DLD 7/3- I am down in the dumps.

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 7:56 AM PDT Comment 187 comments

"Half a league. Half a league. Cannons to the right of me. Cannons to the left of me. Cannons in front of me."

This excerpt made me think of our season in a nutshell. Every time we believe that we are starting to make progress in one area- BOOM!- we quickly find out that we are staring down the barrel of a gun.

Big Frank returned to the Coli last night and we all remembered why we loved him so much. Check out this beautiful quote, A's fans-

"Last year was my most enjoyable year in baseball ever," Thomas said Monday before playing his first game in Oakland since leaving for Toronto as a free agent. "Last year it was just extremely fun to play baseball again. It was a wild bunch of guys who liked to have fun on a daily basis. I really brought my game back to where it should be last year."

Love ya, Frank. Thanks for the memorable year and please go 0-fer the rest of the series.

Can't argue with Geren's assessment of last night-

"They got a lot of hits tonight," A's manager Bob Geren said. "They were mostly on balls left over the plate. It wasn't our night on the mound."

Not sure if DiNardo perceives the situation like Geren...

"I felt like I was on my game," DiNardo said. "I was pounding the strike zone down."

No. The hitters were pounding YOUR strike zone, Lenny. But wait he has another quote that makes a little more sense-

"It was night and day," DiNardo said. "Basically I was just leaving the ball up in the zone. I wasn't hitting my spots."

Nice recovery, LD.

Apple denies that Universal is pulling their catalog from itunes so we'll see how that shakes out-

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/07/03/BUGM5QPPLG1.DTL

What a precedent this may set?

http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/World/2007/07/03/4308413-sun.html

Have ya tried an Arnold Palmer? They are delicious and most restaurants now recognize it by name.

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2007/06/an_arnold_palme.html

I've never done a DLD before so forgive me. I have to keep my mind occupied on something else after last night's debacle. Please insert your depressing Rich Harden and Justin Duchscherer news as you see fit. Dump, dump, dump away!

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Jennifer is really in Oakland! I even met her!

That's the only positive news I have.

So here's a cute hedgehog wearing a flower.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 8:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You met Jennifer?

I don't belive you. Prove it.

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

by ArakSOT on Jul 3, 2007 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have witnesses.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

who did you think the picture was of

by Zonis on Jul 3, 2007 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

eh?

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he's referring to Spiny Norman there

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

by ArakSOT on Jul 3, 2007 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Almost hit 200 there.

Nice try, though.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 3, 2007 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does this mean

you two are the Doug & Dinsdale of AN?

by sslinger on Jul 3, 2007 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Witness!

Like Lebron James, Jennifer has now ARRIVED.

Hope is what makes baseball so great, just as baseball is what makes hope so painful. -- Nico

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 3, 2007 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't believe you.

Prove it.

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

by ArakSOT on Jul 3, 2007 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll vouch for him.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You sound like Shep "Proud Foot"

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just check the Oakland Police Dept. Logs

Blah

by kaweahkaweah on Jul 3, 2007 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can prove it.

http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Since we're biding time ...

... and running up the post count toward 200, here's a pic of my newest foster border collie, Sparrow:

All together now, Awwwwwwwww.

If you're interested in adopting (and you're not McFood), email me!

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

awwwwwwww

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

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

Oh good. So you'll take her, then?

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gosh darn you to heck!

I just finished preparing a DLD, witha poll!

Oh well, I'll post it in here:

Just as we were ready to sacrifice Dan Johnson to the AAAA Gods, he goes on another hot streak. If only Crosby could do that.

Now for my typical slate of non-baseball related links:

A drunk Dutch bastard goes sky cycling on the roof of a car. Another case of a guy with a hundred dollar helmet and a ten cent head.

Breaking from tradition, The Rocket get win #350, A-Rod strains a hammy reaching for an excuse to tell his wife why he was with another woman.

A river of oil floods a Kansas town. It's next target is Jennifer's house in Missouri. You got out just in time, Jen.

Paris Hilton's trash is is being sold on eBay. So, pretty much business as usual.

Dracula's castle is for sale. Talk about a feature I'd like to see incorporated into Cisco Field! We could have the batboys emerge from it.

A prehistoric 150 lb. bird had trouble taking off. Kind of like Bobby Crosby's career.

Traditional monkeyball reference: He's been hiding out in Vietnam.

Nico is, apparently, an organism.

Go forth and dump!

Poll
Question:

Would you rather...?

Fire Geren
0% 0 votes
Fire Macha
0% 0 votes
Fire DiNardo
0% 0 votes
Fire Crosby
0% 0 votes
Fire Kendall
0% 0 votes
Fire Kotsay (this will autocheck for Foolsh)
0% 0 votes
Fireworks!
0% 0 votes

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 8:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That DLD was much more

P A N T H E R than mine so I apologize. I didn't want to fall into a further baseball depression and DiNardo's quotes actually got me chuckling a bit. The dump had to happen right at that moment... if you know what I mean?

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No worries, things are as they should be.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, when you gotta dump, best not to wait.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no way

I rec'd this solely on the basis of the Arnold Palmer. I loves me a good Arnold Palmer! I ordered one at a wedding last week and the bartneder was all over it. Too bad the tea was some wacko hibiscus blend, blech.

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

by batgirl on Jul 3, 2007 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tejava

and Santa Cruz organic lemonade. The perfect summer combo.

by sslinger on Jul 3, 2007 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

River of oil? We used to wish for rivers of oil

How about a river of pig ears, pig grease, and offal?

"Northbound lanes of the Edens Expressway were closed for more than seven hours Sunday after a dump truck carrying greasy pig parts toppled and splattered its load across the highway.

Pig ears, pig feet and grease covered all three lanes of the Edens, (IDT spokesman Claffey) said.

"This is obviously something that's really hard to clean up," Claffey said."

Hope is what makes baseball so great, just as baseball is what makes hope so painful. -- Nico

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 3, 2007 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Did anybody check the game wrap thread?

Scary. I'm going to start avoiding those as well.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 3, 2007 8:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's always safe in here...

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unintendended sig-line-as-coda of the month!

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 3, 2007 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, I didn'tn't intendend it.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't get the speeling memo.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 3, 2007 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wun uh speeling bea at skool won yeer.

Sincerely,

Jethro Bodeen

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

... Here we are, stuck in the middle ...

... with otb21etc.'s dump.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 9:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ah.. strike up some "Stealer's Wheel."

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm so scared in case I throw my chair...

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 3, 2007 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You ever listen to K-Billy's

"Super Sounds of the Seventies" weekend? It's my personal favorite.

death to myspace!

by malikot on Jul 3, 2007 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I GOTCHA! UH HUH. HUH. HUH.

Joe Tex is one badassmofo BTW.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, you posted that erudite quotation ...

... and all I got was this lousy ear worm.

And even it is backwards. So I thought I'd at least share it. What's that passage from, Charge of the Light Brigade or something?

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes. I was thinking of Alfalfa on Little Rascals

version because I needed a laugh this morning. Little sleep after the loss last night and I'm tired as hell right now.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

< ahem >

http://www.athleticsnation.com/story...

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Remember May? Those were such innocent times.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of "Klown to the left outfield" ...

... Have there been any recent RonnieMac sightings?

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I saw him on Saturday and Monday nights..

at the Rivercats games. He looked terrible on Saturday with 2k's and a GIDP, but he looked really good last night. He's running well and looks 100%.

by Flash G on Jul 3, 2007 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

YAY!

Help us Bobby Wan Kieltnobe, you're our only hope!

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks!

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn't he pulled from the game early? Any reason

why?

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

So that he could "fit in" with the current A's...

he was injured through psychosomatic means.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And the winner is.....................

Englishmajor!!!!!!

by mikeA on Jul 3, 2007 9:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

?

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jul 3, 2007 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was a stealth mission, I hear

http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...

by mikeA on Jul 3, 2007 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

photoshoppery doesn't count

AND THEY'D BETTER BE PHOTOSHOPPED BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION AS ANYTHING EVEN REMOTELY HUMAN.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

before Bonus Points are awarded

pics must be posted

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

by ArakSOT on Jul 3, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When we get to 200

I post the pictures. If I'm not in a meeting or something.

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't vouch for your personal safety

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

by ArakSOT on Jul 3, 2007 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone tailgating today?

by sslinger on Jul 3, 2007 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

AN's new theme song should be country's...

"Wasted days and wasted nights" by Freddie Fender

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 9:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought AN's theme

was "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag" from Country Joe & the Fish.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jul 3, 2007 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That

pretty much sums it up.

by sslinger on Jul 3, 2007 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, all right -- here's one of the pictures

of Jennifer and Poppy. That's Poppy on the left, Jennifer on the right. This is before the temperature dipped below 70 degrees and Jennifer had to get out her fleecy blanket.

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 10:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well done!

The Bonus Points are yours!

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

by ArakSOT on Jul 3, 2007 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What a tease

My crystal ball also reveals that, on the off chance that this diary ever does hit 200 comments, she's merely going to post a low-res photo of them taken from two sections over, with their already impossible-to-distinguish features further blurred by some photoshopping. Boo in advance.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jul 3, 2007 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Word is

a photoshop promise was made. But of course I don't care, because I've met them both!

by mikeA on Jul 3, 2007 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fortunately

security through obscurity is ineffective.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jul 3, 2007 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, no fair

sneaking into my photobucket account!

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, "they" say the camera adds 10 pounds...

but your photographic skills have made me look positively tiny! ;)

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really, I thought that was you sitting in the

upper deck with the A's shirt on, right next to the word HOME

by theblackpearl on Jul 3, 2007 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's Brian in 317

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

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

by ArakSOT on Jul 3, 2007 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

bwahaha!

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

You really are stalking me. :)

Okay, so this is the Chron this morning:

Excuse me? I had on three shirts and a blanket! I'm going to welcome the "hot" weather.

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

by Jennifer on Jul 3, 2007 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Better bundle up, then

'cause it'll be a bonechilling 83° at the park tomorrow. I'm sure the all-day sun in the concrete oven will barely raise your Missoura-baked thermostat.

Hope is what makes baseball so great, just as baseball is what makes hope so painful. -- Nico

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 3, 2007 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO Elephant is safe anymore

Zoo: Unknown herpes virus kills elephant AP - Tue Jul 3, 1:20 AM ET

SEATTLE - A previously unknown elephant herpes virus killed the Woodland Park Zoo's youngest Asian elephant, zoo officials said Monday.

Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!

by Satchmo22 on Jul 3, 2007 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Stomper better wrap it up

by theblackpearl on Jul 3, 2007 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If anyone should know about

"tarping off the whale," it should be Stomper.

Hope is what makes baseball so great, just as baseball is what makes hope so painful. -- Nico

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 3, 2007 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hector Carrasco Designated For Assignment

considering the state of our bullpen, I could see us picking him off waivers.

by Zonis on Jul 3, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd take him in a heartbeat

In what order do teams get to pick off waivers?

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

by JediLeroy on Jul 3, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Order of Current Worst Record

AL First. Then, NL. (I think)

by Colorado Fan on Jul 3, 2007 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then he won't get past the Yankers.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't mess with Stephen Colbert

Because he can make your long-awaited US tour go very, very wrong.

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 12:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No worries, he'll be famous because he'll be in

the film Speed Racer which is due out next year.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Christina Ricci as Trixie

I'm gonna go throw up in my mouth now

"Esteban Loaiza and Rich Harden have made as many appearances on the mound this season as Paris Hilton has spent nights in jail." - Blez

by 510inDenver on Jul 3, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OT: for Simpsons fans!

A real life Kwik-E Mart!

http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/...

This one's in Burbank, Ca. There are going to be 11 (I think?) 7-11's turned into the Kwik-E mart to promote the upcoming movie!

by gotgreen on Jul 3, 2007 12:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I think there's one in Mountain View

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 3, 2007 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

here's a list of all of them

http://www.7-eleven.com/kem.asp

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 3, 2007 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Burn, baby Burn!!

I loved this article for so many reasons, not the least of which was the abundance of wonderful quotes....

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 3, 2007 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Fireworks should be leagal!

What we need to do is start cracking down on knives!

by Zonis on Jul 3, 2007 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This happens to be EXACTLY...

why I don't go to A's July pyro games any more:

...the music choreography inevitably has too much Lee Greenwood...

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My dad

had a small bald spot on the top of his head, which he told my little brother and me was the result of some careless person having thrown a firecracker at him when he was our age, and therefore we should always be very very careful around fireworks. So I always was.

Many years after my dad died....maybe not coincidentally on the Fourth of July which was his favorite holiday....I mentioned this traumatic event in his life to my older siblings, who all hooted at me. The small bald spot on the top of his head was, of course, ordinary male-pattern baldness.

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's too funny.

I lost my dad and I can certainly relate to the corniness of that one. Luckily, I still have my hair!

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got shot once

in the neck with a bottle rocket. Hit me just under to the side of my adams apple and blew up right undeneath my jaw. Escaped with only minor scrapes, although the collar of my jacket was burned and ruined.

All this lead to me trying to design a bottle rocket rifle for which I could have used to exact my revenge the next year.

by methodrampage on Jul 3, 2007 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Launchers

We used to use the stakes meant for outlining the driveway in the snow as launchers - about a 5' long aluminum tube with the bottom end crimped so it can be driven into the ground. Perfect.

by sslinger on Jul 3, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cue youtube of delinquents with a, well ...

... buttle rocket. NSFW

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What up Douc?

A large population of endangered relatives of AN's favorite primate discovered in Vietnam.

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...

by easyraider on Jul 3, 2007 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Already linked in my DLD within a DLD...

which you obviously didn't bother to read and click on every link...<sn</p>

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If anyone has 3 tickets to tonight's A's game in

the $15-20 range I'm could definately use them.

Email me at swishwersweet33@gmail.com

by SwisherSweet33 on Jul 3, 2007 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think the game is sold out

It's the Blue Jays...

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 3, 2007 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

but it is a firework night, there won't be many

left.

by theblackpearl on Jul 3, 2007 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only $30 tickets left....I'm not paying that,

after all it's the Blue Jays. Well that and I'll be there Wed-Sun.

by SwisherSweet33 on Jul 3, 2007 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scutaro news?

Any word on how his hand/wrist is today?

"All you need in life are friends, family and a good bullpen" - spotted on a tshirt in Columbia, SC.

by LongTimeFan on Jul 3, 2007 1:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He's a true Athletic, it must have been

amputated.

by theblackpearl on Jul 3, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol- OH NO

"All you need in life are friends, family and a good bullpen" - spotted on a tshirt in Columbia, SC.

by LongTimeFan on Jul 3, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, that would be far too quick a resolution.

First they're going to soak it in betadine, then let it eventually turn black and fall off.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and then he'll eat it

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

by batgirl on Jul 3, 2007 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And then get food poisoning

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

by oblique on Jul 3, 2007 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

as his gambling losses spiral towards desperation

Hope is what makes baseball so great, just as baseball is what makes hope so painful. -- Nico

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 3, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

...he drowns his sorrows in alcohol

and drives home.

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

by oblique on Jul 3, 2007 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

where he'll encounter Marines

(but not the good one)

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and he's be banned from the Hall of Fame

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

*HE'LL be

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poopy doesn't poofread.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I mispell.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poppy don't preach.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jul 3, 2007 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you keeping your baby?

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Keeping her booby.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

currently rehabbing with the Rivercats

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

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

I thought Poppy was a rolling stone

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't worry. They will tell us the deal

when they are good and ready.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Comcast buys FSN Bay Area

Looks like they are going to rebrand it as Comcast Sportsnet West. Will they keep the other Comcast Sportsnet West as #2?

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfranci...

by Dr Pez on Jul 3, 2007 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like it

when people buy stuff FROM Murdoch.

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

question though

it says that Comcast Sports Net is also in Sacramento.

Does that mean that they will now play A's games in Sacramento as well?

by Zonis on Jul 3, 2007 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Comcast Sports has always been in Sacramento, and

we have FSN, that plays the A's games, so they better continue to play them

by theblackpearl on Jul 3, 2007 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope this isn't bad news for NRAFs

The local broadcast deals will remain in place, so probably no change locally (although I wonder about the games now on FSNBA+; does Comcast get that spillover channel too?)

But isn't the MLB Extra Innings package linked to FSN feeds? Quesiton for Extra Innings consumers: when you watch a Phillies or Orioles game do you get a feed branded COmcast, or one branded FSN...or nothing at all? Because if it's the latter, this could be a problem.

Hope is what makes baseball so great, just as baseball is what makes hope so painful. -- Nico

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 3, 2007 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As long as Comcast continues to...

...broadcast the CFL on SportsNet we'll all be fine.

Edmonton and Winnipeg had an awesome double OT game the other night that ended in a 39-39 tie.

by Dr Pez on Jul 3, 2007 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

RAF with EI here

Extra Innings picks up the broadcasts from the RSNs (regional sports networks, i.e. cable-and-satellite only channels) for 29 of the 30 clubs. I believe the only team with telecasts still not licensed to satellite is the Phillies with their telecasts on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.

Quite a few teams have telecasts on non-FSN RSNs which appear on EI: the Yankees (YES) and Royals (RSTN) have their own channels, the Red Sox are on NESN, the White Sox and Cubs are on Comcast SportsNet Chicago...just to name a few.

by Soaker on Jul 3, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cubs and WhiteSox are also on WGN

by Zonis on Jul 3, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Great!

What am I going to do with the 37 black visors with FSN Bay Area written on them that I got at AN Day last year!?!?

Oh well, if there's a will, there's an eBay!

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

uh-huh

Bet you wouldn't be getting rid of 'em if they were white visors ...

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The punch out is back

My guess is that we'll see some action out of him, but over a 5 ERA at Sac? Is that gonna cut it? Flores optioned to Sac...

by wordfromthewise on Jul 3, 2007 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Do you mean the Ayatollah Komine?

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 3, 2007 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes

by wordfromthewise on Jul 3, 2007 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

<dusts off puka shell necklace from 1980>

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Our Google ads and what they say

You know, if these "Real Jock" ads had started showing up back in the heyday of butt threads, the cause/effect would have been pretty obvious. Google ads of course mines the site for content and places ads which it thinks will mesh with user interest.

But the days of rampant butt threads are long behind us (ahem). So one wonders what mined content is giving rise (ahem) to the Real Jocks? I'm looking at you, SPWC.

I have another theory for a hot Independence Eve as well. SPWC is Randy Bell. Discuss.

Hope is what makes baseball so great, just as baseball is what makes hope so painful. -- Nico

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 3, 2007 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

<head explodes>

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

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

<Places on DL>

<DFA's>

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Booby explodes?

Ouch.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn implants.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ram pants?

now those would be butt threads!

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ROFLMAO.

Cotton Candy

by Ice Cream on Jul 3, 2007 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

watch out, a baseball-related link

Sean Doolittle, Oakland's second pick in the draft, was promoted from Vancouver to Kane County today. The first-baseman had a good handle on Northwest League pitching after two weeks, hitting .283 with a .421 OBP.

http://mvn.com/milb-athletics/2007/0...

Also, Travis Banwart, the A's 4th round pick, was assigned to Kane County.

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by Ryan Armbrust on Jul 3, 2007 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

but what about the guy we picked next ...

Eustace Embargopimple?

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's blocked by...

Elihu Loofah Mahstretchmarks.

"It is very important while building a toy of chaos to include a light." - margret@live-evil.com

by McFood on Jul 3, 2007 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Poor Nebraska.

All he tried to do was post a baseball-related link...

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've come to expect such things

and not only expect them, but to look forward to these tangents...

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by Ryan Armbrust on Jul 3, 2007 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought Beane was getting rid of ...

... all the tan gents.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Baseball America has a Draft Database

of who we drafted and who has signed, but I don't know how often its been updated.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft...

by Zonis on Jul 3, 2007 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Grant Desme

has also signed. I'd guess that the two UNC players will sign soon, now that the CWS is over.

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jul 3, 2007 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Desme" should be pronounced "Dame"

(Maybe it is) That would be cool.

by mikeA on Jul 3, 2007 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

< whistles >

Enter the Desme.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

there's one in every story

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jul 3, 2007 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Carignan will be in Oakland as soon as he

signs. He can't be any worse than what we have now.

by theblackpearl on Jul 3, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I did a little research

and have found out more about just who's signed, and who hasn't

http://mvn.com/milb-athletics/2007/0...

It looks like Horton and Demel will probably sign, but Schlereth and Berger are probably going back to Arizona. I'd really like to see Gary Brown sign instead of going to Cal State Fullerton, but considering how many Titans Oakland drafts... we might pick him in three more years anyway.

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by Ryan Armbrust on Jul 3, 2007 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

143, eh?

Does anybody have a copy of Photoshop they can send me?

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jul 3, 2007 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

144. No.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wait, no. it's 147.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ARod pulls hamstring

and wuddyaknow, he's in the starting lineup the next day.

if an Athletic even thinks about stubbing his toe, he's out 3-6 weeks.

by Zonis on Jul 3, 2007 4:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, did they say whose hamstring A-Rod pulled?

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jul 3, 2007 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There was once a fark thread that went into the..

four-thousands, and consisted of consecutive graphical representations of the post numbers.

Like so:

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 4:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Did a little of that here the other night

In this subthread (don't know what happened to my Casey Stengel pic at the end).

by Soaker on Jul 3, 2007 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This'll get us to 200 posts, pronto.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 4:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, OK then

by Soaker on Jul 3, 2007 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yay. Figure 156. Honest.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 4:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It can be hard to keep up

by Soaker on Jul 3, 2007 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We need help.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 3, 2007 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

isn't that what they're using on Duke's hip?

< poops on party >

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 3, 2007 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

162!

A full regular season of baseball!

by calgbear on Jul 3, 2007 5:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Zito in Cincinnati

44-pitch no-hitter against the minimum through 3.

Walks 5 (and counting) in the 4th.

by green star oakland on Jul 3, 2007 5:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Guess who's pitching:

Pop out, walk, walk, flyout, walk, walk, walk

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jul 3, 2007 5:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

a clue, quoted from another blog

Is there any reason why Righetti doesn't just slap Zito silly? Nothing else seems to work.

by green star oakland on Jul 3, 2007 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn, too slow

(and he gets out of it with a strikeout)

Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jul 3, 2007 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

... and of course, this being the Reds

the final out is a swinging strike.

by green star oakland on Jul 3, 2007 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn, too slow

by green star oakland on Jul 3, 2007 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Harang has 6 BB in 4 1/3

maybe the plate ump in that game is a a**hole.

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

by doctorK on Jul 3, 2007 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

KC up 6-0 on Mariners

still batting in bottom of the 1st

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

by doctorK on Jul 3, 2007 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Rough afternoon in Seattle

The Mariners are down 10-1 after 2 innings, and Kenji Johjima left the game with a wrist injury.

But to top it all off...
Sonics to name P.J. Carlesimo as new head coach

by Soaker on Jul 3, 2007 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

funny, i laughed when i read about that

just days ago:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...

What's more, Presti has to hire a coach, and with so much youth on this team, it's just right for Spurs assistant P.J. Carlesimo, who has refined his style and rehabbed his image under Gregg Popovich. Carlesimo would be ideal for developing Seattle's young franchise.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jul 3, 2007 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is it just me

or does anyone else think of Carlesimo as a more extreme version of some dude named Carlo?

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

by oblique on Jul 4, 2007 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kenji jo-jhima hurt, throwing wrist. not good.

subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jul 3, 2007 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

post one-eighty, here. Jennifer nearly undone.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 4, 2007 7:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

181 things to do on the moon

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 4, 2007 9:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

ooops...

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 4, 2007 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

183. Does this remind anybody else ...

... of a familiar semi-legible Scoreboard?

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 4, 2007 10:45 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

184, Those were the days...

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 4, 2007 10:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

185. A's fans, every one.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 4, 2007 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

No fly zone?

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 4, 2007 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

whoa. i wonder what chavy thinks of this...

Mexican tycoon overtakes Bill Gates as world's richest man

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story...

Mr Gates has headed the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest for more than a decade. But, like Mr Buffett, he is rapidly becoming as well known for giving his money away as he is for accumulating it. Both he and the "Sage of Omaha" have promised to give most of their money to charitable causes.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jul 4, 2007 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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