New Year's Resolutions - A's Style

by baseballgirl on Dec 30, 2006 11:14 PM PST in News

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone has big plans tonight. Feel free to share!

Today, for an open thread, lets talk about New Year's Resolutions for A's players. I have compiled a small list, but I think everyone should add their own. If it's anything like Christmas' Which A's Player Would You Want To Be Stranded On A Deserted Island With, I think we could have a lot of fun.

I think Mike Piazza should get a better television agent; or whoever picks the commercials he does. Just not Palmeiro's.
I think Bobby Crosby should find a new doctor.
I think Joe Blanton should buy a blog.
I think Marco Scutaro is just about ready to challenge Milton Bradley's stranglehold on the board game market.

Keep 'em coming!

Oh, and here's the countdown for tonight...

10...9...8...

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My resolution is to be first.

Done. Now I can go about breaking all the other ones.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Dec 30, 2006 11:46 PM PST reply actions

My resolution?

Is to make only one resolution... and that's to make no more resolutions! ;P

by anomaly_kat on Dec 30, 2006 11:58 PM PST reply actions

WHOever

Ever since Nico jokingly chided someone for failing to use the word, I've been seeing all sorts of misuse of "whom" on this site.

<lecture-rant>
For those who want to know, here's a tip: Turn your who-phrase into a sentence. If the who/m becomes he (or she) then it should be who (nominative); if it becomes him (or her) then it should be whom (objective).

For example: You would say "he picks the commercials", so it should be "or whoever picks the commercials". On the other hand, you would say, "want to be stranded on a desert island with him", so it should be "whom do you want to be stranded with?".

That brings us to rule number two (very important): If the correct term is whom but it would sound too prissy, it's OK to say who in place of whom. If the correct term is who, it is not OK to say whom instead of who. That's just wrong.

Practical corollary: If all of this sounds confusing to you and you don't know what's what, just always use who and never use whom and you'll be fine. Some dialects of English don't use whom at all, and there's no shame in speaking one of them. If you do use whom, make sure you're using it right, or you'll just sound ignorant to those for whom use of whom feels natural.
</lecture-rant>

"...but we're also always open to hearing about other sandwiches if it can make our lunch better." -- Nico, channeling Billy Beane

by iglew on Dec 31, 2006 12:06 AM PST reply actions

thanks...

I'll take ur advice...if in doubt I'll go with who

by AthleticsFanatic4ever on Dec 31, 2006 1:20 AM PST up reply actions

Hmm...AthleticssFanatics4ever,

you really need quotation marks around "who". Otherwise, it's an open question sorely lacking in punctuation at the end, but should really read "if in doubt I'll go with whom". :-}

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 31, 2006 8:12 AM PST up reply actions

Happy New Year.

And don't get drunk!

by Salvatore on Dec 31, 2006 1:31 PM PST up reply actions

"For Who the Bell Tolls" ???

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Dec 31, 2006 12:53 PM PST up reply actions

what do you mean...

"some dialects"? Do you mean like south africans and australians or like....Alabama?

by StocktonJew on Dec 31, 2006 2:20 PM PST up reply actions

I agree Bgirl

The A's don't need a viagra salesman.

by Salvatore on Dec 31, 2006 1:40 AM PST reply actions

I think Bobby did find

a new doc who figured out what his real injury was to his back. That part's good. Now he needs to figure out how to get healthy and stay that way.

by Salvatore on Dec 31, 2006 1:45 AM PST reply actions

Billy Beane's New Years Resolutions

Tie Larry Davis' contract to incentives on how many days players spend on the DL.
Offer players a bonus for home runs and wins against Barry Zito.
Hire a team chiropractor and assign them immediately to Kotsay and Crosby.
Offer Adam Melhuse a part-time role on the coaching staff, to earn his keep.
Separate Joe Blanton from Nick Swisher, to prevent future alcohol-related issues of all kinds.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on Dec 31, 2006 1:54 AM PST reply actions

My resolution is as follows:

#1 Find Nick Swisher when I go to AZ in March
#2 Make Swish realize how he can't live without me
#3 Post bail before my departure date for home
#4 Get a 2nd job to pay for the therapy and medication I need to get over my delusions of Swish love

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson

by athleticsgirl24 on Dec 31, 2006 2:24 PM PST reply actions