DLD 3/7: My Very First Dump!

by LAXile on Mar 6, 2007 8:28 AM PST Comment 65 comments

I hope to feel much lighter after I send this one down the pipe. Speaking of German ostriches who had their libido scared out of them by firecracker-wielding punks, check out this cautionary tale about what not to do to large flightless birds named Gustav.

While I'm on the subject, let me point out that no news is not necessarily good news, particularly when it comes to injured A's. It looks like

the details of Mark Kotsay's back injury continue to trickle out slowly from A's camp.

Hopefully his spinal fluid doesn't follow this same pattern. But wait: there's more! It also turns out that

A phone message left with Kotsay on Monday was not returned.

I think we should all applaud the courage shown by the CCTimes here for refusing to fold up and go home despite the lack of any NEWS regarding Kotsay. ( "Info Scarce on Kotsay's Back")

In this same article, Geren explains Blanton's tardy ST start:

Manager Bob Geren was ambiguous in describing why Joe Blanton's first Cactus League start was shifted from Monday to today. Brad Halsey started instead against the Angels. Geren downplayed the issue, saying that "somewhere in the throwing progress" Blanton was behind the other pitchers but is now up to speed.

Could it be that the part of "the throwing process" where Big Joe lagged was walking all the way to the mound? That's mean; I sincerely apologize to the Hostess Corporation for any pain I may have caused.

And finally, I fear that the $3,500 of Sports4Kids money we're trying to generate to help underprivileged kids see the A's this year is curiously the same sum needed to buy some "face time" with Jacko in Tokyo.

Guests paying $3,500 to attend Thursday's VIP party will get to mingle with Jackson and spend up to one minute of exclusive face time with him, according to organizers. Those on a tighter budget can pay $130 for Friday's fan art contest, hosted by the singer.

So in the spirit of extremely facetious questions, let me ask the question on everyone's mind: which one of the front page writers is most likely to swipe money from the kids to spend possibly 34 seconds with the Pied Piper, aka, the King of Pop?

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Yes, I managed to eff up the date. And I blame

Ajax. Curse you, Ajax!

Yes, Billy, "it would be nice to go to Europe for a month and know that your team is in its mid-20s and locked in for the next five or six years."

by LAXile on Mar 6, 2007 8:29 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I would blame Windex myself.... ;)

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 6, 2007 8:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Blame 409 instead

Just because it fell 11 short of Haren-land, doesn't mean it needs to mess up a perfectly good DLD.

by DMOAS on Mar 6, 2007 8:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

she's real fine my 409

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 6, 2007 9:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

isn't anybody going to do a DLD for today?

lazy? afraid?

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is unseemly

by ArakSOT on Mar 6, 2007 8:58 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Most likely to abscond w/the funds?

There should be a poll.

My vote is for monkeyball, followed by nico, ridden by baseballgirl, towing a wagon with louismg and Blez inside. Although technically, I don't think monkeyball has actually written a front page article yet.

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

by McFood on Mar 6, 2007 9:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

oakland is milton's happy place!

"Oakland's a blue-collar town," said Bradley. Although normally a left fielder, he was playing center in the absence of Mark Kotsay.
"They are hard-working people," Bradley said about East Bay residents. "They understand struggles and dealing with something, going through something.
"You noticed the fans didn't know how to respond early on, but as the season went on they saw I was having fun, they grew to love me. They started a fan club out there, had signs going."

link

by gotgreen on Mar 6, 2007 9:11 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

but big correction needed in that article

steve swisher doesn't play for the A's!

by gotgreen on Mar 6, 2007 9:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, again?!

Or is that the same article that they were talking about in yesterday's dump? I'm too lazy to check...

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

by Poppy on Mar 6, 2007 9:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

And how

would Bradley qualify as "normally a left fielder"?

"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Mar 6, 2007 9:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm....

I'd like to visit Milton's happy place... which reminds me. I found an awesome euphemism generator last night.

by Jennifer on Mar 6, 2007 9:18 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO

I couldn't believe my best friend was actually widening the coconut-cream chicken!

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

by Poppy on Mar 6, 2007 9:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

"Of course, back in my day, we called it

twirling the Spanish lemur."

Thanks for the generator, Jennifer, now I'll never, ever get anything done ever again, ever.

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

by Poppy on Mar 6, 2007 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

back in the day

http://www.nuklearpower.com/comics/0...

by Zonis on Mar 6, 2007 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bat-chucks, yo!

I can totally see Swish trying to do that...

by Kaiser99 on Mar 6, 2007 2:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ewwwwww

"I couldn't believe my luck as she started
spray-painting the wet juice."

Zito, Schmito - they still have 0 WS titles

by doctorK on Mar 6, 2007 4:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My first time...

Let's just say I had a lot to learn about

hot gluing the cactus.

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

by McFood on Mar 6, 2007 8:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This one is Nico's

One thing I could never figure out was how he kept his shoes on while

spiking the pony.

by Rickeyfan on Mar 6, 2007 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Heard on the game broadcast this weekend

Milton Bradley did a PSA for the Ella Baker Center's violence prevention efforts in Oakland. Since most PSAs tend to be on safer subjects, of the "no one could possibly be squeamish about this" variety, I was very impressed with Milton's choice.....the programs at Ella Baker are serious, and the staff there very "real" in the way you must be to prevent violence Oakland. Heavy duty props to Milton.

The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

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

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 6, 2007 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I would guess that Blanton was held

back against the Angels just b/c Geren didn't want the Angels to get an extra look at him. I'm just guessing here, but since they are our biggest rival for the division; and we play them early in the season, it would be better off if they didn't get to used to him before we played in a game that counts. Just guessing, b/c of course they've faced him several times already the past two years, but that seems like the best thing I can come up with at the moment.

"Length matters, and if anyone tells you otherwise they're just trying to spare your feelings."-green star oakland

by F171615 on Mar 6, 2007 9:20 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Blanton

Shoulder stiffness at the end of Blanton's Offseason (Workouts) is the reason he was held out until today. Too many donut curls?

by Colorado Fan on Mar 6, 2007 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Why can't I edit the title?

Any advice?

Yes, Billy, "it would be nice to go to Europe for a month and know that your team is in its mid-20s and locked in for the next five or six years."

by LAXile on Mar 6, 2007 10:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Hmm...this dump is curiously sterile,

sticky and tar-like, with no odor.

LAXile! Are you sure this dump isn't really meconium?

Cherry Vanilla

by Ice Cream on Mar 6, 2007 11:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I have "fond" memories of that very substance

(not my own, of course, but my daughter's). Funny the things that can prompt nostalgia...Not so pleasant seeing a digital image of some random infant's first dump, however. (Why did I click on the link? Did I expect something other than baby sh!t?)

Yes, Billy, "it would be nice to go to Europe for a month and know that your team is in its mid-20s and locked in for the next five or six years."

by LAXile on Mar 6, 2007 2:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Your parenthetical statement

is a QOTM nominee.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 6, 2007 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The recommend button

seems to be missing. (nl)

by mikeA on Mar 6, 2007 11:24 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

this diary is unrecommendable

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is unseemly

by ArakSOT on Mar 6, 2007 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Question

I noticed that under my username on the right side it says Post Diary, then below that it says "Your Hot List"

What is that? I click on it and there is nothing there. I mean, I would assume at least Bobby would be there, but I was wrong. It was a blank page. =(

Seriously though, does anyone know what the "Your Hotlist" link is for?

"We don't rebuild in Oakland, man," Swisher cackles. "We re-load."

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Mar 6, 2007 11:51 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

LOL

by Jennifer on Mar 6, 2007 12:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

On dkos

they have a shitload of diaries each day, so the hot list is for clicking on diaries that you want to keep track of. Not really necessary here.

by mikeA on Mar 6, 2007 12:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i like the idea

i've never used it before (pretty sure it's still not working), but i assume it's like having a page with a bunch of bookmarked diaries for easy access.

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 6, 2007 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

But if you just go to

athleticsnation.com, all of the stuff you might want to read is there. I guess you can save stuff you want to refer back to, which might be nice. You'll want to save my 2007 standings predictions, for instance. Save a spot on your hotlist.<a</p>

by mikeA on Mar 6, 2007 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

it would be useful

if you could put a little comment next to diaries on your hotlist, so you could remember why you hotlisted it. like, "mikeA made a ridiculous prediction in the comments, remember to mock him for it in five months."

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 6, 2007 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

athleticsnation.com

sometimes it's hard to search for stuff on here.

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 6, 2007 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This is confusing

There is one thing that the bar did help with it seems, and that is telling the difference between comments and replies to those comments. The way it is set at the moment looks like every comment is a reply to something else.

by Zonis on Mar 6, 2007 12:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I agree.

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

by McFood on Mar 6, 2007 8:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

only replies have [ Parent |

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 6, 2007 9:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It would be a lot easier

if you could tell the difference by seeing that the "original" comments started on the left side of the page instead of with an inch-and-a-half indentation.

by mikeA on Mar 6, 2007 9:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

you could take a hi-liter

and color in the left inch and a half of your monitor.

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 6, 2007 10:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That would be silly...

Just tape a piece of cardboard over the left side of your monitor...

lizard.

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

by McFood on Mar 7, 2007 7:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Woohoo! Stathead wars

USS Mariner gives the finger to Baseball Prospectus:

But BP is also heavily influenced by a cadre of people who suck at living as human beings. The person who wrote that comment about Derek is one of them - the person who edited the book and approved it is another. When it comes to being good people, they redefine replacement level.

With the rise of better sites, better information, and better people at places like The Hardball Times and Fangraphs, Baseball Prospectus has lost its relevence. And with its unjustified shot at Derek in the latest book, it’s lost whatever dignity it had left.

Goodbye, BP. Your willingness to align yourself with lousy people now officially overshadows all the rest of the good work you’ve ever done.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 6, 2007 12:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

If they "suck at living as human beings"

wouldn't that pretty much mean they weren't a problem anymore? You know, except for the obligatory flowers and facade of mourning.

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

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 6, 2007 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

On the contrary

they may suck at living as human beings but be absolutely marvelous at living as shit eating dogs...

just sayin'.

See the latest dumbass thing I've done -- camUra

by hunter on Mar 6, 2007 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

seems like an overreaction

knowing nothing about this, it was a bit of a low blow, but BP is a "cess pool"?
but if BP was going to take a cheap shot at either DMZ or dave cameron (didn't know either one used to work there), they should have bashed dave.
seriously, he's obviously a smart guy (i'm sure he knows 1000x more than me), but half the shit dave writes turns out to be totally wrong and he takes himself way too seriously and can be a bit of an obnoxious ass (see above post, for example).

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 6, 2007 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

ibanez

that's odd, the BP player comment for ibanez from 2004 isn't even on the site, it goes from 03 to 05.

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 6, 2007 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I think there's some history there

Dave Cameron has taken a lot of shots at BP (and at Joe Sheehan in particular) since he stopped writing there.

I'm not particularly a fan of some of the BP guys (starting with Will Carroll), but I'm even less of a fan of Cameron, for exactly the reasons you mention. He loves to show off his own (imagined) expertise as a scout, and is quick to take shots at others, but is incredibly thin-skinned when anyone dares challenge him.

Here he would have done much better to let Zumsteg (for whom I have somewhat higher regard) fight his own battles, as he's really just embarrassing both of them. In particular, it may be true that Carroll was ultimately responsible for the Pete Rose mess, but that "Derek put his reputation on the line and attached himself to a story he had nothing to do with because BP needed his help in bailing themselves out of a potential disaster" is easily refuted: Zumsteg's name was right there on the original article (in fact, he was listed first), which was out there long before they needed any bailing out from a potential disaster when it proved to be untrue.

In the stands the home crowd scatters For the turnstiles

by andeux on Mar 6, 2007 1:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

embarrassing --> humiliating

"Further, the 2004 comment was in the Royals chapter, which I had no hand in. Insomuch as it’s a slam on anyone specifically, it’s not me."
link

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 6, 2007 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

another example of

"the shit dave writes turns out to be totally wrong"

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 6, 2007 4:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

zumsteg

http://www.zumsteg.net/2007/03/06/pe...

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 7, 2007 5:04 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

leaving beltre out of the 07 book

(just checked for myself): now that's pretty embarrassing. or were they trying to make a point?

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 6, 2007 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It was a printing error

They addressed it on the front page, 4 people were left out. They added them on the web site.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Mar 6, 2007 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What???????????

When Will Carroll threatened to nuke the entire brand’s reputation with a made up story about Pete Rose being reinstated...

Will Carrol does not make shit up.

by mikeA on Mar 6, 2007 12:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

that was a simple mixup

harden was reinstated after being taken off the DL, rose had surgery on his arm.

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 6, 2007 12:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

from all those las vegas casino

autograph signing gigs.

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 6, 2007 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Boy, that escalated quickly...

I mean, that really got out of hand fast.

Read my latest articles

by devo on Mar 6, 2007 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

it jumped up a notch.

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 6, 2007 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It did, didn't it?

Read my latest articles

by devo on Mar 6, 2007 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

entertaining stuff from HH

http://www.halosheaven.com/story/200...

yes arte, please cut GMJ and replacec him with tommy murphy!

http://www.halosheaven.com/story/200...

halos loss was really a win (it's not a bad point, but it's so typical rev).
also, apparently matt hensley plays the accordian in flogging molly and is a professional skateboarder.

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 6, 2007 1:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Different Matt Hensley

Same name, different person.

by Colorado Fan on Mar 6, 2007 7:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I am happy!

just placed my order for my 22 game package. I know, I had the forms since last year... that's the procrastinator in me.
Can't wait to see the gang in left field. The game I'm most looking forward to is the "Military Day" game against the Orioles on July 22. I don't remember the A's having anything like this since I became a fan 7yrs ago. I know the Padres do it every year.

by sf drift king on Mar 6, 2007 1:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Very first dump?

Bet you felt like you were going to explode.

Bah dum bum

by easyraider on Mar 6, 2007 1:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Duscherer charity event?

Is there going to be another Duscherer charity event in Arizona this year? Haven't heard anything yet.

by apilgrim on Mar 6, 2007 2:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

yup

The Duchscherererer-Harden event is this coming weekend. I believe it's Sunday evening, following the A's-Giants game.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 6, 2007 3:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

More Info...

Click Me!

by alamedagirl on Mar 6, 2007 3:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Random moment...

I realize this has *nothing* to do with baseball, only the A's and the fans who understand. Today I was in my World Civ class and my teacher was talking about something (wasn't paying too much attention...) and all the sudden he goes "yes, he wasn't Mexican enough..." and I started laughing in the middle of class. All I could think about was Chavez...

"Will you go out with me? Oh yeah, your just what I've been waiting for my whole life--a slut and a gold digger."--Salvatore

by osuSwisher on Mar 6, 2007 5:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs