesting to see if you DID know my father. It would have been a cool coincidence. :)

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[SF Kid]

No Will don't think I know him. Doesn't ring a bell.

[WillTheThrill]

San Francisco is a pretty big city. :D

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[McCovey]

1. Location: City of Redding, CA
2. Approximate age: 34
3. Favorite current Giant: Lincecum, Zito.
4. Favorite former Giant: Bonds, Will Clark.
4. Favorite all-time player: Cal Ripken Jr
5. Other sports teams you follow: San Jose Sharks (NHL)
6. How you found this place: I Google'd for a while looking for a Giants forum.
7. Anything else you wish to share: Hi, I'm Danny. I've been a G-Mod on a couple of other forums over the past 3-4 years. I'm a huge Giants fan, I'm married with 3 Giants crazy kids, we live at beautiful Lake Shasta, a few miles north of the city of Redding, N.Cal. I am ex-USAF, I just this past May came out after quite a few years service (mainly posted overseas) when my wife got sick, but she's doing OK. Planning on setting up a private plane-hire company with a friend, but been watching a lot of Giants baseball all summer, even though it's quite a drive down to SF. Nice looking forum anyway, I guarantee to stay active so long as there's something going on here! Never expected our team to compete this year, I had us down for maybe 2010-2011 coming good. Praying we can push the Rockies all the way to that final wild card slot. So see you fellas around, GO GIANTS!!
You live by Shasta Lake? That is a beautiful area. I love the snow there.

[Bear]

I wonder what ever happen to DannyCalifornia? He is one of many who sign up and then never post. Very strange indeed.:No_clue::^^

[SF Kid]

Send him an email dummy! remind him that baseball season is almost here and he should show up!

Geeez.. gotta hold your hand every step of the way.

:ban_bear:

[Bear]

Send him an email dummy! remind him that baseball season is almost here and he should show up!

Geeez.. gotta hold your hand every step of the way.

:ban_bear:

My paws are red from all the emails I have sent. Thats for you to do from now on.:p

[beatLA]

1. Location: Clovis(originally bay area)
2. Approximate age: 24
3. Favorite current Giant: Posey & Wilson
4. Favorite former Giant: Bonds
4. Favorite all-time player: Bonds, non-giant Griffey
5. Other sports teams you follow: 49ers
6. How you found this place: google?
7. Anything else you wish to share: Im kinda new to the forum thing, but i enjoy it so far. I like the look of this place. A smaller community but seems to be active. Not many pointless topics or trolling like ive found on other sites. I like most sports but follow the Giants and Niners with passion. Great time to be a fan of both teams right now, there's some nice young talent in the bay! Anyway, ill try to post as much as i can and if you want to know anything else just ask me.

[McCovey]

beatLA! I just love that name! Welcome to SFGF. We are small but a very passionate and well informed group of Giant fans. Look around and post often. :beerbang:

[SF Kid]

Welcome to the site.

Look forward to talking about the Giants with you.

We must win today!

[SF Kid]

BTW tell all your Giants friends about this place and we'll build something cool.

[Jackie-Moon]

Jackie-Moon. I'm 44, from the UK, and live in Tracy, CA.
I've just got into baseball, and the Giants, and I'll be the guy asking questions on baseball from time to time.
Great site, some really interesting, and detailed posts in here.
I've found myself reading all the threads to find out more on google.

[WillTheThrill]

Jackie-Moon. I'm 44, from the UK, and live in Tracy, CA.
I've just got into baseball, and the Giants, and I'll be the guy asking questions on baseball from time to time.
Great site, some really interesting, and detailed posts in here.
I've found myself reading all the threads to find out more on google.

Hey, Jackie-Moon, ask anything you want. I for one, and most of the guys on the board, (I can't speak for the Bear and the Kid :D ) will do their best to answer your questions. As far as I'm concerned, there's no such thing as a dumb question. :cool:

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