Chavez interview on Dan Patrick.
Great interview....Here is the recap form what I can remember.
On Eva Longoria: She is doing the "Hollywood Hokey Doke" but would never be deperate enough to date any of the A's.
On the lineup "We're terrible." Talked about how the road trip came at the worst time possible. Now just fighting to someone be respectable.
People in NY need to stop crying about A Rod's defense...."He's raking".
"Damon throws like a girl", but "great guy and love him".
Would love to have Jason back but "maybe the guy who threw the beer might disagree". Said he should do what he can to work out deal with NY and get out. Best scenario for both.
He says a lot of players aks him on the bases "How's Moneyball now?". Travis Lee just asked this series. They both laughed hard about this.
He talks to Huddy a lot more often then Mulder. He and Huddy are very tight.
Talked about Teammates and "TAB"..then said Byrnes is gonna be traded along with other guys....
So the good stuff...
Dan then asked who was leaving and Chavez gave a "top 5 Hit list". They were 1) Dotel 2) Durazo 3) Rincon 4) Hatteberg 5) Byrnes
Then acknowledged Byrnes "might be leaving" and said Barry loves NY and would love to be a Yankee, esp for the run supprt.
When asked if he was leaving said "I will be in Oakland"
Said the best he's heard on the road last week was "Hey Chavez, where's the rest of your battign average?" They then joked about his terrible stat line and he said it was coming around and they both laughed a bunch and then interview ended.
Was a great interview.....both laughed a lot..Chavy is a great guy
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by ohad on Jun 2, 2005 12:59 PM PDT 0 recs
I tried :-)
I love how honest he is....Crazy he always answers every single question.
by OaktownPower on
Jun 2, 2005 1:00 PM PDT
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eh...
Definately not OH MY GOD!! worthy
by NYC on Jun 2, 2005 1:01 PM PDT 0 recs
The honesty about who was getting dealt
by OaktownPower on
Jun 2, 2005 1:02 PM PDT
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Woah!
by Zonis on Jun 2, 2005 1:02 PM PDT 0 recs
Moneyball
Ummm did you notice that Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder are not pitching anymore for the A's?
by pickinmachine on Jun 2, 2005 1:02 PM PDT 0 recs
Pickin:
by OaktownPower on
Jun 2, 2005 1:03 PM PDT
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Isn't that the joke?
by oakwin2004 on
Jun 2, 2005 1:34 PM PDT
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Yea...
by OaktownPower on
Jun 2, 2005 1:40 PM PDT
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i see
by pickinmachine on
Jun 2, 2005 2:57 PM PDT
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Jennifer :P
This is typical Chavy. I, too, appreciate his brutal honesty.
by Sharon on Jun 2, 2005 1:03 PM PDT 0 recs
Nice
Glad to hear he didn't say anything about the Sox. I was pretty sure that was just a load of garbage anyway. Didn't make sense from any angle.
by almostreggie on Jun 2, 2005 1:03 PM PDT 0 recs
Dan asked him directly where he would be
by OaktownPower on
Jun 2, 2005 1:04 PM PDT
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Zito a Yankee
by ohad on Jun 2, 2005 1:03 PM PDT 0 recs
I would hate
by SanTropez on Jun 2, 2005 1:13 PM PDT 0 recs
Zito
or maybe chavez makes Zito hard to love
by NYC on
Jun 2, 2005 1:33 PM PDT
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i wish eric would shut his mouth
just shut you're pie-hole eric. the team is playing well for once and the guys are feeling good about themselves...they don't need this shit right now.
by bigelephant on Jun 2, 2005 1:17 PM PDT 0 recs
Agreed here.
by Qwerty75 on
Jun 2, 2005 5:12 PM PDT
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Eric Chavez need to learn his cliches.
by secret ASian man on
Jun 2, 2005 8:56 PM PDT
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Zito
"I've got to be like a freshly waxed car and let everything bead right off you."
by monkeyball on
Jun 2, 2005 2:06 PM PDT
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He is only speculating....
I'm really pissed at Chavy on the laughing at "Moneyball" comment. I wouldn't have taken that crap from DP or Travis Lee. Have either of them been on teams that made the playoffs in consecutive years? DP's comment about "Where's Moneyball now that Huddy and Mulder are gone?" was just pure ignorance. And Travis Lee piping off about "Moneyball"...WHAT...TRAVIS Fing LEE is laughing about "Moneyball"?????? Dude, you play on the D-Rays, shut your mouth, you'll be going home every September, you ain't leaving the AL East celler as long as your on that team. Even if I didn't believe in Moneyball which Chavy obviously dosen't, I would have at least stuck up for my teammates and GM......especially if it was coming from a guy on the D-Rays............Eric, grow a sack.
by Masaryk on Jun 2, 2005 1:43 PM PDT 0 recs
Yeah...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on
Jun 2, 2005 2:02 PM PDT
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Oh cmon....
by OaktownPower on
Jun 2, 2005 2:29 PM PDT
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Barry in So Cal
by thebigbz on
Jun 2, 2005 3:05 PM PDT
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Travis Lee
by Zonis on
Jun 2, 2005 3:06 PM PDT
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injured all year
by giambizombie on
Jun 2, 2005 7:55 PM PDT
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If it were me
by RunRickeyRun on Jun 2, 2005 2:29 PM PDT 0 recs
He seemed to really be thinking about them tho..
by OaktownPower on
Jun 2, 2005 2:30 PM PDT
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I heard it too.
That being said, I hope he stays.
The only good thing that could come from Chavvy getting traded is that it will kill all of teh Miggy vs. Chavez diaries.
by RunRickeyRun on Jun 2, 2005 2:56 PM PDT 0 recs
but then...
I cant imagine Chavvy wanting to play anywhere else. He obviously doesnt care for pressure and doesnt seem to want high pressure situations.
I think hes happy just chillin, got a huge long contract, playin baseball in Cali, what could be better.
by pickinmachine on
Jun 2, 2005 3:02 PM PDT
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i too was surprised with his 5 players
RunRickeyRun, i dont' think he HATES being an A. the trades havent been ideal so far, but if chavez wants some blame for how badly the a's have done so far, he should look at himself and not just beane and the trades. even with all the trades, it was hard to anticipate that level of offensive ineptitude.
and zito on the yankees? UGH. no wonder he has sympathy for giambi running off to the evil empire.
chavez has the unique ability to get me annoyed at him and others.
by nycfan on Jun 2, 2005 3:15 PM PDT 0 recs
To be fair..
by Parklife on
Jun 2, 2005 3:45 PM PDT
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"Zen" Macha
(I'm putting on my asbestos suit right now in anticipation of the "where's the fiery competitive leadership from Zito and Chavez?!?" and "these guys should hate losing so much it gives them ulcers and makes them steal lollipops from children!" posts.)
Now, it seems as though Z&C are both pretty level-headed guys anyway, but I think that they've both said some impressive things this year about really learning how to deal with adversity and to prepare themselves for the regression/progression-to-the-mean long march that is the 162-game season. And this, to me, seems a reflection of Macha -- and a big reason why Beane values Macha so highly.
I still think Macha has his tactical shortcomings, but in this aspect at least he seems to be a very good strategic match for Beane's approach.
by monkeyball on Jun 3, 2005 8:02 AM PDT 0 recs




















