Weekend Link Dump
by Squeaky on Mar 10, 2007 11:07 AM PST
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PrintIs it spring yet? It is? Yay! Why are there still five foot banks of snow on my driveway?
I have some links, less remarks, less witty ideas of random wordplay. With that in mind, I present...
The FIRST LINK!
Haven't you read this already?
Yay, well, that isn't too exciting. <yawn> Okay, moving onwards and upwards. I present the second link!
And the winner is...Rich!!
I like Rich. (I'm not so good at the impartial judge thing.) And all that hype about Bonds' first homer? (OMFG!!!!) Eewwwww... I mean, seriously. He hit a homer. Congratulations, Bonds, you win the Lamest Headline of the Day Award. Your medal is in the mail.
Okay, moving on from snarkiness. Here's a feel good link full of yay! The winner of the coolest event of the spring so far goes to...
Rich Harden, and Justin and Michele Duchscherer!
Heh, I nearly wrote Rich, Justin, and Michele Duchscherer. I got a bit confused. Here's the website.
I don't know if anyone's aware of what's happening over at the Padres clubhouse, but you might want to check it out. It's hilarious, if nothing else. I don't have all the links....but let's just say it this way: The Completely Bonkers and Zaniness Award goes to the Giles brothers.
Um...what else... I.. have a picture!
I actually like that picture. I have another:
This is a beautiful sight. Stay HEALTHY, Rich!
Anyway...what? All the Academy Awards are over? I can't just give out random prizes to random people for random things?
Shoot.
Commence dumping.
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They had to do it
so he would fit in. But hey, its better then what the rest of the team wears: surgical gowns.
lol
uh, I think we're probably the one fanbase that can't make that joke...surgical gowns that haven't already been taken by A's players, maybe....
by Cutthemullet on Mar 10, 2007 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
A's on TV for SoCalers Sunday
A's-Angels on channel 13
My first look at the A's since the ALCS...can't wait. Heading to Phoenix Friday...even better!
nice, dude
we going to get a report or what? I know you have a family and all, but I think I would still be remiss not to alert you to stay away from dominatrices while you're there. This being a DLD (well, a WLD...Weapons of Link Destruction, I believe it's called), I should have a link, but there are more than enough links in Wednesday's to choose from if you need more info on who specifically to avoid.
Seriously, have a good trip. I say this from my living room in Buffalo after my "circumstances" caused me to have to decline a weeklong trip to Jamaica. Jamaica's DEFINITELY the last place I need to be, though, (casually wipe your nose down there and no one thinks you need a tissue, just some cocaine to relieve the congestion) so I'm glad I had the discipline to decide to drink Poland Spring (or Propel if I want to really indulge) and post on AN over spring break instead.
by Cutthemullet on Mar 10, 2007 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
"cirquegirl16"? Who's SHE?
;)
Don't worry, I have a link. Bruce Jenkins' take on the EI/DirecTV crapfest.
insomnia-inducing information on ineptitude
Seeing that the 5th starter spot means more to me than the 5th OF spot, I'm more worried about the blurb directly above Goleski's. I trust my fellow Pole to improve on that infinite K/BB rate by the time Cactus League action wraps up.
by Cutthemullet on Mar 10, 2007 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
I might be partial, but...
the title of that last post sure is pretty, isn't it? I've been admiring it for a few minutes now...all I need is some Skoal (I would say Copenhagen, but I defer to Danish spelling and only say "Kobnhagn" or whatever it is...haven't played on my favorite Scandinavian-dominated online poker site, www.betonusa.com, in too long...) and a hidden IPod to replace my all-too-conspicuous boombox here to be the Manny Ramirez of AN. (You know, because he admires his home runs...all that and I still needed to explain).
And I guess I'd probably have to switch the song on the IPod away from the one that's currently blaring right here, "I Hate Myself And Want To Die" by Nirvana. That kind of contradicts the whole message of conceit, I'd say. But if I shuffled to another song from this particular album (With The Lights Out box set Disc 3), there'd be some chance that I'd hit yet another song with a confidence-killing title (Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (kind of...), All Apologies (apologizing is not for the arrogant), or, last but not least, one of two versions of Rape Me.)
I don't know why it didn't automatically link to the URL above (www.betonusa.com), but the US government crackdowns on online gaming are going to keep me from trying too hard to get a link there. Recommended if you want to play against amateurs who are too busy monitoring their horse racing bets to play well, though.
by Cutthemullet on Mar 10, 2007 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
nah
by Cutthemullet on Mar 10, 2007 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
i'll say it again.
i <3 milton bradley.</p>
If Bradley signs a long-term deal with the A's_he's currently signed through this season only_he said he would be open to starting another baseball academy for Bay Area kids.
"C.C. Sabathia, he grew up in Vallejo, he'd be more than willing to get involved," he said. "I know Jimmie Rollins grew up in the area. Some other ballplayers, Damon Hollins. So I know that would be one of those things that would be strong and really effective."
That would be awesome!
-Nick Swisher
by kaweahkaweah on Mar 11, 2007 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice article.
There's been so much good press about Bradley this spring that I'm starting to wonder if he's deliberately waging a PR campaign, so he can improve his image in advance of his impending free agency.
really OT
i don't know why i find it so funny but i crack up everytime i see that commercial for the disney movie "meet the robinsons" when the dinosaur gets yelled at for not seizing the boy and the dinosaur says (in dinosaur language) "i have a big head ... and little arms".
hehehe.
Ruby prefers giraffe meat anyways
Huston goodness
In Buster Olney's blog post today, he asks Huston for the rules of the game Bear/Man/Gun (Huston previously mentioned that the relievers play this game a lot in the bullpen):
"Apply all the same principles as rock/paper/scissors, wherein one symbol beats another but is beat by the third. Bear beats Man, Gun beats Bear, Man beats Gun. Instead of the tradition of facing each other, and the customary 1-2-3 show, our adapted version has us standing a few paces from one another back to back. When you show your symbol, it's not a simple hand gesture, but a 180-degree about-face spin, and then a very animated display of our symbol."
"There are, in fact, many types of men you can mimic, as well as many types of guns to choose from. My favorite is the bazooka, hoisted on my shoulders. However, we have a motto that if you're going to be a bear, you better be a grizzly, but you still can have big claws, or let out a loud growling/roaring sound. Although I maintain my status as the RPC Champion, I regretfully admit that I am not a naturally gifted bear/man/gunner. It's way too fun to be the bear, and my opponents have sensed my tendency."
I gotta say, if you're going to play a game like that, you'd better go for it. I am quite proud of our young closer...
wouldn't gun beat man?
by larrysgurl on Mar 11, 2007 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
you would think...
but then the game wouldn't work...
I guess the man can take away the gun?
by RickeySteals on Mar 11, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
as Stephen Colbert said
The pen is mightier then the sword, as long as that pen was fired from a gun.
Gun doesn't beat Man...
Man beats Man!
:P
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 11, 2007 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
doesn't a gun need a man to fire it
in order to beat bear?
This man needed a gun
Grizzly bear kills man without gun, then men with guns kill grizzly bear, no harm done to guns
with each passing day...
I get more and more convinced that Frank Thomas' 2006 contract is going to look downright expensive compared to Milton's in 2007....
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/...
<whispers> mvp, mvp, mvp...
Just more reasons to like Milton...
who, along with Swish, are my two favorite A's players:
- He is #22;
- Bradley leading his 15-month-old son, Jeremiah, on a walk through the clubhouse (his son is the same age as mine);
- Bradley, so soft-spoken you can hardly hear him, granting interviews to all who approach (doesn't sound like a "tired act" to me);
- Bradley lashing base hit after base hit in exhibition play (gotta love reason #4).
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 12, 2007 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
#1/22
forgot to make that connection...Bradley's keeping your user name from being obsolete, heh.
Yeah, Bradley's one of my two favorite A's also, Harden being the other. No matter what else happens, if those two guys stay healthy this year, 2007 will be quite enjoyable for me...and I have a feeling it will be for everyone else, too. Even the people who prefer the smooth, fundamentally sound play in the field of guys like Ellis and Chavez...though I was never the biggest Byrnes fan myself, I think you and I are both drawn more to the guys who stand out a little bit for the excitement they create, seems that way anyway based on the players you've liked. I mean, the Billy Beane fan in me says give me 9 Scott Hattebergs anyday (whoever the 2007 equivalent would be...probably DJ if he produced...Lyle Overbay from Toronto maybe...anyway), but the sports fan in me says...give me 9 Milton Bradleys and 5 Rich Hardens (eh, 12 Rich Hardens, let's put him in the 'pen too). Nice to find the guys that can appease management and entertain the fans equally well...Swish is probably the best example of management and fan favorite on the A's right now.
In other news...I do not need to see Joe Kennedy get lit up for any more starts. There's already 230+ comments in that thread, so I'll just vent and put that here.
by Cutthemullet on Mar 12, 2007 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
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