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This is NOT the DLD 9/18/2006 (Anymore)

by 510inDenver on Sep 18, 2006 8:27 AM PDT

On Pitchers and MVP; Also at the bottom, FT and the HOF:

Thomas was limited to 20 games in 2001 because of injury. And he hit just .252 in 2002 with 28 homers and 92 RBI -- paltry by his standards. There was a belief that he was a borderline Hall of Famer.
http://www.startribune.com/509/story/680508.html

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Twins have "Grit" and "Intangibles" not those "Moneyball A's"

But I love this quote:

Were they really "feel-good" stories, though? The Boston payroll is second only to the New York Yankees, year-in and year-out. The White Sox play in one of the biggest media markets in the country and have a payroll to match. Let's be honest, these teams aren't really underdogs -- they're underachievers.

http://www.sports-central.org/sports/2006/09/15/the_team_nobody_wants_to_play.php

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I got your DLD....

...right HEEEEERE!

"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 Sep 18, 2006 8:30 AM PDT reply actions

Uh-oh. Two DLDs.

I suppose to be safe we should post the same comments in each one.

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 18, 2006 8:43 AM PDT reply actions

You might be on to something.

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

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Sep 18, 2006 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions

You're cruel.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 18, 2006 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Hey!

Thanks for those tickets yesterday! My roommate and I had a blast, and I have completely lost my voice.

"When the A's suck, the terrorists win" ~ Poppy

by eamb on Sep 18, 2006 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions

You're welcome!

Sounds like it was a great game. Glad you had fun!

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

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Sep 18, 2006 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Okay...

Harden's starting on Thursday... it's a day game (no television in BA/STO on EI) Rich's last two starts were also day games.

Results:

06/04/06 - v. Twins: elbow injury - A's win 5-1
04/26/06 - @ Texas: oblique muscle detached from the bone/"back spasms" - A's win 6-4

Good news: The A's should win the game.
Bad news: Harden could die.

I'm just saying.

Something tells me Joe would not be cool with that.

by Jennifer on Sep 18, 2006 8:57 AM PDT reply actions

which one do i reply to???

oh crap.....

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Sep 18, 2006 9:08 AM PDT reply actions

Hey...

What if someone posted the same DLD tomorrow...

Asked where Zito's perfect fit would be, Hudson said, "Do they have a league on Mars?"
*Magic #: Bobby Crosby!*

by JLaff on Sep 18, 2006 9:09 AM PDT reply actions

Rangers & Mariners

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5977660?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49

The Sky is Falling in Arlington and Seattle

p.s. I like this DLD better.

COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON!

by Colorado Fan on Sep 18, 2006 9:09 AM PDT reply actions

This one IS better...

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 18, 2006 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions

9/18

9/18...those numbers sound familiar, but I just can't place them. Maybe it's someone's birthday.

Some are sabermetricians.

by andeux on Sep 18, 2006 9:26 AM PDT reply actions

You're right.

It's paige20's birthday.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 18, 2006 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Ah

That must be what I was thinking of. I hope she (or he) got a Segway.

Some are sabermetricians.

by andeux on Sep 18, 2006 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions

She's a damn NRAF?

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 18, 2006 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions

Yep.

I met her in KC this year.

Something tells me Joe would not be cool with that.

by Jennifer on Sep 18, 2006 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions

She didn't bring a camera?

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 18, 2006 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions

so...

I'll take that as 'none of your business'

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 18, 2006 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh...

Were you talking to me?

Something tells me Joe would not be cool with that.

by Jennifer on Sep 18, 2006 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions

obstinacy v. persistence

"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 19, 2006 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions

new sig!

"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 19, 2006 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions

This is not a post (anymore)

to the diary that is not a DLD (anymore).

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

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Sep 18, 2006 9:59 AM PDT reply actions

Deep

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Sep 18, 2006 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Sometimes a pipe... is just a pipe.

"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 Sep 18, 2006 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Now THAT's a post with intangibles

Heart, clutch, and most especially (wait for it)...Magritte.

Like the Swingin' A's...except that Reggie is batting RH!!! -- saint

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Sep 18, 2006 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions

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