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Caught this little nugget on the A's website today.

"Bullpen catcher Brandon Buckley was moderately successful in his attempts to ruffle Rich Harden's feathers by noting that Barry Zito will be featured in a future issue of a magazine devoted to Corvette enthusiasts. Zito is driving a loaner Corvette from a dealership for which he appeared in an ad. Harden bought his. "Z's is an automatic, and he doesn't even know how to drive it," Harden said with feigned indignation. "Me and Byrnes, we own ours, and we drive stick. We're the real Corvette guys in here, not Zito."

This is another great non-baseball story about our team.  I love reading stuff like this.  It gives you a more personal perspective of these guys and as a fan, it makes me love them more and more.......

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yeah i like that
esp. since you don't hear all that much about what Harden is like as a person, always nice to get that insight.
"Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em." --Rickey Henderson (I LOVE Rickey!)

by Alien on Jul 1, 2005 10:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's great that the players on this team love to
rip on eachother.  shows their level of friendship between the players, and proves that friend-wise, these guys are at a level where they can rip on eachother and know its in good fun.

typical of guy friends.

hah

I took a torpedo through the lower abdomen while on patrol in the north Atlantic. They replaced my entire bowel with hemp. Clogs easily. -Loyd Bridges

by robber23 on Jul 1, 2005 10:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dude, you are such a pansy for saying that
; )
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 Jul 1, 2005 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite quote from an A's article:
A's reliever Chad Bradford isn't bilingual, but he might be before long.

Upon arriving at McAfee Coliseum on Thursday for the first time this season, Bradford, who had back surgery during Spring Training and will start a rehab stint in the Minor Leagues next week, found his locker moved from the back of the clubhouse to the "Latin Corner" occupied by Kiko Calero, Ricardo Rincon and Marco Scutaro.

"Time to brush up on my Spanish, I guess," Bradford, a Mississippi native, said with a big smile. "These are my people now."

<warm fuzzies>

I love this team.

by Jennifer on Jul 1, 2005 10:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I also liked...
the line about Crosby's "cartoon double-take" when he saw Bradford in the clubhouse... as long as that doesn't mean his head did a full 360 on its axis, then snapped back into place...

by Poppy on Jul 1, 2005 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

another good 'un
"Jason Kendall had been scheduled for a day off last Sunday, but, manager Ken Macha said, "Jason said I couldn't sit him on his birthday." Kendall won that battle..."
"Look what we did!"

by ArakSOT on Jul 1, 2005 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That puppy looks a little like Kotsay...
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." ~Rogers Hornsby

by Kyli on Jul 1, 2005 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awww
That is so cute!!!
So are the A's.  :)
Fear not for the future, weep not for the past. --Percy Bysshe Shelley

by AsGirl on Jul 1, 2005 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is soooo cute ....
my dog and cat were like that when they were a puppy and kitten together. They don't get along so well anymore.
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 Jul 1, 2005 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my dog has refused to go near another animal...
ever since she was attacked by a squirrel.

Evil squirrels :(

by Sharon on Jul 1, 2005 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha, that's hilarious!
I love Kendall.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." ~Rogers Hornsby

by Kyli on Jul 1, 2005 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and I really miss Bradford!
I can't wait to see him pitching for the A's again.

by Sharon on Jul 1, 2005 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Harden got his Vette
After he wrecked his truck.  Anyone know what color it is?  I want to complete the picture in my mind.
**sigh**

by Just Me on Jul 1, 2005 10:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Intangible Orange
Laugh while you can, monkeyboy!

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2005 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Black
I was at a Dinner with Harden, Haren, and Brad Fisher during Spring Training.  They were giving Harden a hard time about wrecking his truck and then going out and getting a Corvette.  I think they said it was jet black.  

by Hang Man on Jul 1, 2005 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and Byrnes' is gray
Why is it that the only Corvettes I see on the road are driven by old men?  What a waste of a hot car.  

by Just Me on Jul 1, 2005 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you heard that song "Glory Days"
by bruce springsteen?   I think that sums it up.
Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Jul 1, 2005 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

FIREBALL ORANGE WITH YELLOW STRIPES!!
hahahaha
Wherever You Go...There You Are -J. Kabat-Zinn

by jrwolf on Jul 1, 2005 10:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Imagine
Booby in that,
Bruce Campbell deserves his own national holiday.

by pbruins92 on Jul 1, 2005 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's a 'Vette at my house...
My dad has an old red '81 Stingray. He said that as soon as I get my license, it's mine. :)

Yay.

Since my daddy loves the 'Vettes, I'm going to have to buy that magazine with Barry in it. Oh la la. Corvettes and Barry Zito. ;)

"But why is the rum gone??"

I look hot in my AN tee. ;)

by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 1, 2005 2:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, did you see my pics from Pyramid last night?
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 Jul 1, 2005 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy to
http://www.athleticsnation.com/story/2005/7/1/24159/74891#commenttop
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 Jul 1, 2005 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

scroll down on diaries
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -- Gil Meche

by Alien on Jul 1, 2005 5:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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