Ambien Nation--113/162nds Report Card--Without Grades
Sort of a hippy/progressive report card, like they used to have (and maybe still do have) at Santa Cruz. Also, the reports will be not so much evaluations but rather little discoveries I make when checking each player's on-line profile. Or litle snerky remarks I've been wanting to "report" about each player.
position players
Jason Kendall: After an 0-for on Tuesday, Kendall's .271 average is exactly what it was at the end of 2005.
Mark Kotsay: clubhouse veteran is still young enough to have started his career with the expansion Marlins.
Milton Bradley: I still can't believe he hit a walkoff 3-run jack against B.J. Ryan on AN Day. As long as we can keep him on the field, this guy is definitely a "Gamer".
Frank Thomas: I can't stop dreading watching him walk in the offseason.
Eric Chavez: Our lovable head case.
Jay Payton: Our Kotsay Lite is having an up-year, compensating for Kotsay's down-year.
Nick Swisher: Seems to have regressed to last year's mean. What? What did I say?
Bobby Crosby: Has stolen 8 bases in 9 attempts. <dodges negativity>
Mark Ellis: Continues to be the team's most unicorn-friendly player.
Marco Scutaro: Is approaching Mike Gallego-like status in terms of impressively staying in or near the everyday lineup despite all expectations to the contrary.
Antonio Perez: A lovable underdog in a different sense than Scutaro--in the sense that anybody hitting under .100 in August is a lovable underdog.
Dan Johnson: Would replace Perez on major-league roster if not for some rule about options.
Bobby Kielty: Continues to stubbornly prevent the 2003 Lilly-for-Kielty deal from being characterized as a total disaster.
Adam Melhuse: Is two years older than Kendall.
pitchers
Barry Zito: It's not his choice of agents that makes me sure he's gone; it's Beane's comment that the team will have to operate "the same way it has" until some stadium dollars have materialized.
Dan Haren: Consistently on the verge of great.
Joe Blanton: Consistently on the verge of good.
Esteban Loaiza: Consistently mediocre, no verge about it.
Rich Harden: The bitterest pill of 2006.
Kirk Sarloos: Like Melhuse, always a guy the A's go to reluctantly.
Shane Komine: Not the savior he initially appeared to be. But still, potentially, pretty good.
Brad Halsey: Making us forget Juan Cruz.
Chad Gaudin: Making us forget the minor leaguer(s) and/or cash considerations and/or draft picks we traded for him. Making us forget how the hell we ever got him.
Joe Kennedy: On the DL.
Ron Flores: Trying to make us forget Joe Kennedy.
Jay Witasick: Last pitched June 19 in Colorado. Last posted July 27th in "Calling the ladies of AN."
Kiko Calero: Very solid. In 2003, he was a 28-year-old rookie.
Justin Duchscherer: Too good to have only pitched 35 innings this year.
Huston Street: Not lights out, but lights dimmed significantly, making a rally much more difficult to start.
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Good comments, I give them a B+
by ak_A on Aug 9, 2006 6:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would grade this diary
by bzn5150 on Aug 9, 2006 7:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Harden runs with scissors, Crosby eats paste.
by Poppy on Aug 9, 2006 7:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And don't forget.....
And some of the boys continue to forget to complete the required uniform with High Socks.
Please have this signed by your parents and returned to the teacher by next Monday.
by athleticsgirl24 on Aug 9, 2006 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn hippy
by pbruins92 on Aug 9, 2006 8:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome....
Although when it comes to his offense, there isn't anything lite about JayPay!
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover
by baseballgirl on Aug 9, 2006 9:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice
by lurkerD on Aug 9, 2006 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to
by asyouwish33 on Aug 9, 2006 11:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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