DLD 2.9.07 - AN Karaoke
[editor's note, by carp] - Upon Poppy's request and AN's participation, the DLD has been changed from SuSlu bringing her "A" game. Her first report deals with the Stewart signing, has quotes from Forst, and notes that 2 buck Chuck was DFA.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/02/09/SPGEDO1HHM1.DTL
...Stewart, who turns 33 at the end of the month, has been pain free for three months since going to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, where an ultrasound pinpointed the problem. A cortisone shot in the heel calmed things down, Stewart said, and he's had no sign of the injury since. He's running four days a week and working out five days a week..."He's like Jay Payton, but better,'' said Stewart's agent, Greg Genske. "As long as he's healthy, the A's have just upgraded."
In her next piece she breaks down a possible reason for Johnson's disappointing year: double vision.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/02/09/SPGEDO1NH61.DTL
... Johnson's season-long trouble with dry eyes was discovered to be far more serious: The A's first baseman also had developed double vision, according to a group of specialists in Mesa, Ariz., that Johnson's agent found.
One of the prescriptions Johnson was given during the season apparently caused the double vision, the specialists said. Johnson just thought his vision was blurry, and that complicated the diagnosis, because "my perception of what was wrong was wrong."
Johnson has been undergoing intensive eye therapy and, he said, "There were dramatic results right away. It's night and day."
Will we see an improved Johnson? Perhaps we can more accurately assess his talent now. How good can these elephants be?
For an excellent (and I mean excellent) review of
Cal football's incoming recruiting class, check out this blog at http://tightwad-hill.blogspot.com. And no, that's not my blog. I can barely find the "Start" menu let alone set up a web log.
By all means, place your dumps here.
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With Juan Cruz gone for Halsey
A-Rod apparently has options...
This will probably dominate the baseball season (will he or won't he...). Barf.
There is one interesting question - do you think the Rangers were smart enough to include a clause that they don't have to pay the ~$9MM a year to the Yankees if A-Rod opts out? I can't figure out if I hope they still have to pay or not (anything that hurts the Rangers helps the A's vs. rooting for good fortune for demon spawn).
100% true prediction
Surf Dawgs
Sign the Stop Extra Innings to DirectTV petition
I like that your post is telling us to sign
Really interesting DirecTV article
The premise is that an IPO is imminent for MLB Advanced Media, and they are increasing its value by limiting the availability of Extra Innings.
Pretty shrewd business move, if there's any truth to this.
makes sense
By turning down a job offer from MLBAV in 2000 did jubjub miss out on the chance for money, power, and love?
Looooving you...
GAAAAAAAHHH!!!
All I need is a miracle,
-Mike & The Mechanics
carp needs to change the name of this DLD to
Immutable law of Karaoke.
I bring my own CD to karaoke
It ain't a party until I'm singing...
Louis Prima Lives!!!
Excuse me ...
Second, Devo is musical genius (at least I assume from their name, as we have discussed previously, I'm generally not especially versed in their music).
Proof of Devo's musical genius
Poppy...it's been changed!
Wow, I was just kidding... LOL
go DJ
Night and Day, you are the one...only you beneath the moon and under the sun.. dooo daaa dooo
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears...
Oh, you're cruel.
This is the song that never ends,
Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon...
Are you asking us?
Joe Esposito
Someone left a cake out in the rain
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never find that recipe again!
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 9, 2007 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
Walk on the ocean
Flesh becomes water
Wood becomes bone
And I would walk 500 more
Annoying high pitched voice
by franks a lot on Feb 9, 2007 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
And we were singing
drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry...
Thinking back on when I was a little nappy headed
by theblackpearl on Feb 9, 2007 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
OHHH Baby, You, You got what I neeeed, but you
by theblackpearl on Feb 9, 2007 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
I want the doctor, to take your picture...
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock'n'roll high school...
Young Turks
Young hearts be free tonight, time is on your side.
I prefer DJ's problem from September '04...
For some reason
The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire
Burn, motherf&%er, burn.
something concerning
"It's weird when it came down to it -- Oakland was the one team that nobody saw me,'' Stewart said.
What I want to know is why did all the other teams pass on him. It seems that the only reason the A's had interest is because they didnt get Erstad. Is it safe to say that the other teams were less then impressed? 1 yr 1 million isnt a lot of contract.
I'm still a fan of this signing but I dont think Im expecting Jay Payton type results from Stewart.
Coming soon to a ballpark near you...

Ohhhh the humanity!!!!
That's just creepy.
all I can think of
the disco ball
by methodrampage on Feb 9, 2007 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sorry,
by green star oakland on Feb 9, 2007 8:31 AM PST reply actions
Aaaaaw! I'm jealous!
I didn't see any naughty bits
<barf>
I really hope that guy went home and took a Germ-X bath.
getting home
Did you see the urine flying?
Splish splash, I was takin' a bath...
Rubber Ducky, you're the one!
Rubber Ducky, I'm awfully fond of you
Woo woo be doo
True story.
This gentleman, who was referred to as Trough Boy, would lie in the urinal in the mens' room - all night - as people peed on him.
There was really no choice but to do so - he took up the entire trough and, well, ecstasy makes you pee a lot, so after plenty of initial revulsion, eventually he just became an institution.
Turns out he was a lawyer. Go figure.
~When the river runs dry...
Was the Aussie piss gimp a Cub's fan?
How many $8 beers
depends
by methodrampage on Feb 9, 2007 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
what a dumbass
by methodrampage on Feb 9, 2007 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
I'm gonna have to report u
thanks for looking
by methodrampage on Feb 9, 2007 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Spend 50 G's, get first dibs
Amusing unrelated part of the article. Bug Selig "was back in Northern California on Thursday, attending the annual Bay Area baseball luncheon on Treasure Island...A's co-owner Lew Wolff and Giants co-owner Peter Magowan attended the luncheon, as did San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums. No one representing the city of Fremont attended. "No one here knew about it," (Fremont Economic Development Director Daren) Fields said. "I wouldn't have minded being invited," (Fremont Mayor Bob) Wasserman added."
good info
Maybe this meeting had something to do with the territorial rights discussion.
Fremont is a urinal trough with a mayor
New Yankee Stadium
It seems like there are a lot more pitchers parks than hitters parks being built. I am guessing both the A's and Twins new parks will be pitchers parks. I was hoping someone knew if the New Yankee stadium was going to be a pitchers park.
good point
Not that hot
10 degrees is kind of a lot
Fremont =
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
AMy Grant sang a song about that
Amy Grant's version was indeed a cover...
Yeah, right! What next, Michael Bolton
New Yankee Stadium...
Mets sign
Because they're
His numbers last year before he had to have intestinal surgery are actually decent.
Gary Matthews, makes the Angels the team
Angels' outfield has the potential to be superior
whatever
just because there's enough room to spell
ESPN sucks
*double* vision?
it's one excuse after another
Leave the poor guy alone...
I'm ashamed that Larry Davis didn't catch this!!!
uh ...
"Behind" him? Is Kanell a podiatrist, or a proctologist? The foot's down there, doc.
all I can think of
What was the subject?
everybody was kung fu fighting
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=407431&cc=5901
'I've never seen anything like it in my life,' a witness told the Ealing Gazette newspaper. 'There were punches, kung-fu kicks and all sorts. It was absolute mayhem.'
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpilMcqlbZg
that's the chinese team in red and in the big jackets.
---
us v mexico:
Playing in front of a heavily pro-Mexican sellout crowd of 64,462, the U.S. team improved to 8-2-1 against Mexico since 2000. The United States is 7-0-1 against Mexico on home soil in that stretch, outscoring its southern neighbor 13-0.
christ, what a bunch of assholes:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=213283&cc=5901
After the final whistle, the Mexicans strode off the field without shaking the U.S. players' hands or exchanging jerseys, as is customary.
"The sportsmanship -- it would be nice if you guys [reporters] and the Mexican press talked about it, because it's really poor," Donovan said. "When we lose to them there, we shake their hands and say, 'Good job.' There's none of that reciprocally, and it's kind of disappointing."
mexican goalkeeper oswaldo sanchez tries to take out eddie johnson after the play is over:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhdKOq-3z5o&NR
sometimes life can really suck
When I'm made Queen for a Day Artest's wages will be garnished to pay for Keenan's medical bills. Hang in there Michael, the world needs more people like you!!
When you're made Queen for a Day can you...
Then, later on, you can disappoint me.
They're so cute.
LL rules.
The weird part of this all, is that I don't recall
by theblackpearl on Feb 9, 2007 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I felt so unclean clicking on the HH
That's pretty good
The former isn't totally true, of course. I know of at least three blogs written by Angels fans who are conversant with statistics and generally sharp. HH just chooses to cater to the riff-raff.
ooohhh baby do you know what that's worth?
hmm
no, it's Iowa
I beg to differ
by Ryan Armbrust on Feb 9, 2007 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
nothing productive or intellectually stimulating
Imagine there's no Halo's Heaven
Imagine all the people living life in peace...
by Philip Christy on Feb 9, 2007 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Well, at least I know *I'm* not the father
Come on!
</GOB>
This is getting fun.
hmmm
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110074/fullcredits
Anna Nicole Smith .... Za-Za
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/h/hudsucker-proxy-script-transcript-coen.html
reporter:
Rumpus Magazine has called you
the most eligible bachelor of the year.
And society pages have been linking you
with fashion model Za-Za.
barnes:
There's no truth to the rumors.
We're just dear friends. Isn't that right?
za za:
<cat noise>
Dude.
He said the two started an affair soon after, meeting over the years in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York. For much of that time, he said, Smith urged him to make her a princess like his wife.
But short of divorcing the actress, he said the only solution would have been adopting Smith. Von Anhalt said he did consider that and even filled out adoption papers, but Gabor refused to sign them.
Adopt. Her.
That is not cool.
then he'd be having an affair
paging Woody Allen...
If loving you is wrong..
There is just so much here that is so wrong...and the worst of it is, the best is yet to be.
That's so far beyond effed-up...
Havin' my baby
How much you love me
Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin'
What you're thinkin' of me
I can see it, face is glowin'
I can see in your eyes
I'm happy you know it
Bravo everyone, bravo!
Since secretAsianman has let us down...
<Tang>
-Nick Swisher
by kaweahkaweah on Feb 9, 2007 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
<abuse>
<Oooo>
-Nick Swisher
by kaweahkaweah on Feb 9, 2007 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
I hate to break it to you...
on the subject of Goleski
DL
i don't like the colors
http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/588833.html
Angry German Cubs fan
Don't worry, it's all in German 'cept for the subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5zEHF_ajIw&mode=related&search
No wonder the French are always nervous.
zito and hilary duff
by larrysgurl on Feb 9, 2007 2:40 PM PST reply actions
Give Barry a break
by BlameChannel53 on Feb 9, 2007 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Slaugterhouse five?
Christine! Sixteen!
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 9, 2007 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
Christine, the strawberry girl...
Weird.
I thought it was funny...
by iloveoakland on Feb 9, 2007 3:12 PM PST up reply actions
Hey 19
No we got nothing in common
No we cant talk at all
Please take me along
When you slide on down
I finally got a good Karaoke in!
links
http://www.bodog.com/sports-betting/baseball-futures.jsp
Premier League Baseball?
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/story/2007/2/8/232957/3334
I don't know.
the greatest, Stephen.
ALIVE!!!
by iloveoakland on Feb 9, 2007 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
OH! speaking of grey's ...
[highlight]
Denny does not appear in a flashback.
Denny does not appear in a dream.
It is Denny and not something kooky like his twin.
Denny is not the only one we see.
[/highlight]
<double barf>
I wonder how the heck he comes back. Is it going to be something weird where Mer does actually kinda dies... maybe she sees Denny as she's trying to cross over? Hell, I don't know. Maybe Mer starts to see dead people. [cue Haley Joel Osment]
...
Let me help.
Help:
<div style="color: #FFFFFF">TEXT</div>
OMG!!!
wtf???
You're alive!
I hope she's dead. Probably won't happen, though, since the show is named after her.
And I do not want Addison and Alex together. Blegh.
I hope the <barf> wasn't connected
I'm not very fond of Meredith either, but yeah, I'm pretty sure she doesn't die...
and I think Alex should shave his head again. <thud>
As long as the show stays on Thursdays.
Never watched MNIE
And Jim and Pam are so frustrating! Argh.
<ding> Altoid?
MNIE is hilarious
first you seized the periods ...
from Grey's to Lost
alive!
I was seriously cringing for nearly that entire episode... and theres still TWO MORE.
OK I'm done now haha
Can't it be both?
well that too
oh well! haha
I want to go to an A's game.
I was thinking the same thing.
You bring the ladder
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 9, 2007 6:35 PM PST up reply actions
Okay!
If DJ was seeing two balls
His vision is excellent
and from the "do your research first"
Sports writer Phil Rogers wonders why no takers for Juan Gonzalez after he "helped the Dominican Republic win" the Caribbean Series...uh perhaps because he was playing on the Puerto Rico team?
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-070210rogers,1,7280512.column?pa ge=2&coll=cs-whitesox-headlines
I don't like spiders and snakes
There's a mf'n snake on my mf'n grandson!

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