DLD 26 June 2006: Fine, I'll do it.

by andeux on Jun 26, 2006 2:23 PM PDT

Where is everyone? Did the cool kids all go to hang out at another blog and not tell me?

Anyway, a few links for the off-day:

Macha hearts Bonds. And Ellis starts his rehab assignment in Sacramento tonight.

Over at Catfish Stew, Ken Arneson looks at one of the keys to this year's June resurgence: more quality starts. I'd add that, while getting good performances from the starting pitchers is always important, it's been particularly helpful at a time when the bullpen has been weakened by injuries.

Yesterday's NY Times (registration required) has a generic "A's get hot in June again" article, complete with generic "We probably won't trade Zito, but we might, but we probably won't" quote from Beane.

A minor league manager goes apeshit after getting ejected. You have to watch the video of this. Those who wish the A's manager showed more fire will want to Hire Mikulik Now.

And an article about retired athletes who have moved on to other careers includes Adam Piatt, who is now a financial planner. Maybe Matt Watson has a future after all.

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apeshit

Normally, as a simian, I might take offense at your use of that term, but, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan -- he really did go apeshit! He even moves like an ape -- especially when he was yanking up the base.

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 2:29 PM PDT reply actions

He also did his Wesley Snipes imitation, when he

didn't quite make it to the bag when he slid head first.

by theblackpearl on Jun 26, 2006 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions

I liked ..

The "My name is Mudd" routine

"Whoa....I think I just got to know Mrs. Kotsay a little more than I needed to." -Jennifer

by rook on Jun 26, 2006 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

the one where he activated his robot wife?

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions

"yanking up the base"

...so that's what you're calling it these days...

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 26, 2006 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

no, that's what Rove calls it

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Nick Swisher quote

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5237

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 26, 2006 2:36 PM PDT reply actions

note also the Papelbon quote therein

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

{rolls eyes}

Sheesh, it's the middle of the afternoon, why bother?

<yawn>

;)

Yesterday, with my very own eyes, I saw MaEl taking BP. As opposed to the first way I typed that, which was "I saw MaEl taking BP with my very own eyes," which would have been quite painful.

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 26, 2006 2:36 PM PDT reply actions

Mikulik

He will be solid at Home Depot.

Either that or he can be called The Kenny Williams experiment part deux

"Whoa....I think I just got to know Mrs. Kotsay a little more than I needed to." -Jennifer

by rook on Jun 26, 2006 2:39 PM PDT reply actions

I used to wear a pair of Mikuliks to ballgames

But they made my feet hurt on the long walk across the BART bridge.

Better luck is just a standard deviation away.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 26, 2006 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions

those weren't YOUR kuliks ...

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Are you suggesting

that I walked a mile in another man's shoes?

Better luck is just a standard deviation away.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 26, 2006 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Were you

looking for a Camel?

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

by andeux on Jun 26, 2006 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions

wow

what an *sshole that guy was. Are you kidding me? How does he feel he has license to do that? I would be so embarassed if I played for him.

by mikedaviswhereareyou on Jun 26, 2006 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Just got back from the blog

where all the cool kids are hanging out. Boy, is it FUN over there!

"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 26, 2006 2:50 PM PDT reply actions

Wild one at Fenway

Every single pitcher (there have been 15 so far) has given up either hits or walks in this game.

"Belliard is a pain in the ass" ~ Blez

by eamb on Jun 26, 2006 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

Thank you!!!

It felt really, really wierd without the DLD.

Of course, not wierd enough for me to actually make one myself.

Or add any links for that matter.

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

by batgirl on Jun 26, 2006 3:00 PM PDT reply actions

I thought about starting one around noon

but then I figured someone else would.

And I too have no links to add. Maybe later. Maybe not.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 26, 2006 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions

today's link dump title

reminds me of another link dump from a little while back ... ahh, memories; I love Brittany Spajeepers

by rubin sierra on Jun 26, 2006 3:23 PM PDT reply actions

I can get back to dumping now.

Wedding's over.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jun 26, 2006 3:45 PM PDT reply actions

Yours?

I was at a wedding this weekend....did you get married in Portland Oregon? Hmmmm......

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 26, 2006 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Congrats

I was hoping you'd live blog the ceremony, but I'm glad to hear that you're at least showing your dedication to AN by posting here rather than wasting time with a honeymoon.

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

by andeux on Jun 26, 2006 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Blogging from Wedding.Sure I can see the DLD now.

DLD 6/24 Salb916 from the Honeymoon Suite

DLD 6/25 SALBb916 from the Divorce Lawyer

by theblackpearl on Jun 26, 2006 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

better making a wedding-night DLD ...

... than making a wedding-night DVD ...

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm waiting for the WinExp

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Congrats!

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jun 26, 2006 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions

<barf>

Giambi homers off of Huddy

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 4:26 PM PDT reply actions

more <barf>

another hr for giambi! 5 RBIs for him .... in the 2nd inning!!!

by gotgreen on Jun 26, 2006 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions

maybe he and mulder had a bet

huddy is a very competitive guy

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 26, 2006 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions

<Zito IMs them both>

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

It's getting worse

"Belliard is a pain in the ass" ~ Blez

by eamb on Jun 26, 2006 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions

as a braves fan i want huddy traded. he can

no longer throw strikes. if the braves are counting on him being their number one starter for the next three years then they are screwed.

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

by larrysgurl on Jun 26, 2006 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Scout has an update on some of our unsigned

draft picks.

2006 Draft Update: Status Of Unsigned Picks

http://athletics.scout.com/2/542618.html

by theblackpearl on Jun 26, 2006 4:35 PM PDT reply actions

ouch.

Talk about repeated punches in the gut.

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 26, 2006 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions

The funny thing

about that minor-league manager is that he did all that over a pickoff attempt. What would he have done if it had been a play at the plate?

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

by day-to-day on Jun 26, 2006 4:38 PM PDT reply actions

Well it depends if he could find a shovel, so

he could dig home plate out to throw it.

by theblackpearl on Jun 26, 2006 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions

So why is it

that LAD is playing MIN tonight? I thought that Interleague play stuck to the natural rivals + whatever division vs. whatever division - which this year (I thought) was AL West vs. NL West (etc.).

-Confused

"Belliard is a pain in the ass" ~ Blez

by eamb on Jun 26, 2006 5:00 PM PDT reply actions

it's a Lakers revenge thing

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm sure

Scully will have all the intimate details post haste.

"Belliard is a pain in the ass" ~ Blez

by eamb on Jun 26, 2006 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions

well...

there aren't enough teams to just play NL West vs AL West, so at least one NL team gets stuck playing someone out of the division or out of the league (for example, this weekend the Dodgers played the Pirates while the rest of the NL West played AL West teams). At least I'm pretty sure that's the reason haha

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2006 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Despite the circumstantial evidence ...

... I want you all to know that I had nothing to do with this:

Officials shut down a terminal at Port Hueneme, about 60 miles north of Los Angeles, after a dock worker discovered the message inside the refrigerated cargo ship, arriving from Guatemala with a load of bananas.

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 5:16 PM PDT reply actions

How do you make a banana shake?

Take one cargo hold of bananas.

Add nitroglycerin.

Blend on high.

Enjoy!

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 26, 2006 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions

and if I'd gotten trapped in the container ...

Chunky Monkey

Don't make me bring the Scrabble board to the locker room. I will bring it. -- Jonathan Papelbon @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2006 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Pffft!

What's this...pffft...stuck in...pffft...my straw?

Oh.

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 26, 2006 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions

With friends like that...

who needs Huenemes?

"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 26, 2006 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions

POM nominee

Still grinning hours later.

Better luck is just a standard deviation away.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 26, 2006 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions

<Breaks.... something>

Josh Suchon's blog:

Breakin' (stuff)
Sunday, June 25th, 2006

I have it on good authority that Huston Street busted up (stuff) pretty good after he gave up Ray Durham's walk-off homer Saturday. American League closers aren't supposed to be handy with a bat, but you could hire Huston on your demolition crew. He had some aggression to work out in the dugout and in the tunnel leading to the visiting clubhouse.

That's a scene I hope I never have to see...

"June is such a great month. They just should rename it Oakland." ~ Kyli

by AsGirl on Jun 26, 2006 5:56 PM PDT reply actions

That's really funny

'Cause I did the same thing after Huston gave up that dinger.

"Belliard is a pain in the ass" ~ Blez

by eamb on Jun 26, 2006 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions

how about this blog entry:

http://www.ibabuzz.com/baseball/2006/06/21/these-songs-should-rip/

6, Kool & the Gang, "Celebration" -- Back in 1981, nothing was cooler than watching Tony Armas hit a home run at the Coliseum and hearing this song. Or hearing it after the game because you knew the A's won. But that was 25 years ago. I realize that practicaly nothing changes at the Coliseum, except the outfield seats, but I can't believe this still gets played after victories sometimes. (Kiss' "I wanna rock and roll all night" is definitely preferred.) The Rockies actually played "Celebration" on Tuesday after they won. I thought maybe they were rubbing it in the A's face. Or maybe it was in honor of Rockies coaches Mike Gallego and Jamie Quirk (both former A's).

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 26, 2006 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't like it...

when guys get mad and then do something stupid and break themselves and have to go on the DL. That seems hopelessly irresponsible.

However...I have to admit that I like it when the boys show some fire and don't hurt themselves. I looked all over the MLB.TV for Danny hurling stuff in the dugout. I don't know why. ...well, he looked really hot when he was really mad...

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

by Squeaky on Jun 26, 2006 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Once again

Huston shows us why he's a cut above other pitchers-he had the good sense to use the bat rather than his hands and/or feet

by Doug on Jun 26, 2006 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Exactly

And Danny threw his glove. No one actually got hurt. And they showed some fire. So I'm cool with it. If Huston had punched something and broken a finger...

I'd be pissed.

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

by Squeaky on Jun 26, 2006 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions

anyone else watching the college world series?

it's a tie game in the 8th, and some dude just stole home but the batter struck out on the pitch for the third out.

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 26, 2006 6:47 PM PDT reply actions

Thems my Heels

Dude chased a slider in the dirt; if he holds up the steal works and the Heels lead. But now, Carolina's D has failed them and they head into the ninth down 3-2. Here's hoping the CWS tradition of 9th inning drama shows up.

Better luck is just a standard deviation away.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 26, 2006 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Oregon State...

Congrats. Wow.

To include a link: A [sob] story about Mitch Canham's mother I read a few weeks ago.

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2006 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Did anyone else see this? http://www.sacbee.com/co

Sac Bee rated the A's and Giants by position and rated the Giants pitchers better than Zito and Haren?? Are they crazy??

hookem street

by hookem street on Jun 26, 2006 7:47 PM PDT reply actions

Sorry here's the link

http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/baseball/oak_athletics/story/14271825p-15082360c.html

hookem street

by hookem street on Jun 26, 2006 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

you're misinterpreting

it says "with" not "over"

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 26, 2006 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay

but I still prefer our staff to theirs. Advantage A's

hookem street

by hookem street on Jun 26, 2006 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions

actually, if someone who didn't know a thing

about baseball were reading it, they would probably think that Zito and Haren are on the Gnats...

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 26, 2006 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions

sure

also if read by someone who was black-white colorblind...

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 26, 2006 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions

but it is in the SacBee,

granted, it's in the sports section.

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 26, 2006 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Patrick McGuigan, 1 1/3 IP 2 K 0WHIP

Seeing that this news came oon the same day that the A's received news that thier 7th and 9th round picks were going to college in 06-07 it stinks.

Man, we would have Peirera and McGuigan if Billy only gave me 1 pick a year. Just one BILLY!!!

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

by saint @ Athletics Nation on Jun 26, 2006 9:20 PM PDT reply actions

Where do the A's stay when in San Diego?

I forgot my media guide!

by indigo on Jun 26, 2006 10:59 PM PDT reply actions

Ellis went

0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout in his rehab appearance.

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

by day-to-day on Jun 26, 2006 11:07 PM PDT reply actions

Well

at least he is not dead!

"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jun 26, 2006 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions

I know!

I hope he comes back soon. I've missed him.

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

by day-to-day on Jun 26, 2006 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

IS...

buccosdugout.com a mirror of AN, or the original location of BucsDugout?

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 26, 2006 11:51 PM PDT reply actions

err.

this link works.

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 26, 2006 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions

how'd you find that?

can halosheaven become an AN mirror site also?

Where I step a weed dies.

by Cutthemullet on Jun 27, 2006 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions

searching my own screenname on google...

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jun 27, 2006 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

http://athletics.scout.com/2/542618.html

not sure if anyone posted this article about draftees, but i'd be very disappointed since it seems unlikely A's wont sign their 7th or 9th rd choice. i know those arent high picks, but for a team that relies heavily on the draft. not havign a 1st rd pick and not having 3 of the top 10 rds picks it should be concern. especially with all the injuries and bad performances of players currently in the system. they even offered Leake a 6 figure bonus and paying his college tuition so they sign him. i guess thats the risk with drafting HS players and college players with a yr of eligibility remaining.

by CaliAsFan on Jun 27, 2006 1:30 AM PDT reply actions