DLD 10/11/2007 Schuerholz quits!

Serves him right...

....for ripping Beane off in the Hudson deal. Loser!

"I've been accused of using too many words...I suppose that's like accusing Mozart of using too many notes." Bill King

by Gerard on Oct 11, 2007 8:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe Beane should

throw money at him to be a Special Consultant. That would bring a different type of expertise to the A's.

Yeah, I know, will never happen.

On Sunday, Minaya ticked off a list of candidates to join the rotation, and for once this season, none of them was Jose Lima.

by rfloh on Oct 11, 2007 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I doubt he'd agree to it anyway

As far as I can tell, he actually means it when he says he's retiring. He's been in baseball for an awfully long time. I doubt there's a whole lot he still feels is left undone.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Holy Shit and Wowzers

Jocketty, Ryan and Schuerholz all at once.

The competition is fading!

by Zonis on Oct 11, 2007 8:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and beinfest

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 Oct 11, 2007 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and Littlefield

Maybe the dark is from your eyes.

by andeux on Oct 11, 2007 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

well he did get jason bay and oliver perez from towers and the padres for brian giles.

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 Oct 11, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So can we trade

Meyer and Halsey for Hudson now?

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ouch.

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's isn't funny.

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, it's is.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It is is?

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

don't forget JD Closser

acquired in exchange for Charles Thomas

by OaklandSi on Oct 11, 2007 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still think we should trade Closser

for Biggrighthanndedbatt.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this was just to complete the

reversal of the Huddy trade ;-)

by OaklandSi on Oct 11, 2007 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I head that as

Biggrighthandedbutt. which would still be an even trade

"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey

by JJ on Oct 11, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm left-butted, myself.

by danmerqury on Oct 11, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tell-all book about the pope!

Beware of cats taking notes.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

WHAAAAAAAAAAA?

whoa! time to take advantage of the braves! =P

GET HUDDY BACK!!

by gotgreen on Oct 11, 2007 9:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Planning to take 880 thru Hayward today?

Umm, don't.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

actually, 580 doesn't sound so good either

if the big rigs are being rerouted there. I've actually seen big rigs (illegally) on 580 before, and it's a scary sight because of how 580 is constructed in a number of places.

by OaklandSi on Oct 11, 2007 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

880 now fully opened

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...

by OaklandSi on Oct 11, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tickets go on sale tomorrow

for Dane Cook.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

you son of a bitch

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 Oct 11, 2007 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't tell

if you're being sarcastic or serious...

</Poppy>

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh no.

I can tell.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

let him know in two years

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 Oct 11, 2007 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Will it be on the Food Network?

(And will we find out who hurt Stig?)

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

speaking of Danes

"Dare to Danish" give lessons on how to say very stupid things in Danish (don't know if they've translated Dane Cook's work yet):

http://digg.com/podcasts/Dare_to_Danish

by OaklandSi on Oct 11, 2007 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Those are hysterical!

After a short spring break, the Danish Lessons return with a phrase that's based on a true story. When a young woman I know was in a public pool, and another girl started touching her butt, she naturally questioned the action. The butt-toucher's reply turned out to be a perfect Danish Lesson.Write it so: Don't worry, it's just my hand.

How to say "Yes. And I liked it." in Danish?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

YES!!! And I LIKED it!!!!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

bwahaha!

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"He shoved my pig in front of a truck."

Doesn't everybody need to know how to say that?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey Pam-

Did you see any A's torches at the stadium yesterday?

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm.

I think there were some behind the counter area? I'm not sure though.

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

can't you go check?

don't you right across the street?

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do right across the street.

Jackass.

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, he's a son of a bitch.

Pay attention!

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jackass.

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, saving up for FrankTV

(What an uninspired name for a show!)

I've been watching the playoffs mostly on mute because of baby, and I can only imagine how annoying Frank and Dane might be with the sound on.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Oct 11, 2007 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hey sal

check out this awesome video if... stat nerds... talking about VORP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6yNc...

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 Oct 11, 2007 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hawt.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you son of a bitch

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

you got frank rolled

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 Oct 11, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if that song stays in my head all day

you owe me

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh.

Never knew he was white.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Oct 11, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or sarcastically?

You've got a real problem with this, don't you, at least as far as Indian men are concerned?

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heard there's no sarcasm in Iran

maybe the same is true of India.

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh yeah.

That whole peaceful resistance thing? When we said, "Sure, go ahead, mow us down with your guns!" that wasn't sarcastic at all.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

did ahmedinejad tell you that?

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 Oct 11, 2007 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ever since the cricket team I played for DFA'd me

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because they called you a "wicket maiden"

and you thought it was a sarcastic slight instead of a literal cricket event?

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know cricket terminology.

Maybe I should gchat Julie...

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That joke took some research

Another thing I learned: there's a pitch called the "chinaman." I wonder if they still use that.

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

why not

this island is still called "Chinaman's Hat"

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Oct 11, 2007 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fun with glossaries

Howzat 1. interj. cry used by the fielding team to make an appeal to the umpire

It's more polite than "What the f---?!"

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, Dude,

chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.

Maybe the dark is from your eyes.

by andeux on Oct 11, 2007 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I had dance moves like that

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

F*** You.

That was uncalled for.

by LWilliams on Oct 11, 2007 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sorry, I can't keep up. F*** who?

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Oct 11, 2007 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

old link

worth reading.

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you son of a bitch

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

[boycotts urban outfitters even though...

...they have some bitchin' shoes I want.]

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you son of a bitchin' shoe

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They complain about foot odor?

or ugly socks?

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

About the weight they have shoved in them.

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's okay because now we know that

THERE'S ONLY ONE...OCTOBER!

"He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown

by flipgatey3 on Oct 11, 2007 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

schuerholz

why are all the top GMs suddenly stepping down?

but apparently paulthomas saw this coming....

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 Oct 11, 2007 9:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Heh

Well, sort of. I thought he was retiring after next season.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AN is weird today.

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 10:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

all work and no baseball makes AN a weird site

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Work?

They pissed me off this morning.

I'm on strike.

Oh, I knew exactly where the hole punch was, #u&% bitch.

[makes notes to visit mental health professional]

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Today?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been up since 4:45.

So that's why I'm weird. Today.

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey!

xbhaskarx started it!!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Schuerholz is still staying on as team president.

"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Oct 11, 2007 10:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

news says he "retired" as GM

after 17 years that's understandable -- plus he's still in the Braves' organization.

That's pretty different from the Jocketty and Ryan situations.

by OaklandSi on Oct 11, 2007 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You sons of bitches.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Oct 11, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

nice DLD, bitches!

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This DLD should come with an R rating today

"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Oct 11, 2007 10:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sure

Anything to protect our youth from Dane Cook.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

<shows breasts>

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Oct 11, 2007 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

<screams "woo">

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boobies!

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Oct 11, 2007 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

TTIUWP

so here we go - Breasts!

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Oct 11, 2007 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

looks like sushi

yummmmmmm

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Oct 11, 2007 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not gonna go down as easy.

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anything with breasts like that never does.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO!

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You mean with three of 'em?

Have you been hanging out with circus freaks again?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Total Recall.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Oct 11, 2007 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

{throws Mardi Gras beads}

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BEES?

[slightly hopes someone understands this]

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gah.

I almost do. I know it's in my head somewhere, but it keeps scrambling and I can't pin it down.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

GOB's not on board

http://the-op.com/media/sound.php?ai...

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

DAMN!

http://the-op.com/episode/122

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, now, that's just weird.

Since I've never watched that show.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I say BEES?/BEADS a lot.

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And you say it TO me, in person?

Because I seem to be having a "scene" memory connected to it, not just something I've read... LOL

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe you are reading my mind.

What am I thinking right now?

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you just touch my brain's ass?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.

And I liked it.

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gobias.

As in, "go buy us some coffee".

Barry Zito Colonoscopy

by JediLeroy on Oct 11, 2007 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

MVP picks.
He also has a spreadsheet with complete rankings using some formula with total runs above average at offense and defense. Under his formula, the highest ranked A's position player, just ahead of Mark Ellis, is:

Milton Bradley

(including San Diego of course)

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Method is flawed

He needs to subtract off time on the DL.

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick, 10/7/07

by doctorK on Oct 11, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It counts PT

Problem is the "above average" standard. An average hitter gets 0, whereas MB produced way more runs than average in his 60 games. Also, it's not very plausible that he saved 7 runs above average on D in just 60 games.

(I'm not saying he's the "MVP" among our players by any stretch)

I just like him, so....

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, maybe it doesn't

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I stopped reading

as soon as I saw that he had Granderson at 22 runs above A-Rod.

Any method that's even capable of producing such an absurd result is not worth wasting my time on.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not saying that's right but:

Defense is very important.

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this all sounds very familiar

the importance of defense, granderson over arod, david wright NL MVP...

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 Oct 11, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You son of a bitch

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

by Nick on Oct 11, 2007 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So you didn't see ex-A Carlos Pena

finished 3rd?

by methodrampage on Oct 11, 2007 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow. 77 comments and it's only 11:11 am.

It's a good day to be an off-season DLD.

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 11:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Actually,

it's 1:12.

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

2:17

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's almost time to go home!

WOO!

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boobies!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boobies!

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you know I thought all the

boobies were going to push us into NC-17, but we are only

as of 1:55pm.

ass (14x) bitch (5x) bitches (2x) punch (1x)

And it seems to be almost entirely due to mkt's signature.

by Apricot on Oct 11, 2007 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

punch?

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It doesn't care about all the boobies?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just me, apparently.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We're up to NC-17

In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!

by DMOAS on Oct 11, 2007 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fuck, that's a death sentence at the box office.

those goddamn bitches. ass punch bitches. boobs.

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 Oct 11, 2007 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Been away from the DLD all day long

But someone needs to say it:

Shit fuck piss cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits. And tits doesn't even belong on the list.

The smart money lies

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 11, 2007 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why would you post this as a comment?

Clearly it ought to be its own diary!
<(/comment police)>

Brainless Automaton #439

by rubin sierra on Oct 11, 2007 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever people!

You know what I mean!!!!!!!!!

KQED Traffic Guy: "Southbound 880 backed up because of an earlier accident, and well...just because."

by pam5981 on Oct 11, 2007 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sick of that dude who does

the voice over for every movie trailer.

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

In a world where...

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

mashed potatoes, sweet potato pie

WHOOOOOHOOO

by theblackpearl on Oct 11, 2007 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you okay?

You didn't eat any of that raw chicken, did you?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

a video update

on Australian bug-eating

But wait! There's more!

"It is one of the lifestyle changes we can make," Mr Wakeham said.
"Changing our meat consumption habits is a small way to make an impact."

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 12:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm not going to Australia

No telling who's next....

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kielty to start over Drew on Friday

says Francona.

by green star oakland on Oct 11, 2007 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Booby!

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WOO!

"Look at the replay again... one of the A's players comes flying in, I coulda swore it was Adam Melhuse!"

by Jennifer on Oct 11, 2007 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Boo!

I don't want to root against him.

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Oct 11, 2007 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no doubt a pander to Boston's Irish

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Oct 11, 2007 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or their fast-food clown population

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

by Nick on Oct 11, 2007 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder

what Johnny from Burger King thinks.

Maybe the dark is from your eyes.

by andeux on Oct 11, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

better to be safe than sorry... I guess

.

..after a locksmith opened the gate to the walled compound and police in riot gear rushed in and arrested the mother superior.

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What?

No link to Billy Idol's "Rebel Nuns" video?

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mother superior jumped the gun,

Mother superior jumped the gun.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Oct 11, 2007 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa..........

click here

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No way.

You're not gonna fool me again.

It kind of sounds corny, but you develop a bond with your pumpkins.

by Poppy on Oct 11, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

amazing

"The Athletics at Fremont" is heinous

by ArakSOT on Oct 11, 2007 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Perfect Fit!

by Colorado Fan on Oct 11, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

jairo garcia??

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 Oct 11, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

Are the Marlins on crack? The guy has like a 9 K/9 ratio.

This is a huge pickup for the A's. They just got, at essentially zero cost, a serious candidate for the '09 rotation.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe they know something more about his health

otherwise, yes, they are on crack.

he seems kind of like jairo garcia, why do you see him in the rotation?

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 Oct 11, 2007 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's been a starter except for a Sep. ML callup.

According to his bref sponsor, he's "Mini Pedro"! He's the next Pedro!

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

okay, i'm also on crack

i didn't bother to check the games started category, i just assumed he was a reliever.

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 Oct 11, 2007 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

See

THIS is the kind of "taking chances on injured players" that makes sense. Not paying Randy Wolf $6 million to start 10 games. If he doesn't recover properly, and I'm sure they'll start him in AAA to make sure he's back to 100%, the A's are out a trivial pittance. If he does, suddenly he's a major asset.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He'd be in AAA anyway

with all of 1 (bad) career AAA start and a handful of ML relief appearances.

by mikeA on Oct 11, 2007 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he was healthy,

I daresay he'd have been called up to Florida, given their struggles finding quality pitching this year.

But yeah, I wouldn't expect him to make a strong impact on next year's team given that he's going to miss the early part of the season.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Minor transactions

Per the sidebar (and mikeA's comment above), the A's claimed José Garcia off waivers from the Marlins. He's coming off of surgery, but has nice minor league numbers and is still young.

Also from Baseball America some players were released

Released: RHP Josh Alliston, RHP Brad Sullivan, 1B Don Sutton, 2B Lloyd Turner, SS Angel Corporan, SS Samuel Hernandez, OF Javier James, OF Carlos Morales

Granted free agency: RHP Jermaine Van Buren

Most notable is Brad Sullivan, our first pick in the 2003 draft.

Maybe the dark is from your eyes.

by andeux on Oct 11, 2007 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

brad sullivan

worst a's draft pick since?

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 Oct 11, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Since...2002 (aka, Moneyball Draft)

1st Rounders & Supp. 1st Rounders
Jeremy Brown
John McCurdy
Stephen Obenchain
Benjamin Fritz

by Colorado Fan on Oct 11, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey!

Jeremy Brown is a lifetime .300 hitter!

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

other than guys who were drafted

because we could pay them 15th round money.

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 Oct 11, 2007 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have to wonder

what that draft would have been like if the A's had used the money they spent on Jermaine Dye on it instead.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

what's the diff

between being released and being granted free agency? Is it just because he's related to a dead president?

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Oct 11, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We should print this thread out on fancy paper

sign it, and mail it to John Schuerholz. I'm sure he'd be touched that the announcement of his retirement sparked this kind of conversation.

You sons of bitches.

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

by Nick on Oct 11, 2007 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

this just in

Kielty will start Game 1 of the ALCS in right field, instead of JD Drew.

by OaklandSi on Oct 11, 2007 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

four hours ago (see above)

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 Oct 11, 2007 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jeff at LL

on the playoffs' failure to determine the best team in baseball

great minds think alike

Brainless Automaton #439

by rubin sierra on Oct 11, 2007 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I have to say

that he's completely and utterly wrong about hockey. There's so much luck in a 7-game hockey series, it's not even funny. It's a regular occurance for a 120-point hockey team (the equivalent of a 105-game winner in baseball) to lose to a 90-point team (the equivalent of about an 85-game winner). Hockey REALLY needs to move to a first-round bye format, as the current format is a total lottery.

by PaulThomas on Oct 11, 2007 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i am working on my own "thesis" but this stands

out a little:

since the new MLB format in 1995, there have been 18 100-game winners (four 105+)- and only 1 has won the Series (1998 Yanks, 114 wins). Four have lost in the WS, five have lost in the LCS, and EIGHT have lost in the first round.

"Hitting is better than sex." Reggie Jackson

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 12, 2007 5:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs