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What's your f'n signature, AN?

So listen here, pally. I've been watching these AN signatures for some time now and I think it's about time to tell it to me square before the hammer and saws show. Yeah, see. So light yer Lucky Strike, give the bartender a double sawbuck, Bruno, and spill it. Savvy? Now don't throw an Ing-Bing, just get to yappin'. What's the story behind your signature?

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I had another picture for my sig


but people complained that it was too big.

So, I got a smaller image, and have stuck with this one.

It links to a translation project for a series of novels.

by Zonis on May 11, 2007 5:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Because I am warm and fuzzy

Just like a ray of fucking sunshine.

Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on May 11, 2007 5:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, and I have an A's logo

because I root for the Angels.

by Zonis on May 11, 2007 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some of these seem fairly obvious
Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on May 11, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm... mine is kinda self-explanatory...

They all may be hurt but they are optimistic!

With the Oakland A's, the intravenous drip is always half full!

by OaktownRajah on May 11, 2007 5:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i love yours!
What if we signed Mike Sweeney? Do you think that would be enough to coax Rusty Kuntz out of retirement?

by since72 on May 12, 2007 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I took a simple approach.

I really don't think it needs an explanation.

death to myspace!

by malikot on May 11, 2007 5:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You see...

why it's funny is because everyone wanted to Fire Macha Now. I on the otherhand, had such hatred I wished time travel to go back a day and fire Macha so that when I came back, he would no longer chew his gum with his front teeth, with his hands in his jacket pocket while squinting.

Fire Macha Yesterday!

by dboysick on May 11, 2007 5:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's a quote

from http://firejoemorgan.blogspot.com

The original article was describing some ideal situation for a baseball team, maybe a perfect player or something like that, and the author said, "It's baseball's version of a home run."

See, it's ironical-like.

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

by oblique on May 11, 2007 6:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Found it
http://www.firejoemorgan.com/2006_11_01_archive.html

Some dude pitching Ryan Howard for MVP on the basis of his work in the community:

Awarding a difference maker on the field - and in the community at large - has always been baseball's version of a home run.

Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherfucking home run itself.

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

by oblique on May 11, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to work

at the paper that published that column. Some sensible people suggested that it not be published, but the not-so-sensible faction won out.

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

by day-to-day on May 12, 2007 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remind me to thank them..
I'd have no sig otherwise! :-)
Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherf---ing home run itself. -FJM

by oblique on May 12, 2007 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well... I'm a sportswriter
And I like food.
"My conclusion is that sportswriters just fucking love food." - Fire Joe Morgan

by JLaff on May 11, 2007 6:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mine is

a quote from Homer Simpson that I found in something on MSN. Heres a link to the same list:
http://www.esquire.com/features/what...

If you want results, press the red button. The rest are useless.

by Katie on May 11, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mine is Pedro Cerrano from Major League...

"I say we give 'em all a nice big shit burger...!" (Lou Brown)  

Cerrano asks, "Shitburger, Skip?"

"Shitburger, Skip?"

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 11, 2007 7:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've been trying to figure that one out

for awhile now.  I saw that movie a long time ago.  Kinda funny that Cerrano was also in Mr. Baseball and does those Allstate commericals now.

death to myspace!

by malikot on May 11, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Major league

The end still brings tears to my eyes. Every fuckin time I watch it....  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWYI...

"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch
Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on May 11, 2007 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, when Dorn punches Vaughn...

I get all choked up inside!

Yep. Warm and fuzzy... that's me.

by grover on May 11, 2007 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clutch

ever heard of them? they are sort of big now...

"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch
Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on May 11, 2007 7:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

[[sigh]]

long hair. travis buck. <3.</p>

it's all you need. :)

"It would be tough since I'm kind of known for having my hair long." -Travis Buck, on hypothetically being traded to the Yankees

by GreenNGoldGirl on May 11, 2007 8:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I was forced to listen to Rex Hudler

since the A's feed wasn't available on MLB.TV.

Someone on the Angels had a bloop single, and Huddy had some brilliant analysis. Apparently he changes person mid-sentence, and ends up using a term that could be interpreted differently than he intended.

Apparently, "doink" means "bloop single", and not "have sex with".

He's not going to try to kill you, I'm just going to try to doink you. -Rex Hudler

by JediLeroy on May 11, 2007 10:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm no Angel lover, but...

I f'n love Rex Hudler...  I get so happy on the rare occasions I catch a broad/telecast with Hudler...  I wish he was the #2 guy up here with Kourac...  although I'm getting used to Cotroneo...

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."- former A's pitcher Satchel Paige

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on May 12, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

fortunately, you'r'e the only one
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 May 12, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's okay... I'm grandfathered in...

I loved Rex Hudler as a player with the Expos, who were my favorite NL team as a kid.  Every year I rooted for an A's-Expos WS, even after Huddy was gone.

Hell, in 2004 I rooted for a miracle season from Montreal and an A's-Expos WS.

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."- former A's pitcher Satchel Paige

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on May 13, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For some reason...

...I never created one

by easyraider on May 11, 2007 11:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey (tu), Bartender?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on May 12, 2007 8:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

mine's from a movie
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 12, 2007 9:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Tom Hanks

...in A League of Their Own.

by Rocktopus on May 12, 2007 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

mine's from the same movie.
"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on May 13, 2007 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I change it often,

and don't remember what this one is about.  I like things that make little or no sense (even to me) when seen out of context.

"Don't your coworkers find a baby on your head to be kind of weird?" ~ salb918

by Poppy on May 12, 2007 9:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I actually just changed it again.

And I'd rather not talk about it...  <sniff>

"That was awful." ~ Mark Ellis ..... "GAH!!!" ~ me

by Poppy on May 14, 2007 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mark Grudzielanek wants to thank MaEl

for the 2007 Gold Glove.

"They only gave me two errors because they couldn't give me more," was my favorite quote.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on May 14, 2007 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Grudzawho?

I'm thinking we should send out a kidnap party for Ian Kinsler, actually...  :P~~~

"That was awful." ~ Mark Ellis ..... "GAH!!!" ~ me

by Poppy on May 14, 2007 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't need no stinking signature
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on May 12, 2007 9:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Think mine is self explanatory

I got autographs from Blez last year at AN day.  It's a bigger deal than you think, since I'm from South Dakota.

I was the first to get Blez autograph.

by huskersfan on May 12, 2007 10:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Last season

some writer pointed out that the A's were in first place despite their craptastic offense. To which Billy Beane responded: "We are a complete freak show."

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

by day-to-day on May 12, 2007 11:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mine changes

about as frequently as Britney Spears wears underwear, which is apparently often!

Currenty, have been on a bit of a creative hiatus from my comic strip so I have been taking out my usual social commentary (also known as smart ass opinion) on my fellow AN'ers. Used to get kicked out of class almost daily for this stuff, but so far no one has asked me to leave AN so it will continue!

The latest signature comes from my love affair with baseball nicknames and real names. I am dying to trade for CoCo Crisp so we can have Coco Crisp, Milton Bradley and then I am hoping we get some kid named Fisher Price. Mike Sweeney (Mike's weany) has always made me snicker (because men don't giggle) and when I was a kid I had a Rusty Kuntz baseball card and used to stand up in class, hold the card up and ask the teacher if I could show everyone in class my Rusty Kuntz.

What if we signed Mike Sweeney? Do you think that would be enough to coax Rusty Kuntz out of retirement?

by since72 on May 12, 2007 12:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There is something wrong with you

and I am impressed.

"Can I quote myself in my sig?" ~LAXile

by LAXile on May 12, 2007 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mine is an actual quote

from the "3rd wheel" of the awesome vehicle of the A's mid-80's broadcast booth, Wayne Hagin (who I think is now doing the Cards).

Julio Franco -- then with the Indians -- came up to bat against one of the A's utterly forgettable righties (probably Codiroli or Mooneyham or someone like that) and Hagin went on and on during the whole AB about how Franco was batting right-handed, and speculating about why he wasn't hitting lefty as he usually would against a righty.  Was he hurt?  Did he feel he had a better chance to hit so-and-so's "stuff" (used in quotes because the A's pitchers generally didn't really have any back then) hitting righty?

Eventually, Hagin sort of went, "Oh, wait...Franco's not a switch-hitter."  I imagined Lon (and Bill, if he wasn't off getting something to eat) getting a good laugh out of listening to Hagin's bizarre riff.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on May 12, 2007 12:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i was going to ask one of these years....
subject to revision pending next issue

by ak_A on May 12, 2007 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My signature for now...

is my favorite quote from one of my favorite philosophers... who happens to be one of the greatest pitchers of all time...

Usually I go back and forth between something from Satchel Paige and something from Bill Veeck...

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."- former A's pitcher Satchel Paige

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on May 12, 2007 1:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i love it.

your sig is great and it's a great life philosophy.  better than mine.  work hard and play hard.  more nuanced.

by inbillywetrust on May 12, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't have one, then one day

I just said, fuck it.

I'll try not to swear.

by Tony on May 12, 2007 3:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

very nice,

in fact - fuckin' brilliant.
whatever happened to, "Nice Win Bitches!!!"?  I miss that, though I know that wasn't your sig - but I think maybe it's not the appropriate time for that.  I figure that's best saved for when we get into the stretch run of the season.

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

by F171615 on May 13, 2007 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno, Man. That's a Risky Business.

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

by The Dogfather on May 13, 2007 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A couple years ago

we watched the Asphalt Jungle in one of my classes and the line stuck out. I think I was the only person in the classroom who laughed.

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on May 12, 2007 5:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In honor of...the best that ever was

 

"I've been accused of using too many words...I suppose that's like accusing Mozart of using too many notes." Bill King

by Gerard on May 12, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Found mine on a random quote generator.

Me: "Hey look! A former Athletic! That'll do."

I have no idea if he actually said that.

"I guess more players lick themselves than are ever licked by an opposing team." ~ Connie Mack

by Flyin As on May 12, 2007 6:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

my friend used to be an A's clubhouse attendant

and he said Matt Keough licked himself a lot...  I guess Keough eschewed showers and cleaned himself like a cat...

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."- former A's pitcher Satchel Paige

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on May 13, 2007 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've changed it many times

but the latest change came when I had a cutthemullett quote that mentioned his fear of a healthy Eric Gagne, but when Gagne first pitched against he A's (1st time ever, I imagine); I freaked out, deleted my sig, and had nothing for a while.  My current sig reflects my concer with self-referentiality as an exhausted trope in the repertoire of postmodernity.

"Can I quote myself in my sig?" ~LAXile

by LAXile on May 12, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jason Kendall's HR last year

One of my favorite moments from the 2006 season. The A's dugout explodes and rushes out to greet him, the crowd goes nuts, AN goes into shock, Korach and Cotroneo cheer and Fosse lets his inner "homer" run rampant.

"Get up!" ~ Ray Fosse, 5/31/2006

by KendallGurl18 on May 12, 2007 9:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

rookie hazing

This was from the 2005 rookie hazing when Dan Johnson was a bottle of mustard, Swish was a plug, blanton a socket, Flores a bottle of ketchup, Yabu a Geisha and Huston was Britany Spears-esque....

"Huston, you're hot!" said Dan Johnson dressed a bottle of mustard.

by rocketgirl on May 13, 2007 12:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've had a few sigs,

I can't clearly recall any of them though.  My last one was from one of Blez's interviews with Billy, and was about him talking about Swisher.
Currently I'm using a quote from green star oakland, and I decided to use it b/c it happened to make me spit my drink out of my nose when I read it.

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

by F171615 on May 13, 2007 12:37 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oops forgot mine

Mine's cause I'm a big fan of Michael!!

Michael!! is the best clutch hitter EVER!

by Reg on May 13, 2007 7:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

From a scary Twilight Zone episode...

...in which aliens come to Earth pretending to want to "serve Man," by giving our primitive species "magic tricks" based on superior technology.  They later take us on space ship rides to their home planet, sort of like a trip to Disneyland.  It is then that a translator discovers, too late, what the title of one of their books says....nevertheless, nobody pays attention and we go, cow-like, to be eaten.

"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone

by Buck18 on May 13, 2007 8:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i love that episode i've seen it 3 times!

I also heartily enjoy the episode with Will Shatner and the fortune telling diner!

my Signature reflects a lot of what i think more people should do, lets stop the hate and judgement before we talk to people, lets ask them questions and get to know them first before criticising them, they might turn out to be your new best friend, or a great networking buddy, or your soulmate!

If we don't talk to strangers, how would any of us make friends?!

by griffisgurl on May 13, 2007 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know I noted it on another thread as well

But I like the Vonnegut quote.

"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch
Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on May 13, 2007 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I too change mine often

This new one is just a simple reminder to vote; we should have more than one player representing us this year.
You can vote up to 25x.

Remember 2 vote early and often for your Oakland A's to this yr's AS game in SF.

by sf drift king on May 13, 2007 1:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My is from Graham Coxon

from Blur.  (I am a Britpop lover.)  He said that after the British tabloids caught him falling over in the street.  He still had the cigarette in his mouth!  I just like blending the two loves in my life, baseball and music.  

Of course I'm a nihilist. What else is there to do? Graham Coxon

by mlleaimee on May 13, 2007 8:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I made a sweatshirt

that has "Baseball is life" across the front.  The sweatshirt is yellow, the words are made from fabric with a grass pattern.  I have a bunch of A's autographs on it.

Baseball is life. . . at least that is what my sweatshirt says.

by 0R0H0E on May 13, 2007 10:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

during this years fanfest

at the comcast player photo sessions... after we took a picture with swisher... as im walking out i turn around and yell " I HELLA LOVE YOU SWISHER!!".. then he looks a bit confused and shouts back with a huge smile " AND I... HELLA?..LOVE YOU TOO!"

one of the best moments ever....

"and i Hella? love you!"- Swisher

by TrizzleNizzle510 on May 14, 2007 12:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ghost sign

for a ghost pitch

"The umpire said,'This guy throws ghost pitches.' He was asking me, 'What was that?' I told him I didn't know."

by Tatewaki on May 14, 2007 1:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not only self-explanatory, but true.
Storage is for business, or for families.

by bloodsweatndonuts on May 14, 2007 8:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Keep in mind this is coming from the person who

thought "Lehmer's Concord" was "Lemurconkers," but I thought it was "Storage needs for business, or for family..." ??

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on May 14, 2007 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm uncomfortable with the proposed name change
"San Jose A's of Fremont" makes baby Jesus cry

by ArakSOT on May 14, 2007 8:36 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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