DLD 3/26/07: I couldn't sleep

by noava22 on Mar 26, 2007 6:15 AM PDT Comment 71 comments

Oh man, for some reason I haven't been able to sleep tonight. Apparently the beer I had at late night happy hour didn't sit well with my stomach. Oh well, on we go...

Yesterday's game
In a recap of yesterday's game, Antonio Perez continues to hit like the ball owes him money. Although, in unrelated news:
Up next: Miguel Batista takes the hill on Monday as the M's travel to Surprise, Ariz., for a game with the Rangers. The A's host the Rockies with Chad Gaudin making the start.

Yes. That's right. Chad M'Fin Gaudin will get a start.

Now, I know this was already touched upon in the game thread, and as OaktownMagical07 astutely noted, MGMT is looking to stretch out the relievers. But maybe (?) the team is deciding to stretch out DiNardo and Gaudin and give them one last shot for Joe's job?

Also, the daily recap piece has a bunch of useful information, such as:

Brad Halsey has an option left
Jay Marshall is still in serious contention to make the team
Daric Barton, Ron Flores, Jeremy Brown and Hiram MouthLady will not be making the team, as they were all either optioned to triple A (Brown/Flores) or assigned to minor league camp (mouthlady/Barton).
Ricky Ledee has been cut (gasp!)
Brad Halsey has an option left
Harden threw 90+ pitches in 6 shutout innings in an intrasquad game
Did I mention, Brad Halsey has an option?!?

Another piece on Windsor's game
Susan Slusser seems to think Marshall's got a good shot at making the team
My other, non-AN addiction

And, Happy Birthday to:

Kiera Knightley (her 21st!), actress

Amy Smart, actress
Michael Peca, hockey player
James Iha, guitarist, co-founder of the Smashing Pumpkins
Kenny Chesney, country singer
John Stockton, passer extraordinare, teammate of Karl Malone
Marcus Allen, running back, heisman winner at USC
Stephen Victor Tallarico, AKA Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith
Diana Ross, singer
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the house
James Caan, actor
Leonard Nimoy, AKA Spock
Sandra Day O'Connor, first female supreme court justice

Onward dump!

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New rule: avoid math when you're tired or drunk.

2007-1985 = 22.

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

by The Dogfather on Mar 26, 2007 6:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

or be like me

avoid math all together.

by Amnesiac727 on Mar 26, 2007 6:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Roster's shaping up.

From your Slusser article, it sounds like the A's are set on carrying 12 pitchers, which is surprising, since we're also carrying three catchers. Slusser is clear, however, that Gaudin is NOT being given a chance to start:

If the A's have several relievers stretched out to 50 pitches or so, they might not need a long man. That would allow them to keep Marshall as a left-handed specialist, because the rest of the seven-man bullpen essentially is set.

Chad Gaudin will start today and throw 45 to 50 pitches; the right-handed reliever is not being stretched out to potentially start, however, according to A's sources. Marshall will follow Gaudin and also will throw 45 or so pitches. Jay Witasick is expected to be bumped up near 50 pitches soon.

Geren said the increased pitch counts will give the A's more options. "This spring has been all about versatility," he said.

Not only do the A's like Marshall, but they also would have to offer him back to the White Sox if he does not remain on the 25-man roster all season. Lefty Brad Halsey has an option remaining and if he opens the season at Triple-A Sacramento, he would be available if the A's needed an emergency starter. Lefty Lenny DiNardo, who also has been stretched out to possibly start and who has pitched well this spring, has two options remaining.

That makes the bench Kielty, Melhuse, Scutaro, and Perez.

I think the A's are paying lip service to the idea of having someone other than Kennedy in the fifth starter role. He'll have to get absolutely lit up (again) on Tuesday for that to happen.

"Look its either batman or batman and robin not robin w/o batman robin isn't sh@#."--cchefz71

by jeepers on Mar 26, 2007 6:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think Gaudin and DiNardo

are being considered for spot starting or perhaps even as the fifth starter -- but not to start the season. Kennedy will still be given a chance, but not forever.

by OaklandSi on Mar 26, 2007 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another reason New AN blows....

I can't make C. M. F. G. pretty.

"I think they're confusing sex with "Dance Dance Revolution," which might explain the reluctance."-mikeA

by Jennifer on Mar 26, 2007 7:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ST Photos!

I'm gonna post a huge diary later this week with a bunch of pictures, but I just wanted to share a couple of my favorites from yesterday's game.

Donnie Murphy takes one for the team

Jason Windsor's first pitch

Huston is so little

"My conclusion is that sportswriters just fucking love food." - Fire Joe Morgan

by JLaff on Mar 26, 2007 7:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Man, that Street kid throws...wait for it...

seeds!

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

by The Dogfather on Mar 26, 2007 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or...

...Those seed buckets are HUGE!

by Fort Knox Yellow on Mar 27, 2007 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Add ons

So Marshall has a good shot at making the team, and I guess DiNardo will be there as well.
How about Goleski? Is he going to be around still?

by apilgrim on Mar 26, 2007 9:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Do not think DiNardo is on 40 man roster;

Goleski is being given another week to impress or else??? Do not know if club will trade for his rights or not... DiNardo to AAA I believe along possibly with Halsey due to numbers game...

Charlie Brown GO A'S WIN

by Charlie Brown on Mar 26, 2007 9:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

dinardo is on 40 man roster

see it here

though why stretch marshall out? what's the use since he's a LOOGY?

ALLEZ LES A'S!!!

by J Rod on Mar 26, 2007 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Goleski / Marshall

Goleski will have to clear waivers before being sent back to the Indians (10 Days). If Goleski clear waivers, then the A's can offer up a trade to the Indians.

As for Marshall, it's probably not a bad idea to see how he handles 1+ Innings. During the season, I expect we'll only see him for 1 or 2 lefties in games where Embree can't go.

by Colorado Fan on Mar 26, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beware of Chinese stationery

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapc...

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 10:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

is my math right?

so a panda poops 100 pounds a day? That's one hell of a DD.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Mar 26, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lots of fiber, apparently

by OaklandSi on Mar 26, 2007 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wrong thread...

...for that question.

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

by The Dogfather on Mar 26, 2007 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Happy Monday everyone!!!

It's Monday! The last Monday without a regular season game!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 26, 2007 10:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Happy Monday?

You're kidding, right?

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Mar 26, 2007 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been out of the office for almost a week

and I have piles and piles of work to catch up on. But it's a happy Monday, because next Monday, I'll be counting down the hours until gametime. :) :) :) :)

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 26, 2007 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OMG!

I just got chills at that thought! I am so freaking excited!

But WTF is up with the game starting at 3:30!?!

"and, really... i have to say this in the most hetero way... buck is hot" - JLaff 3-26-07

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Mar 26, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds like

someone's got a case of the Mundays!

by Philip Christy on Mar 26, 2007 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks.

For putting that down. I have been missing having, at the very least, Baseball Tonight highlights. Not to mention... A's Baseball right around the corner.

by Fort Knox Yellow on Mar 27, 2007 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I love this picture.

Bocachica's legless shadow is just making a routine catch...

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 10:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is his shadow on the DL?

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Mar 26, 2007 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Day-to-day

Only because it doesn't show up at night.

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Q.O.T.M

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 26, 2007 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

QOTM

i doubt baseball girl searches for Q.O.T.M.

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 Mar 26, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

{confiscates sal's periods}

You're trying to make sure I don't show up in a QOTM search, aren't you?

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yelp is good times, I've discovered it last week

And it's a great forum for people with a warped sense of humor

As the topic says ... 'it's just wrong'

by Rickeyfan on Mar 26, 2007 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

SF Chron A's blog cites Nico

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfga...

by OaklandSi on Mar 26, 2007 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What did they cite him for?

Serial jaywalking?

Public indecency?

Molesting farm animals?

"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Mar 26, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That reminds me of a dream I once had ...

I was in some Wild West town with a beat-up combination bar/hotel. Way out in the field nearby, there's a guy, trou dropped, molesting a sheep. I went into the the bar and there's a peg-legged Nico wistfully looking out the window, abusing himself.

I ask the bartender 'what kinda screwed-up town is this? This some pervy molesting a sheep, and a peg-legged man playing with himself?!'

The bartender didn't look up, he just replied, "Give him a break ... that's Nico, a one-legged man can't catch a sheep!"

by Rickeyfan on Mar 26, 2007 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Friday tix available in CF bleachers @ dabell

or whatever they're calling it this season.

Warm-up your best "LET's go OAKland"s.

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

by The Dogfather on Mar 26, 2007 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I will be there Saturday!

Yay Live Baseball!! Who cares if it is at The Phone Booth! It is the A's, and that is all I care about!

"and, really... i have to say this in the most hetero way... buck is hot" - JLaff 3-26-07

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Mar 26, 2007 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mini Card-section trick: A four-person syringe

|======---,

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

by The Dogfather on Mar 26, 2007 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO

Want some green & yellow 22" x 22" posterboard? ;)

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Math and I aren't working at 5:30 in the morning.

in other news, why can't I edit my original post? The edit link sends me nowhere; I'm using firefox...

by noava22 on Mar 26, 2007 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

beane: please trade for snelling

half of lookout landing may defect to AN
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/story/...

manny being manny:
http://humbug.baseballtoaster.com/ar...

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 Mar 26, 2007 11:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Personally, I thought that this graph was better

http://humbug.baseballtoaster.com/ar...

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 26, 2007 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everyone please restrain your knee from jerking

because quality is quality whether you hate the guy or not. Today's Deadspin MLB team preview covers d'Anaheim...and was written by the Rev himself. And it's good.

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 26, 2007 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

AN named best Baseball Blog

http://prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prw...

Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) March 26, 2007 -- Sports Media Challenge announces the top 10 baseball blogs in the official Sports Blog Index.™ The SBI is the first ever standard measurement to identify the top blogs across all sports and in each major sports category and aims to be a helpful tool to determine where the most passionate fans go on the Internet and which blogs carry the most weight. This month, the most influential blogs identified in the index are dedicated to baseball as teams break spring training and prepare for opening day.

The Top 10:

Athletics Nation (http://athleticsnation.com)

Baseball Musings (http://baseballmusings.com)

MetsBlog (http://metsblog.com)

Bleed Cubbie Blue (http://bleedcubbieblue.com)

Viva El Birdos (http://vivaelbirdos.com)

Lookout Landing (http://lookoutlanding.com)

USS Mariner (http://ussmariner.com)

Minor League Ball (http://minorleagueball.com)

MLB Trade Rumors (http://mlbtraderumors.com)

Baseball Analysts (http://baseballanalysts.com)

Five of the top ten are SBNationsites.

They must not know about the new AN interface, otherwise we might have dropped to number 4 :-(

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 26, 2007 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well

At least Lookout Landing beat USS Mariner in someone's poll.

by Philip Christy on Mar 26, 2007 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fark.com picked up this story...

...in their sports section.

No idea how they found it ;-), but it's not getting a lot of comment action, being that it involves the wrong coast. clicky here for the thread

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

by The Dogfather on Mar 26, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought about responding to some of

comments on Fark, but considering most of these were by brainless Wankee fans, I figured, well, screw it.

"Incidentally, this sort of helps confirm my belief that Mark Kotsay is the perfect "average" player." - FJM

by doctorK on Mar 26, 2007 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

In related news, Nico is moving to Reno

Body of a sheep, organs of a human...University of Nevada scientists create sheep-human hybrid.

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 26, 2007 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Baseball's Top 10 Blogs

Sports media Challenge announces the top 10 baseball blogs in the official Sports Blog Index.™ The SBI is the first ever standard measurement to identify the top blogs across all sports and in each major sports category and aims to be a helpful tool to determine where the most passionate fans go on the Internet and which blogs carry the most weight. This month, the most influential blogs identified in the index are dedicated to baseball as teams break spring training and prepare for opening day.

And the winner is...

by MrIncognito on Mar 26, 2007 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jack Cust!

Oh, I'm just teasing.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 26, 2007 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

good news! finally got my season tickets

I had to hold off so my season ticket buddy felt comfortable with the cash outlay. It's worth the wait, even if the best seats are gone, since we really enjoy going to games together.

by OaklandSi on Mar 26, 2007 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

anyone know if today's game is being broadcast?

I'm working in the office and would sure love to hear it if it's on the radio...

by OaklandSi on Mar 26, 2007 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

next broadcast is Friday

yesterday was the final cactus league broadcast.

"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Mar 26, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks!

by OaklandSi on Mar 26, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dodgers trade Dessens to Brewers for Clark

http://sportsblogs.latimes.com/sport...

But hey -- Dessens sure worked out for Arizona when they traded Durazo for Dessens straight up.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 26, 2007 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Go figure: Dessens and Durazo

are both from Hermosillo, Mexico.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 26, 2007 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Hermosillo's sister city

is Phoenix, AZ....weird!

link

Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherf---ing home run itself. -FJM

by oblique on Mar 26, 2007 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's gotta be...

a Prague connection, too, then...

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll have to Czech...

Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherf---ing home run itself. -FJM

by oblique on Mar 26, 2007 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because you also have a Taipei personality?

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

But also because I'm quite a looker when I'm Dresden black.

Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherf---ing home run itself. -FJM

by oblique on Mar 26, 2007 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You sneaky tagger!

Happy Birthday! :-D

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you :-)

Company lunch in my honor going on right now (that I ducked out to check on AN says something, I think...)

Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherf---ing home run itself. -FJM

by oblique on Mar 26, 2007 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll get some Field Level tickets for you! ;)

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're such a Praguematist.

"Look its either batman or batman and robin not robin w/o batman robin isn't sh@#."--cchefz71

by jeepers on Mar 26, 2007 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

windsor is out of the 5th starter running

susan slusser said he was sent down to minor league camp today.

(link)

by gotgreen on Mar 26, 2007 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Should I post my DLD diary now?

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Mar 26, 2007 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes... because you're our panda.

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 26, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That comment

makes me a saaaaad panda

by Zonis on Mar 26, 2007 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Would that make my DLD a paper view?

"Okay, now I know who drank the rest of my six-pack of Bitchy McSnarky's Snarkalicious Snarkade..." -Poppy

by McFood on Mar 26, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

...and like most ppvs, more expensive than it's

...worth--a real waste!

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

by The Dogfather on Mar 26, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Slusser reported the A's were NOT considering

Gaudin as a possible starter BEFORE he pitched yesterday. Now today another Chron article -- after the game -- claims the A's wanted to see how he would fare as a starter, and that they think he is versatile enough to be a spot starter:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...

Mr. Kennedy is certainly the opening no.5 starter. But I don't believe they will let him stay there if he doesn't perform at least to average once the season starts.

by OaklandSi on Mar 27, 2007 5:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs