As you probably know, MLB changed the definition of a no-hitter after 1990 to require that it be a full nine inning game (or longer) which ends with no hits.  This struck from the no-hit books such historical moments as the 1917 game in which pitchers Jim Toney and Hippo Vaughn <ins>each</ins> threw 9 hitless innings before Vaughn loss his (and the game) in the 10th.  The catalyst for the change was the '90 game when Yanks pitcher Andy Hawkins no-hit the White Sox...and lost, 4-0.  So Byrd wasn't exactly a strike away from an official no-hitter.

On another note entirely:

I doubt even McFood would eat at this Chinese restaurant.

sal should just round the 4 comments down to zero

Thus a lightly trafficked dump ought not surprise anyone.

So, what's the classic stand by when the conversation lags?  Talking about the weather!

Opening Day forecast at game time says low 60s, some breeze, and NO RAIN.

hits his 1st HR as a Jay -- a Grand Slam off Casey Fossum.

D Rays continue to suck.

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I for one am looking forward to inflating peeps in the microwave and torturing chocolate bunnies.

Contrary to earlier speculation, Crosby says his back spasms started during his first at-bat Friday, and not on the play in the 5th when he dove for a grounder.  He got treatment in the dugout from Larry davis after the spasms first flared...and he lived to tell the tale.

Crosby could be back today or tomorrow.

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he A's have posted 24 winning seasons in their first 39 years here, and were .500 in one other season. They have advanced to the postseason in 15 of those 39 years, won six American League championships and captured four World Series flags. The Yankees have 17 playoff appearances and six World Series wins over the same period, but Oakland is a solid second.

Since 1968, the A's have also far outperformed their higher-spending American League West opponents. Texas has just 14 winning seasons since 1968 and only three brief playoff appearances. The Seattle Mariners have been to the playoffs just four times since their 1977 inception and have never played in a World Series. The Los Angeles Angels have a mere six playoff appearances since 1961 and one World Series title (2002).

From the A's official press release regarding Opening Day:

The parking lot opens at 3:30, A's batting practice starts at 5:00, and the ballpark itself opens at 5:05.    Someone named Nessa Laverty will sing the national anthem, capped off with a fly-by featuring VFA-125 "Rough Raiders" from Lemoore Naval Air Station.

And Roy Steele is throwing out the first pitch!!!

Two A's make the list - Kendall and Kotsay.

Two Angels on the list - Anderson and Shrek.

AL West all over the list - Beltre, the M's get a special meritorious mention (total payroll for crap).  

I'm having a problem with what I found out is a kernel panic on my MacBook. Whenever I start up my laptop, I get this on my screen. I get this again after restarting, putting me in a vicious circle; it will not boot up at all. I've been through Mac help on the phone, and I'm taking it to an Apple Store genius desk tomorrow night, but was wondering if there's anything else I can try to get the computer to boot tonight. I've looked online quite a bit and haven't found anything that would work. Thanks.

But I have gotten that error on my Mac before. It happened once, and I never had a problem with it again. But then my computer started screwing up a bit (could just be of it's old age)...it's definitely best to take it in.