Better to Be Lucky, or Better to Be Good?
by louismg on Mar 6, 2008 3:03 PM PST
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I only could listen to the 1st 3 innings
and was too busy at work to log on to AN, but as soon as I could I logged on here to find out what happened.
Nice win.
And in other news...
The Mariners, Angels and Rangers won also. Could be an interesting campaign in the AL West.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
I just returned home from work
really, really tired...then I saw that Fed Ex package.
My season tickets arrived!!!
I just got very excited!!!
What?!
Did you get the "we've shipped your tickets" email first? I had to change my tickets-related email address, so I've been paranoid that I won't get the shipping notification, and won't know to watch for a package, and it'll get stolen like two packages did before Christmas because they were left in stupid plain-sight places by the FedEx driver when we weren't home at delivery time.
"If I have to be remembered because of *statistics*, then I did something wrong along the way." ~ Brett Favre
Maybe they're sending the FC packages first...
I think I'll call them tomorrow, though, and make sure my email address change went through.
"If I have to be remembered because of *statistics*, then I did something wrong along the way." ~ Brett Favre
"FC packages"?!?
And, to be honest, that was the first thing I thought of when Jennifer said she sent you something ...
I wasn't thinking about anything. I'll have to try to do that more often. @('.')@
What the hell...?
"If I have to be remembered because of *statistics*, then I did something wrong along the way." ~ Brett Favre
google "freedom club"
I wasn't thinking about anything. I'll have to try to do that more often. @('.')@
Got my tickets!
They look very nice. This is my 7th year with a 20 game package. The design of the tickets I think are second only to the year they had puzzles and games on them.
I didn't receive any e-mail telling me they were on their way.
No ambulances, but
"Barton's hand injury may be more serious than originally believed" doesn't thrill me. The way the A's are playing sure does, though. What's our magic number?
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
My new A's motto, is a scene from my favorite Blaxploitation movie ever
and since we can't embed movies yet, it is about 4 minutes in. It is called No Bad News. I can't see it in the preview, but hope it works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE1v1crARMk
by theblackpearl on Mar 6, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like DJ might be around longer than we thought
I wonder if the A's will have to DL Barton on the major league list if it turns out to be serious. Could have significant service-time implications.
Sure was nice to think about a roster where players weren't dropping like flies from bizarre injuries every other day, wasn't it? Too bad it only lasted a week.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
per the mlb.com article, it's yet another misdiagnosis
Barton, 22, said on Wednesday that it was diagnosed as a repetition injury to the side of his left hand from taking too many swings with the bat so early in Spring Training.
He said the root of the injury was a swipe tag at first base last summer when he was still playing for the River Cats.
So, the first misdiagnosis/ignorance of the injury was under Larry's regime, the second one was under Steve's.
Meet the new boss ...
I wasn't thinking about anything. I'll have to try to do that more often. @('.')@
adding links to comments
are you doing this?
- write the text you want to link
- select that text
- click the link button
- put in your URL in the window that opens
- click OK
I'm one of the guys that built the new SB Nation
by Trei Brundrett on Mar 7, 2008 7:09 AM PST up reply actions
yes, exactly
and up to a couple of days ago it was working fine.
i'll try it again, right here
hah..and this time it works!
It could still be a correct diagnosis
How many times did Barton do that swipe tag? 500 times? 1,000?
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
The real story
is that ever since that Felix Pie story came out, Barton's been obsessively...checking himself to make sure he's not hurt there, too.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
You're the strong, silent type, huh?
"If I have to be remembered because of *statistics*, then I did something wrong along the way." ~ Brett Favre
While walking to the game today, The DogMa dares to dream ...
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
Salt River Project Hitman Resources?
I wasn't thinking about anything. I'll have to try to do that more often. @('.')@
Well, it is Deadman Wash...
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 6, 2008 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
I thought that was the Rangers manager when they're 15 games under .500 in August
I wasn't thinking about anything. I'll have to try to do that more often. @('.')@
He's just a Giogolo?
I wasn't thinking about anything. I'll have to try to do that more often. @('.')@
And one D. Smurphy out by two steps
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 6, 2008 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Goodness
Please let Barton not be a position player version of Harden. A guy who can be great but can never get on the field. Granted he's only be injured twice, but I just hate it when the A's have such great talent on the sidelines.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 6, 2008 7:12 PM PST reply actions
Barton's injury...
Might be a blessing in disguise. Wouldn't it be cool if M. Sweeney had a "rebirth" in Barton's absence and we could swap him (Sweeney) to a contender at the deadline in exchange for a few more Gio Gonzalezes...?
So what are the chances of Gio starting?
Is this completely out of the question even with his strong spring?
when the A's finish in 1st place...
in the AL West this year, who will say they picked them at the beginning of the season?
A. John Kruk
B. Buster Olney
C. Art Garfamundis
D. Nico
We need polls in comments.
Go A's!
I'm missing the point/joke/barb
of my name being a choice. ?
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
i just needed a "D" choice...
no offense intended. You gonna pick 'em to finish 1st this year?
Go A's!
I wasn't offended, just unclear
Until the inevitable cavalcade of random injuries (Barton, who's next - Crosby, Harden?) I think the A's will be better than a lot of people think - closer to 2005 than not. As long as Harden takes the ball every fifth day, I'd pick the A's to finish a "pleasantly surprising 2nd". When injuries hit, I'll pick them 3rd.
And I don't think that's Spring Training Pollyanna-ism, though I enjoy having that in March. It's important to remember that some years everything seems to break right and some years everything seems to break wrong. I don't think the A's can quite compete with LAA, but Escobar has already gone down and Lackey has had shoulder tightness. Usually you can count on the combination of Harden and Lackey to produce one healthy pitcher - reverse the usual fortunes and the A's are in the race.
But short of the unexpected becoming reality over and over, I see the Angels as the class of the AL West. I do think the A's can compete with Seattle and I think the Rangers are the cellar dwellers. Put me down for 85 wins until health goes south. That's more than most are predicting, but not enough to win the West or the Wild Card.
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
I think we're due for a healthy year...
can't have bad luck continuously. We don't need Barton to win. Sweeney will be just fine. Harden will win 20+ games this year. Crosby? Who knows, but I don't think we need him to win, either. It'd be nice if he had a healthy and productive year and he very well may. But, he's not the key to winning the division. Even Chavvy doesn't really matter. If these young guys produce as BB thinks they will, the A's could be the D-backs of the AL this year, i.e., winning a year or two earlier than everyone expected them to.
The Angels? Third place this year. Way overrated. And, injuries do bite them, as well.
Betting odds:
Los Angeles Angels 1.476
Seattle Mariners 3.00
Texas Rangers 12.00
Oakland Athletics 15.00
Baseball Betting
Get your money down soon, before they realize how stupid they are.
Go A's!
Spring has Sprung....
and foolish optimism has reared its ugly head! I want to believe....I really do. But I just can't see the A's contending.
Questions for the guys/gals who track such things. Are our M/L caliber players throwing up runs against A, AA, and AAA pitchers in these blowout games? Are our front line pitchers holding down the score against the other teams scrubs? Point being....how will we fare when it's our best against "their" best?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Angels played their Varsity, ...
... Ms were without Ichiro and Beltre, Pads appeared to be Maxi'd, as did Cubbies.
Our moveable lumpets struck out Derrick Lee twice -- (Giogolo and Smith doing the Honors).
Our kids are seeing lots of action -- Conrad+, Fiorentino+, RSweeney+/-, Cargo +arm, Linden+ish, Bankston+, Baisley+ish, Rogowski+ish, Cunningham meh getting lots of playing time.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 7, 2008 9:13 AM PST up reply actions
Ask Arod.
His success is due to skill not to luck. He's got the big bucks but not the great success in the post season.
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