Daily Link Dump, 14Jun: Life, the Universe, and Larry Davis

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 14, 2006 3:39 AM PDT Comment 138 comments

So, how does one do this?

Injury Reports? Duchsch erer and Kennedy Of note in the first article: He hasn't felt this good in a long, long time, according to Larry Davis. That means it's probably not true, right? Hopefully, of course, it is.

I found this when I searched "Oakland Tribune" on Google News... Trouble from the Gnat camp.
"It's a bunch of [junk]," he said. "This [deleted] team is not going to be good like this. If it doesn't change, it's going to be [messed] up. . . . It's like we never do something right. They only want to put you down on the ground, make you feel dirty and make you feel bad." - Armando Benitez
The joys of KNBR, or at least, the negative aspect of it. There's some other flowery language in that article as well.

Meanwhile, out here: La New Bears are struggling to maintain the lead they've built up. Yes, it's the CPBL, where the outfielders get worse jumps than Eric Byrnes, sometimes even going the wrong way, diving, and missing. It hurts to watch. (In case you care, La New signed Chen Chin-feng, the former Dodger, last season.)

Here's a Catfish Stew link, since I read it. Gives light on the Zito situation, and what Billy might do.

In two completely different stories from Saint Louis, Ankiel's return is delayed, and... well, we know about Pujols' trainer already.

And this post from over half a year ago still holds true.

Are the footballs in Germany behaving like knuckleballs?

Some advertiser needs a lesson in scoreboard reading.

To conclude, I'd like to thank AN on keeping me updated on all things Oakland A's while I'm halfway across the globe. It's hard being an NRAF.

And the DLD is being posted at 18:38, or 3:38PST. I supposed I could wait another 5 1/2 hours and post tomorrow's DLD?

That said, have fun with the thread. I won't be here to control it... I'll be asleep. And I didn't do that bad, did I?

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My birthday is tomorrow.

CaliforniaGirl-GET AIM My.....Space?

by ohad on Jun 14, 2006 3:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Then you can make your own birthday dump!

Since you're ahead of everyone else, no?

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 14, 2006 3:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

technically

yes.

CaliforniaGirl-GET AIM My.....Space?

by ohad on Jun 14, 2006 4:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're going to be, what, now...

12?

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Jun 14, 2006 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice one

Though i'm proud to be someones signature!

CaliforniaGirl-GET AIM My.....Space?

by ohad on Jun 14, 2006 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

speaking of signitures

are you going to change yours? it is a little outdated.

I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 14, 2006 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Happy Birthday tomorrow :)

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Have you seen this man?

Arrest warrant issued for Dmitri Young.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 6:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

SI.com has made some interesting comments on...

...what hitters 'should' be getting more credit/higher batting average/production.

Funny enough, 2 A's are on the list. OHHHHH FRANKY. WE LOVE YOU. JUST DO WHAT YOU DO AND STAY HEALTHY...

oh...and there is some guy named Kendall on there too. hhhhmmmm

2006 Top 10 Unluckiest Hitters According to PrOPS
Player, OPS, PrOPS (Difference)

Frank Thomas, .877, 1.043 (-.165)
Phil Nevin, .729, .893 (-.164)
Adam Dunn, .970, 1.123 (-.154)
Jason Lane, .745, .882 (-.138)
Carlos Lee, .929, 1.052 (-.123)
Jason Kendall, .680, .800 (-.120)
Adam Everett, .570, .682 (-.113)
Jason Giambi, 1.087, 1.198 (-.112)
Carl Everett, .708, .819 (-.111)
Justin Morneau, .815, .921 (-.106)

Luckiest hitter according to these calculations:

GARY MATTHEWS JR

$1000 worth of liquor for Cupcakes and Swish and 'friends'. Hope it worked...

by jrwolf on Jun 14, 2006 6:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We already saw LL guys get mad

Frustration at USSM, too.

I feel for 'em, unlike Halo fans.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 6:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Various Hornfans comments

On Joe Mauer:
From madscientist: we'll see how he looks once the heat of minneapolis takes its toll on him.
Followed by HenryGandorf: and the intense spotlight of the local media.
Finally, WideHorns: And the fact that he has to share the state with the likes of Prince and uhh...uhhh....other famous people.

Street vs. Mariners
Endust: Fifth consecutive save - or should we call it a "street"?
TPE: huston street : the mariners :: godzilla : a midget

I heart TPE. From another thread: the dominance of huston street knows no bounds

College Worlds Series dogpile thread:
notanative starts out with this: How do you know Oregon State is a serious contender this time around? They didn't dogpile after beating Stanford tonight.
WideHorns: CWS?? You mean to tell me that even though Texas isn't going to be there......they are still going to have it? Communists.

Eh. Nothing like the ninja comments.

<sob>

by Jennifer on Jun 14, 2006 6:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Did you go to UT, Jennifer?

Are there many (or any) UT grads in AN?

I'm not sober.

by white rob on Jun 14, 2006 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nope

She just loves hornfans. She's lives in a part of Missouri where people sever limbs regularly.

I myself did a post-doc at UT...

by Apricot on Jun 14, 2006 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Moving to Austin soon

Ah. Thanks for the reply. The severed limbs reference is over my head, but that happens quite a bit in the DLD. I see many a UT hat or shirt in SF, so I figure there must be at least a few Horns in here.

After living my entire life in California, I'm moving to Austin to attend grad school at UT in the next month or two. Still learning to say "Hook 'em" with a straight face.

I'm not sober.

by white rob on Jun 14, 2006 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the severed limbs thing

has to do with this or this. Not sure.

by Jennifer on Jun 14, 2006 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh.

I thought that stuff happened everywhere.

I'm not sober.

by white rob on Jun 14, 2006 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep

I'm surprised her name wasn't spelled Jenknifer.

by Apricot on Jun 14, 2006 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or Jacknifer.

Or Jockbiter.

Wait, that was a little much.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lookout Landing recap

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/story/2006/6/14/3546/81157

Jeff from Lookout Landing rules. If you have the chance, read his post titled '31-34' which is his recap of the M's sweeping the Angels this past weekend.

If it weren't for the A's, I think I'd be an M's fan.

I don't like him calling our announcers "dry", but then again, being a SoCal A's fan with no A's broadcasting access, I can't give an honest opinion of our A's broadcast team.

Enjoy!

Missing the ol' Coliseum view.

by Plunkage on Jun 14, 2006 7:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Fosse's not bad,

bit of a homer. Everybody they've partnered him with since Papa left has been kind of lame, I think.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 7:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LL kills me

the Rally Dino is incredible.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jun 14, 2006 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Had to quote this guy

"Watching the game was like going to a fancy restaurant, getting an incompetent waiter who forgets everything you and your date try to order, then when you finally get served two hours later some guy from another table comes over and farts in your entree."

That is an awesome bit of writing.

"If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life" - Brooke Shields

by Philip Christy on Jun 14, 2006 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As I mentioned on LL

Last night's television broadcast was particularly bad. At the very least Fosse's style gets balanced somewhat by Kuiper's, but Fosse and Roye is almost always a snore, and last night it was just agonizing to listen to.

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

by tankerraid on Jun 14, 2006 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LL...

"Things That Are As Big As McAfee Coliseum's Foul Territory:

Democratic Republic of Congo
The reciprocal of Richie Sexson's batting average
Gwyneth Paltrow's sense of anti-American Euro-snobbery
Joe Blanton
Michael Bloomberg's margin of victory over Fernando Ferrer
The Lhotse Face"

LOL! LL is a good read, much more knowledgable and wit then any Westminster Angels of Alhambra fans....

Billy Beane: "....it's way cooler to be an a's fan". Larry Kreuger: "....but i like our old decripity eroding worse tomorrow then they are today team"

by ST on Jun 14, 2006 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Harden's status and Will Carroll update

From Insidebayarea:

... Davis wouldn't give a specific update on the condition of Harden's sprained elbow ligament, saying that "this is a slow healing process. We're not going to turn this into a vigil." ... Davis reiterated that, contrary to a Baseball Prospectus report, there are no plans at this time for Harden to undergo elbow-ligament replacement (Tommy John) surgery. ...

From Urban:

Davis, clearly disturbed by a recent report suggesting that Rich Harden's injured right elbow might require Tommy John surgery, reiterated that it won't and said he's not going to offer any further updates on Harden's rehab until the day Haren [must mean "Harden" here] is ready to play catch for the first time. ...

Finally, I e-mailed Will Carroll to ask about his Harden report.

Me: Will, your comment on Harden has set off a tumult at Athletics Nation.

When you say Harden is 'reportedly' headed for TJ, what do you mean? The word 'reportedly' implies (usually, but you may have meant it differently) a report, i.e. something public, but you seem to be the only one reporting this. What can you tell us about your sourcing for this? Thanks

Will Carroll: Special. I'll clarify --- it's said to be a moderate to severe sprain, a type that seldom heals without surgery. I have a source on this, but cannot say anything more.

Was I being insulted with that "special"? Anyway, it seems that it's not based on anyone "reporting" that TJ is coming, but rather an inference drawn from his information on the severity of the injury. The A's either disagree about the severity of the sprain, or disagree about the course of treatment (or I suppose they could just be lying about the probability of surgery, as so many seem to feel). Seems to be room to hope we'll see Harden back this year--he was throwing 97 even with the damn injury, after all.

I guess we'll find out, eventually.

by Faust on Jun 14, 2006 7:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

interesting stuff

i think this whole thing is diary-worthy.

carroll wrote:
"It's not looking good for Rich Harden. The oft-injured pitcher is reportedly headed for Tommy John surgery, ending his season and damaging the hopes of the Athletics, though there is no official confirmation. The team is celebrating its sweep of the Yankees, but behind the scenes, the team is trying to plan out how it will deal with the loss of their co-ace. Harden left just four innings into his return from the DL, injuring his elbow in a return from what is now being reported as an avulsion of his oblique rather than the previously indicated lower back injury."

carroll initially said reportedly headed for tommy john surgery and ending his season.
now that seems to have changed to reportedly in moderate to severe pain that seldom heals without surgery.
that's a big difference.

maybe harden will end up having TJ surgery, but he's not scheduled to as of now, and that is what carroll reported.

this was also discussed in the post-game thread.
it just seems like bad journalism to me, and i find it bizarre that people could defend carroll and blame the a's front office...
http://www.athleticsnation.com/comments/2006/6/14/03056/7412/38#38

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 14, 2006 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Carroll's an interesting source

BTW, to the extent that this is diary-worthy as you suggest, I've also posted my comment in Leesa's existing Harden diary.

On Carroll... Like a lot of blogging, the role he plays is partly that of reporter and partly that of gossip columnist. He has a lot of very real sources, I'm sure, but he doesn't require 100% confidence to put something out there. I do he worded his piece rather sloppily--when you start talking about Rich Harden, you have to expect a lot of people are going to be pouring over your words like Kremlinologists.

The tag line Carroll used in his e-mail signature was this quote: "If you were supposed to watch your mouth all the time I doubt your eyes would be above it." That kind of goes with what I said above about not waiting for 100% certainty before running with something.

by Faust on Jun 14, 2006 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A friendly suggestion for Will Carroll

Hey Will,

Why don't you come over to my place and make yourself comfortable on my couch and sit there while I scream at you for six hours straight?
And by the way, don't bother us again.

OK?

by SportySpice on Jun 14, 2006 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He got that quote from a song:

Song: "Gravity's Gone"
Band: Drive-By Truckers
Album: A Blessing And a Curse
Year: 2006

Since he is a DBT fan, I will cut him some slack.

The same song also has this more poetic line for Mr. Carrol:

"So I'll meet you at the bottom if there really is one, they always told me when you hit it, you know it."

I think he understands this.

As evidence of his mea culpa.

Although, if his prognasticating eventually becomes fact, I guess this quote would be better served for the A's.

Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Jun 14, 2006 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Drive-By Truckers rock

"The scrubs beat the Yankees!" -- Ronnie Mac

by day-to-day on Jun 14, 2006 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ryan Rocks too!

But not like DBT.

Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Jun 14, 2006 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You weren't being insulted with 'special'.

He wasn't inferring that you ride the halfer, just that it's 'special' that people would doubt him.

And so they should. I can say that "reportedly, Will Carroll eats puppies and poops Purina", but that doesn't make it any more than my best guess.

He should know better. When I scooped on NFTN that Jimmy Shull was getting Tommy John, I didn't go on one not-wanting-to-be-named source, I got two.

That way, I knew of what I spoke.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

soccer knuckleballs

good. anything to increase scoring.
maybe these knuckleballs and elimination of the offside rule will do it...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 14, 2006 7:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Alternately...

..send off people who fall over dead and clutch their hammys every time they get bumped. One or two red cards and that little chestnut will be a thing of the past.

Like SF Giants team chemistry.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i agree

if you're going to writhe around on the ground for two minutes, you should have to leave the game. none of this vlade divac bullshit...

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 14, 2006 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Harden back in Aug

JUST IN TIME TO BLOW THE REST OF THE DIVISION IN OUR DUST BABY!!!

AL WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST CHAMPS!

$1000 worth of liquor for Cupcakes and Swish and 'friends'. Hope it worked...

by jrwolf on Jun 14, 2006 7:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Source?

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am pretty sure it...

was confirmed by three sources...God, Carney Lansford and Vishnu.

by CyZito on Jun 14, 2006 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe

Today's Ratto column on the A's was jrwolf's source, in paragraph three of which "Macha said that Harden's return was targeted for after the All-Star break, which seems fairly definitive even by baseball standards."

In any case, I think the woofing in jrwolf's post--about injury-related news no less (not as if we're not cursed enough in that area as it is)--is criminal. Please, woofing gods, forgive jrwolf. Have mercy.

by rubin sierra on Jun 14, 2006 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Of course...

2007 is after the All Star break. Did Macha mean All Star break 2007?

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 14, 2006 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WHOOOOOOOOOAAAAAA

sorry guys.

I was in 'rooting' mode...NOT 'reporting' mode there.

That was my wishes and thoughts out loud. No proof or source except my positive love for the A's...

sorry again!

$1000 worth of liquor for Cupcakes and Swish and 'friends'. Hope it worked...

by jrwolf on Jun 14, 2006 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks for clarifying

and sorry for giving you a hard time. Your positive love for the A's is a good enough source for me. =)

by rubin sierra on Jun 14, 2006 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

J?rgen Klinsmann

the man is a soccer legend, but germans seems to be upset with him.
if germany and the usa don't do well, could he became the new coach for team usa?

Klinsmann's castle
The hopes and fears of Germany's controversial national coach
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7037563

He has indeed proved a reformer. He has centralised power so that he can prepare his team properly. He has decreed a more offensive strategy, and tried out many younger players. He has hired trainers versed in modern methods, including (horror!) an American fitness guru. He is fond of management fads, communicating by e-mail and using motivational training. Despite (or perhaps because of) this, Mr Klinsmann has been vilified--not least for continuing to live in California. The DFB's board has rejected his candidate as chief talent scout, even though this job is central to his plans.

Will Mr Klinsmann stick around after the World Cup? Conventional wisdom says that the answer depends on how well Germany does. But he may also wonder if the DFB can ever change. Even were Germany to win, which looks unlikely, Mr Klinsmann might prefer to go back to California.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jun 14, 2006 8:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Germany has had it out for Klinsmann (as a coach) for a while now. It's rediculous. BUt his attacking methods showed up in the first game, where despite being without Captain Michael Ballack, they scored 4 goals. But then the hitch: They gave up two to Costa Rica.

CaliforniaGirl-GET AIM My.....Space?

by ohad on Jun 14, 2006 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everyone gives up two to Costa Rica.

It's like traditional.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eric Gagne

is back on the disabled list.

(link)

He's one of my favorite non-A's and I was kinda looking forward to seeing himself and the Dodgers coming to town.

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 14, 2006 8:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

what a coincidence!

I was looking forward to NOT seeing him when they came to town.

"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 14, 2006 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

One your favorites?

Really? Why? I mean, he doesn't totally disgust you attitude- and eyewear-wise?

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

by tankerraid on Jun 14, 2006 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's Quebecois.

That's just how Montrealers are. But once you've sampled their female population, you forgive.

"Yeah, yeah, plates thrown across the room, I get it, now can we get back to the sex?"

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

<buys Mikasa franchise near HollywoodOz>

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mikasa so horny.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mikasa es su casa?

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mikasa and mildasa.

Clarka Kenta.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

An article I read a couple years ago

I've just been a fan ever since. He seems like a pretty awesome guy. And he's a fat guy with classes, who's dominating when heathy.

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 15, 2006 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LL's Jeff is awesome.

<thud>

I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2006 8:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jennifer,

"bitch"

lmao!

I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2006 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I enjoyed that.

At first I thought he was making fun of us. Then I decided it was too funny to care.

<sob>

by Jennifer on Jun 14, 2006 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

Either way it's hilarious.

I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2006 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haren's Heat...

...has a new posting. I love reading Dan Haren's blog. The guys is a class act. There's a funny section about him looking forward to hitting during interleague play:

http://danharen.mlblogs.com/

by bringbackgallego on Jun 14, 2006 9:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Does anyone know the 2007 Interleague schedule?

<sob>

by Jennifer on Jun 14, 2006 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They rotate divisions.

If we're playing the NL West this year, and played the NL East last year, we should get the Central division next year. You may need to take a roadie to St. Louis, depending on how the home/away works out (that's not yet available).

"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 Jun 14, 2006 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't know if they'd start

switching divisions again, starting over in the East or Central. I guessed Central, because they faced East last year.

They played STL in STL a few years ago. Icky series. I would assume they'd switch this time. The A's played the Pirates and Reds at home, STL in MO... I don't remember the others.

<sob>

Harden versus Reds.

<sob>

by Jennifer on Jun 14, 2006 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now I remember the other team

The Cubs. 2004.

<sigh>

Kotsay.

<sob>

by Jennifer on Jun 14, 2006 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's lots of sobbing.

Perhaps I should change my signature to <hands Jennifer Kleenex>...

"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 Jun 14, 2006 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why <sob> all the time?

247 games and 961 at-bats...and then mayhem

by rook on Jun 14, 2006 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sobbing now because Harden is dead.

<sob>

That game... Chavy was out with his hand. Joe Morgan was calling the game... Chavy was in the booth, smooshed between Jon and Joe.

Memories
Light the corners of my mind
Misty water-colored memories
Of the way we were

by Jennifer on Jun 14, 2006 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember

Wishing he had a gun, errr...uhmmm, I mean wore an AN shirt.

247 games and 961 at-bats...and then mayhem

by rook on Jun 14, 2006 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

zito hitting IS painful to watch

and it WAS pretty funny watching him run to first. haha.

by gotgreen on Jun 14, 2006 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haren and the A's agree with us:

The bomb by Kendall was a major catalyst for the team:

"Looking back, our turning point may have been when Jason Kendall hit that home run. Everyone in the clubhouse was thinking that. It was his first home run in a long time (961 at-bats) so everyone had a little fun with it and guys seemed to loosen up a bit. Huston Street, who has the locker next to me, turned to me that night after the game and said, "You watch, that's what's going to get us going again." Sure enough, we've been playing pretty well ever since then."

Billy Beane: "....it's way cooler to be an a's fan". Larry Kreuger: "....but i like our old decripity eroding worse tomorrow then they are today team"

by ST on Jun 14, 2006 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Will Carroll's latest UTK

Every once in a while I write something and realize after a flood of e-mail that I could have phrased it better. In striving for clarity and brevity, I miss the mark from time to time. Rich Harden is dealing with a "moderate to severe" UCL sprain in his pitching elbow, the type of injury that will often lead to Tommy John surgery. Despite the A's current stance that Harden will rehab the elbow and return without surgery, sources indicate that the team acknowledges this is, at best, a coin flip. It makes good medical and baseball sense to try and rehab the injury, so don't take this as criticism. Some pitchers are able to come back; without the proper medical information, I can't make any sort of informed estimate on how Harden's injury compares to, say, Brandon Backe's. The most likely course of action still points to eventual surgery, but playing long shots sometimes leads to a big payoff.

One thing the Harden situation is not comparable to is the A.J. Burnett injury. Burnett's UCL is intact and, in fact, is still in the "honeymoon" period. Burnett has plenty of issues in the elbow involving bone chips and scarring, but his UCL is healthy, so trying to comp Harden here is wrong. Burnett is making decent progress--if slow--as he moves towards a return. The best sign was not the five no-hit innings in Triple-A, but rather the lack of swelling or pain afterward. If Burnett shows confidence in his arm, he'll be a big addition to the Jays, if a couple months later than expected.

link (subscription req'd)

I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2006 9:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

huh?

Please simplify it for me (and maybe SportySpice):

Do we kill Will Carroll now, or simply stun him and tag him for future tracking?

by Apricot on Jun 14, 2006 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Harden Injury (2006) = Dotel Injury (2005)

Harden's injury sounds very similar to the Octavio Dotel injury of last season. Instead of going ahead w/ surgery, Harden will rest and rehab.

Dotel chose to have surgery, telling A's fans he would play for us for free, then signing w/ the Yankees for a lot of money.

Rest/Rehab or Surgery: We'll see which way is the best later this year/next year.

COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON! June 19th - June 21st, 2006 ** Oakland Athletics @ Colorado Rockies **

by Colorado Fan on Jun 14, 2006 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We didn't offer him a contract, to be fair

and the union wouldn't allow him to play for free...

"We've come a long way, and I'm not talking about Virginia Slims, either." - Art Howe

by EastCoastA on Jun 14, 2006 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To be fairer still...

..he could have played for league minimum and then spent the money on tickets to be given out to schoolkids for free.

But hey, let him stink for the Yanks.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What's up AN?

Haven't been on here for a few days. Did I miss anything?

"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 Jun 14, 2006 10:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well...

Harden needs Tommy John surgery, amputation possibly
Chavvy's heart still nowhere to be found
Blanton rushed through a game to get to the Kenny Chesney concert
Huston hasn't really done anything

But other than that, not much

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 14, 2006 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If only he knew

that his heart was in him all along....

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

by tankerraid on Jun 14, 2006 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Somebody tell the first base coach to give Chavy his stopwatch.

"the reason why hitting the ball on the "sweet spot" of the bat feels so good is that the ball is contacting at the bat at a vibrational node." - salb918

by McFood on Jun 14, 2006 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

New US Poet Laureate is Donald Hall

Who should be, but isn't, just as well known for his excellent books on baseball including "Dock Ellis In The Country of Baseball", and "Fathers Playing Catch With Sons".

I would link to the NY Times story today which quotes from a baseball poem of his, but my rudimentary HTML skills have failed me. (I note that over at Daily Kos, they have set up the comments form so that links, bolding, block quotes, etc. happens automatically. I think it's handy, but those of you who have invested a lot of time in learning HTML might differ.)

"Throwing up doesn't matter." -- Ken Macha, June 8, 2006

by Englishmajor on Jun 14, 2006 10:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

formatting is automagic here

for me. just paste links in and they are links, like: http://www.google.com

bold happens when i surround a word with astericks
italics when it's surrounded by underscores

i don't know how to block quote, but it's probably just as easy

by Eric in Atlanta on Jun 14, 2006 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hmm

does that work?

How about now?

by rubin sierra on Jun 14, 2006 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome, thanks E in A

by rubin sierra on Jun 14, 2006 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Block quotes are fun.

<$div class="blockquote">I heart block quotes.</div$>

I heart block quotes.

Just remove the $$ from the top part. (Yes, I know, just like the A's.)

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 14, 2006 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

let me try

Here's an excerpt from an earlier post by whiteshoes 40. In it he said:

I heart block quotes.

Dreamy!!

by rubin sierra on Jun 14, 2006 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You've mastered it,

and everything looks perfect if the "he" is changed to a "she." ;)

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 14, 2006 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

Hot

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how much you play, you'll never be as good as a wall. I played a wall once. They're relentless.

by DelMundo on Jun 14, 2006 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this would be a lot more embarassing

had we met in person. Still embarrassing, though ... my apologies.

by rubin sierra on Jun 15, 2006 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jason Windsor

pitched a great game last night for the cats.

6IP 3H 1ER 1BB 6K

Bill Stoneman is about to be offered three seasons of a right-handed version of Vladimir Guerrero - Rev Halofan

by pickinmachine on Jun 14, 2006 10:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

GREAT NEWS!!! THE A'S WILL WIN TONIGHT!!!

Why? Because I'll be wearing my lucky Mighty Mouse underwear to the game!

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 14, 2006 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Too Much Information

"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 14, 2006 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bad move

You just asked to get depantsed in public. Enjoy watching out for your ass the whole game. I would recommend staying seating for the entire duration. Don't even bother to stand up to cheer and bring a pee bucket. Good luck sir.

by znk916 on Jun 14, 2006 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Depantsed?

Won't happen--I won't be wearing pants in the first place.

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 14, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm

I suppose we'll know who to blame the low attendance on then.

by znk916 on Jun 14, 2006 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pants are totally overrated

"The scrubs beat the Yankees!" -- Ronnie Mac

by day-to-day on Jun 14, 2006 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wear them OVER your pants...

and enjoy a whole section to yourself!

"the reason why hitting the ball on the "sweet spot" of the bat feels so good is that the ball is contacting at the bat at a vibrational node." - salb918

by McFood on Jun 14, 2006 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do A's need to pay Duke more?

He is on the mend, but can't he afford a laptop, and MLBtv to watch from his laptop.

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060613&content_id=1503197& ;vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

"I've never been hurt before, so I don't want to come back too fast," he said, "but I'm tired of watching games in hotel bars."

by theblackpearl on Jun 14, 2006 11:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

street has the day off today right?

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jun 14, 2006 11:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Angels looking to deal?

Big Bart returning this weekend. Author speculates that Ervin Santana may be put on the block to ease the rotation crunch. Carl Crawford for Ervin Santana.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Pitching

You can never have enough of it...oh, wait.

I hope they make that trade. It will be fun to watch them put Gregg and/or Bootcheck in their rotation in August/September.

COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON! June 19th - June 21st, 2006 ** Oakland Athletics @ Colorado Rockies **

by Colorado Fan on Jun 14, 2006 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tony Batista DFA'd

Twins release Batista.

The only question in my mind is: do we wait the 10 days to claim him or do we snap him right away and trade Barton for Batista. We can't let this guy slip under the radar again.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 12:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Anyone trades Barton and...

..they'll have to answer to Fluffy.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 14, 2006 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

too bad LL didn't have the cuss jar last night

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ArakSOT just went by

on a Segway. I think LL had the cuss jar and they wired it directly to him.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A segway?

So he'll be arriving in Oakland just in time for the new stadium to open, I guess.

Knucklehead over there is second or third in the league in home runs. - BB

by andeux on Jun 14, 2006 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

idea flash

Gigantic Segway shuttle between BART and new Fremont ballpark.

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is why you get

paid the big bucks, flowergirl.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just get to the point

ASL cyber???

by znk916 on Jun 14, 2006 12:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I've met them.

Jennifer is bald, and Sharon has a halo of fire that hovers around her head.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 12:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You're lying

Given what we know about your stature, Sal, you can only reliably attest to the appearance of their legs below the knees.

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 14, 2006 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Au contraire.

ArakSot lets me ride on his shoulders when he's on his Segway.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

arak v segway

by Apricot on Jun 14, 2006 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yup.

That's Arak in the skirt.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

is that also his bike parked nearby?

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hawt.

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

kewl.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 14, 2006 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nahrleigh.

"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 Jun 14, 2006 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sir walter?

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

The first British surfer.

"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 Jun 14, 2006 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dennis

the first British serfer

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

but jeepers won't get that, you know...

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I sense Python humor afoot.

"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 Jun 14, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

(I'm looking for a link...)

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if you can't find it ...

... does that mean someone's been playing "hide the link"?

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

okay

here...

Now I'll stop diagonalling. ;)

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do know

I try not to think too much about the industrial cat farms. -- FSU @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 14, 2006 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where'd I get the hair?

The cuss jar wasn't THAT well endowed

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Jun 14, 2006 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sharon's an Angelf fan?

I always suspected as much.

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 14, 2006 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man, 10th rouder Nick Periera!!!

The guy I was screaming to be picked last year!!!

McGuigan is this year's Periera!!!

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Nick%20Pereira&pos=P&sid=milb& amp;t=p_pbp&pid=489204

7-1 with a 2.04 ERA, 1HRA and in the Cal league AS Game!!!

While taint is everywhere and baseball is certainly no different, it's important that it be treated with open attention-Devo

by saint on Jun 14, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Question

What time does the parking lot open for a 7:05 game? A big group of us want to tailgate on Friday (our company - Lockheed - gave us free tickets) and I want to make sure the lot is open when we get there.

Macha Lekka Hi - Macha Hiney Ho!

by Vaillant on Jun 14, 2006 3:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Royals Review on Mark Teahen

http://www.royalsreview.com/story/2006/6/14/122038/537

Ummm... ouch...

by LoveDemAs on Jun 14, 2006 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

OUCH, Check out #47

He hasn't been to a game since Finley left....Christ!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=neel/060614&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab3pos1

Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Jun 14, 2006 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Big Dumb Ben

Humane Poppy is happy to hear that Ben Roethlisberger is recovering quickly and will be able to go home soon...

"The results of this second and final scan confirm our previous findings that Mr. Roethlisberger has suffered no brain injury," said Dr. Larry Jones, the chief of Mercy Hospital's trauma unit.

...but Flabbergasted Poppy (who sees lots of medical reports on a daily basis) thinks this just means Ben will now be the poster boy for the "See, helmetless riding isn't stupid!" donorcycling crowd.

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 14, 2006 4:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

hi everyone!

Now that I dropped my ultra confusing summer class, I have more time for AN! So Poppy, do you work in the medical field as a nurse or doctor? If so, I think you should take over for Larry Davis. Hire Poppy Now!

by AmazingAs on Jun 14, 2006 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs