Snap Judgments/Oakland Ink

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 3, 2008 10:51 AM PST in News

I know this has been mentioned in the DLD, but this kind of thing just cracks me up.

Most lopsided trade

The Diamondbacks traded for A's starter Dan Haren, who could give new Arizona teammate Brandon Webb a run for the Cy Young as the two go back-to-back for the next three years. Maybe by the end of the 2010 season, the A's and a couple of the six mostly no-name players they received in this swap will be back to competing.

I mean, seriously, how can someone say something like this unless they're only looking at 2008 and nothing beyond that? Then again, this guy seems to think that Brad Lidge will suddenly be a closer again and that Barry Bonds will be signing with the A's, so it kind of shows how much he keeps up with things. And I love how because someone in the traditional media hasn't heard of Carlos Gonzalez that he's one of a bunch of "no-names".

I'm not angry about it because I can see how someone looking strictly ahead to the upcoming year would feel that way about the A's dealing Haren. I just think that the traditional media is so focused on the here and now that they can never project longer than the immediate future. Then they all write in 2009/2010 about how the A's are suddenly great again with a bunch of no-names.

Any way, over the Christmas break I saw my brother and he showed me a new tattoo that he has of the Red Sox logo (in between the names of his children and his wife). It got me to wondering how many ANers might have an A's tattoo.

I'm kind of torn. While it is cool to see someone take sports so seriously that they have it permanently marked in their skin, I kind of reserve that level of devotion for my wife and daughter (I've got both of their names inked on my left arm since it's closest to my heart). Don't get me wrong, I considered for quite a while getting an A's logo, but I thought about it long and hard and decided that if something is going to be etched into me, there should love going both ways.

If you do have an A's tattoo, I'd love to see what it looks like, so grab that digital camera, snap a photo and insert it into the comments. Well, unless it's somewhere indecent (ahem, Sharon and Jennifer).

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Blez, you might like my son's new tattoo

(a work in progress, so this is not a photo of it... and it's actually a little smaller than that image, because it's on his upper arm...)

"It is almost impossible to exaggerate the complete unimportance of almost everything."

by Poppy on Jan 3, 2008 10:44 AM PST reply actions

Wow that's pretty cool

Although my favorite album of theirs is still Aenima. The eyes are really cool.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 3, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions

Who the hell is Sharon?

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Jan 3, 2008 10:47 AM PST reply actions

Yeah, seriously ;-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jan 3, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions

I'm terribly, terribly sorry

your brother is a Red Sox fan ... I only hope he has a bit more class than most of them.

VacaAsFan

by Vacafan on Jan 3, 2008 10:57 AM PST reply actions

I have one!

It's not an A's one, but it's a baseball. I don't know if I have a pic handy.

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jan 3, 2008 10:58 AM PST reply actions

How's this for lopsided?

The A's just sent Swisher to the White Sox for Gio Gonzalez and others. It was announced on The Score (WSCR 670 AM) in Chicago. Couldn't really keep myself from puking so I don't know who else is involved in the deal. This suuuuuucks.

by thejd44 on Jan 3, 2008 11:04 AM PST reply actions

Its actually not that lopsided

We also got right-handed pitcher Fautino De Los Santos and outfielder Ryan Sweeney. All 3 are studs

by GusanoQuemador on Jan 3, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions

where is the link?

haven't seen it anywhere

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jan 3, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions

Perhaps I overreacted...

But Swisher was not just my favorite guy on the team, but as a Chicago guy who used to root for the White Sox this is a personal slap in the face from Kenny Williams (yes, I have a complex whereby I believe the world revolves around me. So?).

I really like Sweeney though. I don't think he'll be better than 4 or 5 other young A's outfielders, but I like him.

Gonzalez has a ton of hype, and he should be about ready for the Majors. De los Santos seems far, far away.

I still don't think I like this deal.

by thejd44 on Jan 3, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions

What the hell........

They just announced the trade on MLB.com.

by WannaBeGM on Jan 3, 2008 11:10 AM PST reply actions

wow

Somebody'd better write a diary. Damn... this trade must have a big upside, because now that Haren (the heart) is gone, there goes the soul.

by Brian in 317 on Jan 3, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions

I blame this diary for the Swisher trade

Beane read the article and decided he needed to reassert his awesomeness.

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jan 3, 2008 11:23 AM PST reply actions

Brewers ink

I'm a lifelong Brewers fan, so I'll most likely never get a tat for logistical reasons...they've redone the logo 4 times in my 24-year lifetime, and who wants to spend the rest of their life looking at an outdated, but not old enough to be retro, logo?

by K.L.Snow on Jan 3, 2008 1:05 PM PST reply actions

why would you consider getting any brewers logo

other than this one?

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 Jan 3, 2008 2:51 PM PST up reply actions

Here's some Brewer fan heresy for you...

I've never been a big fan of the ball-and-glove logo, for a couple of reasons:

I'm sick of hearing about 1982 (AL pennant, last playoff appearance) and 1992 (last winning record). A 25-year-old World Series appearance is something you only talk about when you've had nothing else. I'm sick of seeing people point to 1982 instead of having a real conversation about why we haven't won since.

For whatever reason, when they wear that logo now for throwback days (recently, it's been every Friday or Sunday home game) they always seem to get their brains beaten in.

Don't get me wrong, I love my Brewers and their history. I was almost named after Gorman Thomas. I just wish we could start living in the present again.

by K.L.Snow on Jan 3, 2008 3:14 PM PST up reply actions

My A's tat

http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...

Here's to hopin' they don't change their team colors any time soon :)

"It's never 'just a game' if you're winning" - George Carlin

by bluelightrain84 on Jan 3, 2008 3:46 PM PST reply actions

I considered an A's tattoo, but...

It seems like every few years there's talk about them leaving the Bay Area, and I don't want a tattoo of the Indianapolis(or whatever) A's on my arm. And Blez, you're reason is really an excellent one. Does the team love me, or any fan? Not really.

I did have a dentist several years ago that offered the service of putting any design you like on a porcelain crown for an additional fee. Naturally, I had an A's logo put on mine. It was on the 2nd tooth from the back on my lowers, so it couldn't be seen unless I intentionally showed it. It wouldn't have been very good to have it on a tooth closer to the front of my mouth because then it could have easily been mistaken for a piece of spinach stuck on my tooth!

"He's a misfit. He gets along with everyone." - Reggie Jackson, describing Joe Rudi

by McFood on Jan 3, 2008 3:50 PM PST reply actions