DLD July 2, 2006 Sunday Times

by Squeaky on Jul 1, 2006 11:19 AM PDT

Not only do the animals themselves give me the creeps, the baseball team is just downright annoying, often leading to depression and possibly dangerous anger symptoms. In wayman terms, I feel like throwing chairs after last night's debacle.

There are some slightly less gloomy bits of news from mudville: MaEl is back! Bring out your "MaEluvr" signs and wave them proudly!

The BIGHURT came back as well (same link) and everyone's hoping that maybe something will finally happen somewhere and that something will hopefully be useful. Little bunny BoCro says it better:

"It will be good for us," Crosby said. "Our offense could use a little boast right now. We're not hitting as well as we could right now, so it will definitely help."

All very well and good, Bunnies, but my way to discuus that is more interesting.

Little tidbits in that link:

Clark and Rouse optioned to AAA.
Chavez has tennis elbow and is day to day, but probably won't need a stint on the DL to recover. All which means, in Larry Davis speak, that unfortuantely Eric Chavez is critically injured and, as soon as our secret lab produces the latest medical technology, he'll be back.
Kielty's having shoulder problems?! He stole Swisher's day off because of it. No word yet on how Nick is taking it.
Bradley's getting better. Which could mean anything.
And, one last thing I can discover from that...Macha Hearts Scoot. "The job [Scutaro] did was more than commendable," said A's manager Ken Macha. "We have been fortunate to have him here the last three years."

Anyway, today the A's are again playing the evil Snaky things, and Esteponthegas DUIaza is pitching, and LAST TIME, he didn't suck! Whoohoo!

If you weren't already sick and tired of fan voting and All Star Game crap, you, yes, YOU, STILL have a say in what goes on! (Liars). This story is some propaganda about the (drumroll please) FINAL VOTE! Or something like that. <yawns>

In case you weren't reading my title, it's the first of July (and I hate snakes). There's an awesome recap of the month, AND the A's got a mention! What do you know!

Last...in news around AN, don't forget to sign up for Chez Nico II! Of course, please bring your own dead animal, preferably dead before you get there, and cook it there. For us NRAF's, please post pictures and stories.

All links dump here!

Update [2006-7-2 13:46:11 by cirquegirl14]: Saturday was very slow, so I'm reusing this for Sunday with a few extra links.

Tidbits, news, and extras from the AN Newsfeed:

- A suggestion for a new All Star policy. Interesting idea.
- Joe Kennedy is, apparently, alive. One can only hope that this revival is permanent.
- From the comments, Harden is also alive (link below). It appears the newest revival techniques are back from the A's secret lab.

Other than that, really, there's a lot of stories about us sucking last night, so I decided not to include them, because we already know about. Happy Sunday!

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And you know what?

I completely screwed up the poll. Stupid "Enter" key.

"I've heard the hangovers are worse." -Zito on high altitude

by Squeaky on Jul 1, 2006 11:21 AM PDT reply actions

Rich Harden update.

It wasn't a great deal of activity, just five minutes of light throwing. Still, when the tossing is done by Rich Harden, it's a big development as far as the A's are concerned.

Harden hadn't done any throwing since straining his ulnar collateral ligament more than three weeks ago, but he felt good enough Friday that the training staff gave him the OK to do a little throwing. He'll be re-assessed today and if he's fine, he'll probably throw a bit longer Sunday and then perhaps start long-tossing sometime next week.

Chron link

In essence, the problem is tennis elbow, which is thought to be the result of swinging too much. It's a most unusual problem for a hitter, according to trainer Larry Davis, but it should not keep Chavez out for more than a few days.
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From now on, Chavez will swing a lot less before games. He said Thomas had warned him about over-swinging two months earlier.

Kielty believes his sore shoulder is also the result of overuse, probably from one of his regular sessions of 500 push-ups. Like Chavez, Kielty believes he will miss only a few days.

Chron link

Swinging too much? 500 pushups??? What is wrong with these guys?!

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2006 11:41 AM PDT reply actions

500 pushups?!

I can do ten. On a good day. And I'm strong enough to haul my own weight up a fabric. (circus stuff). Yeesh.

"I've heard the hangovers are worse." -Zito on high altitude

by Squeaky on Jul 1, 2006 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Harden says he feels good, so

the training staff let's him throw. Let me guess, he was smirking when he told them.

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

by Sharon on Jul 1, 2006 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions

When the Diamondbacks travel

Are there Snakes on the plane?

by Zonis on Jul 1, 2006 2:10 PM PDT reply actions

Slow loading page

http://www.planetboredom.net/story.php?id=768

by znk916 on Jul 1, 2006 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Get on the same <censored> page.

On Friday, athletic trainer Larry Davis said that Milton Bradley might take batting practice on Monday. Then on Saturday, Macha said he wasn't sure if Bradley would take batting practice anytime soon. "[Bradley] said he has been feeling pretty good," Macha said. "I want to as cautious as we can with him. There was such haste last time [he came back]." Bradley is on the DL with left shoulder strain and was on the DL earlier in the year with a sprained knee and a strained oblique muscle.

link

And Macha confirms what we had already surmised...that Bradley was rushed back.

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

by Sharon on Jul 1, 2006 2:58 PM PDT reply actions

Is everyone dead?

"I've heard the hangovers are worse." -Zito on high altitude

by Squeaky on Jul 1, 2006 6:36 PM PDT reply actions

we're all scared of the snakes

by californiagirl on Jul 1, 2006 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Why are weekend link dumps so unpopular.

Seems like nobody ever comments on weekend link dumps. oh well :\

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin, Seattle Mariners

by Helloooo 1st on Jul 1, 2006 8:38 PM PDT reply actions

I feel slighted

All that work, too. :(

"I've heard the hangovers are worse." -Zito on high altitude

by Squeaky on Jul 1, 2006 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions

re-use it for Sunday

Saturday + lousy loss to Snakes in day = low traffic.

by Apricot on Jul 1, 2006 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, that's what I figured

Weekend dumps are very slow. :)

"I've heard the hangovers are worse." -Zito on high altitude

by Squeaky on Jul 2, 2006 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Link dumps you mean

Dumps alone mean entirely something else.

by znk916 on Jul 2, 2006 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Of course I meant link dumps

I'm just having a little problem making my fingers relay what's going on in my head. :)

"I've heard the hangovers are worse." -Zito on high altitude

by Squeaky on Jul 2, 2006 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions

sorry so quiet

great job on the DLD!!

by OaklandSi on Jul 2, 2006 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions

I assume it's because

DLD contributions are an ideal way to spend the day if you have a weekday job with internet access.

by mikeA on Jul 1, 2006 8:52 PM PDT reply actions

Yep.

That's exactly why I don't post much, if at all, over the weekend -- I have a lot of home & family stuff going on. But at work, during the week? Nothing to do there except stuff that's so dull I'm easily distracted from it (unless there's actually 8 hours' worth of it, which there usually isn't).

Bobby does NOT need to see my synaptic vomit. ~ cirquegirl14

by Poppy on Jul 2, 2006 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions