Where are our former A's??

by beta103 on Mar 8, 2006 8:58 PM PST Comment 38 comments

I have always wondered what happened to different members of the A's family. Are they still in baseball either playing or coaching in the minors? I was online tonight and found that Eric Fox is a hitting coach for the AA Tennessee Smokies. Damon Mashore is with the Lancaster Jethawks. I thought it would be a good idea to post any info to inform others.

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Mark McGwire is living his

days out in quiet obscurity. Well, he was.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Mar 8, 2006 9:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Picking his back acne...

..waiting for the heart attack, counting his money.

by Ozzz on Mar 9, 2006 12:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Troy Neel

Is hiding from the Texas alimoney police.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Mar 8, 2006 9:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Rickey Henderson

is a free agent. And I believe Dwayne Murphy is hiding from Troy Neel.

by Nico on Mar 8, 2006 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sign Rickey!

You know you wanna...

by Ozzz on Mar 9, 2006 12:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Rickey

is helping coach at the Mets camp

death to myspace!

by malikot on Mar 9, 2006 7:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Eric Fox

Wow. I have his autograph!

I can't remember what I was going to say, but I assure you, it was brilliant!

by oblique on Mar 8, 2006 10:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Eric Fox

When he hit that huge homer against the Twins I jumped in the air, but landed wrong on my ankle, severely injuring myself. Oh the joy and pain of that moment!

Joe Blanton is phat

by gojohn10 on Mar 8, 2006 10:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

And it seems like

your blogging just hasn't been quite the same since. It's sad how that happens. :-(

by Nico on Mar 8, 2006 10:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I beg to differ...

...gojohn10's blogging has always been of high quality. It's just that you've become a hater because he doesn't write up his entries with a protractor in one hand and a slide rule in the other.

It's the little things that gojohn10 does well, the things that TRUE baseball fans appreciate.

You, sir, are a stat-worshipping hater.

by sarchasmic on Mar 9, 2006 8:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

How does he write

if he has a protractor in one hand and a slide-rule in the other? :)

(As an aside, the anti-stat crowd that portrays statheads as nerds with slide-rules is hopelessly out of touch with reality. We don't use slide-rules anymore.)

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Mar 9, 2006 8:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

see, here's a weird thing...

I actually have a slide rule, but I don't know why. I think I might have a mathematically-inclined evil twin.

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Mar 9, 2006 8:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No...

if your evil twin were mathematically inclined, she would have traded her slide rule for a TI-82 long ago. Your evil twin is apparently a 1960's engineering student at the Oklahoma State University.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Mar 9, 2006 8:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I have a slide rule

Always wait until the person in front of you has reached the bottom of the slide and dismounted safely onto the ground before descending yourself.

No poetry any more. I've moved on to more scary things. -- Miguel Batista @('.')@

by monkeyball on Mar 9, 2006 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

how do you descend yourself?

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Mar 9, 2006 11:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

by reaching for my ankle ...

No poetry any more. I've moved on to more scary things. -- Miguel Batista @('.')@

by monkeyball on Mar 9, 2006 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I have a slide rule

If it's the playoffs and you're playing the Yankees and your name is Jeremy Giambi..

@&*^#%!!! Ahem.

Mom..! Meatloaf! ..F@#$!!

by JediLeroy on Mar 9, 2006 8:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Mike Gallego

According to Wikipedia, Mike Gallego lost his testicles due to cancer.

I'm seriously not trying to be glib. I googled his name to find out what he's up to and this is all I found. TERRIBLE!

by kvn on Mar 8, 2006 10:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

poor gallego

Mike attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He lost his testicles due to cancer and played a 13 year MLB career. It is puzzling as to why a player of his lack of ability lasted 13 years in the majors. Yankees fans remember his time as second baseman and leadoff hitter with the team as some of the darkest days in the storied history of the franchise.

"Don't you play the flute, Huddy?"

by capper3 on Mar 8, 2006 11:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Gallego's signing

was the first free agent signing that made me hate the Yankees. I know he was never that great of a hitter, but I used to love watching him patrol the infield.

death to myspace!

by malikot on Mar 9, 2006 8:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I loved Gags

No wonder I forgot he went to the NYY. I believe he's with the Diamondbacks in some capacity now.

by ArakSOT on Mar 9, 2006 9:39 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Gallego

He was Colorado's 3rd base coach in 2005.

by Aaron C on Mar 9, 2006 12:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

where is dave kingman now days?

What's my opinion of Kingman's performance!? What the BLEEP do you think is my opinion of it? I think it was BLEEPING BLEEP. Put that in, I don't BLEEP. Opinion of his performance!!? BLEEP, he beat us with three BLEEPING home runs! What the BLEEP do you mean, 'What is my opinion of his performance?' How could you ask me a question like that, 'What is my opinion of his performance?' BLEEP, he hit three home runs! BLEEP. I'm BLEEPING BLEEPED off to lose that BLEEPING game. And you ask me my opinion of his performance! BLEEP. That's a tough question to ask me, isn't it? 'What is my opinion of his performance?'" - Tommy Lasorda

"Oakland is home, and you always want to go home. Anytime you get the chance, you're happy to go home." - #24 Rickey Henderson

by burnone on Mar 9, 2006 12:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

dave's email address is

davekingman26@aol.com. He does answer if you are polite.

There used to be a dave kingman website but it was removed. I have no idea why he uses AOL.

Kendall Haiku by FormerHuntsvilleStar, " Ball in hand, a leap,--- a veteran catcher blocks--- and secures a win"

by Athletics fan and runner on Mar 9, 2006 6:24 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What happened to ...

Dave Kingman #'s 1-25

The Last Lieutenant remaining in the "Armas Army"

by str8tarrow on Mar 9, 2006 9:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I would like to know

what happened to

Bruce Bochte
Mike Heath
Adam Piatt

by Reg on Mar 9, 2006 1:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Fomer Catchers

Jeff Newman use to be on Mike Hargrove's staff but not any longer...

Ron Hassey is Grover's bench coach.

by brownln on Mar 9, 2006 3:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I've heard that Dusty Baker is blowing out arms

somewhere in the midwest, and Joe Morgan is giving ANers nightmares.

Lou Brock was a great base stealer, but today, I am the greatest! - Rickey Henderson

by haren4prez on Mar 9, 2006 3:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Whatever happened to Mike Norris and Billy North?

Lou Brock was a great base stealer, but today, I am the greatest! - Rickey Henderson

by haren4prez on Mar 9, 2006 3:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I saw on ebay a couple of years ago

Dave Parker was selling his MVP award and world series ring. Is he hard up?

Lou Brock was a great base stealer, but today, I am the greatest! - Rickey Henderson

by haren4prez on Mar 9, 2006 3:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

and Bjorn Borg!

Borg is selling off his Wimbledon trophies. Sad.

No poetry any more. I've moved on to more scary things. -- Miguel Batista @('.')@

by monkeyball on Mar 9, 2006 4:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That is effed up

You'd think that one the current day disgustingly wealthy tennis stars might help the guy because of his legendary status in the game.

I suppose it depends on how he got into this mess in the first place. No use giving him some dosh if he's going to blow it all on hookers and coke.

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Mar 9, 2006 5:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

dude!

If he blew his entire fortune on hookers and coke, I'd send him $10 right now.

(Apparently, he had a clothing company that went belly-up with nasty financial consequences in the '90s.)

No poetry any more. I've moved on to more scary things. -- Miguel Batista @('.')@

by monkeyball on Mar 9, 2006 6:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Dude!

If he blew his entire fortune on hookers and coke, he'd be Charlie Sheen.

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Mar 9, 2006 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Dude!

You're blowin' my mind!

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Mar 9, 2006 7:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Or you can buy a plastic replica...

of an academy award statuette. Those bids have to be fake, no one would pay $250 for a plastic replica...right?

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Mar 9, 2006 5:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I found this little trivia nugget..

..trying to find out whatever happened to Don Wengert.

"4/15/1997: Scott Hatteberg of the Red Sox hit his first major league home run in Fenway Park but lost it to an umpire's call. The ball was ruled in play by John Shulock and Hatteberg only got to second base on the play. The hit came off Don Wengert of Oakland in the sixth inning and hit off a TV camera in center field. (Two batters later, Nomar Garciaparra hit a ball that was ruled a homer even though a fan seemed to reach over the right field wall.)"

(from http://www.retrosheet.org/losthr.htm)

Mom..! Meatloaf! ..F@#$!!

by JediLeroy on Mar 9, 2006 9:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs