DFA now just FA

by Helloooo 1st on Oct 30, 2008 7:18 PM PDT Comment 58 comments

C-c-c-can it be? EMIL BROWN FILES FOR FREE AGENCY

I thought I'd have more to say on this subject but surprisingly I'm at a loss for words. I was really hoping Forst or Beane would come out and say "You don't file for free agency because I DFA you!" but there was no such luck. Seemed like a nice guy at FanFest this past year and started off pretty well for us (not counting his baserunning in Japan) but obviously tailed off quickly and then turned into a grouch. Oh well...

Now for the sobering numbers:

All told, he batted .244 with 13 homers, 59 RBIs and a .297 on-base percentage in 117 games.

So long DFA, we hardly knew ye.

Also in that link is the fact that time is counting for the A's to decide on Alan Embree's fate. My fingers are crossed that he'll be bought out and shown the door. There's no need for a guy who can't get outs on this staff any more, especially at that price.

Update alert: Embree Declined. This probably means the end of the aged one, and for some reason we claimed a 33-year old "hitter" from Miluakee. Hooray! Offensive troubles cured!

via asthruz.mlblogs.com

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I was just about to put this as a fanpost!

oh well. Here’s a link for all of the people who filed for free agency. some of the names on there are kinda interesting…

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Felipe Lopez intrigues me -

His HR totals in the majors (2001-08) go: 5, 8, 2, 7, 23, 11, 9, 6. What’s up with the 23? Do I want to know?

Also, this year with Washington (100 games) he hit .234 and slugged .314. With St. Louis (43 games) he hit .385 and slugged .538. Hello.

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by Nico on Oct 30, 2008 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

bleh

He can’t play defense and has a bad attitude.

by AgitationStation on Oct 31, 2008 5:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Took me a minute to figure out you were talking about Felipe Lopez...

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 31, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You should just take the "Your 2008 Athletics:" out of your sig line

by GusanoQuemador on Oct 31, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

did you think the "h" was a "z"?

Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 31, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's an Emil Brown thread, right?

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Oct 31, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i was referring to AgitationStation's subject line

Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 31, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you for explaining.

I was racking my brain. (How DOES one rack his own brain?).

Now that it’s become clear, I chuckled, however belatedly.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I looked it up!!

Rack: a cause or state of intense suffering of body or mind, or a pair of antlers…

So I guess you just make your brain suffer, or dress it up with a pair of antlers. Interesting…

does that answer your question? Xp

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice job

Do you do windows? (not the computer kind)

BTW, there are other racks: a bat rack, to name one. And, well, I’ll just stop there.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just picked some random ones

I know there are other ones, but I kinda wanted to avoid a CGV.
and what do you mean windows?

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Like, do you wash windows, too?

Since you were handy with the rack thing, I wanted to see if there were other uses.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

depends. where do you live, and how much do you pay?

I charge 1million an hour. is that within your budget? or you can pay in A’s memorablia. Mark Ellis stuff is worth more. :)

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have an extra Travis bobblehead.

Call it a signing bonus.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok... that's a little closer to 1million!

you’re lucky though! I was going to go to that day, but I was TOO busy. I was too busy to even sleep for about a month, much less go to a game!
hmm… for the bobblehead, I’l be generous; I’ll clean one square inch of one of your windows.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I almost forgot about that.

But that would have been my office. Windows get dirty here, too.

Deal.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

neat. where do I go?

now you’re making me want to go on Ebay. was that your intention?

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 31, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is another definition of rack

but I don’t think 67 was trying to turn his size B brain into a C or D…

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Oct 31, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

{Still trying to figure out if I should be offended; goes back to racking brain}

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd put the thalamus in the middle

and then put sections of cerebrum and cerebellum around the outside, alternating as much as possible.

Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough

by andeux on Oct 31, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 31, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if you ground them up, mixed them with cayenne, and stuffed them in the meninges ...

… would that be andeuxy sausage?

Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 31, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Arizona: Cruz, Juan (RP)

Get it done, Billy.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 30, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gotta revisit the burn, don't you.

The Dirty Canuck of the now.

by Blicks on Oct 30, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

can we bring back

Payton, Mulder and Bradley too?

by buddahead9 on Oct 30, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

somewhere, Charles Thomas is raising his hand

'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long

by DyeLongJustice on Oct 31, 2008 7:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dan Meyer tried to raise his hand, but it hurt too much to do so

Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 31, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And this

is a link to the “top 50” as determined by SI.

Apparently we should sign Giambi and Pudge (???) while the Angels sign K-Rod and Dunn. If Dunn gets signed by Anaheim, I will be a very saaaaad panda.

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Oct 31, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does Pudge actually have any above-replacement value anymore?

Wouldn’t he have to throw out like 650 runners or something to be useful at this point?

by thejd44 on Oct 31, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hence the backup role suggestion by SI

'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long

by DyeLongJustice on Oct 31, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not a chance

I don’t think you’d want to pay his salary just for backup duties.

by VORP is too nerdy on Nov 1, 2008 4:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i didn't say sign him! dear lord no...i'd rather pay a lot less for a crappier backup

because, after all, we do have Zooks who doesn’t take a whole heck of a lot of time off. Signing Pudge would be an unbelievable waste of money. Not only are we wasting money, but that’s bound to make him upset that he’s getting very little playing time. Bad situation all around. Just keep Bowen or bring up Powell or something.

'That's something we do...thirteen hits and not score'-Terrence Long

by DyeLongJustice on Nov 1, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The list in general looks kind of lazy..

20% of the players are just “Oh, I think they’ll go back to their old team!” Mark Grudzielanek and Edgar Renteria back to the Cardinals? Griffey back to the Mariners? Giambi back to Oakland?

by VORP is too nerdy on Nov 1, 2008 4:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Appearently SI's Inside baseball guy is an idiot

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Nov 1, 2008 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Umm, woot.

The Dirty Canuck of the now.

by Blicks on Oct 30, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like that picture.

Except it reminds me of Rich. Sigh.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 30, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

{sobs}

I’ve been doing a lot of that lately…

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is the ugliest floor I have ever seen in my life

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Oct 30, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

they've had it for a while. I think they're hoping it'll bring them luck from the old days.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Old days like 1972?

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 30, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know. just not now.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The game's over.

What are you doing up?

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 30, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have nothing else to do.

what do you expect, when my friends call this site “my virtual home?” what are you doing up?

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Oct 30, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yay!

"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08

by doctorK on Oct 31, 2008 8:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That second picture is classic

by GusanoQuemador on Oct 31, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

World's longest slide

A la Old Spice commercial

au contra ire

by JediLeroy on Oct 31, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The DFA Poetic Interlude

Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 31, 2008 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wonder if Embree will be offered arbitration to try and snag a draft pick when the Giants sign him?

by mikev on Oct 31, 2008 2:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I would prefer the slegnA sign him.

He would make a perfect complement to K-Rod and Speier, my two favorite Angels relievers.

The Dirty Canuck of the now.

by Blicks on Oct 31, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is Bootcheck still around, or did they DFA him?

Cos he was my favourite.

by OldhamA on Nov 1, 2008 4:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Signing Embree -- are the Giants going on a youth movement?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Oct 31, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't count your chickens just yet.

It isn’t time to celebrate until he signs a contract to play in Korea, or if he’s lucky, Japan.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Nov 2, 2008 3:20 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Or the Angels.

The Dirty Canuck of the now.

by Blicks on Nov 2, 2008 6:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Or until the FA DFA

is pronounced DOA.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Nov 2, 2008 7:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Which, if he signs with the Angels,

will stand for “dead on a rival.”

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Nov 2, 2008 7:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs