DLD 2-22-08 I got just shy of nuthin
by batgirl on Feb 22, 2008 12:55 PM PST
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PrintI'm now eating my lunch, and there's still no DLD. I've waited and waited for better, more linktastic people to put up a DLD. I need one, we need one. And it's time I stopped relying on others to entertain me, dammit! So without further ado...here are the only two topics I could muster:
1. Apricot, are you ready for "The Dialogues of Dulce Chavez?" Yes, the newest Chavette is a girl and her name will be Dulce. Not sure if I spelled that correctly.
Pretend there's a link here, except the only link is in my mind because I heard it on the radio.
2. EAMB is back, but I can't figure out how to link that either.
So pretend.
Editing to try a fancy link: Mini has a new car coming out this year. Apparently it's called the CLUBMAN which seems like a really stupid name.
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Apparently everyone is awesome.
According to Olney
Slusser says C-Gon is even more awesome. And apparently my new favorite player Ryan Sweeney is slated to get, "hefty playing time."
And here's a video of Aaron Cunningham taking hacks.
Formerly known as hward86.
the olney bit
is ESPN Insider. Can you share the main points? From the couple sentences that it showed me, it didn't seem to be A's related.
compelling stuff, this:
Gio Gonzalez, the pitcher acquired by Oakland in the Nick Swisher deal, is making a strong first impression in the Athletics' camp, and so are the three primary position players acquired in the winter trades -- Carlos Gonzalez, Ryan Sweeney and Aaron Cunningham.
The A's colors are green and gold.
hope its true
But it seams like every year most guys are talked about in terms of how great they're going to be til they start playing the games for real.
I would have answered this survey
but I'm concerned that my answer will be seen by the masses and be ridiculed.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
I'd call her a small baby in search of a balcony ...
... but she's not Italian enough.
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
I'll help--first, a baseball link
K-Rod is a loser! (in arbitration to d'Anaheim)
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 22, 2008 1:44 PM PST reply actions
And now the real crowd pleaser
Five things this blogger didn't know about poop.
I also have children on an age which led me to the book he cites, Everyone Poops. However, I win because of his list of five things, I already knew two, and I think his #3 is wrong (the poop of people with high-fat diets IS more likely to float, but not becuase of gas bubbles).
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 22, 2008 1:48 PM PST reply actions
ah everybody poops
based on the REM song, with that great video where everyone gets stuck in a traffic jam and form huge lines at a portapotty.
p.s. Dude, you know the parent code which is you only go into endless detail about kidpoop amongst parents. Non-parents just don't want to know.
I figured I got a free pass on this one
Since he goes into the realm on other species' poop, and, well, you know [scans room for notorious flinger of same].
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 22, 2008 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
I believe so.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Trying to get Chavvy to choose that
would be a quixotic task.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
that would be a job for the departed man of La Macha
I hope that it wouldn't mean that we'd end up acquiring Juan Pierre Menard.
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
humph
The poll results offend my mathematical sensibilities.
I would write some comic strips about Dulce and Sienna Kotsay rolling as disaffected teenagers, but Ghost World has already been written.
I'm having trouble using these new cheat buttons
Is there a little FAQ about them? I can't figure out how to end a blockquote. I figured out the link within a comment, but I couldn't get the link to work in the FANPOST so I gave up. Can you edit a fanpost if I want to try again?
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
you can edit
if you click the 'Manage FanPosts' link in the menu at the top of the sidebar you'll get a list of all the FanPosts you've started writing or have published. just click the little pencil icon next to the FanPost you want to edit.
we don't have a FAQ yet, but all you need to do for a blockquote is select all the text you want to be included in the blockquote and then click the little button with an arrow pointing to the right.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 22, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
aaahhhh highlight!
Why are things that should be really obvious not obvious to me?
Now I'm going to try to edit my fanpost.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
OK, so that didn't go so well
I tried to add a link using the little side "add links" area. But I wasn't sure where it was going to show up. And then I realized that it just pops in at the bottom near the tags, when ideally I'd like it to appear all nice and pretty in the body of my fanpost like everyone else seems to do. Plus, another weird thing, when I hit preview, I didn't really want to publish it with that lame new link, but I didn't see a cancel button, so I just closed the window, and it automatically published. How do you get it to not edit your fanpost if you don't like how you've edited it?
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
ah, that is confusing
we should probably put a different label on that 'add link' button that allows you to add linked related items at the bottom of your post
to add a link in the fanpost editor just write the text you want to be a link, select that text, then click that button in the toolbar that looks like a chain. a little window will pop-up where you can paste in your URL and click 'ok'.
btw, if you're in WYSIWYG mode, the link button in the toolbar is grayed out by default, but lights up and is clickable as soon as you select some text.
when you're in edit mode for an already published FanPost any tags, related item links, polls, players, events or teams that you add are automatically published as soon as you add them. you should see a little message on the edit screen that says that.
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 22, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
I did get that message
but I mistakenly assumed that they automatically appeared after I hit post. So everyone is going to see me flailing around while I try to edit this thing?
Allrighty then, I'm going to give it one more try.
Once again, obvious things are lost on me. Jeez, and I always make fun of how stupid my customers are. You guys must be pulling your hair out.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
That ain't no etch-a-sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.
I would not cite Juno's "authentic dialogue" as a reason for liking the movie, personally.
Hi this is Ken Griffey Jr. Let's play major league baseball.
A downside to AN 3.0
is that the Preview button doesn't show if you are replying correctly to the right comment. It doesn't align the post as you would see it in the actual comments thread. Also, I'm an idiot.
Hi this is Ken Griffey Jr. Let's play major league baseball.
by Rocktopus on Feb 22, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
good point about where we put the preview
we should change that
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Feb 22, 2008 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
Also, fetuses don't have fingernails until about 19-20 weeks.
"There's no real reason why a flight in which one flies naked should be more expensive than any other."
wrong fanpost
grover's sigline-request fanpost is over there.
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
The latest print edition of SI
(which I can as yet not find a link to) has a hilarious article by Junior of FJM comparing the processes by which Academy Awards and baseball awards are chosen. He begins:
"Jimmy Rollins, meet Juno. Like you, Juno is a plucky underdog. You made 527 outs last year; Juno's first 15 minutes are laid thick with 527 obnoxioius, made-up teen slang terms. And like you, Juno has been generously rewarded. You won the NL MVP award last year with a lower OBP than the Pirates' Jack Wilson; Juno is nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Not Adequately Charming Picture or Cute in Indie-riffously Precious Picture or the Wes Anderson Memorial Two-Thirs As Good As Rushmore Picture. Best Picture."
The article gets funnier; I'll search for links in the coming days.
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 22, 2008 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
That sounds hilarious.
I'm looking forward to reading that when you find the link.
Hi this is Ken Griffey Jr. Let's play major league baseball.
Robert Baun's looking for assistants:
Broadcasting: Four (4) positions
March - September
The intern's primary responsibilities will be assisting in the production of the "Extra Innings" Post-Game radio talk show. While job tasks will vary from day to day, primary duties will include but not are not limited to the following:• Screening of listener telephone calls to go on-air.
• Planning interview arrangements with guests on the show.
• Producing of post-game audio sound bytes from players and coaches.
• Researching statistical information.
• Coordinating contests and distribution of prizes.
• Communicating programming information to MLB.com for internet streaming.
• Setting up equipment for remote broadcasts both at and away from the stadium.
• Writing game summary/promo copy for affiliated radio stations.
• Editing post-show sound bytes for promos.
• Assisting the broadcasting department with occasional office tasks.Requirements:
• Qualified applicants should have a strong interest in baseball and sports broadcasting.
• Interpersonal skills, attention to detail, ability to work in a fast paced environment, and punctuality is mandatory.
• Experience in college radio is highly preferred but not necessary.
• Must have reliable transportation to San Francisco and Oakland.
And it looks like there are still no takers for the Stomper position.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Can I apply to assist with playcalling?
"There's no real reason why a flight in which one flies naked should be more expensive than any other."
I believe you should address that application
to the 49ers, not the A's.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Anybody need two tix to A's - Giaunts Friday 3/7? At cost.
It's at their place, noonish. I got two that will be at will-call, so would need to meet you there or make some other arrangement. I ordered 'em and then a friend got some as well -- and his are prolly better. Email, or call 415.307.1600.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
Crosby: good face, could sell jeans
I'm having fun imagining a time-lapse photography sequence of Crosby moving away from the plate over the course of his career.
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
Feb 22, 2008...
is now officially one of the happiest days of my life. It's the day that I found out that My husband and I are going to be grandparents.
My son-in-law,Jorge, is a naturalized citizen who was born in Mexico city. The man doesn't like Mexican names...but c'mon can't you just hear it?
And Now battingggggggg
E-Ru-BI- ALLLLLLLL Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavedra!
allow me to be the first (here) to
congratulate you...wonderful and exciting news!!
congrats!
I'm here to talk about the past.
Congratulations!
I spent the day with my great-niece, who'll turn two in a few weeks. There is nothing like having a new generation around to make you want to fix everything that's wrong with the world.
by Englishmajor on Feb 22, 2008 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
Or, if the new generation happen to be your own kids,
to make you want to drink a pint of rum before noon.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Congratulations!
If you're anything like my parents - and I suspect that most grandparents are this way - you'll fall head over heels for your little grandson/daughter!!
stat-addled alien overlord
It's a certainty.
We're already in love with the baby sight unseen. When my daughter told my husband that she was pregnant, he cried. It's the first time that I have ever seen him cry when he is happy or feeling sentimental.
Yay!! Congratulations!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
With a name like Saavedra
If baseball doesn't work out, he can always try Latin American revolution.
Congrats!
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 23, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
and if the revolution doesn't work out ...
... he can always try his hand at writing one of the timeless classics of literature.
(Shame on you, PaulThomas, for not beating me to this.)
Someone is wrong on the Internet. @('.')@
when I saw "timeless classics of literature"
I assumed that it was PT who posted
I'm here to talk about the past.
Not me.
Monkey is one of the top literary types here on AN. PT will have to be around a long time before he is in Monkey's league.
As for Don Quiote, it's funny that it was mentioned because my Son-in-law just finished reading the Spanish version of it two days ago.
but I'm relatively new here
so monkey and PT are pretty much the same to me (in that regard)
the weird thing is that PT used the word quixotic the other day and I almost made a Don Quixote reference, as a play on words.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I'm not much of a literary type
I actually hate most "great novels"-- I find them unbelievably boring.
If you want references to Byzantine history or early 20th century utopian colonies, however, I am your man.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
where DO you find the time?
but seriously, I would love to use such references to spice up my A's history pieces
I'm here to talk about the past.
CONGRATS!!! :-D
"There's no real reason why a flight in which one flies naked should be more expensive than any other."
Thanks to Poppy and everyone
else for the congrats. I can still hardly believe it's true. My oldest girl and her hubby are career driven types and have always said no children so this is a beautiful and joyous surprise.
Harden looked great today
Harden fired his fastball about 95 mph for most of his 30-pitch session, but his final pitch came in about 98 mph.
Oh please make it be true.....
Don't you just love Spring Training?
Harden is impossible to hit, Crosby is spraying the ball all over the park, the young guys the A's got are opening eyes, Denofria is a 5 tool player. And not just the A's, the Rays are contenders this year as are the Royals, the White Sox etc. Hope springs eternal in the Spring. It's great, I just love this time of the year, so much hope, so many changes, the A's will move guys around this year, get the deep fly ball with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs. Everything is wonderful until the 2nd week in April when we find out we have been duped again, Crosby is striking out 3 times a game, Haren on the DL, Cust is once again a AAAA player. Who cares, it is still a helluva lot of fun this time of the year.
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