DLD 2/21/08 Into the Fray
by mikeA on Feb 21, 2008 10:27 AM PST
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Print"Duke is going to gain a lot of weight this year," Oakland closer Huston Street said with a chuckle. "No more third-, fifth- and seventh-inning trips to the bathroom. But it's not because he's nervous, it's because he takes it so seriously. Justin shows up at 2 p.m. and he's thinking about pitching all day." Duchscherer has consulted a gastroenterologist who told him, the pitcher said, "There's a big connection between the brain and the gut," which - for an intense personality such as Duchscherer - can translate into some painful gastrointestinal issues. So pitching once every five days should help that and Duchscherer believes it will ensure greater health, period.Remember, Duke, you could always be Dan Johnson. On the other hand, the only thing I know about gastroenterologists is that Larry David had to pay one a visit, and his condition was Gereitis, so.... Forgot we had Todd Linden? So did I. According to the notes headline, he "likes the blue collar team":
I'm really excited because I think this side will be better. Over here, you get your hands dirty, it's a little more blue collar and I like the style of play. There's a little more youth compared to the other sidePresumably he means "the other side of Arizona" or something along those lines, as I don't think he'll be spending much time in the beautiful east bay. For the h8rs: M. Kuiper has your back. On the Giants:
"From a standpoint of a team trying to rebuild, it gives us a chance to see some young players,” he said. “It gives us a chance to see what these kids can do. Although rebuilding is probably not the right word, it’s retooling."Well put, sir. The preview is a popup? Seriously?
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Also from the Duke article, the answer
to the highly visible, wierdly placed "son in Pennsylvania", comment from the other day.
After last season, Duchscherer is in a much better frame of mind, period. Last year was extra rough. Not only was he essentially house-bound for two months after hip surgery, but he also was going through a divorce, something that has been complicated by custody issues involving Duchscherer's 4-year-old son.
Dude
Did you change your sig from the xkcd this week? Brilliance
by lurkerD on Feb 21, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Now wait, think
Wasn't it Duke that chose to miss his son's birth when he got called up to pitch, I think to start his first game? I knew right then his marriage was doomed. Going to try to find the story...
Yup
Found it.
Duchscherer, just called up from Triple-A Sacramento, pitched brilliantly in the A's 8-1 rout of the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, he had learned that his wife Michele had given birth to the couple's first baby. It may be possible to have a better day than that, but not by much.
elijah dukes also has a son in pennsylvania
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
didn't that used to be their license plate motto?
"You've got a son in Pennsylvania"
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
CUSTODY FIGHT!!!1!!
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
if all us fans of #32 got in a tiff ...
CUST TOADY FIGHT!!!!!!111!!!11
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
FTW!!1
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
I'm going to file that one under too much information
If I was Duke, I think I'd rather this article hadn't been written. Hmm, here's a sports page cover story about your digestive troubles and personal issues.
Of course, if I was Duke, monkeyball would think I was Ellis, and then Poppy would be following me home.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
I agree
I'd rather NOT know about Duke's bathroom troubles actually. sucks that he got divorced, was it because he was home-bound for two months? hhhmmmm?
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
There's some college BBall player with the same issue
(Texas A&M, maybe?)
In any event, the team has a new coach this year, and he was briefly alarmed to find his guy throwing up on the sideline during a game-- before being informed by some of the other players that he does it all the time.
There was also the David Beckham incident at the 2006 World Cup, although that was attributed to dehydration...
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
A few days old,
but still a classic headline at BTF:
"http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/raissman_suzyn_waldman_in_sticky_situation/"
Formerly known as hward86.
quotation marks?
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
I honestly have no idea where those came from,
and didn't notice them until you pointed them out.
I didn't put them there.
Formerly known as hward86.
I normally don't like Keith Law, but this
is funny.
Michael (NY, NY): KLaw, there's been some reports today of Jeter's and Gene Michael's outrage over the UPenn report. As an analytical guy, do you think the report has merit?Keith Law: (1:49 PM ET ) As a scouting guy, I think it has merit. If you watch Jeter even a few games and can't see how limited his range is to his left or how bad his footwork is, you're a bad evaluator. It's blindingly obvious. It should be a test teams give prospective pro scouts - break down Jeter's defense. If they say he's great or that he's clutch, they don't get the job.
Clutchy McClutch
They should also mention his 'Grit Factor' in an effort to win a scouting job.
Greatness?, Clutchiness?, Grittiness?
At least with those 3 'tools' you could be a scout for the NYY, LAA, or CHW!
No Harden and No Chavez make the A's go, something something...
Oh to have been a fly on the wall
Eric Byrnes dined with President Bush at the White House last month.
Oh, and he got married this winter too.
too much good stuff
Byrnes thinks he didn't get more PT with the A's because the guys in front of him were cheating:
he, particularly, may have been among those hurt by the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
“If anyone was cheated in this, I was one of the guys that was cheated, because I never did steroids. A lot of Oakland names have surfaced,” said Byrnes, who spent the first eight seasons (1998-2005) of his career in the A’s organization.“I’m competing with these guys for jobs, and they are trying to get the edge. If anyone should be upset, and if anyone should say we should continue to make a mockery of this and lead this witch hunt, it could be me.
In a story about meeting a Republican president, there's a link to a story about the D-Backs "waiting on Nixon" -- and the author of the column is named "Magruder" (any relation to this guy?).
Byrnesy's literary habits:
“The first book I really read, after ‘James and the Giant Peach’ and ‘The Outsiders,’ was ([George] Will’s [who organized the dinner]) ‘Men at Work,’ ”
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
Which is strange ...
because he got plenty of PT with the A's.
2003-2005 he played about 3/4 of the time.
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
plus all the A's named were infielders except
Guillen, and they played together, didn't they. Even his buddy FP was an infielder.
by theblackpearl on Feb 21, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
OK, Eric, if the whole drug thing is fair game
Please enlighten us about your habits with the clubhouse coffee pots: leaded or unleaded? Greenies? Were you playing naked, dude? Because I seriously doubt it.
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 21, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
if you "play naked" ...
... does that increase your chance of "catching Jennifer"?
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
too much good stuff
Byrnes thinks he didn't get more PT with the A's because the guys in front of him were cheating:
he, particularly, may have been among those hurt by the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
“If anyone was cheated in this, I was one of the guys that was cheated, because I never did steroids. A lot of Oakland names have surfaced,” said Byrnes, who spent the first eight seasons (1998-2005) of his career in the A’s organization.“I’m competing with these guys for jobs, and they are trying to get the edge. If anyone should be upset, and if anyone should say we should continue to make a mockery of this and lead this witch hunt, it could be me.
In a story about meeting a Republican president, there's a link to a story about the D-Backs "waiting on Nixon" -- and the author of the column is named "Magruder" (any relation to this guy?).
Byrnesy's literary habits:
“The first book I really read, after ‘James and the Giant Peach’ and ‘The Outsiders,’ was ([George] Will’s [who organized the dinner]) ‘Men at Work,’ ”
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
When I'm president
I'm going to sign an executive order prohibiting George Will from writing about baseball.
The A's colors are green and gold.
Delete the "about baseball" part of that sentence...
I'm not normally an advocate of censorship, but in his case I think it's called for.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
As a pundit,
he's one of the multitudes who may be safely ignored, according to taste. The problem is that his punditude leads people to the conclusion that he's super serious, causing people to gush "OOOh, it's that smart, serious guy, who writes about the National Pastime! Awesome!"
The A's colors are green and gold.
He's not even smart
He just plays a smart guy on TV.
Seriously. The only reason people think he's smart is that he dresses like a fop.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
it would be a weird day when there *isn't* a Coen Bros. ref at AN
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
this is true
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
nevermind
we're totally talking about different Dapper Dans.
Though you should note the toy at the bottom of the page.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Potty Monkey will also talk or sing everytime you place him on the toilet.
do not forget to throw away Potty Monkey's diaper and put on his Big Monkey underwear.
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
send him to Gitmo
'Course, then he'd likely end up writing about hooded-inmate cricket.
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
"trying to catch Jennifer"
I didn't realize it was contagious. Should I be using protection?
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
zing
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
furthermore ...
... do I have to go to Harvard to catch Jennifer, or can I catch Jennifer merely by going to clown college?
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
beat me to it
Brainless Automaton #439
by rubin sierra on Feb 21, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
too much indeed
Hey Jennifer--monkeyball's double- or triple-posting all his comments, in hopes that he will make a miracle comeback and beat you to 20,000.
When I was 11 or 12, I saw an SNL skit making fun of George Will. Later my uncle asked me about him and I said something like, "Oh he's stupid he doesn't know anything about baseball." Turns out my uncle had bought me a copy of the book as a birthday present; god I still feel like an asshole when I think of that moment.
Brainless Automaton #439
by rubin sierra on Feb 21, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Around the Tubes...
Prospectus ranks winter league pitching performances.
Still, a choice has to be made, so I'm going to rate the pitchers based on a pure component measure. I've been calling it the luck-free ERA or ERALF, but it's essentially the same thing as DIPS, done in a translation scheme where a perfectly average major league pitcher is 4.50. It is not the same thing as PERA—that uses actual hits allowed, while this uses expected hits. I'll also give the pitcher's regular translated ERA, based on actual runs, just so you can see the differences.
2. Dana Eveland, 3.99 ERALF, 4.24 NERA, 58 IP; Mexicali, MWL: Eveland started his pro career with the Brewers organization, went to the Diamondbacks as part of the Doug Davis/Johnny Estrada trade, and most recently became an Athletic thanks to the Haren trade. "Athletic" isn't a word used around Eveland too often, since his weight seems to be one of the reasons why he keeps getting stuck in the minors. In all fairness, it's not as big a reason as his terrible major league performances, despite minor league dominance. Interestingly enough, his luck-free ERA in the majors and minors is virtually the same over the last four years (4.69 major, 4.72 minor); in the majors he's given up 21 more hits than expected in only 63 innings, so his translated ERA is up around seven. Winter ball not being a major league, he did predictably fine, but we'll see how it goes in Phoenix this spring.
The Red Sox think Crisp and a prospect might be enough to get Blanton:
Then there’s Oakland, which traded two outfielders in the offseason (Swisher to the White Sox and Mark Kotsay to Atlanta). On paper, the Sox and A’s don’t match up, but already, there has been some internal discussion about packaging a top prospect with Crisp in an effort to land starter Joe Blanton.As it stands, the A’s projected center fielder is Chris Denorfia, a 27-year-old who played at Division III Wheaton College, missed last season with Tommy John surgery and has played in 67 big-league games.
And some schmuck on another blog takes a guess at the A's minor league rotations.
Is it the cw that
Anderson will start in AA?
Also, I am really sick of these Crisp rumors.
Also, good to see top flight poster Danny around.
The A's colors are green and gold.
The (BA) CW is he can earn a spot in AA
But the Stockton rotation is pretty full, and Anderson's already made 9 decent starts in A+. I think they'll bump him up.
**** the red sox and coco crisp
we're supposed to trade blanton for crisp because denorfia went to wheaton college?
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
norton, ma or wheaton, il? or both?
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
wes craven went to wheaton college
he did direct, um, the hills have eyes.
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
Massachusetts
See: the Cube.
I mean, no shit he went to a D-III college. He was a 19th round pick. Normally those guys don't exactly have lights-out amateur track records.
Although it's worth noting that he did hit .467 in his final season there, which was definitely a school record and might have been an NCAA record of some kind as well.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Dear Red Sox fans:
Sod off.
Billy Beane is not going to do you a favor and pay for three years of a league-average CF for a rebuilding team.
Jesus. It's as though the utter nonsensicality of it actually makes it MORE appealing to them.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
+1
Crisp rumours are a joke... maybe we should start faking them like BOS does.
I hear that Dan Johnson is being sought out by the Dodgers for Andy LaRoche + Kershaw.
Also, Jack Cust to the Indians for Grady Sizemore and Adam Miller.
No Harden and No Chavez make the A's go, something something...
nooooo
no adam miller. he's rich harden 2.0
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
all these stories on harden, crosby, chavez, dj, duke, linden...
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
brilliant
"...we don't score six, seven runs. We score three, four runs and play defense and pitch" - Eric Chavez (2006)
by pickinmachine on Feb 21, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
for a typo, that turned out ok...
A's new training regiment:
monkeyball's favorite video
The A's colors are green and gold.
Can we please ban that word... now?
It sounds way too much like a certain pornographic term.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Where/When have I heard that before...
Is that a Bobby Crosby Quote circa 2005, 2006, 2007, & 2008?
by Colorado Fan on Feb 21, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
random site i've never heard of
has yet another list of top prospects. from mcc.
did you know both barton and gio gonzalez are 22.4 years old, whereas carlos gonzalez is only 22.3?
17 Daric Barton
19 Gio Gonzalez
38 Carlos Gonzalez
39 Fautino de los Santos
49 Trevor Cahill
53 Brett Anderson
75 James Simmons
134 Henry Alberto Rodriguez
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
i was not
aware of that
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
I would not call the site random
They have been at it for a little while and are pretty good for being free, plus they actually interview prospects as well.
Actually, I would rate it as the top 2nd tier site for prospect rating. Behind the BP, BA, and Sickels group. Interestingly enough, this site teams up with another interesting site that does the top under 25 players.
And actually if any one was interested, then this site does a neat job of collecting all the major sites rankings.
p.s. I did not include ESPN's Keith Law because I think he is an absolute idiot. I would rank him like 3rd tier only because I don't know any one lower who actually has some broad perspective on prospects.
I confess that there are several parts of this Constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them. For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise.
— Benjamin Franklin
yay!
That's my friends website. I've posted a link a couple times here but that was awhile back. It's good to see them getting some AN attention :)
Hey!
drmmerchk created our banner. You coming to Spring Training this year? I'll be there March 6th-10th...could probably introduce you to some hot young ball players ;).
Thanks for the kind words bjk15.
Well, at least you've heard of us now xbhaskarx. Our monthly readership is only about 40,000, so we're still pretty small - trying to spread our wings more.
I'm really excited about the Rivercats this year. I'll definitely be heading out to some of their games.
Will Leitch chatted this morning at washingtonpost.com,
and linked to this site, which I'm sure a few of you have found.
Either way, it's funny stuff.
Formerly known as hward86.
WTF
Fielder takes meat off his menu as he opts for vegetarian lifestyle
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
Fielder reverts to eating meat or Harden gets injured...
which happens first?
Formerly known as hward86.
looks like they are taking a page from SF
Pittsburg, and Seattle.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
Looks to me like they're taking a page
from Shelob.
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 21, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Now, THAT's a tarp.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Feb 21, 2008 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Foulke already day-to-day.
"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM
OT: Lions and tigers and barriers, oh my!
Big cat exhibit at S.F. Zoo reopens today.
And there's this from the Tribune story:
Zoo keepers worked hard to challenge the four lions and four tigers mentally and physically while they were confined inside. They got new toys — from treats hidden in paper bags to large plastic garbage cans to chew on — and had their digs spiced up with such delectable smells as Rhino urine and cheap perfume.
Well, Rhino urine, sure.
But cheap perfume?!
Tequila Lime
Rhino urine and cheap perfume
I think we have a sigline for grover.
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
is it a slow news day
At 20 miles a month, a determined Burmese python from Florida could arrive in San Francisco as early as August 2020."It would be exceptional for one animal to be that unidirectional in its movement, but it's mathematically possible," Rodda said.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Other things that are mathematically possible
Flipping heads on a coin 1000 times in a row
Breaking the bank at Monte Carlo by roulette wheel (believe it or not, someone actually did this once)
Dan Johnson hitting .300 for a season
...
Yeah. That was one of the most ridiculous hype/panic pieces I've ever seen. It's a frigging snake. Get a grip.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
They've been concentrating on
random slithers, and swamp buggies.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Feb 21, 2008 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
I was just wondering
What's the capital of Missouri?
by Englishmajor on Feb 21, 2008 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
I'm wondering
if she has decided what the content of the comment with "1" in the subject line will be.
Don't tell us what it is, surprise us, but my $0.02 is that I'm probably not the only member of the AN rabble that would be delighted if it contained some photography.
Photography?
I was thinking about holding a raffle with the winner getting a mention in the Big post.
"Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies."
Sorry...that comment was a little too cryptic
I had in mind the very nice diary you put together last year after your trip to Oakland. I'd enjoy seeing any other A's related pictures you might have to share...possibly from trips to Kaufmann Stadium over the last few years?
Oh, just doing a crossword puzzle --
Is that 29 now?
by Englishmajor on Feb 21, 2008 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
Reds sign Josh Fogg
One year deal. Guess Blanton's not going anywhere ... for now.
I still can't believe Duchscherer got divorced! Was anyone else at his charity events that he did at Spring Training with his wife? Wow...didn't see that coming.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Same here!
We were there and were looking forward to possibly attending this year. I've been keeping an eye on their website looking for info on this year's event. I guess this explains the lack of news.
Well, I just did a wider search and it looks like this year's event is going to be a bit different. Bummer, the last two years were really nice because it was small and you could really meet the players.
I can't seem to be able to open a comment
with no subject line. What gives?
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
You're screening me!
That's a GREAT feature!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Feb 21, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
we're working on a fix for that
in the meantime, you can use the 'display' expanded / collapsed drop-down at the top of the comments to open up all the comments
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 21, 2008 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
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