Maya Conchita, newest A's fan

by kos on Jan 19, 2005 5:37 PM PST in News

Just got word that our fearless leader Blez is now a proud father.

7 lbs 14 ounces, 20" long, and a head of full, dark, thick hair.

More details as they become available.

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Congrats Blez & Mrs. Blez!!!

Changed at the last second from Erubielita, eh?

by Vic @ Athletics Nation on Jan 19, 2005 5:52 PM PST reply actions

Congrats !

Welcome to this world, little A's Fan! I hope mom and baby are well (you too, dad). PS: you think you've been tired in the past? Get used to it!

by CSR on Jan 20, 2005 8:05 AM PST up reply actions

awwwwwwww

wooo hoo! Go Maya Conchita! Blez, I will teach her the art of obsession with Barry Zito well. No worries there. She sounds adorable. :)

congratulations mr. and mrs. blez!

I hope it wasn't too bad mrs. blez. Muchas Felicidades y que le vaya muy bien con su nuevo regalo!

My best friend- "I can't wait to go to A's games again! then i can be like...look at Crosby's buns... i mean... look at crosby run!"

by GreenNGoldGirl on Jan 19, 2005 5:59 PM PST reply actions

Welcome to AN Maya!

You're in great hands!

"The excitement's back!... Billy Ball 2005!"

by A s Eh on Jan 19, 2005 6:01 PM PST reply actions

Yay yay yay!!!

Great, great news. Congratulations Blezes!! I'm sure she's as beautiful as her name.

And thank you, kos, for pinch hitting. You've been involved with a lot of these "introducing Maya" anouncements recently -- what will the VRWC say?

by Nick on Jan 19, 2005 6:02 PM PST reply actions

Congrats Blez Family!

Go Beach.

by Dirtbag Pride on Jan 19, 2005 6:09 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations, blez, and mrs. blez, too!

I hope she has a long and happy life once she gets over not being named Erubielita.

by jrbh on Jan 19, 2005 6:25 PM PST reply actions

Great news! Congrats to the Blezs'

No Series until a series of unfortunate events.

by ak_A on Jan 19, 2005 6:42 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations Blez and family.

Break out those A's booties and bib from Target.

"You can see the weakness of a man right through his iris." - RZA

by redclay22 on Jan 19, 2005 6:43 PM PST reply actions

Welcome to the Club Mr. & Mrs Blez!

It's a life-long membership and well worth the cost.

Welcome to the world Maya.

by grover on Jan 19, 2005 6:55 PM PST reply actions

YEAH~!

by ucla kid on Jan 19, 2005 6:55 PM PST reply actions

Nice job Blez

Congrats Blez and Mrs. Blez. Nice job with the name too.

by RichardP on Jan 19, 2005 7:02 PM PST reply actions

Crazy

It seems like YESTERDAY when Blez announced Mrs. B was pregnant. My God, time flies......

Congratulations to you guys. Many blessings...

by Tony on Jan 19, 2005 7:03 PM PST reply actions

FELICIDADES!!

by OaklandSi on Jan 19, 2005 7:05 PM PST reply actions

Congrats!

by Jennifer on Jan 19, 2005 7:07 PM PST reply actions

Wonderful news! Congrats Blez and Mrs. Blez!!

You know, the A's fan in me has been loving reading and re-reading the first installment of Blez's interview with Billy. It reminds me not only why I love this team, but why this site is such a greatly enjoyable place to be.

Still, be that as it may, I have to say the human being in me is even more thrilled to see this post here. Congratulations a million times over to Blez and Mrs. Blez. And welcome to the world (and the Nation) Maya Conchita. JRBH is right, it may take you some time to get over Erubielita, but somehow, I think you'll do just fine. Something also tells me that your dad will have no problems coming up with great bedtime stories for you ("In August of 2002, a group of heroes rose up to make history...")

Yay, just yay! :-) Cheers and congratulations to Blez, Mrs. Blez, and Baby Blez on this wonderful night.

by Wes7 on Jan 19, 2005 7:10 PM PST reply actions

You the man homie

Congratulations, i hope maya has a safe and happy life.

all fans interupting with play in any matter will be ejected and subject to arrest.

by bballfanr33 on Jan 19, 2005 7:13 PM PST reply actions

Her baby blanket better be green and gold

Congratulations, you guys

by jmoney on Jan 19, 2005 7:14 PM PST reply actions

Congrats!

An A's fan in training - congradulations, Blez!

by Steph20 on Jan 19, 2005 7:17 PM PST reply actions

So Sweet

Congratulations!

by Bobblehead on Jan 19, 2005 7:23 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations!

I KNEW that Billy Bean interview wasn't the big surprise you had us wait for. Congrats, again!

Forty isn't old -- for a tree.

by atomopawn on Jan 19, 2005 7:32 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations!

Congratulations Blez and family!

by kat on Jan 19, 2005 7:45 PM PST reply actions

Aha!

Congrats to the Blez Clan, welcome to the world little Maya. How long till her sister "Erubielita" is born?

Don't count us out in '05.

by Jordan33 in Santa Cruz on Jan 19, 2005 7:48 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations to the New Dad...

May you be the best dad in the world...

by Andy907 on Jan 19, 2005 7:49 PM PST reply actions

That would require...

That would require purchasing the gooddad, on the right hand side of your screen (nobody used that already, wow).

On a side not blez, a word of advice, when young Maya's first boyfriend brings her home even a second late. Don't beat him to death with the Barry Zito game winning Homerun bat that Barry gave you after they won the title in 2005. Use the T-Long bat that some extended family gave you.

Don't count us out in '05.

by Jordan33 in Santa Cruz on Jan 19, 2005 7:59 PM PST up reply actions

haha so true

Why ruin a bat given to you by The One? Destroy the one given to you by The Sorry One. But.... no.... Don't beat him to death on the first offense. I'm sure they were just having fun like boyfriends and girlfriends do. :) hehe

My best friend- "I can't wait to go to A's games again! then i can be like...look at Crosby's buns... i mean... look at crosby run!"

by GreenNGoldGirl on Jan 19, 2005 8:15 PM PST up reply actions

Congrats Mr and Mrs. Blez

Welcome to the club! Enjoy it.

"Not the fucking ducks again." Tony S.

by rook on Jan 19, 2005 8:14 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations

My first turns one next month. We took pictures in our A's uniforms and gave them as gifts for christmas. Having a kid is tons of fun... and a lot of work... but lots of fun! Congratulations again!

P.S. before you know it she will be grabbing at the computer keyboard messing up your AN post

I'm the guy with the Carney Lansford jersey

by gojohn10 on Jan 19, 2005 8:24 PM PST reply actions

congrats

leader of AN and father, life is good.

"When I went to church that same Sunday, I picked up a 2x4. I went up to the pulpit and clubbed the preacher in the head..."--Wesley Willis

by Cutthemullet on Jan 19, 2005 9:27 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations!

Best wishes to May, Mr and Mrs Blez.
Looking forward to a report that the little one is healthy and rarin' to go. Know she's already safe with Dad & Mom.

One of the troops at work became a father last Dec 30. He gets absolutely no sleep, baby has been (healthily) screaming her lungs out ever since, and he is absolutely over the moon and completely changed. He was a good soldier before and is even better now. You'll be the same.

Blez, come back to AN when you're free, but don't show your face until you've taken care of the day's important business.

Cheers from Hawaii, Dan

by Dan_Honolulu on Jan 19, 2005 9:49 PM PST reply actions

Congrats Blez!!!

Now who do I send the Cuban...er..."Dominican" Cigars to?

"I love Scotch, Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch, down it goes, down into my belly, mm, mm, mm..." - Anchorman

by secret ASian man on Jan 19, 2005 10:11 PM PST reply actions

No no!

He has to give all of us cigars!!!

Congrats Blez-C

"Fear leads to hate, and hate......leads to the Darkside."-Yoda

by Force on Jan 19, 2005 11:13 PM PST up reply actions

Oh...

I meant, "Sell you cigars so you can give them back to us..." Yeah...

Sorry.

"I love Scotch, Scotchy, Scotch, Scotch, down it goes, down into my belly, mm, mm, mm..." - Anchorman

by secret ASian man on Jan 19, 2005 11:57 PM PST up reply actions

...to go with our Scotch.

The triple of Jeremy Brown's imagination was, in reality, a home run.

by ArakSOT on Jan 20, 2005 3:07 PM PST up reply actions

congrats

Congrats Tyler and Erika! Glad you stuck with Maya instead of Erubelita... I have a feeling Maya will be even happier when she finds out what AN wanted her name to be.

by dylan on Jan 19, 2005 10:18 PM PST reply actions

pictures!!

when you recover that is...

good luck and good luck to the whole family!

by Apricot on Jan 19, 2005 10:25 PM PST reply actions

Way to go!

by Pepper on Jan 19, 2005 10:47 PM PST reply actions

congratulations

tell maya welcome to the club!

are you sayin' jesus christ can't hit a curveball?

by andyc on Jan 19, 2005 11:23 PM PST reply actions

"Something big is coming soon..." - Blez

Blez, you thought you were setting us up for the Beane interview. I guess the joke's on you.

Congrats to both of you. That's wonderful news.

by bear88 on Jan 20, 2005 1:00 AM PST reply actions

Just watch, you try to imprint her as an A's fan

and she is going to be a Giants fan when she is old enough. LOL

by suggy on Jan 20, 2005 1:17 AM PST reply actions

Oh Craps!!

another screamer for those long plane trips.

Wait...didn't you say you were done with trips for a while? Well, in that case, I guess a congratulations is in store.

Cheers to the new kid on the block!

by sf drift king on Jan 20, 2005 1:20 AM PST reply actions

Happy Birthday Maya!

Congrats Blez. Hope everyone is doing well. Welcome Maya! What a great day!

by Rangla on Jan 20, 2005 2:39 AM PST reply actions

Congratulations to both (all three) of you

Blez, you're having a hell of a good week.

by Faust on Jan 20, 2005 3:56 AM PST reply actions

CONGRATULATIONS!

:-D

by Poppy on Jan 20, 2005 7:33 AM PST reply actions

Way to go, but....

can she hit for power and drive in runs?

by MemphisA on Jan 20, 2005 8:12 AM PST reply actions

Re: Way to go, but....

As long as she can draw a walk, she's okay!

by EddieVegas_NRAF on Jan 20, 2005 12:44 PM PST up reply actions

Way to go, but... (Part II)

That's great news Blez! Congratulations!

I guess this means we'll have to wait a while for the rest of the Billy Beane interview, though? Geez, man, couldn't you and the wife have held the kid off for a little while longer? :-)

by LoveDemAs on Jan 20, 2005 8:38 AM PST reply actions

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Blez.

What a beautiful name...

by Sharon on Jan 20, 2005 8:40 AM PST reply actions

More Congratulations

to the new Mom (hope you are doing well) and to new Daddy Blez (hope you are ok, too!) what a thrill. We all share in your joy and wish our newest A's fan a very special first season!

by LongTimeFan on Jan 20, 2005 9:10 AM PST reply actions

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!!

Hope to meet Maya at Athletics Nation Day 2005. Or maybe 2006. :-)

by BillybUcko on Jan 20, 2005 9:12 AM PST reply actions

Raise Your Glass!

I know that all members of AN will join me in raising our glass for a toast to Blez and his good wife...

All the best to the new parents! And welcome to the world, Maria Conchita!

by reztips on Jan 20, 2005 9:13 AM PST reply actions

Many Blessings To You ANd Your Family!

It's always a beautiful day to welcome a new little one into the world. May you and your wife always have patience and character, for this little lady will be dependant upon you to protect her and to be the loving parents she needs. My wife and I currently have four foster kids. We also have two of our own. It's too easy to see what can go wrong when parents make the wrong choices. I'm not perfect and neither is the world we live in. We make do with what is given to us and what we believe are the right choices. It's a total balancing act. Somewhere in the middle is usually the best. Blez, Best of Luck to You and your family!

bambikiller

by bambikiller on Jan 20, 2005 9:14 AM PST reply actions

Hooray!

Very inspiring to me and my wife, as we're going to finally take the plunge this year!

More importantly, what does Maya think about the rotation for 2005? Does she think Dan Meyer can hang, or is she all about Yabu?

by Mark H on Jan 20, 2005 9:46 AM PST reply actions

Congrats, Blezzes!

Thank goodness she wasn't born during the season so you didn't have to miss any games!

P.M.:It must be nice to always believe you know better, to always think you're the smartest person in the room. J.C.: No. It's awful.

by McFood on Jan 20, 2005 9:48 AM PST reply actions

Feliz cumpleanos, Maya

Relax alright don't try to strike everyone out. Strikeouts are boring besides that they're fascist. Throw some ground balls it's more democratic.

by devo on Jan 20, 2005 10:04 AM PST reply actions

Congrats Blez Family!!!

by Eric in Atlanta on Jan 20, 2005 10:09 AM PST reply actions

Congrats!

Chicks dig Moneyball.

by Kelly on Jan 20, 2005 10:44 AM PST reply actions

Congrats!!

an heir to the throne!

by catfish hunter on Jan 20, 2005 11:09 AM PST reply actions

Major Congrats

Health, Happiness, Prosperity and Long Life to your family!!!

by bayfrank on Jan 20, 2005 11:11 AM PST reply actions

How soon

Will you teach the kid HTML and how to run an amazing fan site. Oh, we will all understand if you don't post as often. Just try and get some sleep, El Blez.

Network Associates Stadium: Former home of the 'Fear Mecir' sign.

by dboysick on Jan 20, 2005 11:12 AM PST reply actions

Congratulations

by GreenNGold on Jan 20, 2005 11:38 AM PST reply actions

Congratulations!

My best wishes to the Blez family! May you all be healthy and happy.

Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Jan 20, 2005 11:44 AM PST reply actions

The Litmus Test...

I trust in another 15 years or so, you'll be towering over Maya's prospective boyfriends and grilling them on A's trivia.

Only if they know if they something like:

"What was Rickey Henderson's OPS in his MVP season of 1990?"

...will they be able to escort Princess Blez to the Ball(game).

All the best to you and yours. My son, Jalen, turns one on 2/7 and will be enjoying his first A's game in '05. I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to it!

by Aaron C on Jan 20, 2005 11:54 AM PST reply actions

Congratulations!

another A's fan has joined the world....

by high street on Jan 20, 2005 12:20 PM PST reply actions

Many Congrats!!!

by batgirl on Jan 20, 2005 12:46 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Blez!

Maya Conchita...Such a cute name!
Welcome to the world and AN! :D

GO A's!!!

by AsGirl on Jan 20, 2005 1:17 PM PST reply actions

CONGRATS BLEZ FAMILY!!!!

by jnutts on Jan 20, 2005 1:32 PM PST reply actions

Congrats!!!!!

So glad everything went well! Is there an address to send all the A's baby paraphernalia?

Billy, can we at least keep Byrnes????

by baseballgirl on Jan 20, 2005 1:37 PM PST reply actions

She's a Keeper!

Saw the photo over at Kos' site. Great looking kid and proud papa. Get some rest . . . when you can.

Marc

by Zepp on Jan 20, 2005 2:21 PM PST reply actions

Papa Blez

Congrats, brother. With all due respect to your passion for all things A's, you're about to find out the real meaning of the word. Great to hear things went well.

by MychaelUrban on Jan 20, 2005 3:39 PM PST reply actions

Congratulations!

Welcome to the wonderful world of parenting! Are you going cloth or disposable? I'm glad both Mrs. Blez and Maya are healthy. PS did everybody see that Billy vehemently denied any truth to the Byrnsie to the Mets for Cameron rumors? Go A's and here's to our newest A's fan! Mitch.

by A'sfansince1970 on Jan 20, 2005 3:43 PM PST reply actions