Daily Link Dump 4/7: I don't believe in Carl Everett

Eating Raul (Ibanez)

Just thought it should be said.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 5:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Brokeback Salb?

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, no.

It's just that Raul Ibanez always reminds me of Eating Raoul.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or the porno version...

...Eating Raoul.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everett doesn't believe in dinosaurs

because they aren't mentioned in the Bible.

Cars aren't mentioned in the Bible either, so how does he get to the ballpark?

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

by grover on Apr 7, 2006 5:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Remind me...what prompted

the "don't believe in Carl Everett" thing?

the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005 but BB's got the fix for 2006.

by ak_A on Apr 7, 2006 6:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everett gave an interview once

saying that he thought dinosaurs were a hoax, that they never really existed because there was no mention of them in the Bible.

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

by grover on Apr 7, 2006 6:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ohhh, I see....thanks <heh, heh, heh>

the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005 but BB's got the fix for 2006.

by ak_A on Apr 7, 2006 6:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

by chariot of course

or an ASS -- which are mentioned numerous times

by OaklandSi on Apr 7, 2006 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cue Huston Street discussion.

Now.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not like he believes in

the city of Houston, but I think he does believe in streets.

Damn! Street is so imposing, he even causes the earth itself to freeze in fear! - monkeyball

by Jjjsixsix on Apr 7, 2006 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some of those times...

...are while mentioning Carl Everett...

"There was talk about getting a big name manager. Casey Stengel, guys like that. But they were all dead." --Mark Kotsay

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2006 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does anyone else think Milton Bradley should

either be on Dave Chappelle's show, or have a skit created after him. I think it would be so funny.

Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay.

by carp on Apr 7, 2006 6:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He should be on the next installment...

of "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong."

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Apr 7, 2006 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nothing going wrong with Milton

by OaklandSi on Apr 7, 2006 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish

I wish the Mets would trade Milledge for Zito. I don't think it's happening.

by OaktownTribesman on Apr 7, 2006 6:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Milledge and Heilman

and Billy would prove his genius once again.

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Apr 7, 2006 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

150 million dollar man

I don't know, the Mets have commited to Beltran as their CF for the next 7 years, why would they trade Milledge for Zito???

by enz on Apr 7, 2006 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awwww.

It's like this team is the United Nations of Awesome.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Apr 7, 2006 6:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oooh! Sig line!

(if you don't mind...) :)

"Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things." -Robert Frost

by whiteshoes40 on Apr 7, 2006 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was rooting for him, too, as were the Phillies' fans, which is actually good because they've complained a lot about him not "living up to his potential" over the past few seasons. But I doubt they'll spend any time complaining about his hitting streak. They're still not done complaining about the Iggles' season and ownership, and now they can compain about their schedule next season (which was actually the main story in the sports section of the Philadelphia Inquirer today, covering literally half of the front page).

On a different topic: does that ump holding onto Guillen know aikido? Because he sure looks like he's in the middle of a tsuki kokyo nage (what Aikikai folks would call tsuki iriminage I believe) with ol' Jose, there.

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

by Nick on Apr 7, 2006 7:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Re: Carl Everett

Can someone please explain the "I don't believe in Carl Everett" thing?

Also, sad day :-(. A's lost. RA got lit up and Gagne needs surgery... two of my favorite non-A's. Scary, I know.

"A baseball season is like a book that is written one page at a time. You can't skip ahead to see how it ends." - Neil Hayes

by JLaff on Apr 7, 2006 7:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He said once

That he didn't believe in dinosaurs (and I think also that he didn't believe man ever walked on the moon). Then some folks in Oakland during a game vs the Sox dressed as a dinosaur, Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, among other figures. They all sat together over a big sign that read "WE DON'T BELIEVE IN CARL EVERETT".

by OaktownTribesman on Apr 7, 2006 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pic

by OaktownTribesman on Apr 7, 2006 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Allright...good

I never had all the pieces of issue...now I do thanks. Those folks who dressed up with the sign....cool.

the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005 but BB's got the fix for 2006.

by ak_A on Apr 7, 2006 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I may be wrong...

but I also thought Everett said something about not "believing" in homosexuality.

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

by capper3 on Apr 7, 2006 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

deedle deedle dee

Also in that DelGrande article:

Julian Tavarez, attempting to apologize for stomping on Joey Gathright during a spat near home plate in an exhibition game, shows up wearing a Marcus Vick jersey. Seriously.

hoo boy...

And that sportsline.com Scutaro article?

Scutaro answered by delivering the game-winning hit in the ninth Monday against the New York Yankees...

We won on Monday?! Excellent! Wow... I must have been in the bathroom when Marco got that 14-RBI hit!

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 8:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It was the grandest grand slam of them all

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

MarScu... the new MaEl

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

do they live down in MilBra?

With MarKo, RicHard, JaKe, EriCha, and, um...BarZit?

username

by spal on Apr 7, 2006 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't forget...

DaHa, JoBla, HuStr, and their fearless leader, KeMa.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Apr 7, 2006 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And midseason pickups

Jor-El and Kal-El

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's a cool house

they like to JoKe around, and dine on French poultry dishes served with JusDuc...

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was just staring at Alyson Hannigan.

Because it pleases me to do so. Anyway, it struck me that she should now be known as A-Ha.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

not to be confused

with the band that wrote "Take On Me"

death to myspace!

by malikot on Apr 7, 2006 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

She could....

...Take Me On.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How much does that cost at Denny's?

Mmm.. Grand Slam...

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, if we're gonna boycott YBMB ...

... I'd add Denny's to the list.

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yay!

It's like gouging your eyes out with a spoon! (Hat tip: BTF)

There is a prevalent theory among sabermetricians that there is no such thing as clutch hitting, more likely it should be defined as situational hitting, moments in the game over the course of a 162-game season when a player exploits "small advantages over the long haul." BP reasons that, "the answer to the question of who the best clutch hitters are is that they're usually just the best hitters, period." Sure. That must be why Leroy Stanton makes an appearance at No. 21.

He must not have read the excerpt on ESPN very carefully. The players listed are the ones who added the most beyond what is expected based on their non pxp offensive stats. The lesson is that, in a clutch situation, it is better to let a good hitter hit than to replace him with a "clutch" hitter. That's why, no matter how "clutch" Marco Scutaro is, you would never pinch hit Scoot for Bradley in the eighth inning with the bases loaded.

Look, some things can't be judged with numbers and formulas. I don't need a slide rule to tell me that Jessica Alba is easy on the eyes. Nor do I need one to show me who comes through in those pivotal moments, a difficult to explain trait that certain players most definitely have.

Jessica Alba and a slide rule? That's hot. I like how the trait is difficult to explain, but it's one that certain players most definitely have.

That is why Ortiz thrives in clutch situations, even if BP concludes that because he didn't do it last night against the Rangers in Game 3 of the season, he's not a clutch player

Um, what? I don't think BP ever concluded such a thing; in fact, it is guys like you who use sample sizes as small as one game. How's that for gross overgeneralization?

Unless you want to deal Ortiz for Jeromy Burnitz (No. 8) straight up, I'd still feel comfortable with him up in those pivotal situations.

Um, I think the point is that Ortiz is plain old better than Burnitz, not more clutch.

Ugh.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

you, sir, obviously are not a Schlitz drinker

Oh, crap. I did it again. Sorry.

My favorite part of the whole Clap Your Hands If You Believe In Clutcherbell meme is the "It's hard to describe, but I know it exists" line spouted by ... professional writers. Look, you incompetent morons, if you can't use your professional skills and training to describe it, no, it doesn't exist. Idiots. I'll buy "It's hard to describe, but I know it exists" from a layperson describing h/h personal god of choice, or from, say, an Angels or Yankees fan clapping for Clutcherbell; but not from a person who is paid to analyze and write about professional sports.

Since the ass is detachable, he'll just swap out the busted one for a fresh one. -- Poppy @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wrong.

Paid to write about? Sure. Paid to analyze? "Internet People" do that for free, there's no reason for papers to pay somebody to do that.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, no! Run!

It's the Internet People!

Perhaps we can call the Philadelphia Democratic Party machine to defend us from them.

Since the ass is detachable, he'll just swap out the busted one for a fresh one. -- Poppy @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So does that mean

we can call Super Marco a "sit" hitter, not clutch?!

"I'm biased but I don't think there's anyone better than us" -Jason "Bulldog" Kendall

by streetfan on Apr 7, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sal's last comment just reminded me of something

...which I don't want to post as a reply to sal's comment, because it has nothing to do with clutch stats, and only marginally something to do with Jessica Alba...

Does anyone besides me think that the guy at the end of the Giants' "who would you take to a Giants game?" commercial, the one who wants to take Jessica Alba, sounds on radio exactly like Eric Byrnes?

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jessica Alba + slide rule?

Hot.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

don't worry...

...I'm not going to dispute your "Jessica Alba + slide rule" fetish! My ears just did a double-take when I heard what seemed to be Byrnesie on the radio talking about taking Jessica Alba to a Giants game... LOL

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sorry, what did you say?

I'm still thinking of the slide rule.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The only slide rule I know is this:

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what about Rock Raines' slide rule?

Don't keep your vials in your back pocket.

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, no, no!

I thought it was, "Keep vials in back pocket and slide headfirst to avoid breakage."

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah, yes, I believe you are right

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

feh

I'll take Krazee Anna reBenson with an abacus.

Since the ass is detachable, he'll just swap out the busted one for a fresh one. -- Poppy @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

feh

Aren't there any ridiculously slutty and otherwise useless sports-husbands I can fantasize about seeing in a Casio calculator watch... and nothing else?

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ridiculously slutty/otherwise useless sports hubby

Sounds like Derek Lowe to me.

Since the ass is detachable, he'll just swap out the busted one for a fresh one. -- Poppy @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

who's he married to?

(I'm ignernt)

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Derek is the slut.

He was married to a "regular" chick. Buffy, Bitsy, Boppy, something. He <censored> some lady working for FOX (?) in LA.

Greatest conversation ever.

by Jennifer on Apr 7, 2006 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HEY, nothing wrong with the name Bitsy! LOL

(but by "sports-husband," I meant some nothing guy who is married to a woman athlete... in other words, a male version of Krazee Anna)

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Trinka.

That was her name. I was way off. :)

http://www.adultfyi.com/read.aspx?ID=10948

Greatest conversation ever.

by Jennifer on Apr 7, 2006 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what about FloJo's hubby?

Not slutty (that I've heard), but definitely sleazy.

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, how does he look in Casio?

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

whoops. my bad

I'm thinking of Jackie Joyner-Kersee's husband, Bob Kersee. (Jackie is FloJo's sister-in-law.)

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

okay

How does he look in Casio?

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

a "regular" chick

Derek got tired of her Nacho Runs.

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking

Nomar. It all fell apart for him after he married Mia Hamm.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hear Chuck Finley

is the submissive type

death to myspace!

by malikot on Apr 7, 2006 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

plus, he has ...

... The. Single. Best. Name. To Spoonerize. Ev. Er.

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fank the Yuckees!

"I think the Coliseum is... comfy. Not state-of-the-art, not trendy, not chic, just comfy. It matches my wardrobe." - poppy

by McFood on Apr 7, 2006 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I saw that on a shirt Tuesday night :-D

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jessica Alba sliding...

That rules.

"There was talk about getting a big name manager. Casey Stengel, guys like that. But they were all dead." --Mark Kotsay

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2006 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great!

Now that is all I am going to think of every time I see that commercial!

The one that really bugs me is the one where the guy is asking his friend to go to the game with him. It sounds like he is proposing!

"I hope everyone here gets 450 at-bats, makes millions and millions of dollars and we win the World Series. That's my utopia." - Macha 3/29/06

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Apr 7, 2006 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's much more noticeable on the radio ad...

...because you can't see the guy who's talking. I actually saw the TV ad before hearing the same one on radio, and on TV I didn't think I was hearing Byrnes.

Of course, my other favorite Giants ad on TV is the one where a guy -- crowing about the great Barry Bonds -- demonstrates Bonds' homerun swing for the camera... right-handed.

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Umm ... I forgot your question ...

but, yes, I do htink Jessica Alba is really hot ... I'm neutral on the slide rule - whatever gets her going is fine by me.

Check out the future Mrs. Devo's campaign ...

by devo on Apr 7, 2006 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

slide rule or not ...

... I don't get the Jessica Alba thing. I get it more than I get the Kiera Knightley thing (man, is she a blank presence onscreen), but still ... feh.

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what ...

I'd happily exchange the slide rule for Kiera Knightley ... if Jes didn't mind, you know ...

Check out the future Mrs. Devo's campaign ...

by devo on Apr 7, 2006 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Take me out to the ballgame ...

... -- on a date."
Sac Bee article on how baseball games are a great place for dates. 8500 singles were surveyed for this poll:

The survey says

The most annoying thing men found about taking a date to the ballgame? Thirty-eight percent said it was their date talking on a cell phone; 33 percent said they would be most annoyed if their dates complained about the seats; 28 percent said they'd be most annoyed if their dates were uninterested in the game.
About 90 percent of women said they brush up on the fundamentals of baseball before dates to the game, with 31 percent reading the sports page, 30 percent learning the names of the players and 29 percent studying the rules.
The sexiest baseball position? About 54 percent found pitchers to be the most attractive, 32 percent found shortstops hot and 8 percent said outfielders caught their eye.
The sexiest major-league players all belong to the New York Yankees, with 40 percent of women voting for Derek Jeter, 17 percent for Alex Rodriguez and 15 percent voting for ex-Boston Red Sox player Johnny Damon.
More than half of those surveyed believe the Yankees are the best-looking team in the American League. The Chicago Cubs took the National League.
Stay away from the scoreboard: About 67 percent of men feel scoreboard marriage proposals are too public or embarrassing, while only 32 percent of women believe they're romantic and sweet.
Only 37 percent of men said they'd take their first dates to Opening Day, while 29 percent of women would take a colleague and 13 percent would take their dads.
Baseball players are cuter than basketball and football players, according to 37 percent of the women surveyed, and 7 percent said it was because they sweat less.

"Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." -Sharon Olds

by AsGirl on Apr 7, 2006 10:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

any girl I take on a date ...

... I expect her to "brush up on the fundamentals" beforehand ...

Since the ass is detachable, he'll just swap out the busted one for a fresh one. -- Poppy @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

the reason I don't take BART any more

Tired of having fundamentals brushed up on me.

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anna Benson has fundamentals.

Interestingly, she's also funnily mental.

While Carl Everett = Fundie Mental.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Apr 7, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

<barf>

The sexiest major-league players all belong to the New York Yankees, with 40 percent of women voting for Derek Jeter, 17 percent for Alex Rodriguez and 15 percent voting for ex-Boston Red Sox player Johnny Damon.

Also,

About 90 percent of women said they brush up on the fundamentals of baseball before dates to the game, with 31 percent reading the sports page, 30 percent learning the names of the players and 29 percent studying the rules.

Ugh.

Greatest conversation ever.

by Jennifer on Apr 7, 2006 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

VERY <barf>

I'm annoyed by guys taking a gaggle of girlfriends to games when the girlfriends are all totally disinterested in baseball, and are only all there to keep each other company (read: vapid babbling).

Guys: If your girlfriends aren't baseball fans, leave them at home. Have the cojones to tell them that you are going to a game with your friends.

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can't abide.

Took my wife to a ballgame on our first date. she knew nothing about the game at all - not even that they couldn't pick the direction they ran around the bases.

Four innings in, she understood. Eight innings in, she appreciated. 24 hours later, I knew I was gonna marry her.

The key is, you only take one woman to a ballgame. Her friends may not attend. A single female will pay attention, while a pair will never do so.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, a DISINTERESTED pair won't pay attention

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A pair, by definition, are disinterested.

Even mine manages to change when there's a fellow femme within gossip range.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait for it ... wait for it ...

Check out the future Mrs. Devo's campaign ...

by devo on Apr 7, 2006 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, AN girls don't count.

They're a different class. It's like they've had inhibitors installed to prevent the 'ohmygodcanyouevenstandit!' reflex.

Bless 'em.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not entirely!

Our "ohmygodcanyouevenstandit!" is still there, it is just directed AT the stupid girls who know nothing about baseball.

"I hope everyone here gets 450 at-bats, makes millions and millions of dollars and we win the World Series. That's my utopia." - Macha 3/29/06

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Apr 7, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah...

lol :)

Greatest conversation ever.

by Jennifer on Apr 7, 2006 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well...

yours doesn't count, since she became interested for you, not for her. Does she ever go to games without you?

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heavens no.

But then, I go to every game, so it'd be a tough thing for her to do.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm with ya there, Oz ...

It took me a little bit more than 24 hours to come to that conclusion, but, otherwise, that pretty much describes the future Mrs. Devo.

Check out the future Mrs. Devo's campaign ...

by devo on Apr 7, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly.

My rant:

You know what I hate about going to games? People talking, using cell phones, and constantly getting up. Men, women, I don't care. Sit in your seat, shut your damn mouth, and enjoy the game. Is that so hard?

Greatest conversation ever.

by Jennifer on Apr 7, 2006 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AMEN SISTER!!

"I hope everyone here gets 450 at-bats, makes millions and millions of dollars and we win the World Series. That's my utopia." - Macha 3/29/06

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Apr 7, 2006 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know how you can stand 4th row seats

I specifically get the 12th row in the Plaza Infield sections because that's the back row, so I don't have to listen to male OR female yapping right behind me for three hours!

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah but

the thing about 4th row that is really good is the fact that 70%+ of the people sitting there are Season ticket holders and hard core fans. When I was in row 13 I got that a lot! Now I know I am in spot where several people around me are fairly knowledgeable and I don't feel like smacking them upside their head 18 times a game! And when someone stupid is near by, I have 5 other people to talk to about the stupid ones!

"I hope everyone here gets 450 at-bats, makes millions and millions of dollars and we win the World Series. That's my utopia." - Macha 3/29/06

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Apr 7, 2006 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

While I'm at it...

I don't really like the people waiting for autographs, only to hear them say, "Who was that?" Followed by, "I don't know."

Greatest conversation ever.

by Jennifer on Apr 7, 2006 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what I hate?

Books. And facts.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

then the United Church of Truthiness...

...has a pew with your name on it.

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not just the guys.

Every now and then, I've seen a girl there with a group of guys, and it's pretty apparent that she's the only one in the group that knows about the game -- while the guys all posture and do that guyish thing where they act like they know what's going on.

Everyone should try and bring the minimal number of LAME people to games.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Apr 7, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like they say...

...pitching, defense and the ability to appear on the cover of GQ are what win ballgames.

by Mission1929 on Apr 7, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

GOOD GRIEF!

The most annoying thing, really, is sitting in front of a couple on their first or second date and having the guy explain the game to the chick! Hello! If you like baseball so much, find a woman who does as well!
Again, women who know nothing about baseball and go to a game with some hot baseball fan bug me! But I am not bitter or anything!
Count me amoung the 32% who think Short Stop is the sexiest position in baseball! ;) Of course pitchers are a close second!
Alright, Johnny Damon was hot when he was on the Red Sox, but now he looks like a doof! The sexiest player in baseball is Bobby Crosby, but I am a bit bias!
Ok, I realized this past week that the Yankees are actually an UGLY group of dudes! But I guess that is what Roids do to you! The Hottest team in the MLB is undoubtedly the A's! DUH!
Again, count me in the 32% group. I think Scoreboard proposals are cute and sweet! And if it is what your girl would like, then what else matters?
I am in the 13% who would take their dads. This year mine couldn't go and it made me sad, so I just took a friend, but I would have prefered my dad.
Um, DUH!! Baseball players are HOT!

"I hope everyone here gets 450 at-bats, makes millions and millions of dollars and we win the World Series. That's my utopia." - Macha 3/29/06

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Apr 7, 2006 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That survey was biased ...

... because the A's are a small market team, dammit. Stupid Yankees and they're ugly faces all over the place.

Seriously, that paper should list where their smaple size came from.

I mean, find me ONE person that would take the 'look-like-they-fell-out-of-the-ugly-tree-and-hit-every-branch-on-way-down' Jeter and Rodriguez, and the 'never-evolved' Damon over the likes of Eric Chavez, Bobby Crosby, Rich Harden, and Barry Zito?

Because seriously, I think that girl will need a beating.

"Yeah, I think I hit a kid." - Rich Harden

by heartsforharden on Apr 7, 2006 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

mmmm.

smaple syrup.

Ron Washington: Thinking outside of the three-sided box since 1977

by tankerraid on Apr 7, 2006 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Derek Jeter is a beautiful man ...

he may be overrated and the scum of the earth ... but he is a beautiful scum of the earth ...

Check out the future Mrs. Devo's campaign ...

by devo on Apr 7, 2006 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed about the 13%.

I'm also in the 'take my dad' group. :-) Who else will make up Ginter jokes?

The way I'd hit Jeter would be with a stick. Preferably a long one, so I can stay at least three feet away from him. Ugh. If I want to date a woman, I'll date a woman.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Apr 7, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My girfriend

prefers catchers to other positions. She thinks that all those squats improve their butt-tone, which is very much unlike a dial tone. I don't think I'd want to hear a butt tone when I pick up the phone.

Anyway, I digress. She was very sorry to see Damian Miller go for that reason.

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Apr 7, 2006 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damian Miller with a slide rule?

Hot.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think there's also something...

...kinda hot about catcher's gear. Seriously. Even on A.J., a sentiment which also makes me want to puke. Terribly conflicted.

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kendall in the goggles

looked kinda hot.

Greatest conversation ever.

by Jennifer on Apr 7, 2006 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't see the goggles...

I guess I could watch my tape of Monday's game, but that would really hurt.

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I burned my tape.

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Apr 7, 2006 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Catchers are pretty hot.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Apr 7, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

definitely...

by high street on Apr 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gross.

They were talking to the wrong women, if they were asking ones that thought the Yankees were hot. Ewwwwwww. That's nasty, yo. :-/

At least they're right about the pitches. Mrowl. ...Poor Mark Ellis.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Apr 7, 2006 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ellis was a catcher in his past life

It's that under-the-radar hotness...

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

guillen

I was at the Mets-Nationals game yesterday. I'll be the first one to admit I think Guillen is kind of a douche, given some of his behavior after he left Oakland. Since my friends are Nats fans, I make it a point to boo Guillen heavily when he's introduced, whenever he comes up to bat, even though everyone sitting by me kinda stares strangly at the booing girl with the a's hate.

I think i felt bad for the guy for the first time yesterday. Being hit by a pitcher sucks but its part of the game. But to be hit AGAIN by pedro, after pedro had should have been warned would piss me off too, especially given their history.

It was awful umpiring. Nick Johnson hits a three run homer after all of that hoopla, and the next time up, just happens to get drilled by a pitch. I'm with Robinson on this one. There were SIX nats drilled by pitches, and you think none of those hit by pitches were intentional? Especially after the same guy gets drilled twice? Whereas the nat's hit ONE person, and their pitcher gets thrown out?

Plus, I was sitting in box seats right by right field, about 20 feet from guillen. All the guys in my section started yelling "Guillen Maricon! (spanish for homosexual) Guillen Maricon!" and proceeded to yell the exact same thing EVERY FREAKING SINGLE INNING. I hate guillen, but thats because of those things he said about the a's when he was with the angels.

I'm not a big fan of the repetitive homophobic epithets though. It's not that funny to begin with, and it certainly isn't funny for 5+ innings. Then, when they saw that my friend had a nats hat, they started calling him maricon, which is kind of scary when you realize that you're outnumbered like 30 to 3.

It's funny. I used to never have a problem with heckling. I certainly had fun irriting all the people in the crowd when I was at Fenway for a a's-red sox game. Yesterday though, it definitely wasn't cool.

Welcome to NY fans i suppose. I miss going to games in Oakland, where the fans are nice, unless they're drunk giants fans, in which case they just get thrown out by security.

by spookster1013 on Apr 7, 2006 10:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

NY when Bonds gets there?

That'll be fun.

Damn! Street is so imposing, he even causes the earth itself to freeze in fear! - monkeyball

by Jjjsixsix on Apr 7, 2006 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sticking up for my other group of boys ...

As a hard-core Mets fan too, I'm sticking up for Mets fans here when I say that that all fans are like that. Mostly, they seem to heckle about money (I'll admit that I was part of a crowd booing our own players last year coughcoughbeltrancoughcough).

But, I will extend an apology for the a$$holes that you encountered at Shea.

And as funny as the game was with the bench-clearing and the attempts at nailing David Wright in the gut ... Pedro started off erratic and then got personal, (and for the record, it was 5 HBP total, 4 Nats, and the one by Sanchez didn't appear to be on purpose just by his body language as he came off the mound. Sanchez actually looked annoyed at himself after that).

Is it wrong that I love Pedro for his dirty baseball? As long as it's a Brave, a Yankee, or any other NL East team, I think I'm okay with that.

Also - from a Mets' fan standpoint: I don't like Rick Peterson and I don't want Zito in Queens. Simple.

"Yeah, I think I hit a kid." - Rich Harden

by heartsforharden on Apr 7, 2006 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now that drives me nuts...

When a pitcher (whether it's Pedro or Roger Clemens or whatever) starts throwing at batters -- who are only doing what they're paid to do -- because he's throwing like crap that day. That's garbage to me.

"There was talk about getting a big name manager. Casey Stengel, guys like that. But they were all dead." --Mark Kotsay

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2006 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crosby

I was watching Comcast SportsNet's Sports Rise this morning and they were saying that Croz's finger is looking worse and it may take him longer to return. Conflicting info?

Green eyes come from yellow flecks of fatty pigment on a dark background. Some men think a green-eyed woman is exotic. The truth is she's got fat eyes.

by Furious George on Apr 7, 2006 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

wow...

...I have some seriously random-firing synapses this morning...

I just thought of Stephen King's "I Am the Doorway"...

Bobby's growing a new eye on his finger...

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ever seen a triple play?

How about a back to back triple play?

The lead was pushed to 2-0 in the second when Ryan Krauser led off with a walk then scored on Simi Reynolds' single through the left side. It could have been much more as WSU had runners at first and second with no outs. On a 1-0 pitch, Zach Franklin hit a bullet to Bulldog first baseman Bobby Carlson. Carlson stepped on first and threw to second to complete the triple play.

In their next at bat the Cougars again put runners on first second with no outs and Jay Miller at bat. In an instant reply of the second inning, Miller lined a shot to Carlson, who stepped on first and threw to second for the third out, making it back-to-back triple plays for the Bulldogs.

A look through the NCAA record book could not produce an instance where a team recorded triple plays in consecutive innings.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 11:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think the A's made one vs the Yankees

years ago

by Zonis on Apr 7, 2006 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Randy Velarde, unassisted

Well... possibly aided, but unassisted.

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what about "abetted"?

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you can get abanned from baseball for that

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 7, 2006 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Aban all hope...

..ye who support the Rangers.

Don't you miss the days of martinis and greenies?

by Ozzz on Apr 7, 2006 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

An A nab! Ban an A!

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't gamble.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

but do you gambol?

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just last Thursday

the Rivercats made one against the A's. I saw that one.

But anyway....go Cougs!!!

(M.S., W.S.U., 1998)

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Apr 7, 2006 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We should make the new minors guy do

something like this.

Then maybe he'd post more than twice a month.

Of course, that would be directly ripping off LL, and having reread the "these4thingsiknortru" psuedo-discussion, I could just imagine what would go on at LL if we did do it.

Not.

But HollywoodOz did do a good job recapping last night's games in this diary's comments.

Damn! Street is so imposing, he even causes the earth itself to freeze in fear! - monkeyball

by Jjjsixsix on Apr 7, 2006 11:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

DAMMIT!

Gagne's on my fantasy team. Now I only have one closer and a bunch of setup men.

"It was an incredible catch, but I didn't really like his footwork." - Ken Macha

by secret ASian man on Apr 7, 2006 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

#2 on Dayn Perry's Power Rankings

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/powerRankings

Also with a nice comment about Zito and why it's not time to panic.

by Eric in Atlanta on Apr 7, 2006 1:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Did it ever occur to them

that maybe Sam didn't want to come home?

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Apr 7, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Golden Retriever Doesn't Want to Go Home

Is that a story about Byrnes?

Bring back the ass! -- BleacherDave @('.')@

by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2006 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

or

a really bad Chevy Chase movie.

God, a man makes light of a serious situation and all of a suddent xbox and looney toons are all over him. - salb918

by andeux on Apr 7, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A's, Giants have similar strengths, concerns

No, really, that's really the headline. It has very little to do with the article, wherein Rob Dibble agonizes about which bay area team is better, conceding that if Bonds is out, the A's "have the edge."

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

by oblique on Apr 7, 2006 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs