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DJ hit a homerun last night. I know that he's been terrible. I know it's best for the team to have someone else in the lineup if DJ continues to struggle, but I don't want to lose him. I'm afraid if he gets sent down, we'll never see Scott Jr. again. I suppose it could be argued that we stopped seeing him in August of last year, but you guys know what I mean.

Before the game, A's manager Ken Macha strongly hinted his patience with Johnson was near its end.

"Dan Johnson's our best defensive first baseman," Macha said. "I like defense, but that's an area where you've got to have production."

I want someone to ask Wash when he gets back. No, I want someone to ask Forst and Zaidi.

"In all likelihood" Harden will start on Sunday. And Loaiza...

Probably the most encouraging thing for Loaiza was he said the radar gun clocked him in the 89-91 mph range, a significant improvement over the low-80s readings he had while going 0-3 with an 8.35 ERA in April." Macha said that Loaiza threw 6 pitches clocked at 90 mph.

Bradley may have suffered another setback.

Outfielder Milton Bradley took early batting practice and reported some discomfort hitting from the left side. Macha said that the team's training staff felt it was more a lack-of-use issue than a full-blown setback, and that Bradley is scheduled for another BP session today. "It would have been better if he'd said, 'I feel great, I'm ready to go,' but I prefer him to be honest and for it to be the end of the line as far as that injury is concerned," Macha said. It doesn't seem too serious, but that rehab assignment might be put on hold. Reliever Jay Witasick is expected to throw another rehab stint, this time with Sacramento, either today or Saturday. "I'm feeling real good," said Witasick, who went two innings with Class A Stockton on Tuesday. "I'm looking forward to going out and doing it again." Huston Street needs to give the A's his best, because I'm still not confident in that bullpen without Duke. The idea of being without him until mid-July makes me sick.

DJ, please snap out of it.

Melhuse described a potential switch to first base, even on a temporary basis, as being "a drastic move."

Even so, if Macha asked Melhuse to play first -- where he's made six appearances in his major league career so far -- Melhuse said, "I'd feel comfortable enough to not embarrass myself."

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 8:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swish is gonna be pissed that got dissed!
Rhyme, time.

Poet, know it.

"DeJesus walks among us now...What's next...an Esteban Deutschland three homerun game?" - franks a lot

by McFood on Jun 2, 2006 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swish has Kots and Kendall.
Mommy and Daddy. Kendall being Mommy, of course.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This diary will self-destruct in 10...9...8...
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

At least do it in The Count style.
10 seconds! Ah ah ah!

9 seconds Ah ah ah!

"DeJesus walks among us now...What's next...an Esteban Deutschland three homerun game?" - franks a lot

by McFood on Jun 2, 2006 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ellis!
<sob>
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

all right, that's IT!
Delete!  Get rid of it!  It freeeeeezessss ussss... it burrrrrnssss usssss, precioussss!
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You mean you don't have visitation rights?
Send Hatty a note.

<prepares bunny sized pot of boiling water>

"DeJesus walks among us now...What's next...an Esteban Deutschland three homerun game?" - franks a lot

by McFood on Jun 2, 2006 9:01 AM PDT 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 2, 2006 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

tell him it's a hot tub
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bunnies: Dude! Awesome!
<jumps in>
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Hey!"
"Where are the mad fly hunnies? I don't hot tub without hunnies."

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<splash>
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<displays puppies at the window>
<waits for mad fly mommies>
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woohoo!
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When is AL pitcher of the month announced?
Seems like Zito would have a real shot for May, what with the fancy 1.32 ERA and all.
"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 2, 2006 9:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

C.C. Sabathia had pretty numbers for May, also.
Prettier than Zito's.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

um...
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"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 2, 2006 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol
My cotton candy is getting wet!

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, all right!
Zito deserves the Pitcher of the Month.

<cough>justlikecolondeservedthecyyoung</cough>

Wow, what was that?

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoever had more wins
and a grittier team should win it, I guess.
"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 2, 2006 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ratto thinks that
Kendall's newfound power stroke will be the key to the A's season.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/02/SPG1LJ6JRI1.DTL
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought Crosby was the reason for
last year's turnaround.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, this column
is from the Chavez hagiography file.  You'll have to wait until next month for Crosby's.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Greyhound Address"
I really hope they had "Battle Hymn of the Republic" playing in the background.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope Chavvy was drinking vodka & grapefruit
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In the aftermath of yesterday's win
As it started to form as a foregone conclusion in my mind that the A's had made a now-annual-sudden-leap-from-horrible-to-brilliant, it occurred to me that Ratto would very-possibly have a column the next day noting same.  And indeed he did, and when I saw it on the top of the sports page I was definitely excited.  The column itself was less wicked than what I've grown to expect from him, it was fun to read just the same.  I then prepared myself to come on to AN and defend my favorite scribe from the customary attacks he receives here ... what, no attacks?  I guess June has us all in spirits too cheery to fight.  Go A's.

by rubin sierra on Jun 2, 2006 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm glad at least some
of our walking wounded are limping their way back home. It makes me think highly of the future, which is a strange thing to be doing. Hmm.

Why can't DJ hit? I still want him around!!! (Though, Sharon, you're right...better someone else than a black hole in the lineup)
Are 6 pitches at 90 anything to be happy about?
What is WRONG with Bradley?
Are these injured players really dead and just frozen while Larry Davis develops the scientific ideas to bring them back?

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 9:13 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Larry Davis is
looking for the cure to 17 oblique strains.  How're we doing, Larry?

"We're up to 15!"

</Simpson's reference>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sheffield out indefinitely
Perhaps the rest of the season.

Mariano Rivera also had his back cramp up as he bent over to put on his shoes pregame, making him unavailable last night.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Huh.
What was his alarm clock doing next to his shoes?
"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 2, 2006 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pffff
GRITTY players play barefoot.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's a
tough blow to the yanks. If Arod, Giambi, Damon, Johnson, and Jeter get hurt their team will be underpaid!

by dbeach13 on Jun 2, 2006 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT: Thunderbutt
In case anybody cares, I did see Thunderbutt yesterday. He is alive and well, a little disoriented from all the work.  I'm not sure but I gathered that he and some coworkers were going out for some post-work "adult beverages."

He claims that he still hasn't watched a game yet this year.  Poor NRAF without high-speed internet.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Okay, he'll be the first recipient...
...of a NRAF ticket from the Cuss Jar fund.

Start cussing, people!

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love it when batgirl gets sassy.
"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 2, 2006 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, you're confused
She just got Poppy. I don't know who this "Sassy" you speak of is.
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh no, I meant sassy.
Haven't you seen her new Dorothy Hamel haircut?

S-A-S-S-Y!

"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 2, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was that YOU!?!?
So, who is AN hating on today?

by ArakSOT on Jun 3, 2006 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope.
You just saw a hot piece of Pakistani runt candy.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 3, 2006 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol
I explained to my baseball-clueless fellow workers that we were both NRAFs, and one asks me, "Then why was he wearing a Yankees cap?"
So, who is AN hating on today?

by ArakSOT on Jun 3, 2006 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What Yankees cap?
I thought I wore an A's hat yesterday?  Maybe they saw my Simpsons shirt and got confused.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 3, 2006 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your green and gold Yankees cap
Like I said, baseball-clueless..
So, who is AN hating on today?

by ArakSOT on Jun 3, 2006 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh.
That Yankees cap.

Is it better to have Sox fan coworkers or non-baseball fan coworkers>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 3, 2006 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The latter. No question.
So, who is AN hating on today?

by ArakSOT on Jun 3, 2006 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(literally no question)
I forgot the question mark?
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 3, 2006 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tonight's pitching matchup
Saarloos vs. Santana.  <reaches for scotch>
"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 2, 2006 9:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow.
Should be fun.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't you think it's too early ...
... to call up McBeth?
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, Garcia (Casilla)'s already on the team.
<reaches for bong>
"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 2, 2006 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually he pitched in Sac Yesterday:
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 2, 2006 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The A's vs Santana:
I would look for Kielty to be in the line-up. And Big Frank has some decent numbers against Santana in his career.

Macha...Please rest Kotsay tonight!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/bvsp?playerId=4280

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 2, 2006 9:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I must be looking at a different link.
Kielty's hitting .182 against him.  Payton is hitless in 8 ABs.  Surprisingly, DJ is 2 for 6 with two doubles.

Also, we've been mispronouncing Santana's first name all these years, it seems.  It's really pronounced "Yo-Hann MIN."

"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 2, 2006 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kielty does have a dinger off of him:
Kotsay needs a day off every now and then.

It might as well be against one of the toughest lefties in the league.

Jay Pay is one of our top 5 bats of late.

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 2, 2006 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW....
the game thread SUCKED last night.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 9:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't get me started on that.
<throws fat, lazy, depressed, deadbeat uncle>

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<sprains uncle>
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats good
Zito: You ever think about the space time continuum?
Huddy: Uh... no.

by mendelbob on Jun 2, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Booooooo!
"He's a Chavez kid, and I'm a Swisher guy..." ~ marklodi

by eamb on Jun 2, 2006 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chavinator!
Read it. Trust me on this one. You'll get a bit of a chuckle out of it.

Oh uh, yeah, you all can read it too I guess.

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

by JLaff on Jun 2, 2006 9:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

GodHatesFoggs?
Clever.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!!
That is AWESOME!
Okay, so they won. What next?

by Chavinator on Jun 2, 2006 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

</flings holy water>
THE APOCALYPSE IS HERE. GET ME A [censored] HORSEMAN ~Kyli

by baseballgirl on Jun 2, 2006 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why is no one coming up to REPLACE Ellis?
I don't mean take his roster spot. I mean replace, as in play in his position. What's going on?

Isn't Ginter the logical choice? Aren't we paying him a lot? Okay, he was bad last year and got beat out this year. Fine. But now Ellis is injured. Are we really going with one second baseman and that guy's name is Marco Scutaro?

Someone please explain what I'm missing to me. Please.

by RLangford on Jun 2, 2006 9:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We have Perez!
He's due for his monthly hit any day now.
"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 2, 2006 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's Perez's time of the month?
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't let Sal know
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sal's too busy "neuralyzing" right now
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

From BTF
"Jeffrey Maier, a future Baltimore Oriole?"
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 9:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A fourth outfielder in the making.
Although his defensive positioning is, um, unique.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yogi Berra in the making
"I guess it's an interesting story that I'm no longer 12..."
"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 2, 2006 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

{snerk}
He looks disarmingly the same as he did when he was 12 -- only hairier.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

story of my life
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Future A's - 1st Round Draft Choice?
"One National League executive whose team has scouted Maier said the knocks against him are his size (he is 5 feet 11, 190 pounds), his speed (he underwent surgery to repair a torn knee ligament last summer), his power (only seven career homers in college) and the level of competition he has faced."

No one will expect it, and we won't have to pay Big Cash for him, alas, Jeremy Brown, 2002.

Oh, wait.  We gave our 1st Rounder to the Nationals for Esteban Loaiza.  Damn, I have nightmares that he is going to haunt us for a long, long time.

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

by Colorado Fan on Jun 2, 2006 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well...
I'm thinking we can probably get a short, weak slow guy later than the first round :-).
"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 2, 2006 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he has PMS.
Posts Meager Statistics.
"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 2, 2006 9:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Whoops!
Meant as reply to Poppy, of course.
"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 2, 2006 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, of course.
Everything ever said is intended for me.  Me, me, me, me, me.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.
<makes thread larger so Poppy's head will fit in>

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm Matt Roney
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your middle name is 'Rice-a-'?
"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 2, 2006 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

2006 All-Star Game
Yankees/Red Sox vs. Cardinals?
Vote Now in the MLB.com All-Star Ballot. Vote early. Vote often. The Monster.com 2006 All-Star Game Online Ballot ends on Thursday, June 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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by easyraider on Jun 2, 2006 10:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

{{{hurl}}}
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<barf>
"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 2, 2006 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Johnny. Damon.
The fans suck. They shouldn't be allowed to vote.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of the sixteen
Somewhere between 3 and 5 should be starting.  <barfs again>
"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 2, 2006 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I get that one, actually.
They voted him in for his defense.
"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 2, 2006 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.
First base defense is critical when Derek Jeter is launching throws from deep shortstop.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nobody blocks a water cooler
like David Ortiz.
"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 2, 2006 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder what Macha has to say
about David's defense. Does Ortiz even own a glove?

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only a little white one
For slapping people in the face and demanding satisfaction.
"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 2, 2006 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When will people learn?
Democracy does not work!  The only viable form of government is the dictatorship of a technocratic oligarchy.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NRAF?
Or AFRE? (A's Fan Residing Elsewhere)
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ALF
A's fan Living Far away.
"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 2, 2006 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm an AFLAC
A's Fan Located in Alameda County
"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 2, 2006 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is why i am not watching the all star game
"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jun 2, 2006 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<ralphs>
That is a joke. Get out with the fan voting!!! Those people are there because they're ALWAYS there, regardless of talent or season stats. Ugh. Ugh. Ugh.
I ALWAYS get frustrated by this...

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<ralphs barbieri>
parenthetically speaking, of course.
Coconut

by Ice Cream on Jun 2, 2006 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't make me
"hoist you on your own petard."
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jun 2, 2006 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why don't we do this?
Have bigger-market All-Stars (LA, NY, Chi, ATL, Boston, SF, St. Louis) vs. everyone else?

ESPN All-Stars (Teams total salaries rank 1-14):
1b - Pujols, STL
2b - Utley, PHI
3b - A-Rod, NYY
SS - Jeter, NYY
OF - Dye, CHW
OF - Vlad, ANA
OF - Ramirez, BOS

Local Access TV All-Stars (Teams total salaries rank 15-30):
1b - Hafner, CLE
2b - Castillo, PIT
3b - Cabrera, FLA
SS - Tejada, BAL
OF - Swisher, OAK
OF - Rios, TOR
OF - Wells, TOR

To play along...
Stats by position
Team Salaries

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

by JLaff on Jun 2, 2006 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This time it counts!
All TV rights will be handed over to the winning teams.  I.E.  YES Network will only show the Yankees if they are playing the A's, Indians, Marlins, Blue Jays....

While we're at it, I want a Pony....

"I turned around and saw there were a couple of Oakland fans...I think they might have held the other fans off."Jay Pay

by 510inDenver on Jun 2, 2006 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

cano and eckstein
are the only ones that seem really out of place for me
Zito: You ever think about the space time continuum?
Huddy: Uh... no.

by mendelbob on Jun 2, 2006 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

From Neyer chat today
Richie (Seattle): Kendall got a home run! Kendall got a home run!

Rob Neyer: (1:00 PM ET ) Against the Royals, though. That counts for only half a homer...

"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 2, 2006 10:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Neyer posted my joke!
Dusty Baker (Chicago, IL): Don't make me come over there, Rob! Neifi Perez has heart AND grit.

Rob Neyer: (1:24 PM ET ) And spunk.

I hate spunk.

"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 2, 2006 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol
Mitch Cumstein (Chicago): What is it about the Chicago Cubs that make them pick-up such crappy players such as Neifi Perez and Tony Womack? Doesn't anyone over there do their homework or is this just catering to Dusty?

Rob Neyer: (1:31 PM ET ) Ah, Tony Womack...

There are players -- Womack, Terrence Long, Royce Clayton, many others -- where you look at them and you just can't help but wonder, "Why?" They must be wonderful conversationalists. Or something.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<snerk>
"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 2, 2006 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Surprisingly
"Mitch Cumstein" doesn't seem to like spunk either.

by andeux on Jun 2, 2006 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Mitch Cumstein"
If that's his real name...

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Caddyshack, anyone?
"He was putting...putting at night, with the 15 year old daughter of the dean."
"We've come a long way, and I'm not talking about Virginia Slims, either." - Art Howe

by EastCoastA on Jun 2, 2006 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stanford
I think Ty Webb and Mitch Cumstein were nearly as good as the duo of Tiger Woods and Notah Begay.  Don't quote me on that one, though.  I'm NOT a Stanford guy.
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 2, 2006 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

{{{whew}}}
Thanks, andeux.  I thought I was going to rupture a Comment Restraint Nerve.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rub some dirt on it
... before Larry Davis does it for you.
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pee on it
before Moises Alou does it for you
I'm not sober.

by white rob on Jun 2, 2006 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Spunk!
They make great muffins!

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AN sure is randy today.
Just read the comments on Nico's pull hitting story.  Jeez, people.  Find a few quiet minutes for yourselves.
"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 2, 2006 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<snerk>
Randy Johnson.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<snerk>
Randy Keisler
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A Randy Elf?
"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 2, 2006 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Marco?
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Randy Wolf?
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

in space, no one can hear you ...
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On myspace, everyone can see you...
"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 2, 2006 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You mean SPUNKI
the plural of spunk.  

by rubin sierra on Jun 2, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow
And that is all.

by towndunce on Jun 2, 2006 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<sigh>
At the game the other day, I saw DJ in the on-deck circle taking a few practice swings (which apparently didn't help him much), and I seriously thought it was Hatty for about a split second.

I miss Hatty. <sigh>

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 2, 2006 10:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

More Neyer...
Tim(Illinois): Will Beane get a first baseman who can hit? Dan Johnson is killing the A's.

Rob Neyer: (1:44 PM ET ) Prediction: Dan Johnson will hit.

Prediction: If he doesn't, the A's are in trouble. Because Daric Barton's struggling big-time w/Sacramento.

Uh... Barton's also missing an arm.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 10:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

maybe
he can get one from that kid in China who has an extra.

by andeux on Jun 2, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tony F***ing Womack!
He was struggling, but I didn't expect it to stay that way.

If "Dan Johnson will hit" then "Barton will hit", you know?

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's why he's struggling
{rolls eyes}
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's wrong with Ruby
Anyone think that Durazo would be better than Johnson?  Or that perhaps they should have kept Hatteberg?  Over 800 OPS not too bad, is it?

by closetasfan on Jun 2, 2006 10:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WAAAAY off topic...
I'm sorry, I have to share this because it's the biggest laugh I've had all week...

Poppy Jr. is passive-aggressively complaining about having to live "under parental control" by looking at apartment listings online and emailing me with his questions about renting (which, of course, I'm answering with a straight face).  He found a listing for a room for rent (not apartment), and here's the latest question:

I saw this one bedroom apt in mountain view for 440 with "kitchen and bathroom are shared". does that mean the toilet is in the kitchen?

I said, "Yes."  ;)

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That is hilarious!
"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 2, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He can wait for the brownies
to get done while he's waiting for the brownies to get done.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

whew.
I'm glad I didn't have to explain that. :)

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get it
Why are there underaged Girl Scouts in his bathroom/kitchen?
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Swisher will be on MLB radio
again today at 1:40 PT. You can email him questions at radio@mlb.com

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 11:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

lastings milledge
we need to trade for this guy!

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/422991p-356942c.html

"Mets ownership would also rather have everyone ignore that bench-clearing tango inspired by Milledge after he slid, spikes-high, into Richmond Braves third baseman Jonathan Schuerholz."

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 2, 2006 11:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lasting Milledge
sounds like the name of a character in a Woody Allen movie, like Fielding Melish.
"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 2, 2006 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thornton Melon
I think this name fits in as well but I doubt that Fielding Melish could do the "triple-lindy?"  Of course school is out for the summer...
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 2, 2006 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Bill Gramatica Stupid Injury Award
for 2006 goes to...Carl Crawford!

http://blogs.baltimoresun.com/sports_custom_roch/2006/06/freak_injury.html

Tampa Bay left fielder Carl Crawford left the game in the fifth inning with an apparent knee injury, which he sustained in the fourth after being called out at home plate.

Crawford leaped in the air and spiked his helmet, then landed awkwardly and crumpled to the ground in obvious pain.

"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 2, 2006 11:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Didn't Gramatica...
...win the Gus Frerotte Stupid Injury Award?

It's cool when awards are so inclusive... football, baseball... doesn't matter...

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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kevin Brown was the last recipient
Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 2, 2006 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oooooh, forgot him!
There must be a Hall Of Fame somewhere for these people.  Like the Darwin Awards, but less... morbid.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"lessbid"?
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not that there's anything wrong with that
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nobody will beat
John Smoltz.
The steamy one: John Smoltz burned his chest while trying to iron his shirt on his washboard stomach and chest instead of an ironing board.

link

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HOT.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sharon
You do the best link dumps.  ;-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 2, 2006 11:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

<blushes>
Thank you.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you blushing, or ...
... did you try ironing your balaclava Smoltz-style?
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why would she iron a pastry?
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

better than ironing a pastie
... unless you're from the UP, where a pastie is a sort of pastry.
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I first read that as "pastie".
OUCH.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i said it-a first-a
many months-a ago-a
Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like you.
You can stay.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yay!
Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pfffff
Suck-up.
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone had a lapdog?
"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 2, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ohad:Sharon
kinkajou:Paris Hilton
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that makes me laugh for some reason
maybe it is because Paris Hilton looks like a dog.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I KNOW!
<stocks up on Milkbones>
"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 2, 2006 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

please put a little fat on her
or people will accuse you of starving her.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well
At least now i know the name of Paris Hiltons dog.
Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the question is how, not if you know.
btw - work on your spelling and possesive forms. meant very kindly.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also meant very kindly
Please work on spelling "possessive forms."

:-)

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

by oblique on Jun 2, 2006 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i knew i would spell something wrong
thanks!
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What did i spell wrong in that sentence.
Unless you're talking about my laziness where I didn't use a capital I or put an apostrophe in between "Hilton" and "s".

I actually like to think I'm a halfdecent speller, but now that you've commented, i'm going to spell everything perfectly for the rest of my AN adventures.

Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you didn't get know right, you spelled now.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

try reading it again
he got "now" and "know" correct...

by booya on Jun 2, 2006 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i suck.
the dog's name is Tinkerbell, i think.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

read again
I kinks in my knights armor!

You can crawl back into your whole now.. :P

Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

uh
that came out totally wrong-

<rewind>

I knew there were no kinks in my knights armor!

Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK, 15-year-old boys ...
... definitely shouldn't be doing kinky things in knights' armor.
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't know what i would do in a whole
a hole, maybe, but a whole, no.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 2, 2006 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you got it!
nice.
Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you think i'm dumb or something?
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 3, 2006 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dunno the dog's name...
A kinkajou is another animal... here...
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just like saying it
"Kin-ka-JOU!" "Kinka-jou!" Kinka kinda JOU!

<cirquegirl is unavailable right now. It appears someone called the mental hospital on her>

"Not all who wonder are lost." The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think so, too
<Opens bubble to breathe> <Kinkajou goes careening off> <closes bubbles and straps on armor>
"Not all who wonder are lost." The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and it's ... frugiverous!
"Although classified in the order Carnivora and equipped with sharp teeth, they actually primarily eat fruit"
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol
Thank God i didn't say bitch (in the original reply i was going to say "At least i know what Hilton's bitch is name is" but now i see i didn't understand the ohad:Sharon comparison. That would have come out completely wrong!

P.S. How the hell do you know what a kinkajou is? Seems like something that would be biting Desmonds head off...

Larry Davis couldn't treat a cold-Tony

by ohad on Jun 2, 2006 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

More alarming question to ask:
Why the hell do I know that Paris Hilton had a kinkajou?

I'm a useless-trivia sponge.  You'd think I'd be able to keep track of stats better (or at all)...

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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bitch.
Then get out!
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As long as you link under my DLD,
you do as I say!

This <censored> link dump is awesome. Say it or I'll beat you with this Jesus Pan! (thank you, Poppy)

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, now I know you are not my mother.
Mom doesn't say <censored>. I don't know where the <censored> I got this <censored>.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My mom doesn't swear.
She first thought "bitch" meant "beach".
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to want to go to Sonoma Beach
I was very curious about it when I was little, since my (Italian) grandmother used to say it when she was pissed off about something...
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 12:41 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 2, 2006 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rowr! Saucer of milk, table 2!
I'd better get the garden hose...and my video camera...and some bungee cords...and a box of chocolate eclairs.
"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 2, 2006 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You ate who?
I'll never run out of those.

<runs to Costco, buys industrial size box of "You ate who?"'s>

"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 2, 2006 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My tooth hurts.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stop eating those intangibles.
"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 2, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Booooo!
;)
"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 2, 2006 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You ate who?
"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 2, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This link dump sucks.
Same stupid people making the same stupid jokes.
"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 2, 2006 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey!
There are some very smart people here making the same stupid jokes.

by andeux on Jun 2, 2006 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

really
Haven't they heard of email or instant messaging?

Sheesh.  Some people...

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree...
Just as much fun to read the diary as reading the comments. :D They also spark the strangest discussions.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Greg Maddux looks funny
in this picture.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 12:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think he's dancing
"Walk Like an Egyptian" style...
It's May, so beware of flying chairs.

by pbruins92 on Jun 2, 2006 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

um ...
... yes, but what is Dusty doing?
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They are reenacting the scene with Gene Wilder
and Richard Pryor, in Silver Streak, or whatever movie it was when Gene put on the makeup, and walked out of the bathroom.

by theblackpearl on Jun 2, 2006 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When did you get here and...
where have you been?

Nevermind, did you bring any beer?

"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 2, 2006 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're right!
Now Greg needs a little transistor radio...
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too funny!
Pryor and Wilder were hilarious.
"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 2, 2006 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obvious.
He's touching is ball.

Duh.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's funny
Kind of...odd...

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

innumeracy in the heartland
Oh, boy, is this guy on the wrong track:
  • Milwaukee is 11-7 in one-run games, an enviable record for anyone.
  • Milwaukee is 20-13 in games decided by three or fewer runs, a playoff pace if there ever was one.
In other words, the Brewers know how to win close games.

(On the other hand, I'll bet Vic Feuerherd wins every offseason fantasy league he enters.)

Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 12:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's why Street is so handy.
Games we would have won by 4 runs we instead win by 1 run.  And proving we can win close games is critical to our late-season success.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How to make a gun out of ordinary...
office supplies.
"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 2, 2006 12:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh my god!
{fights temptation}
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OW!
Boy, you didn't fight very hard.
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, they all say that...
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by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol
"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 2, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this will be the only time
that I envy cubicle workers who have regular access to this stuff.  I can start a pretty cool food fight with what I have on hand, but our office supplies are very minimal.
death to myspace!

by malikot on Jun 2, 2006 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice note
"This gun is not practical for random battles, but more of a gun for the determined assassin."

Because you wouldn't have time to create one for those quick moments when a really irritating co-worker walks by your cubicle?   Nice to know you'll need time to sneak away to the supply closet, lock the door, create gun, and ambush that jerk from HR in the mens room.

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

by batgirl on Jun 2, 2006 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if im ever in a cubicle....
its on!!
"A lot of teams don't like our crowds, and that's good for us. I love that other teams find them unnerving." -Bobby Crosby

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jun 2, 2006 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My dad belongs to this fraternity
Should I buy him one of these t-shirts?
I like Mickey Morabito's hair.

by franks a lot on Jun 2, 2006 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, it's my last day at work!
<waits for congratulations>
THE APOCALYPSE IS HERE. GET ME A [censored] HORSEMAN ~Kyli

by baseballgirl on Jun 2, 2006 1:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh...
I'd like to thank the academy...

No,no...that's not right...

You're welcome...

Shuffles notes

Happy Birthday...

Dang it, that's not right EITHER!...I got it...

CONGRATS!

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cute :)
THE APOCALYPSE IS HERE. GET ME A [censored] HORSEMAN ~Kyli

by baseballgirl on Jun 2, 2006 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Congratulations!
You're retiring? Aren't you a little young for that?
"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 2, 2006 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, silly...
...I took a new job!

I start Monday. Don't worry, AN will come with me.

...as soon as I figure out how to set up the office computer system...which is kind of my new job.

Wheeee!

THE APOCALYPSE IS HERE. GET ME A [censored] HORSEMAN ~Kyli

by baseballgirl on Jun 2, 2006 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Yeah!
You'll have LOTS of time to be on AN, cause, ya' know, computers systems practically fix themselves nowadays, right?
"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 2, 2006 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?! They don't?!!?
<tries to get old job back>
THE APOCALYPSE IS HERE. GET ME A [censored] HORSEMAN ~Kyli

by baseballgirl on Jun 2, 2006 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Word of advice:
Steal office supplies.
Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 2, 2006 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You're the Huston Street of the AN lineup.  Rookie of the Year.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 2, 2006 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On the pitching probables for sunday
It's official!

Richard the Lionheart shall ascend to His Mighty Throne once more. Long live the King!!

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 2:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

<sob>
<cuddles with headless Bobble Rich>

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<shock>
SO it was YOU that killed him in the first place? How could you? Was he one of your basement experiments?

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No.
I killed my Rich Bobblehead. Basement Rich is okay.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I get it
Just as long as Rich Bobble has no connection to Basement Rich. You know, voodoo.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think you live in what the military calls ...
... a basement-rich environment.
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOOHOOOOOOO!!!
:-D
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

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

"Not all who wander are lost."
I just looked at that and thought, Wait. It just says "not ALL" who wander are lost. Uh oh. That suggests that quite a few are lost when they wander.
With that in mind, let's change this around a bit.

"When the A's wander, they usually end up in Jen's basement."

"When Crosby wanders, he crashes into something."

"When Macha wanders. send good bye wishes. Chances are good he's lost."

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 2:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I glanced at that too quickly
and thought it said, "No wonder all is lost."
I can't remember what I was going to say, but I assure you, it was brilliant!

by oblique on Jun 2, 2006 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha..
I'm not that bad yet. :D
"Not all who wonder are lost." The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crosby & Street @ Macy's - any Pictures?
Did anyone go to Macy's today and take pictures of Crosby & Street?  If so , please post.  Thanks

by oaklandbbfan on Jun 2, 2006 3:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I went...
I didn't stand in line for the autographs and while I was pretty close to them, my pictures came out terrible so I won't post them.  Hopefully someone else did better with the pics.  It cracked me up though...Huston would stick his tongue out while signing autographs just like when he does when pitches!

by indigo on Jun 2, 2006 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oops...
"just like he does when he pitches" is what I meant (stupid copy/paste in the wrong place).

by indigo on Jun 2, 2006 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I MET BOBBY TODAY!!!
WOO!!! SO BEAUTIFUL!! LOVE HIM!!!
<swoons>
<dies>
I will post pictures soon, probably after the game tonight!!

WOOO! LOVE HIM!!!

"Now, I'm not the guy who's in trouble, it's the guy on the mound who's in trouble.'' Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jun 2, 2006 3:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

BCG!!!!
You can't just SAY that!! You must post stories as WELL as pictures!!

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I will!!
BELIEVE ME!!

I just got home and I have to upload the pictures first. Give me a minute! It will be worth the wait, I promise!

"Now, I'm not the guy who's in trouble, it's the guy on the mound who's in trouble.'' Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jun 2, 2006 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This should be fun. :)
I can just imagine the photos/captions...

"This is me right before I ripped Bobby's pants off."

"Here, Bobby is trying to get away. Good thing he didn't realize we were handcuffed together."  

"This is me being dragged away by security, Bobby still strapped to me. That was fun."

"Here, the police officer is using a set of bolt cutters to remove the handcuffs, only to replace them with a pair of not so fuzzy ones."

"Me in jail, Bobby completing paperwork."

"This is Bobby gesturing that I'm his number one fan, only he seems to be using the wrong finger... hmm..."

I can't wait. :D

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, you have just replaced Poppy Jr....
...as the person to give me the biggest laugh of the week.

{begins process of adopting Jennifer}

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's hilarious.
Absolutely amazing. I'm still giggling.
"Not all who wonder are lost." The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

QOTM.
On the 2nd, too. I really doubt anyone will beat this.
Damn! Street is so imposing, he even causes the earth itself to freeze in fear! - monkeyball

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 2, 2006 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't Wait
Thanks BCG!  Can't wait to see them.... and should have known you would be there !

by oaklandbbfan on Jun 2, 2006 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

T LONG
Watched him stink it up last night for the Yanks-brought back a lot of awful memories.....haven't seen much discussion about the this on AN. Amazing to see him still playing-let alone for the Yankees. The guy stinks and he's a total jerk-can't believe they actually decided to employ him...

by ASFANATIC on Jun 2, 2006 3:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe...since DLD
are so very fun we could replace the angst-negative-rant-ridden game threads with these?  JK :-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 2, 2006 4:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DLDs = Melhuse
Game threads = Kendall
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Game threads have grit.
And whaddyaknow?  They can even hit HRs!!!!
"Huston actually bakes real cookies. Which is why Swisher bakes better cookies than Huston." ~ Sharon

by AsGirl on Jun 2, 2006 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"s"?
Do you want to taste the rainbow? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 2, 2006 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!
Hey, he can do it again!
"Huston actually bakes real cookies. Which is why Swisher bakes better cookies than Huston." ~ Sharon

by AsGirl on Jun 2, 2006 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DLDs = Ellis
Game threads = Scoot
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Scoot...... but
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH.  :(
"Huston actually bakes real cookies. Which is why Swisher bakes better cookies than Huston." ~ Sharon

by AsGirl on Jun 2, 2006 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So we get no DLDs for 6-8 weeks now?!
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DLD is DTD?
Day to Day? But...but...
"Not all who wonder are lost." The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DLDs = Kotsay
Game threads = T-Long
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no... Game threads = Byrnes
Sometimes really fun, but usually irritating.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DLDs = Swisher
Game threads = Byrnes

How's that?

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

by Sharon on Jun 2, 2006 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perfect!
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like it!
"Not all who wonder are lost." The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 2, 2006 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DLDs = Kotsay?
Wow. I didn't realize DLDs were that awesome. I don't feel like DLDs = Kotsay. I mean, I don't want to <censored> the DLD, at least no yet.

by Jennifer on Jun 2, 2006 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sal had to go waste the vibratory nodes...
...in another thread.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 2, 2006 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And some silly person told me
that this was a family site.  
"Huston actually bakes real cookies. Which is why Swisher bakes better cookies than Huston." ~ Sharon

by AsGirl on Jun 2, 2006 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs