DLD 7/8/06 - Batter up! - Athletics Nation

DLD 7/8/06 - Batter up!

by anomaly_kat on Jul 8, 2006 12:46 PM PDT Comment 30 comments

My first DLD... be gentle. ;P

I don't have much to dump, except...

Baseball's only woman ump to work HR derby.

Gagne to have season-ending surgery. Ouch. Is he aspiring to have Big Hurt's track record these last few years?

Dontrelle Willis hit a grand slam yesterday

And in case you didn't hear, The Angels' Lackey pitched a perfect game only after allowing a leadoff double.

ETA: Bradley went 0 for 4 in his first rehab start with the 'Cats.

Hope I did this right. Dump away! And GO A'S!

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did you guys hear that zito dropped his agent and

signed with scott boras. yeah he's definitely signing with the yankees next year.

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

by larrysgurl on Jul 8, 2006 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

Link.

Day to day

by oblique on Jul 8, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scott Boras is the devil.

Barry, it was nice knowing you.

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2006 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow really?

Didn't Zito fire Scott Boras a few years ago so he could sign his current contract with Oakland?

by alamedagirl on Jul 8, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

any chance the A's had of re-signing him are gone

now.

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

by larrysgurl on Jul 8, 2006 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any chance of the A's

signing Zito were gone four years ago.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 8, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

trade him now.

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 8, 2006 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, unless

the '07 talent pool is as deep as advertised.

If not, then we'll see.

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

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 8, 2006 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow...Disgusting

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 8, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"It's not about the money" mantra. The above link about Zito being a "command and location" pitcher (according to his new agent Boras) made me laugh, since he is known for hitting and walking his fair share of batters.

I like Mickey Morabito's hair.

by franks a lot on Jul 8, 2006 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm waiting for the binder

that describes Zito as "Greatest Left Hander Since Steve Carlton."

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 8, 2006 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention the amount of pub

he can bring to a team due to his courting of breezy Hollywood "IT" girls.

I like Mickey Morabito's hair.

by franks a lot on Jul 8, 2006 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His fair share?

Year BB/9 Rank 2002 3.06 13th 2003 3.42 6th 2004 3.42 11th 2005 3.51 4th

min 150 IP

"Zito and Maddux are a lot alike." <dies laughing> That's just insane. I like me some Zito, but he's got almost nothing, save durability, in common with Maddux.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 8, 2006 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shit.

I can't believe he did that-- I was so happy the guy dropped Boras a few years ago, seemed to say a lot about his character. Fuck. This is terrible news.

Goodbye, Barry. Have fun in pinstripes.

GAH. GLARG.

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

by Kyli on Jul 8, 2006 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

"GAH.GLARG."

You are a hilarious and cool person. You turned my "A's haven't gotten a hit in 12 innings" frown upside down.

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 8, 2006 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope the pinstripes make

his womanly hips look HUGE.

<spits>

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2006 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bye Bye Zito

As most of have said, Zito is gone. I can't believe he resigned with Boros. I wonder if Barry's father had some influence in this decision. Joe Zito is a very big part of Barry's Baseball life.

by oaklandbbfan on Jul 8, 2006 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't mean to sound so crude

but maybe this is Zito's way of saying that he doesn't really want to stay in Oakland, without actually saying it.

by alamedagirl on Jul 8, 2006 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He signed with the devil?

Lovely.

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

by Sharon on Jul 8, 2006 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zito and Boras?

Any hope i had to sign Zito just went out the window.

Man, that ruins my day..

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 8, 2006 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That's okay, we weren't

going to be able to sign him even if Morty O'Reilly from "Stuck on You" were representing him.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 8, 2006 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zito and Boras?

Zito is possessed. He has sold his soul to the devil. Hire the exorcism crew.

Damn. I was really hoping there was a chance he'd come back, but the devil doesn't like the A's (probably because of Huston and his cookie baking or something). The only way is to loosen the devil's stronghold on Barry. :(

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

by Squeaky on Jul 8, 2006 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

dammit

this sucks...

When Crosby was asked after the game if the collision was fun, the 26-year-old responded with a wide-eyed "Yeah!"

by TrizzleNizzle510 on Jul 8, 2006 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

damn

as a fan of baseball, Boras really bothers me.

It's sad to see Zito drop Tellem for him.

There's no way Zito resigns now. Enjoy his starts while you can.

--Nebraska--

ThePastime

by Ryan Armbrust on Jul 8, 2006 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

fun fact

about the amazing Joe Mauer.

out of 75 games played, he's gotten a hit in all but 10 of them.

A-FUC*ING-MAZING.

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 8, 2006 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Macha continues to hate on Swisher

I think we've seen a few sort of little remarks or comments suggetsing that, here's another.

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060707&content_id=1545521& ;vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

It's an article about the team MVP of the first half, asking different players their opinions.

Pressed to name an offensive MVP, Macha conceded that Swisher is the "en vogue pick, but I'm gonna go with Frank."

En vogue? I can just imagine the resentment in Macha's voice as he said that. My hate of Macha grows every day.

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 8, 2006 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I saw that.

And while I don't hate Macha, the "let's keep Swisher grounded" seems like overkill these days. Swish is the en vogue pick? Not if you count up the votes by his teammates.

I don't think Macha resents Swish. Why would he? It's been pretty obvious that Billy, Macha, and certain players such as Kotsay and Kendall have made a concious effort to keep him level-headed. Hopefully he always remembers that it's just tough love.

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

by Sharon on Jul 8, 2006 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've noted how Macha talks about Swish

and I agree that he's doing "tough love"

by OaklandSi on Jul 8, 2006 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i highly doubt he resents Swish

I can just imagine him saying that with Macha style sneeriness. That's all.

July 11th... My.....Space?

by ohad on Jul 9, 2006 2:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's not hate

most valuable player =(attempt at the "not equal to" sign) stat worhty player (i.e. a-rod in texas)... i think zito is the team mvp. when we are in a slump, he'll always keep us in the game (last night's performance overshadowed by lackey). i believe is macha's current actions toward swisher is like the father-son dynamic... in which he "reprimands"(i used a big word) swisher for things he does in excessive that's not going to win games. sans macha's lineups, macha deserve at least some credit for the 45 wins.

"my swagger is mick jagger" - ghostface

by ucla kid on Jul 8, 2006 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs