DLD 6/6/07 - Happy Birthday MaEl!
I figure, I haven't done a birthday diary in months, so I might as well do the DLD on the day of our Favorite Unicorn's Birthday!
So TODAY is Mark Ellis's Birthday!

Chavey is trying to drum up some more votes for the All Star Game. So Get out there and VOTE!!


And just cause it is Ellis's Birthday, and I think it is funny... HERE!!
Happy Birthday Ellis!!
Dump Away!
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Happy Birthday, PaPaEl!
by ArakSOT on Jun 6, 2007 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And tonight at the Coliseum ...
Danville's Evan O'Dorney, the 13-year-old who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week, will throw out today's first pitch.
He will then promptly surrender his lunch money to the bat boys.
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that kid was soooooo nerdy and ackward
poor kid, he probably gets beat up by kindergartners
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bet he could spell 'awkward' though.
:P
by Elvez on Jun 6, 2007 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could even spell it 'drawkcab.'
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dang!
I was too focused on the kindergartners! Took my eye off the ball coach. Will do better next time.
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean "kindergarteners?"
by senork on Jun 6, 2007 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope, kindergartners
google results:
kindergartners - 1,090,000
kindergarteners - 490,000
I believe in the power of free markets and if a million sources say kindergartners, I'm going with them.
by jubjub on Jun 7, 2007 4:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dictionary.com lists both as acceptable
by senork on Jun 9, 2007 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see him give
"Mientkiewicz" a shot.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over/Under
on the distance that the ball bounces before the plate?
by braek462 on Jun 6, 2007 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinkin' ten feet, but it's tough to measure
Howsabout number of bounces?
And do you suppose he can spell: Eephus?
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over/Under No. of Bounces
How does 3 sound? If it fails to reach the plate the number of bounces will be considered to be infinity.
by braek462 on Jun 6, 2007 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
with those ears
he can cast magic spells on the ball and make it defy gravity

by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either you were teased as a child, or
you weren't teased enough. Be nice to the poor kid.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, how's this?

by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i do feel bad for him
with the obvious asberger and all..
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel more sorry
That he is home schooled by his mother.
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least home schooled kids
don't get filled up with BS public school brainwashing. They get filled up with their parents' BS brainwashing.
Anyway, don't disrespect the youngster. He may be our general manager someday.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That kid had to eat ass burgers for lunch?
As bad as school cafeteria food is, I guess home scooling ain't all it's cracked up to be.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that the Angus burger Jack in the Box...
has been making fun of?
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comon now
I'm sure if one of us was picked to enunciate the first world of the spelling bee all the kids on the spelling bee blogs would be ripping on which ever one of us it was about how we're not home schooled, "good looking", and how we had to take our lunch to school in a paper bag while theirs gets made fresh everyday.
by braek462 on Jun 6, 2007 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First, I doubt that's true.
Even if it is, it doesn't make it right.
While getting teased is part of the essential childhood experience, I think taking shots at a kid who worked pretty hard to acheive something is pretty lame.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I choose salb for my softball team.
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll fight you for him.
Uh... you're still on crutches, right?
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope! Fully bi-pedal, except for that pesky ...
... knuckle-dragging.
I DO, however, have five months left on my shortbus parking permit. Wanna be my friend NOW?
/resticks out tongue at Poppy
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, I'll be your friend!
Can I have $10?
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, Gordon.
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cripple fight!

by iglew on Jun 6, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yuo are now officailly in truoble w/ salb.
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that's funny.
Yuo is perfectly safe from my wrath.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice wrath.
< /Principal Skinner >
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You shoulda seen me yesterday.
Infield single, advanced to second on error, thrown out at third on fielder's choice. Also, a ground out.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
did your grounder move the runner over?
it did...
Attaboy, Kendall... I mean Salb...
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just don't choose him for your spelling team
i before e except after c, sal.
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It IS after c!
Okay, there's an h in between... but it's after c! ;)
(I lost a 3rd grade spelling bee on "mischievous" -- which the teacher actually pronounced as "mischeevious", but that didn't trip me up, the order of i and e did... boooo...)
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing worse than saying "mischeevious"
is saying that you could care less. Or irregardless.
by JediLeroy on Jun 6, 2007 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a whole nother thing that's worse.
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's worser on Valentimes Day, but bolth are bad.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It might could be bad
by JediLeroy on Jun 6, 2007 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you should look in the meer
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey...
can I axe you a queshin?
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, go wax your mother, she's in the bitroom.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'long as it has nothing to do with pellows
by JediLeroy on Jun 6, 2007 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow!
My wife and I have a long-standing argument. I say people who say "pellow" and "melk" are batshit insane; she says "pellow" and "melk." My spelling bee friend (referenced earlier in this thread) also says "pellow" and "melk." Can you back me up that both my wife and best friend are batshit insane?
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
she ain't as batshit insane as Mrs Monkeyball
... that is, unless Mrs salb918 "is a Sox fan" too.
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not batshit insane, just a regional accent
"el" for "il" is a fairly common pattern in some American/English accents. It's most strongly associated with the upper Ohio Valley (eg, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati) and western New York state. In England it's a West Midlands trait. I'm sure there's some sort of demographic logic to the distribution, but those things often get muddled. I think there are pockets of "melk" speakers in the upper Midwest (eg, Wisconsin) as well.
I used to know a wonderful website that mapped the incidence of scores of pronunciation issues, but years ago I lost the URL and I'm not sure it's even still up anymore. :-(
By the way, "ax" for "ask" has a long long heritage. You can find it in Chaucer. "Ax" is probably the older variant, closer to the original Saxon word.
by iglew on Jun 6, 2007 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dialect survey
I don't know if this is the site you mean, but it's got some pretty fascinating results about regional variations in pronunciation, usage, vocab. It's interesting how much has survived even after a couple generations of homogenization caused by radio, tv, and generally increased mobility.
FWIW, I grew up in the region you mention (western NY state), and "melk" is pretty close to how I pronounced "milk," but I don't remember ever hearing "pellow" for "pillow."
by andeux on Jun 6, 2007 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
new york state
by xbhaskarx on Jun 6, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the award
for most disturbing survey question goes to:
http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL...
by xbhaskarx on Jun 6, 2007 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My personal favorite
- realtor (a real estate agent)
a. 2 syllables ("reel-ter") (44.21%)
b. 3 syllables (real[]tor, in other words "reel-uh-ter") (32.21%)
c. 3 syllables (ree-l-ter) (19.70%)
d. I don't use this word; I use "estate agent" (1.09%)
e. other (2.79%)
by JediLeroy on Jun 6, 2007 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, that's it!
Cool, thanks!
No "melk" in the survey though....
by iglew on Jun 7, 2007 2:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm from the Central Valley
And there is something called a Tulare Twang where there are a lot of e i reversals. Tularians may be batshit insane because of the chemicals.
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's she do with clothes, when they're dirty?
Does she...

...warsh 'em?
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a Bay Area one, right...
My grandmother from Morgan Hill and aunt from Oakland used "warsh..."
They also called almonds "ahminds"
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dad's from Kansas
and he warshes everything, even Warshington DC
by batgirl on Jun 7, 2007 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At my middle school,
I came in second place to the same girl three years in a row in the spelling bee. (We're actually best buddies, but she'll still tease me about that damn spelling bee.)
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you should have thrown lye in her face
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM, inappropriate but funny division
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM, division of QOTM taxonomy.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM
"While getting teased is part of the essential childhood experience, I think taking shots at a kid who worked pretty hard to acheive something is pretty lame."
I know QOTM is reserved for funnies, but that was awesome.
by Eric in Atlanta on Jun 6, 2007 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're only teasing him now because it'll be ...
... harder to do when we all work for him.
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
toes you step on today...ass you kiss tomorrow...
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
< new AN steps on Sal's toes >
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I told y'all
the kid woud be the GM someday.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He still won't
be able to get the ball to home on a fly.
by braek462 on Jun 6, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not taking shots at his spelling abilities
just his first pitch throwing abilities.
by braek462 on Jun 6, 2007 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, Sal has a soft spot for spelling bees.
by pam5981 on Jun 6, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I forgot!
You beat me fourth/fifth grade, didn't you! I remember the word I lost on: it was "engineer." Oh man, I had totally forgotten about that.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey that kid looks like
The Giants new wunderkind, Lincicum. And Jay Marshall looks like Lincicum's slightly older brother.
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they all look older than Huston Street
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and their teeth are less shiny
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and they've looked less closely
into the way 5A Rent-A-Space does business.
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speller's first pitch alert:
Just saw the replay on the Channel 2 news: the kid's throw just short-hopped Swisher the catcher, almost made it on the fly. Swish didn't even have to get out of his crouch. His form wasn't so hot, but the results were good.
Said Swish: "He's 13 years old and he's probably twice as smart as me already."
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As my friend remarked to me at the game:
He definitely didn't play Little League.
He threw from the grass in front of the mound, and bounced the ball in front of home plate.
by senork on Jun 6, 2007 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have taken it, too ...
... but then I saw the kid juggle four balls behind home plate. I do think if he'd have been on the mound, then three would have been the right number. Who wins then?
Oh, and salb, you'll be relieved and gratified to know that he got a great ovation from the crowd.
He also showed considerably more emotional maturity under pressure than did big papi. CWanA!
by The Dogfather on Jun 7, 2007 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how perfect!
there was a great article about MaEl today in the contra costa times!
"If you like baseball, if you know baseball, how can you not be crazy about Elly?" Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Tuesday. "I wanted to hit him over the forehead with a bat (Monday), but no really, Elly is everything that's right about this game."
"Here's the best way to describe Elly," A's general manager Billy Beane said. "As a GM, you go through the ups and downs through a season, and it's a constant roller coaster. But he's probably one of about three or four guys I've ever had who has never disappointed."
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELLY!!! =D
by gotgreen on Jun 6, 2007 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aaaaaaww!!!
"All I really cared about doing was getting home so I could stare at the baby."
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oooh,
Sara should set up the cradle just behind home plate when he comes up to bat.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what Mrs Byrnes & Tejada should have done
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uhhh,
Byrnesie Jr. would be dead now.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
JT Snow would save him!
"No. It's Oakland."
by Kyli on Jun 6, 2007 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like baseball, I know baseball, I've played...
baseball, and you, Mark Ellis, are no baseball.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I was at the game with my dad...
and some guy sang the national anthem, at which point my dad opined that it was the "worst he'd ever heard" ( I thought it was fine). Skip ahead a few innings, and the anthem-singer came to the front of our section and started pointing and gesturing in our direction. Then, an 8-year-old girl sitting directly behind us shouted "You were great, daddy!"
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 10:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Christ, what an asshole.
by Jennifer on Jun 6, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Acorn. Tree. Fall far from. Not.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like Yoda speak you
by iglew on Jun 6, 2007 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't realize he only got to since because
it was the kid's dying wish? bet you feel bad now...
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've decided to just be really nice to everyone
from now on.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Screw you.
Being nice will get you no points.
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...and the ho-o-o-me...of theee...A's!!
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Along those same lines, sorta...
I have been to 2 games recently where the people sitting next to me did not stand during the anthem. I thought is was odd at first, but then I realized they have their right to quietly protest something like the anthem.
Then about a week later, same seats, different people, did the same thing!! Is there a new trend going on that I am not aware of?
And honestly, I find it a little rude, personally. But I guess as long as they are quiet and not making a scene about it, then they can do what they want... I just think it is a little strange.
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jun 6, 2007 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe there's glue in those seats?
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, seriously. People are looking at me.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not because you're laughing out loud.
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<removes colendar duct taped to head>
They're still looking.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's where Chavy's family sits.
They are un-American.... That's where Chavy gets it.
by Jennifer on Jun 6, 2007 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, no, no
Chavvy's family refuses to stand for the Mexican anthem.
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sometimes don't stand during the anthem.
the people around me will give me dirty looks and I say "I'm Canadian!" and they're like "oh, okay" haha. so really, don't think they're rude! I know when I don't, I'm not doing it to be rude, I promise. :)
by Christine on Jun 6, 2007 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would only find them truly rude if
They were talking or being annoying and disrespectful. As long as you are quiet, I can't fault you for not wanting to stand.
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jun 6, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should non-American rise?
Would you rise for the Canadian Anthem @ Toronto?
I would out of respect, but I would not judge someone badly if they did not.
by MobiusKlein on Jun 6, 2007 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who could sit for the Canadian anthem?
its awesome!
by OAKobsession on Jun 6, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Canada...
is the greatest nation this world has ever known...
...except for Quebec.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
interpret that however you want...
'cause I have a love/hate relationship with Quebec.
She didn't return my calls after our second date, but then she showed up at my house a month later and jumped my bones in the front hallway, then punched me in the teeth and ate all my pop tarts.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad that's too long for a sig line.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I not only rise but I sing along loudly and badly
I love Canada's national anthem so much I almost know the words. I've never been outsung by a Canadian within earshot(professional anthem singer excepted), they're too nice to sing it like I do.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I plan to move to Canada for the anthem.
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give Vancouver a kick in the crotch for me...
when you get there.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So do you sing
"True patriot love in all thy sons command", or the more-inclusive revision "True patriot love in all of us command"?
by Englishmajor on Jun 6, 2007 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a part I just hum over,
but when it gets to the "glorious and free, OH! Canada, we stand on guard for thee" I'm belting it out like a speeding piano full of cats having a head-on collision with a big rig loaded with atomic bombs!
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
by gigglingone on Jun 6, 2007 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the only reason i know the Canadian anthem
is from going to so many A's games as a kid....see, baseball is highly educational....
I sing the Canadian anthem more often than the american anthem...
by gigglingone on Jun 6, 2007 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have a problem with people sitting
it's their choice to be disrespectful. How would it look for everyone to be standing during our national anthem and then sit when the Canadian anthem is played when the Blue Jays are in town? It's a respect thing.
Now the one thing I do have a problem with is when everyone inside the West Side Club stopped what they were doing when the anthem was played. First, it started with a few, and then everyone followed. People, we are not on a military installation where that is done.
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the concession stands too
All of the employees of the concession stands have been told to stop selling during the national anthem. Now, I understand if you are sitting in your seats and can hear the music, but dude, when I'm buying my beer, and can't even tell that the song is playing or where the flag is, give me my beer!! (On the plus side, it allows the foam to go down while they wait, and then they pour more beer....) :)
by gigglingone on Jun 6, 2007 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true patriots
will vote for Beer in the 2008 election.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Olney hearts Haren
It was evident that he was embracing the challenge of replacing what Zito had meant to the Oakland staff.
He has more than met the challenge, so far, leading the AL in ERA (1.70), ranking third in the majors in innings (90), and is tied for first in the majors with Jake Peavy in quality start percentage (0.92). Opponents are hitting .178 against him.
Also mentions Harden could be the closer on his path back.
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 10:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Olney is such a girl.
He makes ArakSOT look like Arnold Schwartzenwhatcamefisrtthechickenerortheegger.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Story #2:
I saw two (2) cute girls wearing AN hoodies consorting with apparent Sox fans. It was an appalling spectacle that I will not soon forget.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
embarassing/appalling corollary
Mrs Monkeyball is a ... Sox fan.
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geahhh!

by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's one of your wacky puns, right?
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's gotta be a euphemism.
Mrs. Monkeyball "is a Sox fan."
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
< adds to AN euphemism dictionary >
"Erecting seats above the Green Monster"
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reading between the lines between the lines...
Mrs. Monkeyball is (a puppet constructed from a pair of old) SOX (and a paper mache) fan.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was
already established over a year ago.
by andeux on Jun 6, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<throws lye in own eyes>
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who you gonna believe ...
... me, or your lye in eyes?
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, well not to incite Nico but word is ...
... you're on the lam(b): Rare Monkey Stolen From Zoo in Brazil
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Workers arriving at the zoo Tuesday morning noticed the male pied tamarin was missing, and found a wrench and a coat left behind in its cage.
Just as i suspected: monkeywrenching!
by andeux on Jun 6, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Englishmajor apparently likes tamarin sauce
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh that's just atrocious
(wish I'd thought of it).
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They say she's a regular Sox machine!

by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only wish that it were
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mrs monkeyball shouldn't be bearing
the monkeyball name.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true, quasi-redemptive anecdote
Mrs Monkeyball at least has the good grace to concede that Curt Schilling is a grade-A Angus burger. She's also not a huge baseball fan, per se, and occasionally blanks on individual player names.
So, the other night, she turns to me and inquires, "What's the name of that asshole on the Red Sox?"
My (smirking) response: "Which one?"
For my pains, I got a steely glare in return. There was no erecting of seats on the Green Monster that night ...
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that the same Green Monster
that doth mock the meat it feeds on?
by iglew on Jun 6, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today's pregame party spread...

by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 10:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
(plucks eyes from sockets)
by LAXile on Jun 6, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OT: Thundercats
there's going to be a a live-action Thundercats movie coming out!
Snarf!
by gotgreen on Jun 6, 2007 11:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
dude...
don't we have an outfielder named Snarf on the disabled list...
or am I thinking of an obscure cartoon show where the characters exhortation is "Snelling..."?
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can't be any worse than transformers
we've really run out of movie ideas
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know what let's do
let's re-make a bunch of old ones
by ArakSOT on Jun 6, 2007 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We could always do a sequel of an existing movie
Armageddon 2: Armageddon
by JediLeroy on Jun 6, 2007 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Armageddon 2: Deep Impact
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT??!?!
SWEET!!
I'm a little skeptical about Ed Norton playing the Hulk.....just can't picture it yet.
by griffisgurl on Jun 7, 2007 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More than meets the fries!
by calgbear on Jun 7, 2007 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm buying that
i've started my collection of Starwars Potato heads...awaiting the arrival of Artoo Potatoo (R2D2)
debating on Spiderman potato head....but an Optimus Prime one... SWEET JESUS!!
by griffisgurl on Jun 7, 2007 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure how this won't
be the greatest film ever made.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how is Thundercats different
from Cats - the musical? more swords?

by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More thunder.
Duh.
by andeux on Jun 6, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
judging from that pic
less orgies
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll wait for Thundercatxxx
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah...
"less orgies" is never good.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is ArakSOT in it?
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey that reminds me
Blundercats
the animation is changed, but the bloopers are real.
by malikot on Jun 6, 2007 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only one question...
Who plays Cheetara?
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jun 6, 2007 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yikes
I can't imagine it would close to as good as the books. Save Ender!!
by Bubba on Jun 6, 2007 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what the A stands for I guess
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not just Amateurs ...
Amatethletics!
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that Ortiz
always with the double play ball
by ArakSOT on Jun 6, 2007 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rocking A's gear today?
I sure am.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
aren't like 1/2 the people at the tute
from NoCal anyways?
btw - i'm moving back in July - should get together for the september series
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely.
Meet me on the labor floor at the hospital. (salb918 jr will either be on the verge of arriving, in the process of arriving, or teaching me about poop during the September series.)
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, you're moving *back*?
What?
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bwaha!
Shut out
GODDAMN IT! This is ridiculous. The freakin' A's?
New team nickname: The Freakin' A's
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freakin' A!
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The freakin A's hurt my freakin ears!
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure somebody here said the same thing ..
when we lost how many to KC? 3 of 4, at home?
It is pretty funny tho - shutting out Boston while giving up 7 walks. Would not have predicted that.
by MobiusKlein on Jun 6, 2007 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where's Freakin'SeatUpgrade?
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in discussions with Wolffish
for a licensing deal between them and my Upgrade Enterprises LLC for the seat enhancement idea they tried to steal from me. Of course, mine didn't involve official permission, fees, and smart kiosks and cellphones, but still.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freakin' A's
This could be our new commercial:
by easyraider on Jun 6, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a reminder, when I click on youtube links...
from work, I get a BIG, RED "STOP" sign, and a message that says: "You cannot access the following Web address: yaddayadda@blingbling.com", so screw all y'all.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check it out when you get home
Pretty funny
by easyraider on Jun 6, 2007 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your job sucks.
by Poppy on Jun 7, 2007 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know their team sucks
but how can you not get along with Ron Washington?
Washington acknowledges "conflict" with first baseman Mark Teixeira. He admits to a rocky start to his relationship with catcher Gerald Laird. He speaks matter-of-factly about where the team stands, where he wants it to go and how he wants it to get there.
It may be one-and-done in Texas for our wash.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6...
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that whole organization has problems
throughout the minor league system, the major league club, and the administration. Wash also inherited practicaly the entire coaching staff.
Complaints about Wash that I've found range from his positiveness to his changing up the lineup and also playing the bench players. Funny, Geren is getting complimented for doing those things.
Seems to me that if they want to blame the new manager for their lousy start it wouldnt' be the first time.
by OaklandSi on Jun 6, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
positiveness??
what are you basing this stuff on? any actual facts?
fairly or unfairly, he has NOT been criticized for his "positiveness" in texas, quite the opposite:
The Rangers manager said Tuesday that he has had to learn to hold his tongue when distributing opinions – or at least to deliver those opinions with more tact.
Washington said the change in format has allowed the players to better relate to him. Now, instead of constantly carping or pushing for more, Washington said he is allowing the coaches to get the information through more gently.
"That was my intention from the beginning, but I got carried away," he said.
from the rosenthal article:
With the Rangers, he has been particularly hard on Laird, who is in his first season as a regular. The team's ace, right-hander Kevin Millwood, interceded during one especially tense moment, according to a source, telling Washington, "Gerald's trying. It's the pitchers' fault, too."
he has also been criticized for his game management.
is geren being complemented for fighting with his players? making bad game decisions? yeah, that is funny.
by xbhaskarx on Jun 6, 2007 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It all went sour
once spring training and the so-called honeymoon period ended. They were all high on him then, but now..
This all makes me wonder would these things be happening here if Wash were the manager instead of Geren?
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
things never go sour in spring training
how many managers get in trouble in the spring? just larussa because of the DUI.
the cubs, orioles, rockies, yankees, etc. were all relatively happy with their managers back in march.
by xbhaskarx on Jun 6, 2007 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the situations are different
Wash is new to the Rangers organization. Both he and Geren were in the A's organization for years.
There was also some coaching turnover for the A's, and Geren got some input on those hiring decisions. for Wash there was very little turnover.
The organizations, from the owner and GM to the major and minor league clubs, are very different. I would argue that the Texas organization has some serious problems that are really showing up this year in the MLB club.
I suspect that Wash would be doing better as the A's manager than he is presently in Texas, and that Geren would be doing worse as the Rangers' manager, than he is presently in Oakland.
by OaklandSi on Jun 6, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's true of every manager
managers aren't as important as players, it would be almost impossible to find a manager who would screw things up so badly that the a's would be worse than the rangers.
by xbhaskarx on Jun 6, 2007 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm ...
... Wash has been really hard on his underperforming catcher?
Boy, could that have been entertaining had Beane promoted him.
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not so fast
He wants Laird to take charge of the pitching staff the way veteran catcher Jason Kendall does in Oakland.
maybe wash can convince the rangers to trade laird for kendall?
for wash being a non-moneyball guy, i find it interesting that the big problem he's having is with the lack of patience:
Washington wants his hitters to adopt a more patient, grinding approach, especially when trailing late in games.
In Washington's view, Teixeira and the Rangers' other hitters need to demonstrate more patience at critical junctures. The Rangers rank fifth in the AL in pitches per plate appearance, but Washington laments their "swing-swing-swing" mentality.
by xbhaskarx on Jun 6, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We could always trade Melhuse
to the Rangers and promote Susuki.
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOO!
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed!
Suzuki needs more time in AAA and I don't even want to see him up here until August at the earliest.
Laird is an atrocious pitch caller and can't take charge and be the alpha male of a staff.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Happy Birthday Mark!
Yesterday, I was driving home and decided to take Telegraph instead of Shattuck home (that and I wanted a Coke at Jack in the Crack) and drove past a resturant called Unicorn. I knew we would win at that moment. I just have to go by tonight now too!
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a good restaurant too
Thumbs up on the crab in tamarind sauce.
by Englishmajor on Jun 6, 2007 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll have to try it out.
Anything named Unicorn can't be too bad.
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How's the unicorn steak in dragon sauce?
w/veggies & baby unicorn?
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tastes like bald eagle and puppies...
but more gamey.
by Elvez on Jun 6, 2007 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I order the A's magazine now, will I get
all the issues that have been sent out this year, or will I only get the remaining ones?
by larrysgurl on Jun 6, 2007 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not for sure.
You can order online now, btw.
https://secure.mlb.com/oak/fan_forum...
I used to have a phone number.... let me look for it.
by Jennifer on Jun 6, 2007 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate New AN.
http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...
by Jennifer on Jun 6, 2007 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you! I will try those numbers.
by larrysgurl on Jun 6, 2007 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
tomorrow's player appearances!
right after the day game vs. the bosox - Milton Bradley will sign autographs at Otaez Mexican Restaurant, located at 1619 Webster Street in Alameda.
6-7pm: Nick Swisher and Huston Street will sign autographs at Macy's in the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton.
by gotgreen on Jun 6, 2007 12:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GAH!
Why do the players with arm/wrist/elbow issues always the ones with appearances? First Travis Buck, now Huston. Get Huston a body double or something!
by Jennifer on Jun 6, 2007 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that was interesting.
I have about 400 Post-It notes on my board... none of them are labeled.
Address:
Athletics Magazine Subscription
P.O Box 2220
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone numbers:
(510)638-4900
(510)563-2209
(Don't really know where those go.)
You can also contact the editorial department at kkelly at oaklandathletics.com
by Jennifer on Jun 6, 2007 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool
thanks. I want to meet Milton Bradley. Anyone else going?
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doh
Heading up to Norcal this weekend for the interleague series in SF. And I am staying in Pleasanton (cheap). Damn, missed them by a couple days.
by easyraider on Jun 6, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, since it's his birthday
Here again is the picture from space of the barn on Mark Ellis' South Dakota farm:

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 12:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OT: Crazy Love
Linda and Burt Pugach, just another bickering couple from Queens. Except for these unavoidable facts: Nearly 50 years ago, after Linda spurned him and became engaged to another man, a jury convicted Burt, a lawyer, of hiring a thug to throw lye in her face.
The attack blinded her and sent him to jail. When he got out 14 years later, Burt proposed again. Linda accepted.
Ahh - true love
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
"We're just like anyone else," Burt replies, taking his wife's hand and leading her to the limo.
"Is it a stretch?" Linda asks. She smiles again when her husband assures her that it is.
The limo ain't the only stretch...
by Poppy on Jun 6, 2007 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
she was probably afraid of what he would do
if she rejected him again.
by larrysgurl on Jun 6, 2007 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least they're beating the odds

by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was really a yugo
but she'll never know.
by andeux on Jun 6, 2007 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geez, I don't know nuthin' about women.
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you and me both, brother
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fratello! That's Italian for brother--
I have no idea how I know that; I took four years of Spanish in high school!
by JediLeroy on Jun 6, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<drives away on Segway>
by salb918 on Jun 6, 2007 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boras vs. MLB on the draft
Coonelly provided to SI a list of 18 Boras-only clients who received bonuses between $1 million and $3 million from 1998 to 2003, above the "slot" figure that MLB strongly recommends to teams, and haven't yet returned much on the investment. "There isn't a correlation between overpaying and productivity," Coonelly says. "There is a fairly long track record of clients Scott represented who signed 'above slot' who haven't panned out."
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oops
from that article:
Weaver got $4 million from Anaheim, which picked after Texas, then won his first nine starts in 2006 and helped Anaheim win the division.
Nothing wrong with Weaver (Jered, of course), but I don't think Anaheim won the division last year.
by colin on Jun 6, 2007 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah they did...
and then they beat the Twins and the Tigers and the Cardinals and won the world series.
Then they dissipated into flashes of light and impregnated all the trees in the rainforest to drop acorns of light all over Brazil.
Anyone got any more mushrooms? These visuals are killer!
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone know
why my diary wasn't accepted? I kept getting in big red letters, "You must enter an Intro for your Diary Entry between 300 and 1150 characters long.".
I had well over the 300 character minimum.
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and I noticed
zonis posted a DLD the other day with no intro and just pics and his was accepted.
by sf drift king on Jun 6, 2007 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Annoyingly
The character limit in the "Intro" field--300 minimum, 1150 maximum--counts the characters involved in any HTML coding you insert. So if I want to insert a simple picture, and write <$IMG$SRC$="www.picturesaboutcatswhicharefunnierthantheyoughtobe.com/LOLcats/poppysfavekittylaughs.jpg"$> it counts it as 105 characters rather than one simple photo.
This caused me a lot of fruitless frustration in my Blue Moon DLD, since coding the bluemoon picture itself consumed so many characters that I had to move some of my intro text down into the diary body.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have to put some of it
in the lower field. It was probably over 1150 characters in the first field.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you say something bad about Urban?
by jubjub on Jun 6, 2007 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you send Nico his goat?
'Cuz that usually works for me.
by The Dogfather on Jun 6, 2007 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He certainly gets my goat
by iglew on Jun 6, 2007 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hardware issue...
You need to replace the nut in front of the keyboard.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Twins take the lead
5-4 in the 5th, after being 0-4 down and 0/9 at the plate after 3.
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Legal requirement...
Mr. Punto, when referred to in writing using both his first and last name, must ALWAYS be referred to as "Little Nicky Punto". Violation of this law is punishable by a sentence of up to 3 years in Boston.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LNP is the love child of
Adam Sandler and Darin Erstad (when he was "experimenting" in college).
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...
if Darin Erstad "experimented" in college, that means we can say that Darin Erstad sucks!
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Jun 6, 2007 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That ear-splitting screeching sound you heard...
was AN coming to grinding halt for the 2nd time in 2 days.
Let's not do that again, shall we?
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Nick Punto is super hot. ME -OWWw
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Slowey gets out of 1st and third, 1 out...
the kid is showing some gutsy. Just get it to Nathan dammit! Still 6-4 Twins.
by OaktownRajah on Jun 6, 2007 2:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kendrick homers...
damn that offense is good...
by OaktownRajah on Jun 6, 2007 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh... McFood?
Do you want this damn bobblehead?
by Jennifer on Jun 6, 2007 2:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh shite. I can't acess that email from work
I'll respond tonight that yes, I do want it.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your job sucks.
by Poppy on Jun 7, 2007 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've established that.
You're becoming a bit of a stuck record.
Poppy, tired act.
by McFood on Jun 7, 2007 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone see the new A's commercial yesterday?
It showed a bunch of the walk offs.... awesome.
by iloveoakland on Jun 6, 2007 2:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Garret Anderson :-)
Down by 1 with 2 outs in the 7th, a new pitcher has just walked his first batter on 5 pitches, so GA swings at the first offering (a 75mph breaking ball) and ends the inning.
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 2:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what a douche.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sit down napoli!
What a drama queen...
by OaktownRajah on Jun 6, 2007 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Little man syndrome...
aka known as a Napoli complex.
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alrite...
still 6-5 Min. Just 3 more non-Guerrero outs by Nathan and things are looking good for tonite...
by OaktownRajah on Jun 6, 2007 3:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bartlett makes it 7-5 with his first HR!!`
Peachy!
by OaktownRajah on Jun 6, 2007 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the O's have put up a 5-spot
(so far) against the Mariners, taking a 5-4 lead and knocking out Washburn with 3 doubles and 3 singles in the top of the 5th.
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BPro mock drafts
Baseball Prospectus has a couple of different mock drafts up. Kevin Goldstein has us taking a college pitcher from across the bay:
The Athletics are eying a local player, University of San Francisco pitcher Aaron Poreda. While he’s somewhat raw for a college arm, six-foot-five lefties with mid-90s fastballs don’t exactly grow on trees. Poreda comes with some risk, but his ceiling looks higher than that of many pitchers taken ahead of him.
while Bryan Smith guesses it will be another college pitcher from further south:
The A’s are probably hoping Kyle Russell falls, given their long-standing association with Augie Garrido. If not, I think they stay in the college ranks and go with a pitcher, probably James Simmons or Brett Cecil. Simmons’ California pedigree and better second half makes the pick easy.
by andeux on Jun 6, 2007 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And Jeff Passan has
Madison Bumgarner being a Dodger, which makes sense really.
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haren is going to be on KNBR any minute now
sometime between 3:30-3:45 pm Pacific time.
they just had Eric Byrnes on...the guy is a scream!
by OaklandSi on Jun 6, 2007 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"Also, could you put your head in this guillotine
real quick to check if it's working right?"
Bud Selig asks Jason Giambi to help George Mitchell's investigation, while simultaneously deferring any decision to discipline Giambi for his "steroids" comments until later.
So, crafty detective Selig tells Giambi to shut up (vis PEDs and the press), then tells him to talk to Mitchell, then decides to wait to hear what Giambi tells Mitchell before meting out any discipline for past offenses JG might confess too. Very clever, Inspector Clous...Selig.
Could Giambi be stupid enough to fall for this Roadrunner trap? One hopes that no one's that stupid.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that's a different kind of "help"
... i.e., the Elia Kazan kind of "helping the investigation."
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
... that Selig's asking for, that is
by monkeyball on Jun 6, 2007 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Deeply confused
In the 9th inning of the Twins/Angels game how did Jason Bartlett hit a 1-run homer when he was the 4th batter in the inning - Redmond, Kubel & Punto preceeding him ? Either there were 3 outs by the time he came to the plate, or there was a runner on (or someone had already scored in the inning, but that tends to get noticed).
The online play-by-play simply misses out Kubel, but I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to do that ;-)
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 3:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Confusion over
Cuddyer's 8th inning "flied out to center" has been changed to a double !
by green star oakland on Jun 6, 2007 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
gmail is broken
their algorithm thinks I might be interested in "Toby Keith Goes Acoustic on Second Holiday CD."
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Toby rules...
Great in concert.
by OaktownPower on Jun 6, 2007 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For mlleaimee re teachers' computers
Here's a link to the case I mentioned last week about the grotesque prosecution of a substitute teacher in Connecticut. She's been granted a new trial, thank heavens, but was originally found guilty of felony "injury to a minor" charges because the computer in her class (used by many others, obviously, because she's a sub) spewed out pornographic images due to spyware which kids saw. The spyware infection almost surely took root due to some other adult's doing, not the sub's. While the school's internet filtering software was intentionally disabled by the school district.
Horrible Kafka-esque case; lots more info at boingboing.net.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We need a cat photo for this caption:
by McFood on Jun 6, 2007 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
But watching Chuckie movies is okay.
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I appreciate your sentiment
but it wasn't run-of-the-mill porn these kids saw, it was Nico's website.
by mikeA on Jun 6, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
In my district, there is only 3 people working for the computer department. They basically told us that they don't have the time to check our computers, which may be a bunch of malarkey but whatever. They just blocked out You Tube about a month ago. And its a BIG district. But knowledge is good.
by mlleaimee on Jun 6, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you don't teach grammar....
there is only 3 people
by gigglingone on Jun 6, 2007 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Preview for draftniks
Billy Owens of the A's front office, talking with Marty Lurie, just said they're looking at college guys for their top picks, and looking more at the "high school high ceiling types" in the later rounds.
Of course this is probably just the disinformation Beane told him to spread.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 6, 2007 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hatty hit his sixth HR of the season. Awww.
"No. It's Oakland."
by Kyli on Jun 6, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
M. El. is soooo hot!
I'll give him a great present....with or without wifey around!!
wink wink
by griffisgurl on Jun 7, 2007 8:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You're not in Toronto, are you?
by The Dogfather on Jun 7, 2007 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Griffi's not going to be too happy to hear that.
by McFood on Jun 7, 2007 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah...no Toronto for me
by griffisgurl on Jun 7, 2007 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should get this to 300
in honor of Crosby's rbi single last night.
by mikeA on Jun 7, 2007 10:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
is that fair to secretASian man?
by ArakSOT on Jun 7, 2007 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably not.
by Poppy on Jun 7, 2007 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here.
http://athleticsnation.com/story/200...
by Jennifer on Jun 7, 2007 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great
now LAXile is going to have to add a summary of today's DLD to his diary
by ArakSOT on Jun 7, 2007 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pfffff. LAXile.
KITTEH CAN HAS A'S FANTUDE, TOO...

by Poppy on Jun 7, 2007 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah -- you're a knitter!
and a critter knitter at that. I've heard told that only a finely knit magic cloak of green and gold can strip the feline flibbertigibbets of their ghastly powers. Keep up the good work.
by LAXile on Jun 7, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alas, I knit not.
And that's not my cat. And I didn't take that picture, I just grabbed it off CuteOverload.com. And that website is aptly named, because my work computer mini-crashed while trying to load up the 500 or so images there.
by Poppy on Jun 7, 2007 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I smell a vicious cycle.
(And now we are back to MaEl and his whale.)
by Jennifer on Jun 7, 2007 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever wish you were Maori?
by Poppy on Jun 7, 2007 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Life's tough.
by Jennifer on Jun 7, 2007 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and who says this thread can't use more cats?

by malikot on Jun 7, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you say pony?
Link!
Warning: Vile. Disgusting. Don't look at while eating.
http://www.popthatzit.com/file/88-ho...
by Jennifer on Jun 7, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are pure evil
fortunately, I stopped watching about a third of the way in
by ArakSOT on Jun 7, 2007 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What part of
"Vile. Disgusting. Don't look at while eating." did you not understand?
That entire website is death. I got nauseous and light headed.
by Jennifer on Jun 7, 2007 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AHH
by griffisgurl on Jun 7, 2007 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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