DLD 7/23/07: Sometimes, bad is bad

by oblique on Jul 23, 2007 5:15 AM PDT Comment 200 comments

We all know what happened yesterday, and if you really want to wallow in it, you can click on all three. Or, you could just read what Billy has to say, which is a pretty good indicator of what changes we can expect in July (none):

General manager Billy Beane suggested any answers for his team's lack of production should be found within the current roster, rather than from bringing in new personnel.
"These guys are all capable of hitting better than they are," Beane said. "They know it. Hitting's contagious and sometimes when one struggles, they all struggle."

Translation: "I've got nothing anyone else wants."

It's even affecting other, completely unrelated teams that call themselves the A's, as I learned in this article that I initially thought was about our beloved green and gold.

Today's Master Of The Obvious award goes to The Sporting News, who in this masterpiece outline why it's not likely the A's will rebound. My favorite is this gem:

There'd be no shame here in waiving the white flag.

That's right. Our surrendering has been terrible for the last month -- DFA the white flag!

Ah...the white flag has been claimed off waivers by Lindsay Lohan, who apparently amused herself in rehab by walking around naked. Perhaps she should move to Tennessee and do yardwork, like these women in bikinis.

Of course, as we all hate to hear in times of sorrow, it could be worse. For example, a coach in Arkansas died after being hit in the head with a line drive. A very sad story. I can't help but think that "The Drillers" is not a good name for a baseball team. And hopefully it's not a bad omen that they were playing an Angels affiliate at the time.

Speaking of the Angels, the A's play the Angels tonight at 7:05. Let's hope they can muster even one non-bloop hit, or somehow not bore us to death.

If you do need to stave off boredom, I suggest this game (no, it's not Pinch Hitter 2) that tests whether you are quick enough to hit a major league fastball.

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great photo, by the way

it's something nice I can send to my cat-loving friends.

by OaklandSi on Jul 23, 2007 6:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

translation to the quote above

I have serious man love for the three stooges I'd rather lose with them then win without them

I'm distracted by other things like soccer, women, etc and I don't care

I'd dying to get rid of players but I gotta keep a clean mouth

I have sucky contracts that's basically handcuffing me until I can get rid of them

When as a GM you basically have 8 regulars in the lineup performing below expectations, and your answer is "they're all underperforming" its time to pack the bags and go home

I think he's got a few things up his sleeve

Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC

by closetasfan on Jul 23, 2007 6:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think it's #3, above

Beane's careful to never say anything offensive about guys in public. Not least because when guys are angry, hurt or resentful, they tend to play worse.

Of course, the A's offense couldn't really be any worse, so maybe it's time to throw a few guys under the bus here.

by PaulThomas on Jul 23, 2007 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think we're gonna need a bigger bus.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

why, do you want to throw Cupcakes under there?

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

I keep hearing that in the old Taco Bell mascot Taco Dog's voice.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, that's just weird...

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No...

Back when Taco Bell was promoting the new Godzilla movie, they had an ad where the Taco Dog was trying to trap Godzilla by putting a taco under a box propped up by a stick on a string. When Godzilla goes past, Taco Dog says "I think we're going to need a bigger box.", itself a take on the Jaws line "I think we're going to need a bigger boat.", and if you knew all this already, I'm going to send Mr. Kurt Suzuki Fan Club himself to follow you around 24/7 and 'cheer' you on.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did she tell you I said hi?

Or was she too busy stabbing KenBro?

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

She did, actually...

But I just assumed she tortured that out of you, she was lying, or that she imagined the whole thing in a dream sequence.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The whole reason I was sitting there,

instead of in MY section, was because Jennifer told me to say hi to you... after stabbing the KuSu h8r.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of..

Don't know if it's been posted, but..

Taco Bell dog saves the day for baby

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

by JediLeroy on Jul 23, 2007 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please!

That baby's name is Booker West. He should be eating rattlesnakes for lunch.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's no Briggs Ellis, that's for sure.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Former A's updates!

Jason Kendall got his first hit as a member of the Cubs! WOO! (When did that happen, again?)

Barry Zito falls to 7-10.

So, last night I can't sleep. I'm watching COPS on Court TV. It's a commercial, so I flip to the Food Network to see what's on. Boom! There's Tim Hudson in a commercial with Paula Deen. Dude. After a little googling, I find that Tim was recently on Paula's Party celebrating Atlanta. Tim's along... cooking for the very first time. I'm serious. What does he make? Coca-Cola glazed ham. I'm not shitting you.

I then continued to stalk Timmy. I also found out that Tim and Kim Hudson were on an episode of Get Married on the WE network. WEEE!

Kim purchased her dress in a store in Birmingham, Alabama, after just five minutes shopping. She paid $99 for the dress.

I'm out to stalk some other people now.

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 7:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

[sigh] I miss Timmy

by paradox on Jul 23, 2007 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looks like it needs a hem.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe timmy married a t-1000?

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LMAO

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or perhaps she has avian bone syndrome.

"Ow. No hugging, please. You just cracked a rib."

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jul 23, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is a pretty funny show

I started watching it a little late

by easyraider on Jul 23, 2007 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

she's gotta be, what, all of 3' tall?

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

AAAA pitchers

Colby Lewis

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...

and Ruddy Lugo

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/m...

sure do define "AAAA pitcher". I don't want either of those guys anywhere near the A's staff, but they sure eat up AAA hitters.

by boilerdan on Jul 23, 2007 7:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not sure they're quite in the same category

Lewis really is a AAAA pitcher; he's had his chances, and his talent is not great. Lugo's got the stuff to be a MLB reliever; something about him screams "head case" to me. I don't know whether that's good (because he might be cured and become useful) or bad (sign of bad psych. makeup).

by PaulThomas on Jul 23, 2007 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Billy should look into

this kid Grant Berkovitz from Sheboygan.

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by Englishmajor on Jul 23, 2007 7:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Muncie!

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone catch

Swisher on Saturdays episode of This Week In Baseball?

DiNardo: Hey Kurt, do you eat babies? Suzuki: Yes.

by Amnesiac727 on Jul 23, 2007 8:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Kind of.

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i did!

that guy is always entertaining. :)

by gotgreen on Jul 23, 2007 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I did and thought it was great. The guy just has

charisma and he represented the A's well. I didn't enjoy the Chavez quote about how "we're always a 2nd half team, etc."

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Diary idea

... I'm probably too lazy to do this justice, so someone else should track down all Beane's quotes, and correlate the degree of cliched-ness to the A's W/L record.

When Billy's team is winning, he sounds like an intelligent human being; when they're losing, he sounds like a tutored Nuke LaLoosh.

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 8:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He is the Barry Zito of GM's.

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think it's all beane can do

not to spit in the reporter's eye and shout expletives as they run away.

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sad stuff

minor league coach killed by a foul ball after getting struck in the head. :(

by gotgreen on Jul 23, 2007 8:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And since mkt didn't link to it

Susan Slusser has the

shocking truth about which A's player got into a teammate's pants!

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by Englishmajor on Jul 23, 2007 8:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Damned kids!

They should have made Huston and Dallas (I bet Amarillo took their clothes) travel naked to teach them a lesson.

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

did their bus stop at tucomcari?

mad props to anyone who gets the reference.

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do get it and have drove through there before

Do you remember the crosses next to the highway representing all of the deaths along that dark stretch of highway?

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no

maybe i'll have to watch it again tonight.

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm "willin"

to guess.

Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. Billy Martin

by Steve in Napa on Jul 23, 2007 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Say, maybe this team needs more "whites?"

C'mon, guys, show me a sign.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chavez is clutch!

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jul 23, 2007 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SuSlu is even bored WRITING about the A's...

Many A's went with the "tip your cap to the opposing pitcher" routine...

<yawn>

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've got something to wake her up

tomorrrow morning. (and no, I don't mean that salaciously).

I hope you packed a lunch.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 23, 2007 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

snerk

Sure.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

good god, no, FSU

You're going to put the severed head of Randy Bell in her bed, aren't you?

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

there goes my retirement plan...

I had planned to move to FL after 65 and write for WWN. That was my plan...now what?

by giambizombie on Jul 23, 2007 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have a brilliant plan for your future--

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And here is the money-making

opportunity of a lifetime.

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

After looking that article over...

I'm pretty sure the "A's" they were referring to was our team. While our pitching is professional our offensive most assuredly is not, leaving us to be demoted to a "semi" pro team.

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by DMOAS on Jul 23, 2007 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

the correlation's a little scary, isn't it?

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jul 23, 2007 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

MLB trade rumors sez:

The Brewers, Phillies, and Dodgers are looking at Oakland lefty and impending free agent Joe Kennedy. Kennedy is only 28 and he has had National League success as a starter.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/0...

by mikeA on Jul 23, 2007 9:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Joe Kennedy for Ryan Howard and that Utley kid,

Beane is a genius.

by theblackpearl on Jul 23, 2007 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if we were closer in the race

putting together a trade for Rowand might have been a decent possibility, leading us to have a better chance of signing him if we got to the playoffs and he enjoyed Oakland. That advantage is long gone and I think too many teams will go after him via free agency for us to nab him.

The Brewers would have to be pretty desperate to part with any worthwhile prospects, as I don't see why we'd be interested in swapping relievers. Still, I really wonder what they'd be offering.

From the Dodgers, Betemit might be a nice idea. He'd free us to deal Scutaro to another NL club and present us with an alternative for Crosby.

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Red Sox looking at red head?

The team has some interest in Oakland outfielder Bobby Kielty.

Link

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pretty bad; "Silicon Valley A's of Fremont" is worse

by ArakSOT on Jul 23, 2007 9:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nooooooooooo.

Can you imagine having to explain "Klown Power" to the locals?

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd be willing to try.

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Klown Powah

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if we are looking at Pineiro as a #5

for next year? Red Sox take on his salary, we'll pay the Klown and then we'll have him signed for next year.

I'll pass on that one but I'm thinking there is a 3-way getting ready to happen.

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well

apparently the wsox are interested in pena. any way we could swing a three way deal?

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hmm.

I doubt we could get a haul like Sweeney, but, with the Wsox planning on Rowand, we might be able to pick up Anderson. But maybe we've had our fill of light hitting, injury prone outfielders.

If we could sweeten the deal enough to land Sweeney, I'd be all for it. Buck/Sweeney/Swisher makes a very nice young outfield, with a solid #4 in Denorfia.

Obviously it would take a lot more than Kielty, or Kielty plus a scrub. What would it take?

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

DJ?

Loaiza?
Kotsay?
Piazza?
Chavez?

Take 'em.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jul 23, 2007 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

c'mon

giving up Chavez in that deal would not be smart.

now if we got Sweeney and Fields...

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope you mean

Bill Pineiro or "Tex" Pineiro or Daric Pineiro.

by mikeA on Jul 23, 2007 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Papi Pineiro, Manny Pineiro

... just not Red Light/Bloody Sock Pineiro.

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well... I am not the GM here but I won't be

surprised if BB thinks he can fix him. I was kind of hoping Seattle would grab him back so we could still beat them once in a while.

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else get hit by a car this weekend while

riding a bike through Beverly Hills?

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Jul 23, 2007 9:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YES!

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sounds renumerative.

by mikeA on Jul 23, 2007 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

you counted it twice?

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Was Toonces driving?

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As long as it wasn't Brandy driving.

by theblackpearl on Jul 23, 2007 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

aww

remember when SNL used to be funny?

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jul 23, 2007 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

[LAXile rethinks strategy to get sympathy...]

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Jul 23, 2007 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sorry. Are you okay?

Are you in traction, and dictating your comments to a typist? ;)

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rotator cuff contusion

(=shoulder sprain). I'm taking a break from Percocets to teach. I fear what I might say under the influence of that lovely pill. You know it's bad when even the bloggers are getting injured.

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Jul 23, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Want me to track down the driver

and run him off the road for you?

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What did I ever do to you?

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You tried to get me arrested for stabbing.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please.

The bitch totally deserved it.

And I meant radio.

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I figured... ;)

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yikes!

Hope you're doing OK. I've recently cut way back on my bike riding out of fear of reckless drivers. Sadly, where I used to look forward to summer's longer days and nicer weather to facillitate my bike commute, I now fear summer's itinerant youth crazy car antics on the streets I pedal in West Oakland.

I hope you packed a lunch.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 23, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lots of ghost riding?

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pretty bad; "Silicon Valley A's of Fremont" is worse

by ArakSOT on Jul 23, 2007 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I actually had a car door opened on me while I

was whistling past. This happened 10 years ago in Berkeley (upper Solano, just around the corner from Peets), and the lady was very nice and worried and gave me her insurance info, etc. This time, in Beverly F. Hills, the lady leaves me screaming in the middle of the street and calls her lawyer. I kid you not.

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Jul 23, 2007 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's messed up!

Rich people suck. Like its your fault. The nerve of some people.

Jason Kendall gets the gas face.

by mlleaimee on Jul 23, 2007 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

doored once, hooded once

Both times about 10 years ago, when I was bike-commuting regularly in SF. I got doored once going down the steep northbound side of Dolores (minor scratches after doing a successful endo); then about a week later, when I was hurtling down the southbound slope of Gough, some %^$# passed me on the left -- and then veered in front of me making a right-hand turn. Bike hit the right fender and, uh, stopped; I went across the hood of the car. Again, lucky to escape with minor scratches. Guy was uninsured, and handed me $500 cash on the spot.

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh: uninsured and unlicensed

That was probably $500 well spent on his part.

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SF is scary. Reminds me of my younger days

late 80s? as I was riding up a very steep street in Pacific Heights and my chain snapped -- right at the very moment that Bill Graham was riding by in his convertible jaguar and laughed at me. Fucker.

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Jul 23, 2007 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you day-to-day?

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry to hear it.

Hope you have a seedy recovery.

That's way more fun than a speedy recovery.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sorry

I was playing off the Toonces reference. It wasn't until digging around on Monster and Carrerbuilder and then coming back to the DLD that I realized you were serious. Hope the sprain gets better soon. And don't worry- I'm not searching for a get well lolcat.

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jul 23, 2007 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wrong venue

1 out of 3 posters want Rich Harden to "grow a pair" and get back on the mound, so you may not be on the right blog for sympathy!

I hope you feel better soon! Milk it for all it's worth in the meantime...

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 23, 2007 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whoa, are you saying...

a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm stealing that.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll send you an invoice.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, but I almost got hit head-on...

going to the game Saturday at the top of Edwards Ave. I had my family in our van when a car coming the opposite way decided to make a high speed pass by crossing into the lane of oncoming traffic in the intersection. I just hit my brakes and tried to allow him room to go back into his lane before hitting me head-on, as I had no where else to go, being in the underpass there. The young man driving missed ramming us by a couple of feet.

If I had a rocket launcher...

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That sucks. I had a bus turn left in front of me

when I was 10 feet away from the intersection on Friday night. I slammed on the "chattering" anti-lock brakes and turned sharply left away from him. Luckily there wasn't another car in the lane next to the bus or I would have been "Harden-ed" or "Munson-ed!"

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Completely OT ----

In othernews, prisons in the Philipines have come up with a unique way to rehabilitate the inmates....

by whyareyou on Jul 23, 2007 9:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Most. Random. Thing. Ever.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jul 23, 2007 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know why,

but I saw this the other day and it's been bothering me ever since. I mean, who comes up with the idea, and then how does the warden greenlight it?

This type of random stuff starts going through my head when baseball takes a turn like this season has. :(

by whyareyou on Jul 23, 2007 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How'd they get a girl?

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh.

I see now.

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Look closer

That ain't no girl!

by whyareyou on Jul 23, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah!

http://athleticsnation.com/comments/...

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's Eric Chavez

in drag.

VacaAsFan

by Vacafan on Jul 23, 2007 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm glad no one posted the cast party.

I imagine the "girl" had her choice of dates.

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Jul 23, 2007 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

those guys are easily

about 10 times more talented than the "Dannys" and "Sandys" they had last fall on "Grease! You're the one that I want!"

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 23, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I couldn't see the game yesterday,

because I went with my mom for car-shopping (a car for HER, not me). So I recorded the game. When we got home, Mom asked me if I was going to find out the outcome of the game (win or loss) before deciding whether or not I wanted to watch it. "Oh, no," I said. "I don't want to be deterred from watching if I find out ahead of time that we lost. Even if we lost, there might still be something worth watching."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 9:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You missed Travis Buck

frolicking around the OF with a bunch of cute little kids!

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Aw!

That would have gone right along with my motto, you know: As long as the A's frolic cutely, preferably with children and dogs, they can suck at playing baseball. I have a tattoo that says that. At least, I think that's what it says... it's in Swedish, so I don't know.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you just say....

Travis Buck sucks?

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No.

Just that they ALL need to frolic cutely with kids & dogs.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does it say...

"Erdy herdy, ordy bordy, murdy burdy...popcorn!"? If so, that's a Swedish Chef tattoo, not a Swedish tatto.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, I'll start: 0.18 seconds -- HR!

Thanks, Peet's -- Not bad for an archaic quadruped.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 9:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

oh, i stopped at 0.19

and to think i was so close to a home run...

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Try the french roast.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

pfff

I get .18 (home run) - .22 (base hit) consistently with no caffeine at all... :P

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, but you're married

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pretty bad; "Silicon Valley A's of Fremont" is worse

by ArakSOT on Jul 23, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poppy? There's a Mr. Beane on line 2...

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poppy -- pick up, please. He says it's urgent!

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tell him to take a cold shower. I'm busy.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

YOU tell him.

May be NSFW.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

0.17 here.

And I have the screenshot in case anyone tries to ZOMG me.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jul 23, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got 0.07, but I might have guessed

most are in the .16-.2 range

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jul 23, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

0.02, but I definitely anticipated

my goal: negative values

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jul 23, 2007 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well.

I'm ~~starting to~~ feeling totally inferior.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I feel interior

since it's raining out

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jul 23, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fo' rlz yo

major league minimum Billy, that's all i ask.

I find your lack of Faith disturbing...

by rebus on Jul 23, 2007 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Show up to a game in an Oakland shirt

You might get it.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jul 23, 2007 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

0.09 HR

by Athletix Man on Jul 23, 2007 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

0.01 HR

by Athletix Man on Jul 23, 2007 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

.09!

I had to put down the cheeseburger to get that one.

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh no!

Mo Vaughn has escaped from the basement and is posting on Jennifer's account!

Maybe the dark is from your eyes.

by andeux on Jul 23, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you tell it that it couldn't get the A's

hitters out?

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did you has cheezburger?

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cheer up guys!

The season may be quickly disappearing into the tanks, but we play the hated Halos tonight. We could be on pace on to lose 120 games, but a few wins against the Angels sure would get me in a cheery mood!

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 9:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The coach killed by a liner

A 1B coach stands 90 feet or so away from the hitter, off to the side. Given that a pitcher stands less than 60 feet away after he throws the ball, off-balance, how is it that a player has never been killed by a liner? Not to be too morbid, but it seems almost miraculous to me that there haven't been more crippling pitcher injuries or deaths from such events.

I hope you packed a lunch.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 23, 2007 10:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Italiano got hit by a liner in Single A this year

fractured skull.

Last year, near the ned of the season, Rafael Soriano got hit by a Vlad line drive, and got a fracture and a concussion.

by Zonis on Jul 23, 2007 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And with all those planes zipping about...

..how come none of them have crashed?

Answer from the Seinfeld deleted scenes: They all fly Qantas.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jul 23, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

High school pitcher killed a few years ago.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...

by whyareyou on Jul 23, 2007 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dunno whether this fits here or under Cheer Up,

guys, but We're all gonna die!

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They named their civilization-saving spaceship

Don Quixote?

by mikeA on Jul 23, 2007 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You were thinking "Sancho Panzer?"

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Quixote Of The Month!!!

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jul 23, 2007 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I used to watch

his brother play college ball at Texas. Feels a bit bizarro.

One time at a minor league game I saw a foul ball put a dent on a pole. Those things are frickin' dangerous

Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC

by closetasfan on Jul 23, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There has been an MLB player

killed by a pitched baseball. The name is escaping me, and it's driving me nuts.

So it goes.

by jeepers on Jul 23, 2007 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ray Chapman.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's it.

Thanks!

So it goes.

by jeepers on Jul 23, 2007 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BAM!

.14 HR! I was getting .22-.25 consistintly and thought I couldn't do better. I saw someone had .18 so I tried again and on the first pitch i hit a homer. sweet, maybe I should join the team?

A's all the way in 06 . . . oh never mind!

by micdog2001 on Jul 23, 2007 10:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not so fast.

It measures whether you have the reaction time to hit it, not whether you have the skill.

Bobby Crosby has the reaction time, he just uses it to swing at dogshit.

The Kendall Shift: 6 infielders and 2 catchers.

by Ozzz on Jul 23, 2007 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beane quoted

In BP's TWIQ

I've also never feared short-term pain when there's long-term gain in there.

Short-term?

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pretty bad; "Silicon Valley A's of Fremont" is worse

by ArakSOT on Jul 23, 2007 10:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

pain?

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jul 23, 2007 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

short-term pain = long-term extreme suckage

long-term gain = long-term extreme suckage.

It's a lose-lose situation.

Maybe I need to take a break from the game for a bit.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What game?

THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH!

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I WILL EAT YOUR SOUL!

Too much?

"Brawls will come, and brawls will go, but there will always be bats to pick up."

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

play the best song in the world?

said the shiny demon
sitting
in the middle of the road

"He could run for mayor of Oakland! I hope he never wakes up" -Korach on Cust's GW 3 run HR

by popcornjames on Jul 23, 2007 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did your small pox innoculation go wrong?

by mikeA on Jul 23, 2007 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I cured my small pox with leeches.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We're all going to die

but some of us will do so sooner and more stupidly than others.

But I do think "jumping the shaft" needs to be added to the lexicon, and so I ask you all:

When did the 2007 A's jump the shaft ?

by green star oakland on Jul 23, 2007 11:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

sounds like he was playing Pennsylvania Jones

Throw me the idol, I'll throw you the whip.

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, the lesser-known 4th Molina brother, Alfred.

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who knew there was a tourist niche for ...

... folks who like mines flooded with water that have a lot of arsenic and lead, which "makes it hard to breathe down there."

And who knows if we might interest Bobby in such a place?

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

YAY!

the ellis bobblehead will have high socks! :)

by gotgreen on Jul 23, 2007 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

how on earth

did he get a Pepsi can stuck on his foot?

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pretty bad; "Silicon Valley A's of Fremont" is worse

by ArakSOT on Jul 23, 2007 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that a gold glove?

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only on the Grudzielanek edition.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gasp.

That is gorgeous! But what is he squatting on?

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He had his big-boy pants on Saturday, and we won.

Coincidence? I think not.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 23, 2007 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes. Coincidence.

The team's crappy, spiritless, losing play has nothing to do with Milton's DFA, it's because MaEl stopped showing us his socks. Bring back the socks!

"It was just about to happen, at long last, and then we saw the giant badger." ~ mikeA

by Poppy on Jul 23, 2007 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's the hawtest resin I've ever seen

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 23, 2007 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kids don't like peeing on themselves

Chicago students denied bathroom break

"We all had to go. I wasn't going to sit there and urinate on myself," Seneca Ammons said. "Kids are cruel. They will call you a lot of names if you urinate on yourself, so I just stood up for what was right."

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

by JediLeroy on Jul 23, 2007 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm...

"The boys' teacher, Regina 'Panty' Shields, canceled the class's post-lunch bathroom break -- the only bathroom break of the day for the class -- after a group of girls raised a disturbance in a hallway line."

Christ, what a hole.

"Woo hoo!" - mikeA

by McFood on Jul 23, 2007 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

player appearances!

On Wednesday, August 1, after the A's host the Detroit Tigers at 12:35pm, A's fans can meet A's pitcher Dan Haren at The Stadium Pub in Walnut Creek. Dan will sign autographs one hour following the game at The Stadium Pub, located at 1420 Lincoln Avenue in Walnut Creek. Don't miss this exciting opportunity with the A's!

Come meet 1989 World Series MVP A's pitcher Dave Stewart during lunch hour on Thursday, August 2 at City Center Plaza in downtown Oakland. Dave will sign autographs and meet with A's fans courtesy of City Center Dental Spa, the Official Dentist of the Oakland A's.

link

by gotgreen on Jul 23, 2007 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Attention ohtobe21likehuston:

Pine tar shirts only come in sizes XL and M. What size for your mother?

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 2:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's give here some street-cred and make it XL

Is that tomorrow or tonight?

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"her"

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tomorrow.

Gates open @ 5:30, so I'll have to haul ass to make it. But I should be fine. My car, Agent Orange, is up for the challenge.

Thank you for not saying M, btw. I'd have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get it and I wasn't really prepared to. :)

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do they allow you to give them 3 tix at once?

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes.

I found that out the hard way. I went and got my Lil Splitty, then came out to get one for McFood. The guy told me next time to just show all of my tickets at once.

But if that doesn't work, I'll just going in and out three times. No big deal.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks again. I'm so glad this blog exists or I

wouldn't be getting one at all.

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just hope I'm able to get them for you.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" whether it happens or not.

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

are you saying you're not prepared ...

... to have your ass jump through hoops?

I'm not throwing in the towel, but I'm using it to wipe the sweat off my face and enjoy the rest of the season. ~ oaklandSMASH @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2007 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LinLo

I think Ms. Lohan is addicted to more than just the hooch.

Jason Kendall gets the gas face.

by mlleaimee on Jul 23, 2007 2:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 2:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What?

What did I miss? Did Huston die? What's going on? AHHHHHHHH!

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

that looks like fun

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jul 23, 2007 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Price is Right

New host of TPIR announced

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 2:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

by mikeA on Jul 23, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

incorrect.

The proper response is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Drrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He'll finally get his "first" kiss...

"No comment."

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 23, 2007 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

somebody put BoCro on suicide alert

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 23, 2007 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When did Toronto get new home caps?

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Jul 23, 2007 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

no chavez AGAIN today because of his bad back

and maybe not for the entire series vs. the Angels.

and ronnie mac is not upset with the DFA situation:

The outfielder thought the A's might option him out, and because of his service time, he would have been presented with a difficult decision: agree to a minor-league assignment and get paid his entire major-league salary, or decline and leave as a free agent - and with no salary.
Instead, he's guaranteed his remaining $880,000, and the A's will either trade him - probably to a contender looking for right-handed hitting for the bench (Boston remains a possibility) - or they'll release him and let him sign elsewhere.
"This is way better,'' Kielty said of being designated. "I'm kind of excited.''

from SuSlu

by gotgreen on Jul 23, 2007 6:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

One thing about Beane,

he doesn't burn bridges.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My goodness.

Aaron Harang: 121 pitches, 10 K, 0 BB, 1 R, 10 IP. Good for him!

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome.

Amazing how we have such great pitching, and you could still assemble an All-Star staff of relatively recent ex-Athletics. A testament to the great job the A's have done with pitching over the years.

So it goes.

by jeepers on Jul 23, 2007 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs