Chat with Ryan Sweeney 12 noon PST
by RJ2549 on Dec 3, 2008 11:57 AM PST
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go to www.oaklandathletics.com and click on the link
I saw it earlier today and I am about to go to the link. I am sure many of you guys know about this already, but for those of you who don't, 12 noon PST, or 3 pm EST (which is where I live). Go to www.oaklandathletics.com and it will be in the flasher on the left of the screen. It was page 1 while ago. Not sure what it will be in a few, but all are invited to come on in!!
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I'm in it now
It is cracking me the eff up. So much RyDale material.
I’m the one that asked about his wrist tape :)
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
yaay there is alot to work with in terms of RyDale..haha. Love it. I liked that wrist tape question alot. Good one. I’ve gotten 3 questions answered already..yay haha
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 12:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
haha was that you saying you’re from RI? when i saw RI i wondered if it was you…
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t think of anything else to ask… well, nothing appropriate, anyways.
I really wish I could ask him what in the world was going on with his hair in his teenage years XD
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That is a fantastic question.
We should arrange an AN-moderated chat. No question is too random, personal, or inappropriate.
by whiteshoes40 on Dec 3, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Great idea!
“So, in your White Sox days you were attached at the hip to Brian Anderson, and now you’re attached at the hip to Daric Barton. So, having a major-league boyfriend… What’s that like?”
Or if I’m Jaiymeeie, “How great is that?”
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The things you can get away with when you're hot...
by OldhamA on Dec 3, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Anderson has moved on without Ryan..because obviously Ryan was VERY fast to move on past him. I think him and Daric are meant to be
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
??
do you have any pictures?? and if it was crazy, somebody probably did ask, but the mod said no.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Pictures of Ry's hair?
Yeah!
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It never gets old...lol
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Dec 3, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
THAT'S our Swooney!?!?!?!?
I’m adding this question to my list of what I’m going to ask him when I get his autograph.
What is WRONG with him in the last picture?!!?? and the second to last?!?!!??!
but, I laughed. A LOT.
This is going to be an interesting autograph session.
Thanks for the pics, schmifty!!!
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha. Wow. WTF was he thinking?
by walkoff baltimore chop on Dec 3, 2008 2:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We all have our screw ups look wise and get silly hair cuts we live to regret…especially when younger when we THINK we are cool..Ryan is a gorgeous man he just screwed up a few times..well ok, all of his teenage years…but hey, it happens!!! Hopefully he wore hats..alot
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember my pink hair days in HS
It looked ridiculous, and only lasted a few days, but was awesome.
Seriously. If I don’t find a job before the holidays start, I really want to redye my hair (probably not pink, maybe green or dark blue). If I can get some cheap dye, that is. Which probably won’t be a problem.
Jon Garland, pleasepleaseplease accept arbitration. Your mad iNNiNgZ eAtEr sKiLLz will be greater exemplified in next year's free agent class. kthxbai.
by Blicks on Dec 3, 2008 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You had pink hair?!?!!?
care to post any pictures? I wanna see!!!!
and if you dye your hair again, I would say green, for the holidays. Gotta be festive, right?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 4:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I don't think I have a pic
It was years ago, in HS, and it was only a few days. Pretty much, I did a day or so before a school trip, and when I got home, the parents made me dye it back.
Jon Garland, pleasepleaseplease accept arbitration. Your mad iNNiNgZ eAtEr sKiLLz will be greater exemplified in next year's free agent class. kthxbai.
by Blicks on Dec 3, 2008 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of festive though
I have naturally reddish hair (which is what color my hair is now).
Maybe just putting green streaks in it, to make it red and green? That’s kinda corny though. Hmmmm.
Jon Garland, pleasepleaseplease accept arbitration. Your mad iNNiNgZ eAtEr sKiLLz will be greater exemplified in next year's free agent class. kthxbai.
by Blicks on Dec 3, 2008 4:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm...
not terribly corny.
Christmas colors tend to be red, green, and white…. you could do all three! and then post a pic for us all to enjoy!!!
or you could just dye your hair with green in it and then go get snow/fake snow/whatever you can find that’s white and powdery in your hair for the white (that’s the cheap version)…
I am so having fun with this. but Google image sucks when it comes to trying to find hair colors.
if you actually do this you will be my hero.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 5:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Snowflake snow?
What “white and powdery” stuff can you get for your hair? I’ve already gotten the “you look like a crack addict” comment before (with my natural hair color, and in normal clothes), white and powdery stuff in my hair would get me dragged in for interrogation. That could be ugly.
I don’t want it to look TOO christmasy, I just want to do something off the wall with my hair.
And..I’m going up to see family over the holidays…muahahahahaha this will be fun.
Jon Garland, pleasepleaseplease accept arbitration. Your mad iNNiNgZ eAtEr sKiLLz will be greater exemplified in next year's free agent class. kthxbai.
by Blicks on Dec 3, 2008 7:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I was leaving it vague
so you could fill in the blanks with whatever you have handy. I would stick with the snow.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 8:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
after looking at it again...
he doesn’t have much variety in his wardrobe, does he?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I kind of thought the rowdy fan question sounded like you, too :)
I can see by the name that it was! haha
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I totally knew it was you!!!!
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL that would have been HILARIOUS had you asked about his hair. I wish you had lol
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 12:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I submitted about 10 questions
and none of them were asked!!
Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!
by RJ2549 on Dec 3, 2008 12:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Aw, I'm sorry!
Maybe there were a ton of people in there?
What did you ask about?
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it was the same for me... except I got one stupid question asked.
I was katrina14 ( I like Ellis too much) and I found out what type of dog he has. My stupidest question ever. the Mod hates me.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I asked tons more, like what did he think of the clubhouse atmosphere....
and some about just the team in general, but none were answered…. so finally I gave up and asked , “hey swooney, what’s it like to live with Staplehead? Do you like it/ him?” (the “it” meaning living with him) of course, that question was avoided.
I hate that mod.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
favorite defensive play, routines at the plate
clubhouse feelings about the move to Fremont
Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!
by RJ2549 on Dec 3, 2008 12:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I had fuuuuuun. I submitted like 5 and he answered 3 of them. I asked him about the rowdy fans hes come in contact with, his favorite ballpark to visit, and who in baseball does he idolize. Woooo
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 12:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
haha, you know
what types of questions are gonna make it through the A’s mod filter.
That sounds like a Jaymee Sire interview to me…future career? haha.
by ohmangoAs on Dec 3, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I figured it couldn;t have been too busy
since some of you guys had numerous ?s answered
Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!
by RJ2549 on Dec 3, 2008 12:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Lets see, the blue jays have some rowdy fans. They went back and forth with him before and he tipped his hat to them after he blasted a homerun. He thought he was going to be a pitcher and he idolized Maddux and Glavin and for the OF he loved Kenny Lofton. and his fav ball parks to play in are Seattle and Anaheim and he loved going to Yankee Stadium. Thats what i asked about and was told lol
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 12:40 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
His scouting reports as a pitcher seemed so good
I wonder what happened there.
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Good question. We def need to get him in here for a chat. Haha. I was impressed when he said Andy Pettitte was one of the toughest pitchers he has faced only because that’s my freakin idol right there lol
Ryan seems like a pleasent guy and apparently it’s an adventure for him to live with Daric..hmmm Lol
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 12:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
“Living with Dale, I’m learning all kinds of things I never knew before…”
;-)
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha oooooh the things to think right now. I won’t get into it. Gotta keep it clean.
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 12:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
You're SOOOO lucky!!!
I guess because you “kept it clean” the mod let your questions be answered. my questions… not so much. I guess asking about a dog is ok, but nothing else is……
But… “it’s an adventure every day”!??!!?!!! ummm….. MANY thing to think about on that one!
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Lol i liked the dog question. and I am happy to know he is a dog person. I love dogs Lol
haha and yeah…Ryan has no idea how the things he says..are viewed by us!
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 12:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
he thinks we have cleaner minds than we actually do...
at least for us AN girls. I don’t knw about the rest of the people on there…
I should have told him to go on AN!! I wonder what he would think then?
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I just checked my A’s pet calendar, and Ryan and Dale do not have the same kind of dogs. I’m confused. Don’t they wanna be twinsies anymore?! I figured Ryan’s dog must’ve been an anniversary present from Dale, but it seems Dale would give a pit bull, not a boxer.
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
pitt bull…boxer..close enough to the same! I guess!! Maybe Daric got Ryan a little boxer puppy thinking it was a pitt bull puppy only to learn it was a boxer. I love Daric but I do think that theory is possible…I doubt hitting his head on the bottom of the pool this past year was the first time he took a hard hit to the head..ya know. Jk Jk. I love Daric..I am sure he is a smart boy!
by ilovegregsmith on Dec 3, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I asked if it were true that he had a “TWDS” tattoo on his chest, but I didn’t get through.
Whatever.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Dec 3, 2008 12:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Except in this case, TWDS would stand for This is Where Dale… nevermind :)
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I laughed.
and I would have laughed more if that question had gotten though!!!! are you guys going to any of Swooney’s signings? You could ask him then, cuz there’s no mod to filter out… those kinda questions. I’m going to the parade signing thing… I could ask him then, depending on whether I decide if I want him to hate me forevermore or not.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 3, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh the things you can do with that “S”. Almost makes me blush.
Almost.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Dec 3, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
DAMN IT!!
I MISSED IT!!
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Dec 3, 2008 4:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fail.
I’m going to the Ryan-Travis autograph thingy on Saturday. Woo!
by whiteshoes40 on Dec 3, 2008 5:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
I figured you’d already bought your tix to Jamaica by now. And a Ry tracking device.
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
by schmifty on Dec 3, 2008 7:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
My unemployed life is very sad.
I thought I would be able to sit on my ass, watch Oprah and TruTV, eat M&M’s, and read books. No. I’ve been working my ass off trying to keep the repo man away from my car. No way I can afford Jamaica… or Oakland again this year.
I did travel to Iowa for Thanksgiving. Uncle’s house was like, two hours away from Cedar Rapids. Very sad.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Dec 3, 2008 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you find a job.
Jon Garland, pleasepleaseplease accept arbitration. Your mad iNNiNgZ eAtEr sKiLLz will be greater exemplified in next year's free agent class. kthxbai.
by Blicks on Dec 3, 2008 8:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Has the word "replevin" entered your vocabulary?
There are only a few ways for it to do so, and depending on your opinion of lawyers, somewhere between most and all of them are bad.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Dec 3, 2008 8:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, I'm okay. I was kidding.
I FINALLY started to draw unemployment. After NINE WEEKS! I was getting scared.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Dec 3, 2008 8:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The economy sucks.
Job-hunting right now is pretty much pointless… or, at least, it feels like it.
by whiteshoes40 on Dec 3, 2008 8:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are you also unemployed?
We should pool our money and travel around the country watching the A’s next season.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Dec 3, 2008 8:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm partially employed,
by which I mean that I have 2+ part-time jobs. And I don’t have a lot of expenses right now, so I don’t really have it that bad. But following the A’s around sounds like a good plan to me.
by whiteshoes40 on Dec 3, 2008 9:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Can I join the unemployed group?
Loves those little teams that can.
by SwisherGirl33 on Dec 4, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course. We're all-inclusive.
Except you have to give a small contribution of $99.99 each to Jennifer and me, so we can process your membership. But that’s the only condition… except for the monthly dues, but we can talk about that later.
by whiteshoes40 on Dec 4, 2008 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
This is a sad day.
While you guys were asking Ryan all these awesome questions, I was taking a chem midterm. And plus, I almost killed my betta fish today.
by Kimberly on Dec 3, 2008 5:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I wish someone could've asked...
If he would quit with that slap hitter approach so that he could develop some power…
Never, Never, NEVER give up
by hero66 on Dec 3, 2008 8:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I missed it...
Dammit, I would have loved to have been a part of it.
anyone know if there’s a link to where its archived?
any chance to hear it?
by stranahanahan on Dec 4, 2008 12:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
nothing to hear...
and not much to see. just head over to oaklandathletics.com and they have the log posted. I think someone posted the log here too, I just don’t remember where. Believe me, you didn’t miss much.
Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40
by #14fan on Dec 4, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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