A's Related Tidbits
by notsellingjeans on Dec 12, 2008 10:03 AM PST
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Quick and random baseball-related thoughts to help you get through Friday:
Today is final day for teams to non-tender players who are under contract for '09. Those players will then become free agents for all teams to sign. This year's "non-tender" crop might be better than usual due to the changing economic times. Typically, these are players in the last two years of arbitration (starting to get expensive), and their teams have made an evaluation that their pending raise won't be worth the return in terms of performance.
Today's non-tender deadline is also the last significant off-season transactional deadline date in the offseason of any kind, really. From here until February, of course there will be FA signings and trades, but there won't be any new players added to the available talent pool.
The A's 40-man roster stands at 40 after yesterday's Rule 5 selection. I think the A's deserve a lot of credit for how well they evaluated their own talent - not only did the team not lose any players, but, they didn't go crazy in terms of protecting fringe players, either. The team managed to keep Sellers, Kilby, and Recker...and yet they didn't even have to give up a 40-man roster slot to do it.
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Not surprised to see Sellers and Recker around
A little shocked no one gambled on Kilby.
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by grover on Dec 12, 2008 10:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Post Rule 5...
Now that the Rule 5 draft is done, can they take easily take players off the 40, or do they go through waivers as usual? Say the A’s signed Furcal, for example, and they needed a spot. Do they then expose someone to being picked up by another club?
by BaltimoreAN on Dec 12, 2008 10:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, somebody will have to be waived from the 40 man if Furcal is signed.
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ben Copeland...Place Holder?
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Seems like a bad idea. Why bother drafting him and paying the money to do so in that case
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know, i was kidding?
i just really don’t get why you’d pick him when you could pick skelton. like, it really makes no sense to me whatsoever, unless Rajai days are numbered…but then that doesn’t make sense bc we should have just outrighted him then. so ya i dont know.
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 5:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Beane's buying a football team
Ben Copeland…Place Kicker?
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Dec 12, 2008 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Ben plays soccer?
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if powell was at all healtthy
and the injuries that ended his 07/08 seasons that backup catcher job would be his
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 12, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
When i saw Powell in Sacramento I was suprised at how overweight he was.
Think of Joe Blanton and add 30 pounds.
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by miggyk2 on Dec 12, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His weight fluctuates a lot.
One season I saw him in the spring and I wondered why so many people were harping on his weight. He was in pretty good shape. I saw him again in September and I would guess he weighed 260-270 pounds. The following spring, his weight was down again. While he has a fair amount of ability, it’s not easy for a team to invest in a guy with his health and fitness issues.
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by Monday Fan on Dec 12, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
One would assume that his weight would probably go up when he hurt his legs and couldn't work out.
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but man,
that just proves he’s got some sort of problem. Not everyone gains 30 lbs anytime they get a leg injury. I can’t understand Pro Athletes with weight issues.
by ohmangoAs on Dec 12, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Powell exclaimed to BB; "20pc McNuggets for $5"
"What do we do with Crosby? Well, in my neighborhood, trash goes out on Mondays." ~ Nico
by MMunoz33 on Dec 12, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but he don't eat meat!
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He loads up on donuts and Twinkies.
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he should learn how to swim...
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not his doctor and I don't know the specifics. Do you? Perhaps swimming wasn't an option?
But he’s a big dude. Big dudes tend to get bigger when they can’t work out or exercise. Blowing out a knee isn’t exactly something that’s easy to come back from, and I’m sure there was X amount of time where ALL physical activity was restricted.
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Right
but still, I’m thinking a dietary concern is a component of his problem.
by ohmangoAs on Dec 12, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't doubt that.
Actually, I wonder how much influence the organization actually has when it comes down to that sort of thing.
I wonder if they can say “Look dude, you’re gaining weight and we’re paying for you to go to a dietician and get yourself into better shape” or if they just have to tell him he needs to get his weight under control.
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I suspect it's genetic
The stories of his dad are, apparently, legendary among the scouts in the area.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that's unfortunate...
and something to consider when drafting or evaluating him…
by ohmangoAs on Dec 12, 2008 4:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
eh it's pretty rare to have signifcantly slow metabolism due to genetics
i’d guess its’ more of a lifestyle thing
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 4:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
you know
I haven’t read any studies,
but i do believe that there’s probably a significant genetic component.
by ohmangoAs on Dec 12, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Weight is heavily, heavily influenced by genetics. Not in the sense that there is a “fat gene”— it’s far more complicated than that. There’s an evolutionary tradeoff between storing calories and using them up, even at the primeval savanna hunter/gatherer level where food is scarce— you have to expend energy to find food, and if you store all your food instead of burning off a reasonable percentage of it, you won’t be a very successful hunter/gatherer.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i see what you're getting at
and i think you’re right in that humans have evolved to ‘pack it in’ when they can, so to speak. so in that sense, yes it’s genetic. however, body weight tends to stay in equilibrium with adequate exercise followed by a balanced diet. the body actually regulates calories in versus calories out quite well when exercised.
the human body has evolved with exercise as a necessity. it is only in the last 100 years or so that we have engineered our way out of that (cars, electronics, other labor-saving devices). it actually regulates itself quite well when it has some amount of stress (exercise) placed upon it. exercise can actually supress appetite since raised body temperature has a supressing effect. it also burns calories (of course), decreases post prandial lipids, and causes the body to use more fat as the primary source of energy. basically, it forces to the body to store less of the energy consumed as fat. if powell is injured and just sitting on the couch, of COURSE he’s going to gain weight (assuming he’s not restricting his diet). i think ANYONE would gain weight eating like they used to when the exercised, even though they are not.
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
thus
making Samoans a great match for the NFL
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Dec 12, 2008 5:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, although I'm not aware of any particular geographical reason
why they tend to be heavy (by comparison to, say, Andes Indians who have large chests— pretty obvious why they’re shaped that way). Probably just a combination of the founder effect (random genetic warping resulting from an area being settled by only a small number of people) and sexual selection.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 6:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
ya it would be interesting to know
i guess my point is that the majority of the US population that is overweight is probably due more to lifestyle than genetics. you can’t tell me that the recent increase in obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, etc etc is due more to genetics than simply the advent of the modern car. however, it is plausible that i could be due to genetics. i definitely wouldn’t put money on it, but since i don’t know him or have his medical records, i can’t deny that it’s a possibility either
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i think anyone tends to get bigger when they dont' work out or exercise
but eat like they are still working out or exercising (if that makes sense). a lot of athletes go through it, especially lifelong athletes like I’m sure Powell has been. i was purely joking when i said he should learn how to swim. swimming in itself is actually not a good weight loss exercise since the temperature of the water tends to alleviate raised body temperatures, and that generated heat is the cause for supressed hunger from other workouts (like running). also, swimming is in the middle group of endurance/calorie burning exercises in that it takes significant skill to be able to burn a lot of calories. I doubt powell would be able to swim enough to keep the weight off in just a few months time (unless he was previously a swimmer). however, i kind of agree with ohmangoAs in that he IS getting paid a lot of money for his physical ability and skills, so he should do whatever it takes to keep them pristine at all times. but you are right, i’m not his doctor nor do i personally know him, so your guess is as good as mine.
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 4:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't
Maybe a few pounds but not the kind of weight Powell has put on and taken off at least a couple of times.
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by Monday Fan on Dec 13, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The timing of this suggests
that they had Bowen’s contract all ready to go, but were waiting for the Rule 5 draft. Maybe Skelton was the A’s second choice if someone ahead of us had taken Copeland?
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by iglew on Dec 12, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why would anyone ahead of us take Copeland?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Dec 12, 2008 4:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The same reason we would take him,
i.e., …. um, I don’t know, but we did.
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by iglew on Dec 12, 2008 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Poetic Interlude imminent
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Dec 12, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
CHAD GAUDIN!!!!!!!!!!!
According to the MLB Winter Meetings Blog, they cooked up a list of possible guys not given arbitration.
That list includes one of our own favorites: Chad Gaudin
I say we pick up Chad ASAP. we all know he has a bit of health issues from time to time, but he is a quality pitcher, and I think he was really getting used to the starter roll.
I think he would be a terrific pick up in terms of a fan favorite. I recall the HUGE threads that bemoaned the loss of Gaudin. We all knew Harden was gone, but losing Gaudin too was the shocker that really killed us.
Get this guy back in the fold! We will need 5-6 starters available anyways to start the year. Plus a bunch of our stellar prospects will not be ready in April to jump to the bigs.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
by ru155 on Dec 12, 2008 11:28 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
5-6 starters?
Duke
Gallagher
Eveland
Braden
Gio
Outman
Gaudin would be nice, but he’s had yet another year of not being in the rotation.
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like all those guys to varying extents
But I can’t say I’m confident in what to expect from more than two of them. I wouldn’t mind having Gaudin as starter insurance.
by thejd44 on Dec 12, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, but I dunno what he'd cost and I'd rather have Randy Johnson.
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 12:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't imagine Guadin would cost more than a million
But I’d also rather have Randy Johnson.
by thejd44 on Dec 12, 2008 12:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nontenders generally sign for very cheap
Well under 1MM, unless there’s exceptions.
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd think Gaudin would prefer to go somewhere he could start. O's? Nats? Braves?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Dec 12, 2008 4:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
he wasnt a fan of his role
last season, so maybe he might not be open to coming back…i see kevin correia kind of similar to gaudin’s role
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 12, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
this
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Dec 12, 2008 10:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, how long will it be till
AN loses the goDan fetish? I mean, after the harden trade, people literally were saying they were more disappointed to lose Gaudin than they were about Harden. Dude’s not as good as we think he is. One excellent 1/2 season does not a good pitcher make.
For all we know, he just got lucky that half season, and had 8 home games, 2 road.
by ohmangoAs on Dec 12, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He pitched really well in 06
Just out of the pen. ( He started in sac that year and was really good.) And his era for oakland last year was in the mid 3s. I think safe to say he is a good pitcher and not lucky.
by skalordes on Dec 12, 2008 6:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Tip of the cap to Beane on the "protect or no?" decision, for sure
It’s possible that all three of those guys fall into that category of guys that DePodesta says are actually better protected by NOT being put on the 40-man— someone would put a waiver claim on them, but they’re too iffy to take in Rule 5.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 12:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
chris burke non tendered
long time beane favorite, plays multiple positions
tried to get him for byrnes a few yrs ago
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 12, 2008 12:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Must be the 583 OPS he sported last year...
How could he NOT be a favorite?
by BaltimoreAN on Dec 12, 2008 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ooo! Does he profile as a 4th OF? Can he do lots of thing barely competently, and none of them well?
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Dec 12, 2008 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you have to have a contingency plan.
What if Copeland, Davis, Denorfia, Murton, Buck, and Cunningham ALL GET HURT AT THE SAME TIME?
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, the "Marco Scutaro, starting outfielder" episode deeply scarred Beane's psyche
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by monkeyball on Dec 12, 2008 12:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
eh that or Cust in LF
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
actually, given the a's history the past couple years
that’s not an unreasonable contingency
by Josh Deletchi on Dec 12, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
at least he's consistent
exactly 27 walks in each of the last 3 years. that counts for something right?
by chipper1001 on Dec 12, 2008 1:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a feeling Ed Wade's Astros get him.
A certain playoff incident comes to mind. It’s probably the only good thing Chris Burke has done in his entire MLB career.
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's always funny when you have those "boy, no winners there" scenarios
Eric Byrnes is apparently being discussed in trade talks for Julio Lugo, which tells you how far his stock’s dropped…
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by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 3:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Burnett to Yankees...
Recession? What’s that?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8932446/Sources:-Yanks,-Burnett-reach-5-year,-$82.5M-deal
by Dr Pez on Dec 12, 2008 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Burnett ---------> Yankees
I’d say something mean, but I won’t. Well, there goes a Teixeira suitor bye bye.
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 2:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
2 players getting 1/4 BILLION dollars between them.
Insanity.
by mikev on Dec 12, 2008 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i was talking to my friend about this
he’s a dodgers fan, and he’s pretty pleased, as it means the yanks won’t sign Lowe and screw the Dodgers with a sandwich pick rather than a first rounder.
I see this effecting the A’s in two ways:
1. Yanks are our of the Texeira sweepstakes, surely? let’s hope he goes to Boston (or Nats or Orioles) in a lesser of two evils type scenario
2. The Yanks are presumably out of the Holliday sweepstakes next year (not that they’d have huge interest in him, presumably, aside from, yknow, him being good and all). If the Red Sox got Texeira, presumably they would be too (similar caveats).
or am i oversimplifying things?
BB should send scouts to watch cricket players.
by alea iacta est on Dec 12, 2008 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
JP must be pissed right now.
No first round pick for AJ.
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 3:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
let's hope
he doesn’t take out his anger by deciding he really does want furcal afterall…
BB should send scouts to watch cricket players.
by alea iacta est on Dec 12, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yanks aren't out of the Holliday sweepstakes
Next year they have $26 million in left fielders alone coming off the books (Matsui and Damon).
I think they’ll be a likely suitor – especially if they don’t invest in an elite this offseason.
The Yankees are about to gain an additional $200M a year in revenue in their new stadium. They should be players for the top tier of FAs, every year.
"I'll make a list for the record. These people should be trusted: Sal, andeux, rfloh, danny...and no one else. Certainly not me. And even extra super-certainly not NSJ."
by notsellingjeans on Dec 12, 2008 3:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I left out the word "offensive player"
I think they’ll be a likely Holliday suitor – especially if they don’t invest in an elite offensive player this offseason.
"I'll make a list for the record. These people should be trusted: Sal, andeux, rfloh, danny...and no one else. Certainly not me. And even extra super-certainly not NSJ."
by notsellingjeans on Dec 12, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
boooo
piss on my parade, huh.
i guess it’s time to work on the kidnapping plan, then.
BB should send scouts to watch cricket players.
by alea iacta est on Dec 12, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If the Red Sox get Teixeira, I have a feeling they extend Bay.
No way will they keep Teixeira and Holliday and Ortiz and Drew. They probably can afford it, but I strongly, strongly doubt they do it.
I wouldn’t count them out of the Holliday sweepstakes though. Unless they sign Teixeira, they won’t be out of the Holliday sweepstakes, and even then, no. The Yankees will be the biggest competitiors for Holliday, especially if they don’t make the playoffs again.
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think they'd either go for Holliday or use Reddick. I'm not seeing a bright future for Bay.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Dec 12, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the yanks could still go for lowe
according to MLBTradeRumors.com, so yes that would suck for the dodgers. the yankees are going to be genuinely scary again. the past few years, they haven’t had the best of rotations (well, for a team that has a 200 mil payroll, at least). but now that pavano is off the books and they aren’t running out kei igawa or whoever else slop they thought would be a good idea, they are bound to be back in the playoffs. i hate the yankees.
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Yankees getting these guys is bad ...
the Red Sox getting them is worse.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
by Vacafan on Dec 12, 2008 5:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
seriously
I freaking hate those smurfing Yankees. Enough already.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Dec 12, 2008 5:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i'm hating the red sox almost as much as the yankees nowadays.
the sox really are like 90% yankee when it comes down to it. they have a ridiculous payroll and ridiculous players. the only few differences is that they have a better GM, a less annoying owner, and less championships. but please, their fans are just as bad as some of the yankees fans.
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by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i find, in the bay area at least
the Red Sox fans are way more irritating than the Yanks fans that I know.
especially with their faux blue collar schtick. and i find that the Yanks fans seem to care a little about baseball beyond the Yankees, at least.
but that’s just my personal experience of things
BB should send scouts to watch cricket players.
by alea iacta est on Dec 12, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Yankees are planning to sign Lowe.
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by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 4:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
A pitcher with a high groundball rate doesn’t seem like a good fit for the Yankees, considering their subpar infield defense.
Root for the Giants? Not even if they're playing al-Qaeda!
by Monday Fan on Dec 13, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
How much did we pay this guy?
Neel played for Oakland from 1992 to 1994 and also played in Japan and Korea before purchasing a resort island in the Republic of Vanuatu, where he has lived since 2000. The small chain of islands is located about 1,000 miles east of Australia.
"RIP: UserID: 553"
by Masaryk on Dec 12, 2008 3:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Geez, what an idiot
If you own an island in the South Pacific, you don’t neglect your children—you exploit them as cheap labor!
I'll send you a postcard from Space Mountain. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Dec 12, 2008 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You can neglect your children when you own your own island
‘Cause unless you’re a total idiot, no extradition!
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Dec 12, 2008 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
but he WAS an idiot
Got arrested coming off the plane at LAX…
I’m thinking, if the state’s been after me for eight years for child support, I probably won’t fly to that country anytime soon……
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Dec 12, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hot Headed Dream Team
Would just love to see Lou and Milton on the same team……
Just picture those flare ups!
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by Masaryk on Dec 12, 2008 4:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
and in other (very) peripherally A's related news
the “forgotten man” of the Haren trade — Conor Robertson, just got traded to the Mets for Scott Shoenweis
by OaklandSi on Dec 12, 2008 5:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
and -- hey Petaluma A's fans!
Tampa Bay non-tendered Johnny Gomes today
by OaklandSi on Dec 12, 2008 6:53 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
the Red Sox signed Marcus McBeth...remember him?
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 8:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of ex-A's
i miss Billy McMillon
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 8:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but more as an outfielder than a pitcher.
Root for the Giants? Not even if they're playing al-Qaeda!
by Monday Fan on Dec 13, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Why would the Mets trade their best LOOGY for an AAAA reliever
when their biggest division rival just added a lefty bat in Raul Ibanez. Well, they have Feliciano though to be the LOOGY.
Show’s .594 OPS against lefties could come in handy….. But, LOOGYs can be found on the scrap heap.
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Like this guy
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 11:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wiggington non tendered
though he’ll want casey blake type money
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 12, 2008 7:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he'll WANT it... he won't get it...
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by PaulThomas on Dec 12, 2008 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
if we still needed a 2b or an OF
I might consider him since he would be a slightly above average hitter (esp for 2b) and and slightly above average (well maybe average) fielder as well. oh well, i’d have to say unicorns are better.
"I'm on hold for now- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Dec 12, 2008 8:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
wigginton is not an average second baseman
he is a decidedly below-average infielder, in general.
"I'll make a list for the record. These people should be trusted: Sal, andeux, rfloh, danny...and no one else. Certainly not me. And even extra super-certainly not NSJ."
by notsellingjeans on Dec 12, 2008 8:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nontenders won't get Casey Blake type money.
although they both have very similar, equally bad, defense.
I think Wiggy is a Twin.
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by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 9:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
saito
obviously he has injury issue or he woukdnt be let go over 3mill, but he’s a dominant reliever
he was the highest ranking Relief pitcher in baseball on elias rankings
by Asfan4ever723 on Dec 12, 2008 8:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
LA IS A HORRIBLE HORRIBLE PLACE DON'T SIGN THERE.
Angels make 8 year offer to Teixeira.
Sign somewhere in the NL please. I wonder if the Giants could be interested… Sabean likes free agents…Too bad Teixeira isn’t over 30…
And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic...
by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 11:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I think unless the Sux top the offer the Angels land him
ugh
by OaklandSi on Dec 12, 2008 11:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Suxxxx can top that offer.
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by Blicks on Dec 12, 2008 11:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
maybe if he's offered a cabinet position
he’ll go to baltimore / washington?
grasping at straws a little here
BB should send scouts to watch cricket players.
by alea iacta est on Dec 13, 2008 1:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd expect he's a Republican...
Then again, you can always hide a token Republican as like Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or Transportation or some crap like that… no one even knows why those are cabinet posts…
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by PaulThomas on Dec 13, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The DoT has their own military force....
so that might not be a good idea.
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by alox on Dec 13, 2008 8:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think if a cabinet position is involved
He’d be at 1B for the White Sox ;)
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by batgirl on Dec 13, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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