DIY DLD
by kaweahkaweah on Aug 28, 2007 12:12 PM PDT
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PrintLet's get this thing going. I don't have much, except this tidbit from BP on Trevor Cahill's progress:
"Trevor Cahill, RHP, Low A Kane County (Athletics)
The A’s have a solid history of pitchers putting up some big numbers at Kane County, but for the most part they were older college veterans taking advantage of rest of the league’s youth, and for the most part they didn’t have the prospect status to match the numbers. For every Joe Blanton, there was a Brad Knox or a Steven Bondurant. Trevor Cahill is a little different. Oakland’s top draft pick last year (second round), Cahill is just 19, and his future is looking very bright these days. On Saturday, the righthander allowed one run on two hits over six innings while striking out seven, extending an eight-game streak in which the California native has an 0.91 ERA while allowing just 23 hits in 49.1 innings while striking out 52. With a low-90s fastball that touches 93 and one of the better curveballs in the system, Cahill has the stuff to match the stats and is arguably the top minor-league pitcher the A's have. "
http://baseballprospectus.com/articl...
So there! Post yer own damned links!
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What a coincidence:
I'm not working either!
by kaweahkaweah on Aug 28, 2007 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Still can't get it to work :-(
by kaweahkaweah on Aug 28, 2007 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
This DLD is a real gem
A small South African mining company claims to have found the world's largest diamond.
A shareholder in the unnamed mine...said the giant gem was about 7,000 carats - which would be twice the size of the Cullinan Diamond, centre-piece of the British crown jewels. But industry experts are sceptical about the unconfirmed claim...
In a photograph emailed to the BBC, the 'stone' appears to be about the size of a coconut, and has a greenish tinge. But a spokesman for De Beers, the world's biggest diamond mining company, said the north-west province was not known for producing gems and greenish stones were even rarer.
The firm also said that if the find were genuine it would be the stone of the century.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 28, 2007 12:07 PM PDT reply actions
the stone of the century?
Well, this was the one for last century.
I'm sceptical ...
...is that an alternate spelling of "skeptical" that I'm not aware of?
... or a brilliant pun that I'm missing?
by rubin sierra on Aug 28, 2007 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
A's new SE Bay ballfield lacks proper permits!
Neighbors demand it be torn down already!
god that neighbor
lady sounds like a bitch. since when is having a free super nice safe ball field a bad thing? if i was a kid around there i would be on that field every day all summer long.
I don't know about you, but I'd be pretty
pissed if my 750K investment decreased in value because someone decided to circumvent the law and build without a permit.
your 750k depreciated because of the
by theblackpearl on Aug 28, 2007 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
still, it's a poor precedent to set.
I like to think stories like these might give the property owner and the city a chance to talk about what's really important (having a ballpark for the kiddies vs. NIMBY types), but the owners are clearly in the wrong.
Although it looks like a nice field.
by popcornjames on Aug 28, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
There's a big difference, though.
According to the story, this guy did not get the permits he was required to. This wasn't a group of residents protesting against something that the city had OK'd. His mendacity was the only thing that caused a first stop-work order to be rescinded, then another stop-work order was ordered, and he filed his permits late.
Furthermore, it's not a full ballfield, only a practice facility. It's not like the kids are going to be playing there. It's not big enough. Because of its size, the fences won't keep balls from flying into the neighborhood (such as it is). I suspect he would generate less sympathy if he had built a private golf course without permits that would allow dimpled missiles to fly out of the facility. This isn't all that different, especially considering it's not a public practice facility.
Finally, it's got artificial turf. What the hell kind of douchebag builds an artificial turf field in the bay area?
Agreed on all counts
Especially the artificial turf...if you can afford to build your own exclusive custom baseball-themed play area, surely you can afford to water the damn grass.
Also annoying: the full stadium lighting rig. I've gotta think those dark quiet Danville nights lose a little something when lit up by a blazing set of metal halides, irresistably drawing in Kinsella-esque romantics like moths to a flame. Oh, yeah, and moths, too.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 28, 2007 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently, grass is too difficult to maintain
around here. The school is ripping up our large field - big enough to hold 5-7 softball games at one time - and replacing it with FieldTurf. Easier for facilities, probably conserves water -- but a real shame for summer evening softball.
Berkeley High does that
Artificial turf for their football stadium, which does double duty for soccer, track, various rec leagues and neighborhood uses, etc. For fields in heavy use maintained by large institutions, the price difference is supposedly quite large.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 28, 2007 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
an environmentally-minded one, perhaps?
I agree with you 100% on all the other points you've made in this thread -- but look at the sere, scruffy landscape surrounding the practice field. I don't want to think about how much water it would take annually to keep that field green.
It was partially a tongue-in-cheek coda.
That brown landscape is par for the East Bay course in the summer time. But there ain't nothing like the green Mt. Diablo after the spring rains.
Perhaps you're unfamiliar with the constant "K"
K = (true value of home)/750. So 750K = true value of home.
I did send a note to the City Attorney ...
... suggesting that turf would look pretty good at the over-used local dog park.
Dandyville has numerous well-manicured ballfields and other public park facilities. This thing was nothing but an ego trip. It'll be fun watching this battle of the well-heeled assholes, but the Town's permitting process will lose all credibility if they let this thing stay up.
Personally, I've had my eye on a replica of the Matterhorn that I think would look good in my yard...
by The Dogfather on Aug 28, 2007 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Man sucked through drainage pipe
http://www.koco.com/news/13992895/de...
And it has nothing to do with Senators from Idaho
if Idaho ...
... I'd not be in the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport.
Just how old *is* Larry Davis?
And has he ever been to Vienna?
Did you know that ...
... Tom Cruise didn't know he was in that vampire movie until three months later?
trade Davis to the Dodgers ...
... so that when he treats Brad Penny, he can snarl, "Eat lead, copper!"
I'm sure most people have seen this
but I think she answered the question perfectly (seeing as I now understand why 20% of Americans couldn't find the US on a map).
So...
it's really not a scholarship program...
Host Mario Lopez was just happy
to meet someone dumber than him
flared polo collar = douchebag
flared polo collar at the 'tute = douchebag with no self-awareness
my favorite story...
from the miss teen usa pagean is this...
guess what the winner of the contest wants to be for a living.
yes miss teen usa wants to be a reporter on a tv entertainment news program. ah, the dreams of youth. president, astronaut, world famous scientist...nah, i wanna be someone that schlocks the perverse details of celebrities lives.
jeez, this country is so screwed.
at least it's realistic
she knows what she's good at (looking good) and knows which professions value that above all else (face on a tv)
Sadly, the runner-up's dream was to marry rich, get fat, and learn spanish from Mexican novellas.
isn't she supposed to be a role model
or something. a guide for kids to achieve excellence of some sort?
instead, she's a dingbat who wants to add no value to the world?
and i'm supposed to see the positive in this? i don't think so.
not everybody can be a rocket scientist
and I seriously doubt she's supposed to be a role model to anyone other than other "dingbats"
Shoot
A former Miss Teen USA lived in my freshman dorm in college. She was absolutely brilliant, and is now a doctor...
... my how we have lowered our standards in 10 years...
by RickeySteals on Aug 28, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
"add no value to the world"?
if by value you mean your own value system, but in an economic sense she would be adding value to the world.
When I was a young lad
Miss Teen Hawaii was my babysitter. She was way smarter than this South Carolina dingbat. Not as hot, though.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 28, 2007 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Death to ragweed!
if you invented an allergy cure, it'd be ...
... a ragweed-to-riches story.
My cure:
Move west!
as a strikeout pitcher, Cahill's nickname ...
... should be "K-Hill" (he deserves it more than this guy).
oh, I don't know.....
53 K's in 210 career at bats, that seems to be well deserved..... ;)
by gigglingone on Aug 28, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
AZ Fall League Rosters
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...
A's are:
Jerry Blevins LHP
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/playe...
Jeff Gray RHP
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/playe...
Jay Marshall LHP
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/playe...
James Simmons RHP - surprised, given desire to limit innings
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/playe...
Anthony Recker C
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/playe...
Cliff Pennington SS
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/playe...
Kind of a sad bunch
I guarantee you
that the one and only reason Simmons is on there is to develop his breaking pitch(es). Throw in a curve or a slider and he's Blanton-with-a-changeup, which is pretty good.
Bobblehead?
Hey... if someone could help a starving college NRAF out by getting a Mark Ellis bobblehead for me tonight, I'd gladly reimburse all ticket/shipping costs. Thanks so much!
I doubt I can help you but if I do get two I'll
let you know. BTW, anyone have an idea how early you'd have to get there to get one, on a Tuesday night after (most) schools are back in session? Or, better put, how late one can get there and still have a shot at one?
Another Bradley Article
In case anyone is interested in dead horse beating
by wordfromthewise on Aug 28, 2007 2:12 PM PDT reply actions
oy, that lede
That Milton Bradley was quietly working a USA Today crossword puzzle at his locker before the start of this week's key NL West series with Arizona is perfect in that six years and five organizations into his major-league career, he remains unsolved and far from completely filled in.
Unfulfilled talent? Troublemaker? Still maturing? Misunderstood?
All of the above?
Howzabout "Really easy to figure out correctly, but also a tabula rasa onto which any dimwit can write any combination of letters he chooses, no matter how well they fit the clues."
But this is pretty accurate
What you hope, simply, is that you have one heck of a romance before the break-up.
"unsolved and far from completely filled in"
I think the writer stole this lede from the Boston Globe's coverage of the Big Dig.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 28, 2007 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
or perhaps he was watching Miss Teen S. Carolina
JoKe signs minor-league contract w/Jays
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...
Cats: Not so f’in funny anymore
Someone has made a response to LOLcats, presenting by way of contrast the grim reality of actually owning a feline.
Also: someone set the Burning Man ablaze four days early. I swear, officer, it wasn’t arson, I was only blowing the butane flame kisses as part of my camp’s foreplay ritual.
(boing...boing...)
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 28, 2007 2:47 PM PDT reply actions
Centered right near the Claremont Hotel...again
We could use one on Friday night or Saturday morning to scare the crap out of those Tennessee football players.
"Would you say this is the time to panic?"
Yes, Kent. Yes I would.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 28, 2007 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh...
A measley 3.0? I don't get out of bed for anything less than a 5.5...
A 3.0 isn't even good enough to shake a martini, much less cause me to panic
by RickeySteals on Aug 28, 2007 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh
See, they all cause me to panic, because I'm totally not of the mind that this is the fault "letting out some earthquake energy in small bursts...". The big one is totally coming.
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