Pics from Atlanta and This time it works!!!!

by beta103 on Jun 14, 2005 6:42 PM PDT

Sorry about the mess up yesterday with the pictures. I belive it is now working thanks to Melody for the quick lesson on how these fangled computers work! Thanks and I hope you enjoy as much as I did.

Being from Nashville, I was very happy when my A's came to a city close by. I don't get to watch them in person as much as I would like. I have to keep up with them through MLB extra innings. Here are some of the pictures I had the chance to snap.

You local fans may be used to seeing them up close but I was a kid in a candy store....

It was neat to see the team in their workouts. They are pretty funny. Bobby Mac is about the only one who took it serious...

Harden and Huddy were together the whole series. Huddy even showed Rich some different grips...

Alot of the guys took time to sign for the fans. They would take their time and talk to everyone. Kotsay and I even talked about the Miami Sound Machine for some reason.

My wife loves Byrnes so here he is...

and here again..

Harden is one of the nicest guys. He signed for everyone in the stadium.

Next Picture diary when the Rivercats come to Nashville to play the Sounds.

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Great pics

Great to see that Huddy continues to be a mentor for Rich!

by OaktownTribesman on Jun 14, 2005 6:55 PM PDT reply actions

Captions

"Okay, Rich, here's what I throw when I want to pull an oblique muscle."

"Knowing that practical jokes help loosen a team up, Bobbie Kielty takes the initiative by giving himself a wedgie."

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 14, 2005 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions

I love them!

since I never get a chance to see these guys in person, pics and videos are the next best things...how tall is Hudson? In that one pic, it looks like he's taller than Rich. In any case, I love the pics!!! :D

Whatever it is, I didn't do it!

by Squeaky on Jun 14, 2005 7:29 PM PDT reply actions

Wow, great pics!!!

Nice to see Huddy too!

The miserable have no other medicine but only hope. ~William Shakespeare

by AsGirl on Jun 14, 2005 7:30 PM PDT reply actions

I was there.

My "stepmom" surprised me with tickets and I was in section 122. Due to being surprised and not knowing where I would be seated, I wasn't prepared...no camera, nothing to sign...but it was cool watching the guys during BP.

Huddy hung around the A's players the entire time.

Cute moment right in front of my section: Kotsay, Kielty, and Scooter hold a mini race. Kotsay and Scooter get quick jumps, and Kielty(slow turd) grabs Scoot by the back of his jersey, pulls him back...and just runs past him. Everyone was laughing, and the look on Scoot's face was adorable.

I love my stepmom.

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2005 9:02 PM PDT reply actions

Cute vignette!

Thanks for sharing that story, it must be a rare treat that few people ever get to witness. I'm guessing Kotsay still won the race though.

by Melody on Jun 14, 2005 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions

great moment...

Scoot had this look on his face. So cute!

And Kotsay definitely won :)

Turner Field(don't know if you know this) has a huge hi-def screen in center. It's massive. Unbelievable. It made watching BP so much cooler than it's ever been. Amazing close-ups of everyone on the field. I went to the game on Saturday, also, and got to see Huston being a goof while he was on the other side of the park.

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2005 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Scoot had this SHEEPISH look on his face...

oops.

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2005 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I was just about to reply

and ask for more details of Huston being a goof. but now it seems like all my posts revolve around him somehow. perhaps I've been brainwashed...

by rookieoftheyear on Jun 14, 2005 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I'll tell you what I saw.

He was in right field with Kielty and was very animated. I don't know what he was talking about...but he ended up putting himself in a headlock and pretended to struggle. For a while. It looked stupid.

And it looked especially stupid on the big screen. Made me smile, though.

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2005 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL

boys are so retarded. :) have to love them.

he always seems to be laughing/smiling and having a good time out in the bullpen or in the dugout.

by rookieoftheyear on Jun 14, 2005 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Closet attention whore!

Street tries to push all the glory away but I think he thrives on the attention :)

A picture of said screen can be seen in the background behind Byrnes that that one picture. It really is huge, and what's even better is that you can see Zito on the screen!

by Melody on Jun 14, 2005 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions

totally!

I think that's his secret, just pretending like he doesn't want attention.

HOLY CRAP! that is a HUGE screen!!! that would be so fun to watch batting practice and everything else on. jealous!

by rookieoftheyear on Jun 14, 2005 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Aww...

Cute stories. I love reading about these guys, since I never have a chance to see them. I really wish they'd play the Rockies in interleague sometime...now that would be cool.

When and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest. - George O'Keeffe

by Squeaky on Jun 15, 2005 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Next year, I believe

interleague will be back to West v West

The next time I slap a guy's ass, can we all just assume it's because I wish I was a baseball player?

by devo on Jun 15, 2005 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions

I hate you.

by Jennifer on Jun 15, 2005 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions

I wish I had taken a camera.

I would have taken a bunch of pics just for you :P

by Sharon on Jun 15, 2005 6:57 AM PDT up reply actions

That's okay. <wipes away tear>

I'll get over it. :P It's not like I don't get to see them.

Pst! I'm thinking about setting up a tent in the lobby of the team hotel when they come to KC. That should be fun. I'll try to get some photos before I'm arrested.

by Jennifer on Jun 15, 2005 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Yay for pictures!

I'm glad that you got the photos to post this time. It's always great to see pictures, and even cooler to see pictures of other stadiums too! Aww Hudson, don't we wish he was still with us? I really like that picture of him and Harden.

If you don't mind me asking, how many autographs did you get total?

by Melody on Jun 14, 2005 9:57 PM PDT reply actions

Autographs

ZITO, HARDEN, BYRNES, KOTSAY, AND RINCON. THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT REALLY SIGNED.

by beta103 on Jun 15, 2005 6:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Good shots

by ak_A on Jun 14, 2005 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

AWWW

HUDDY!!! thanks for posting the Huddy pics. I will always love him. nice to see him enjoying time with our boys.

and ALWAYS nice to hear that our team is nice and treats fans well, too. :)

by rookieoftheyear on Jun 14, 2005 10:04 PM PDT reply actions

Awesome pics dude.

Thanks!

"You are Marine kids and can chew nails while other kids are sucking cotton candy!"...The Great Santini to his children.

by sf drift king on Jun 15, 2005 12:11 AM PDT reply actions

damn, the a's should never have

traded huddy!!! huddy mentoring harden is awesome (although, they might've been talkin' about the chick with the big cans in the 3rd row).

The "Free Matt Watson from Sacramento-III", "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"- Watson, mutterin' back to "the sac"

by bigelephant on Jun 15, 2005 6:12 AM PDT reply actions

A's hat

thanks for the pics, if thats you in the first one then I saw you on tv a couple of times during the game. unless, someone else has the same hat that went to the game..

self high five

by AllThingsOakland on Jun 15, 2005 7:34 AM PDT reply actions

great pics

thanks for persevering until you got them up here!

by OaklandSi on Jun 15, 2005 7:38 AM PDT reply actions

Your wife has excellent taste in outfielders

Those arms. Yum.

**sigh**

by Just Me on Jun 15, 2005 8:36 AM PDT reply actions

Awww.

Those pics are awesome! Love the ones of Harden and Huddy, that's just so... cute. Nice to know that Hudson was hanging out with the A's players, it gives me warm fuzzies, man.

by Kyli on Jun 15, 2005 10:20 AM PDT reply actions