DLD 5/22/07- How Soon Is Now?
by malikot on May 22, 2007 9:52 AM PDT
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Not too much going on today, but we can't live without the DLD. And no, that's not an attempt to mooch $10.
We lost last night, but our beloved A's will be looking to rebound at 5:11 (5:11? Where did they come up with that one?) tonight. Colby Lewis will be making his debut against John Danks.
There was talk about Giambi the last few days, and while MLB discussed it, they're not going to meet with him yet.
In other Giambi news, guess which hated division rival is interested in picking him up? The circle would be complete, and I think everyone would have to hate him then.
There have been stories of former hostages writing letters to their captors, battered spouses who stay with their violent significant others, and now loving the gorilla that bit you. The lady in the article sounds pretty obsessed. It's kinda scary.
The game should end in time tonight for us west coasters to turn on American Idol. Months from now, when we're all being tortured by a full album from the beat boxing frosty haired hack of a "singer," remember, myspace generation, it's all your fault!
Oh, and today is Morrissey's birthday. I always liked the Smiths better than his solo stuff.
That's about it from here. Dump away!
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you owe me one
tell you what - next time it's my turn to do the DLD, you do it for me and we'll call it even
Start time in Chicago is 7:11
And the first pitch is sponsored by... Seven Eleven convenience stores. Cheesy, but a perfect fit for the dipsh*ts in the broadcast booth.
cheesy, yes
but I will admit that since you mentioned it, I've been craving a slurpee.
i had one today,
before practice. hit the spot.
by Helloooo 1st on May 22, 2007 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Good to know
I thought it was changed to 7:11 just so Brodie Brazil could do his baseball 101 features. (Which are great, BTW--I mean no disrespect to Brodie. I thought he looked super sharp in his suit.)
hey i got a question
what are Cust's chances for player of the month? I read that he leads the majors in homers for the month and leads in RBI in the AL
and is he eligible for rookie of the year if Dice K somehow doesn't win it?
No, not eligible.
Eligibility requirements were set forth in 1971 and a rookie was formally defined as a player with less than one-hundred thirty at-bats, a pitcher with less than fifty innings pitched, or anyone with less than forty-five days on any Major League roster.
by OaktownPower on May 22, 2007 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard we signed that guy...
Serge?
So that's a swedish accent?
by OaklandInvader on May 22, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
they need to update their site
Check out the staff:
Jack Cust, Jr. - Founder & Owner - Hitting Instructor
* Currently a member of the San Diego Padres
by gigglingone on May 22, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
He hasn't had time
He's too busy instructing the A's.
by kaweahkaweah on May 22, 2007 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
until they figure out
that is his actually his dad's academy
Good luck to Colby Preston Lewis
Hopefully, he's learned to pitch since his last season in the majors (7.30 ERA in 2003). Ironically, his first start that year was against the A's and he couldn't throw a ball in the strike zone.
Check out that lineup - take out the bottom 3 and it's pretty damn good.
Oh, boy...
Cust better have another big night.
by kaweahkaweah on May 22, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
giving up HR's and BB's is the path to success
my friend. So says the asian guy on the yacht who buys commmercials on late night TV.
can we call him Preston to change his luck?
i mean, it's worked for Doyle, who has hardly been injured since people started using the middle name.
nice!
This DLD has earned my first ever DLD recommendation (that I can recall) based on the inclusion of Morrissey's birthday. He's one of my all time favorites, and I love most all of his stuff, Smiths and solo alike.
pfffff
Silly batgirl... you're not supposed to recommend the DLD based on content. You're just supposed to recommend it.
{rolls eyes}
I'll remember that eye roll the next time
I'm deciding whether to recommend your next diary, missy!
bwaha!
Knock us out tonight
Where there's baseball and there's monkeys
And we're all day-to-day...
Since you're feeling so generous
can I have $10?
I had to look it up..
Angels interested in Giambi?
Reputable news source NY POST thinks so:
The Angels have utility man Chone Figgins to move as well as backup catcher Jose Molina. And their farm system is loaded with young arms. However, if the Yankees have to eat a sizeable portion of Giambi’s salary to make the trade they would want more back for Giambi. As for Giambi, he has a blanket no-trade clause. However, the Angels play 20 minutes from West Covina, where he grew up, and an equal distance from the Orange County beaches Giambi enjoys.
Morrissey sez:
Be kind to the animals!; (I'm not sure I'd want something called the "Linda McCartney Award")
Hmmm..
I wonder how Wickipedia knows so much about Morrisey's sex life (or apparent lack thereof).
by LD on May 22, 2007 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
C.T.=Charles Thomas??????????
I love this book title:
Morrissey : Histoire d'un dandy rebelle
He's gonna come after you
just like he came after obscure-British-people-I've-never-heard-of Jamie Oliver and Clarissa Dickson-Wright.
Ok so maybe you've never heard of the Naked Chef
But calling Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Dickson-Wright "obscure" is like admitting that you live under a rock!
Late at night
under my rock
I can almost pretend
our players are healthy
but only after he beats Clinton Portis
over the head with a gladioulus.
NBA LOTTERY TODAY
and for the first time in over a decade, it has no direct impact on the Warriors.
However, there's plenty to watch if you're a Warriors fan.
- 37.8% chance ATL retains a top 3 pick. Otherwise PHX gets it. Yikes.
- 46.5% chance MEM gets a top 2 pick. Warrior fans will want Oden and Durant in the East.
- 49.0% chance BOS gets 3rd or 4th pick. They are rumored to want to trade down if they don't land Oden or Durant. 3 and 4 are the slots where Yi and Horford, the two ideal Warrior targets, are expected to be taken.
A Warrior Fan's Lottery:
- ATL/MIL
- ATL/MIL
- MEM/BOS
- MEM/BOS
by fadedash on May 22, 2007 11:51 AM PDT reply actions
I bought four tickets.
My numbers are so due.
When I win, I'm going to Dubuque!
Michael Moore says Cuba is GR8 this time of year
Not sure if four losing ducats will get you there but there is always a "second chance" drawing.
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 22, 2007 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
The second chance drawing is gross.
They would have to swing a deal to do that
He is going in the lottery
by OaktownPower on May 22, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I sure hope Milwaukee does not land a Top 2
Their tanking and sitting of players was gross to watch.
by OaktownPower on May 22, 2007 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Salty Athletic?
Saltalamacchia, an elite hitting prospect coveted by many clubs, could be the centerpiece of a deal for a pitcher such as Marlins left-hander Dontrelle Willis, A's righty Rich Harden or one of the Angels' young starters
Shortest Man in Baseball's views
yes please
i would do that trade in a second. i love harden but i just don't think he's gonna put it together for a whole season anytime soon.
Morrissey and turning on Idol
Morrissey deserves a little spotlight for all of his good deeds. Hell he brought the NY Dolls back together when no one thought it was possible. Arthur "Killer" is one interesting character from music history too.
I turned on American Idol along time ago. I guess you have to be young, impressionable or have a litter of teenage daughters to understand this show. I do not fit any of these categories.
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 22, 2007 12:22 PM PDT reply actions
It fits a lot more categories than that....
It crushes in the 18-49, it is a whole lot more than being young or hacing daughters.
by OaktownPower on May 22, 2007 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. Demographics don't lie.
I should revise the statement to also cover "family" households because several of my friends make it an all-family event and I don't have any children or a wife. Neither are very understanding of of baseball for 6-months straight ;-)
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 22, 2007 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I despise the show
my wife started hating it this season and she's pissed because there's no episode of "House" on tonight.
Congrats. Things are looking up. Now if E.R.
would finally go away then I would get my way.
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 22, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
So I was listening
Look at the cute little "33" by the URL!
And did you expect anything different from Swish? I'm shocked nothing flashes or makes noise.
"cute little 33 by the URL"...
eh?
I see "NICK SWISHER" and a big 33 and a "COMING THIS SPRING 2007".
Hahaha!
I actually muted my computer before I clicked that link, just in case!
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on May 22, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
(UPDATE: Nick Swisher's rep emails us and says this story is "100 percent not accurate." So there's that.)
It only takes one inaccuracy to make something "100% not accurate." So I bet the inaccuracy was... he first spied her in an "escort service" pamphlet, not in a magazine.
Run differential
Anyone else notice that the A's have scored 200, given up 163. This would give them an expected w/l record of 26-18, a winning % of .601.
Angels, by the way, are 205/166 with a w/l record of 27-18, winning % of .604.
Only the Mets and Red Sox have better run differentials. Interesting. And the Padres and Red Sox are the only teams that have given up fewer runs. They're middle-of-the-pack in runs scored. Amazing given the roster this season
Blowouts
A's have been on the winning side of 304 Blowouts this year. I remember the A's winning big in Texas, Kansas City, and at home vs. The Giants. Last year, it was the opposite.
It's pretty amazing to know that we've been in almost every game this season. Even last night we had a chance to tie the game in the 9th inning.
by Colorado Fan on May 22, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
don't be a H8R ... H8R
that is JACKED UP
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 22, 2007 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
How do you know that dude's not me?
All kinds of things can be kept secret on the internets...
or pre-pop oppy ...
... aka "vasectomy"
on the Internet, no one knows you're a monkey
monkeys
always know when you're pantsless.
Cust finally gets us a front page story on mlb
homepage. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...
does this uniform make my back look big?
"Jack takes so many walks, and he gets himself into counts where he can do some damage," Haren said of Cust. "We've obviously jumped on his back, and his back is big enough to keep us up there until we get everyone going."
Aaron still won't "travel" to see Bonds break his
record...ha ha ha...not even to the ballpark where he works...ha ha ha....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/...
Duke to DL...
for Lewis to come up. Bullpen of Doom is conserved...
wash watch
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...
• Word is, there's some behind-the-scenes complaining in the Rangers clubhouse about new manager Ron Washington.
Urban article on Cust
Urban says in his article that after Piazza comes back Cust will be on the bench. You've got to be kidding. Right now he is the best or at least most dangerous hitter on the team. How could Cust be put on the bench? Who cares how his defense is or whether Piazza is a veteran if Cust hits even close to the way he's hitting now. His OBP is at .500 and his slugging percentage is still pretty much through the roof.
Here's what Urban wrote:
Or at least until Piazza gets back and the depleted Oakland outfield returns to fitness. Piazza is out two to four more weeks, but he certainly isn't going to be Wally Pipped out of his DH job. And with outfielders Milton Bradley (hamstring) and Mark Kotsay (back) both expected back by the end of the month, Cust, whose defensive work is passable at best, likely will find himself on the bench before long.
Girlfriend in a Coma
I know, I know, it's serious. Why does that song sound so appropriate for the A's and their DL. Stop me, stop me, stop me, stop me if you think that you've heard this one before. Of course, a boy in the bush is worth two in the hand.
by mlleaimee on May 22, 2007 9:55 PM PDT reply actions
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