DLD 4-23:Jackhammer
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 23, 2008 5:45 AM PDT
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PrintMore speculation about Frank Thomas. The head line of the article:
From a Blue Jay to a Jackhammer . Basically the article states that the Joliet Jackhammers of the Northern League are willing to offer Big Frank $3500 a month. I would play ball for that but I don't have the resume that Thomas does.
The headline makes me fondly remember the large piece of rebar that Big Frank would use in the on deck circle. Some more interesting information is later in the article:
On a more serious note, the Oakland A's are apparently considering going after Thomas and will make a call within 48 hours.
At this point I really want this to happen. The fan in me loves Frank and he was one of my favorite A's of the last run of success (Huddy, Ellis, and Tejada are among the others) and it would just make my fanbone really happy. And, given that he has really been a slow starter the last few years and comeback to do well I think that we would get a much better hitter than he has shown thus far (and certainly a better hitter than his DH replacement Rod Barajas). As has been stated many times his BABIP is in the .150 range, which indicates plain bad luck thus far. His walk rate and HR rate are fine. I say, SIGN BIG FRANK!
Then again, I am not Billy Beane.
OK, running content:
Robert Cheruiyot extremely well in winning Boston on Monday. A huge effort considering that he was basically solo for most of the race that makes he and Bill Rogers 4 time winners. I think that he would have set a course record had their been a stronger field. The Boston pro field has slipped in the last several years and I would love to see Ryan Hall run Boston, maybe he would have a shot at winning. I would have preferred to see Meb win, but I will take hall.
OK, /running content.
ummmm,
I went to the dump with my brother in law last Friday . That was fun.
Dump away.
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club foot
way back in the early days of AN I used to post as “Jim Mecir’s Club foot”. Looking back it seems really insensitive.
"First Zito and now DJ? The Giants are like A's landfil." - a paraphrase of Since72.
Also, Todd Linden has a .231 lifetime average and a 66 career OPS+, chill Linden fans.
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 23, 2008 6:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Damn...those sexy musicians get all kinds of action.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Actually, by all reports
seal meat tastes really nasty.
And yes, people do eat it; it was a staple of the Viking colonies in Greenland during the middle ages. Albeit more out of desperation than anything else. It still boggles my mind that anyone could have thought living there was a good idea.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
It still boggles my mind that anyone could have thought living there was a good idea.
I think the same thing of Boston.
stat-addled alien overlord
I recommend some pillaging
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 23, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Had the west coast been settled first, the east would still be wilderness.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Amen
to that. Then they flock to Florida like it’s Mecca. It’s hot, sticky, smelly and WAY overpriced. You meet people from all over the East Coast and the Midwest here, but never from California. Hmm.
Florida ain't no place for a self-respecting A's fan.
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 23, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Mmm, Flipper Pie!!!
Authentic Newfoundland recipe here!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Greenland was once not
a barren winter wasteland. During the middle ages, the time of the Viking settlements, the Medieval Warm Period, from around 800-1300, the weather was mild enough to allow plants and trees to grow, and farming of livestock.
Things deteriorated due to a combination of soil erosion and the Little Ice Age.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
Even then,
most of the island was covered by glaciers. (And even now, some parts aren’t; it is inhabited in places.) A couple of sheltered fjords had a mild enough climate to be settled.
Still, at some point, you have to say to yourself, “Self, I’m hunting frigging seal meat to stay alive, and it’s cold all the bloody time. This life really, objectively sucks.”
Right?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Pining for the fjords?
Grab some seal, meat!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 23, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
QOTM
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
If Jared Diamond had just had that inspiration, his lousy book could've been a lot shorter.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It reminds me of John Kruk's comments about Jim Mecir.
ESPN Baseball Tonight analyst John Kruk tried to contact Jim Mecir on Monday to apologize for comments he made about the Marlins reliever on Sunday’s show.Kruk, apparently unaware that Mecir was born with club feet and walks with a slight limp, questioned the Marlins for bringing in what appeared to him to be an injured pitcher.
Mecir, who gave up five runs in Sunday’s loss to the Padres, is not injured.
stat-addled alien overlord
Random links
Yes, but can she hit? A postal worker caught a falling toddler, with no warning. Good reflexes!
Lisa Harrell was delivering mail to a home late Monday morning when she noticed a baby in a window above the front door. Harrell says the next thing she knew, the baby had fallen into her arms.
Apparently bananas make baby boys, though I have to wonder if this isn’t a classic case of confusing correlation with causation. The article doesn’t say whether they willfully manipulated the diets of pregnant women, or just tracked them.
And in running content, my team for The Relay, Xpresso Xpress, finished 152nd out of 201 reported teams.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
good job
yay running content.
Can you share more details about the experience?
"First Zito and now DJ? The Giants are like A's landfil." - a paraphrase of Since72.
Also, Todd Linden has a .231 lifetime average and a 66 career OPS+, chill Linden fans.
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 23, 2008 7:05 AM PDT up reply actions
shocking I know
wowser.
"First Zito and now DJ? The Giants are like A's landfil." - a paraphrase of Since72.
Also, Todd Linden has a .231 lifetime average and a 66 career OPS+, chill Linden fans.
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 23, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, where's the fire?
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
What are we, Eric Chavez??
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Absolutely!
Keywords: cold, windy, and awesome. This is for general consumption, so apologies for stating things that you undoubtedly know.
As the result sheet shows, our team’s start time was 10:30am on Saturday, but the teams of 12 runners are divided into two vans, and we were in the second van, so our charge was to be in Napa at 2:30pm to have our first runner (#7) meet their last one (#6) at the handoff. I was runner #11, so I would not be running until later that night.
In packing for the weekend, I knew it’d be somewhat chilly, but I didn’t realize it’d be below 40 with winds up to 40mph! So even just standing around at that first point in Napa, a few of us realized we were in trouble, clothing-wise. I was already wearing everything I’d brought, and the sun was still up.
Anyway, so that handoff was pretty funny because runner #7 takes off to a whole lot of fanfare, only to have to wait at a stoplight about 100 feet away. Very anticlimactic. As the runners ran, we’d take the van and meet them halfway to hand them a water bottle or take extra clothes they didn’t want or whatever. Then we’d go to the next exchange and the next runner would prep for the handoff. I took the baton (actually, a little wrist bracelet) at about 7:25pm in Petaluma; the last few runners were going on about how windy it was (and it was), but it had just started to die down a little for my leg. I ran through Petaluma and up a long, steady hill, 7.1 miles—it was absolutely beautiful, as the sun was just setting. Actually just after I left, the van came by and asked if I wanted a reflective vest. I was in my zone so I went to the default answer of “no.” As they drove off, I thought…wait a minute! Come back!! Luckily they were waiting for me a couple of miles down the road, before I went off into the windy, unlit mountain road.
After our last runner ran her leg, we handed off to the other van (this was harder than it sounds; there were dozens of vans and hundreds of people in the complete darkness—we actually had a delay of a few minutes because we couldn’t find our peeps) and went off to a hotel for a quick shower and about an hour of sleep. We got up at 1:30 and out at 2:00, and met up with the other van on the San Francisco side of the Golden Gate Bridge at about 2:30am. We were really cold, and really tired; they were selling coffee for $1, but it was terrible. In came our runner at about 2:50, and we took the time log from the other van, wished them well and went to meet our runner at the bottom of the Great Highway, which was closed so he was on his own. Our next runner took us into Daly City, where I experienced the full thrill of (TMI alert) needing to go #2 but the only facility being a completely dark port-a-potty. Luckily I had my cell phone to light the way and realize there was no toilet paper before continuing the plan. I held it.
One more exchange in Millbrae somewhere, and dawn broke. This leg was a short 4.2 miles, so we went straight to the next checkpoint, where I’d take over for a quick 3.7 miler. This was right by the golf course above Burlingame along Skyline or whatever it’s called. I had just enough time to use the (now lit) port-a-potty (with our own supply of TP) and our runner showed up. I cruised through my run at a 7:34 clip, better than the 8:00 I’d predicted—again it was beautiful as the sun rose during my leg, which was right next to the amazing San Antonio Reservoir. Still really cold, but getting better and less windy.
The last runner ran a 6 mile leg to Redwood City, Canada Road at Farm Hill, and after eating some cookies, we retired to a friend’s house in Palo Alto, who’d volunteered to host the vans and give us a place to crash. It was about 7:30am. He’d made an amazing breakfast (I had two small pancakes) so we ate, showered and slept for about 45 minutes. Then we got up and drove down to the Santa Cruz mountains.
We got down there at about 12:15pm, and sat in the sunshine (WARMTH!!) before taking the baton at about 12:45. Our runner handled the next leg really quickly, 6.2 miles at a 7:25 (all downhill, but still, the guy’s in his late 50s). I have little memory of the next few handoffs; I did run into a few people I know, but it’s all kind of a blur. There was a big hamburger lunch at one of the handoff points, which didn’t suit me for multiple reasons (I’m fish-a-tarian and I still had to run my last leg). Finally we handed off to runner #10, preceding me, whose run ended with a tough climb into a giant quarry by Santa Cruz (Felton Quarry?). He smoked it!! I was standing around, and suddenly, there he was, coming up the hill! So at 4:07pm I took the handoff and started my last leg, 6.5 miles, beginning with a steep climb up out of the quarry, and interspersing some steep downhills as I ran by the UCSC campus. I got offered many joints (it was 4/20); I found out later that the reason so many happy looking people were wandering aimlessly by was that they’d closed the campus because of 4/20. Funny…I didn’t smoke anything, but I did get smoked by a really nice looking woman, and in trying to keep up with her (and failing), I managed to complete that last leg at an 8:18 clip, including the uphill 2 miles, much better than the 9:15 I’d predicted.
The race finished on the beach in Santa Cruz—we were about an hour behind our predicted time, so the beach wasn’t as lively as it had been earlier in the day, but it was still awesome.
That’s pretty much the full story!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
this is awesome
I have to go to work now but when I get home you are going to get some comment from me!
"First Zito and now DJ? The Giants are like A's landfil." - a paraphrase of Since72.
Also, Todd Linden has a .231 lifetime average and a 66 career OPS+, chill Linden fans.
by Athletics fan and runner on Apr 23, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Looking forward to your thoughts!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Very nice post
So, you’re a serious long distance runner?
“There was a big hamburger lunch at one of the handoff points, which didn’t suit me for multiple reasons (I’m fish-a-tarian and I still had to run my last leg).”
Whoa, a hamburger lunch during a run? Even if I were not a veggie, I’d vomit if I had to eat something heavy like that during an athletic event.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
No, definitely not a serious LD runner
I’ve done one marathon (six years ago) and one half (three years ago), but nothing else. I’m blown away by people who can do event after event, and run dozens of miles per week just out of habit.
I’m thinking the burger lunch was specifically for those runners who had finished all of their legs already, which would have been half of the second van (and all of the first van, if they wanted to show up). I actually ate so little all weekend that my clothes were hanging off of me on Monday.
Thanks for reading - that was way longer than I’d intended :)
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
I thank you for writing
I enjoy reading posts like this.
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
That is intense.
I think my friend ran the same relay (she did it last year too). I’ll have to find out what her team name was.
Congrats!
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Yeah -- ask her if she ran the leg out of the quarry,
... and passed some guy in an A’s shirt.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks!
Definitely let me know your friend’s team name; a lot of them were very memorable! There was one team called “The Cameltoes” and at that first check point they were standing around holding a stuffed camel. I very much wanted to walk up to them and ask if I could touch their camel toe for good luck (referring to the stuffed camel, of course), but I didn’t have the guts :-)
SportySpice also ran it; I couldn’t remember her team name though, and couldn’t find the AN conversation (cue Poppy’s search rant).
I should mention - I saw several A’s hats, and not a single Giants hat :)
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Sporty was with the Iguanas
we went to the game last night. Sounds like her race went well. You can get the whole scoop from her.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
I think I saw her at the burger-party-change-point
but she was about to go run her leg so there wasn’t a chance for me to say hello. And I wasn’t sure it was her :-)
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
A good friend in Portland
has run Hood-to-Coast for many years now, sounds like pretty much the same deal. I’d like to have done it while I was running a lot, but I think my window may have closed on that. Thanks for the color commentary, and congrats!
I love true stories about dumps
But where are the shovels and rakes and implements of destruction?
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 23, 2008 9:01 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, but who's gonna tell AF&R that you don't actually have to visit a dump to post a DLD?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
they hired Jocketty to replace him
I hope this means Beane will be able to trade Harden to the Reds.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Odd time for it
That it’s being done in April suggests they’re dissatisfied with the major league team (and, in truth, there’s very little reason to be dissatisfied with the farm system, which is quite good).
But if so, shouldn’t they wait a little bit longer to give the team time to turn it around a little?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
the team is only slightly disappointing, not terrible
maybe they just (correctly) think jocketty is a better GM than krivsky, so why wait to make the move?
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
(based just on w-l record i mean)
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
Another thing I found from looking up the RPI
Cincinnati has played the hardest schedule of any team in MLB thus far.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Yet they continue to employ Dusty?
At least they’ve dismantled half of their two-headed organizational monster.
"Looks like you brought two too many."
eagle throws goats off a cliff
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e93_1208562044
almost as bizarre as the buffalo-crocodile-lion video...
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
Let's roll that eagle up in a carpet and throw him off a bridge!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
I'll see your eagle-thrown-goats, and raise you ...
Lynchings in Congo as penis theft panic hits capital
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Pretty sure..
That this is one of those times when it is ok to panic…
You don't win friends with salad.
No.
Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.
Here’s a reenactment of what’s going on in Congo right now.
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another opportunity to post this:
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
That's odd. Why, just last week they distributed rulers in all the high schools there.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
there's no reason to panic ...
... over a small sample size.
However, if your sample size starts shrinking …
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
Oh wait, that’s Sledgehammer.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
HAAAA-MMERRRRR!!!
The theme song is now stuck in my head!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Perhaps only college hoops fans will care
but the A’s are fifth in the RPI...
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I'd like to be positive about that, honest ...
...but the Giaunties are tenth in the same rankings.
Granted that their record to-date is at least as surprising as ours, but still —what the hell are they purporting to measure?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
25% own record, 50% opponents' record, 25% opponents' opponents' record
The Giants have played a very difficult schedule. Early in a season, you will often find teams that have played tough schedules and posted mediocre results ranked ahead of teams that have beaten a lot of cupcakes in the RPI.
This is why RPI numbers in college basketball are pretty much useless until about mid-February. And frankly, this number is pretty useless as well. Amusing, but useless.
(BTW, how is their record to date surprising? They’re on pace for a 62-100 season.)
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
The problem with RPI this early in the season
is the same problem with any W-L ranking this early in the season: small sample size. Not only is your record prone to random fluctuations, so too is the record of your opponents.
The Giants RPI is propped up by their seven or so games against the Cards. The Cards are playing .620 ball. They are not a .620 team.
stat-addled alien overlord
"...They’re on pace for a 62-100 season."
Exactly.
I’ve been anticipating a ‘62 Metsesque performance.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope you're being facetious
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
so, if you've already played any games against one team ...
... your own record gets counted twice?
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
hah, i have no idea if it would make sense to do that or not
i’m going to guess “yes”
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
Not sure precisely what you mean here
Assuming it mirrors the college RPI formula, head-to-head matchups are excluded when calculating SOS. So, for instance, if one opponent was 20-10 and 2-0 against your team, it would be entered as 18-10 on the ledger.
Things get a bit more complicated for the third factor. I’m not exactly sure how it works, but I think your games do end up being “double-counted” slightly in this one. However, that has virtually no impact on the bottom line, because there are so many games being evaluated in that column.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
you know what would be kinda cool?
If head-to-head SBN game threads could be yoked together and presented side-by-side in the same browser window.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Apr 23, 2008 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah, i'm starting to lose hope
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
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Is there anyway to see my comments before the last 20 or so?
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Damnit, I wasted my disposable time-machine on the future. AN 572 sucks.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
DJ Designated Again!
1 AB w/ the A’s No AB w/ the Rays
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Apr 23, 2008 12:02 PM PDT reply actions
Gabe Gross trade caused it...poor DJ
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Apr 23, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
We should claim him and then trade him to SF.
Sabean isn’t smart enough to go and get him on his own
we should claim him ...
... and then send him through JediLeroy’s time machine to age him 10 years before trying to get Sabean interested.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Every single team should claim DJ and waive him. Anti-Bonds collusion
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
via Deadspin ...
The ultimate free seat upgrader.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
He sucks at his hobby
First rule of seat upgrading: loudly cursing the staff does not advance your objective.
Left unreported: When he reached the front row Junior turned to the crowd and proclaimed “Mission Accomplished!”
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 23, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah -- looks a lot like Abe Lincoln, except, you know ...
Anyway, sal, I expect to be pissed at you for a while - your seal comments sent me to GIS for a photo of an angry seal - instead I got all those gawdawful images of the baby seal slaughter. Thanks, pal.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooof.
If we’re here long term, I’ll need to do some serious brainwashing parenting.
stat-addled alien overlord
Obviously meant as a reply to FSU.
As for you, Dogfather, you can’t love both dogs and seals. Gotta pick one.
stat-addled alien overlord
Grrr.
... Back on dry land after my first trip to meet harp seals, I sheepishly tell Aldworth that they remind me of dogs. I’m expecting her to mock me for gross canine sentimentalism. Instead, she announces that there is indeed a legitimate connection between seals and dogs, and then, being a former Newfoundlander herself, she rolls the French name for harp seals off her tongue: loup-marin, which translates into “sea wolf.”
I immediately shoot off an e-mail to The HSUS’s marine mammal scientist, Dr. Naomi Rose, who explains that the “evolutionary origins of seals and seal lions is a bit murky.” She says that seals definitely “belong to the same taxonomic category as dogs,” ...
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Awww!!!
That’s adorable. Now quick, move away from Boston before he gets seduced by the dark side.
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 23, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
All the A's in Boston are of the scarlet persuasion.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 23, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh ... when I met your wife, she didn't strike me as being 8 feet tall ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
there's me, one section over!
no, wrong direction.
dude, i didn’t realize your kid was there, i would have come over to your seats to meet the little guy…
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
Grant at McC:
If the Giants aren’t going anywhere soon – and most of us agree that they aren’t – we’ll just have to think of Zito the same way we think of Jose Castillo or Dan Ortmeier: They aren’t likely to help the club ever contend, but this is the time to find out. Keep throwing Zito out there. When the Giants start to sniff contention, the Giants will need to consider some scorched-roster alternatives. For now, at least Zito is helping the Giants’ draft position.
stat-addled alien overlord
Speaking of Zito---Sherman, set the Wayback Machine to...
January 3, 2007 and let’s see what the sage Mr. Bruce Jenkins had to say about Z:
He’s rich, he gets a properly cosmopolitan setting and he’s moving to the National League in a spacious ballpark. To think that he’s under excruciating pressure, as some have claimed, is completely wrong.
Well, maybe not completely wrong.
I was going to devote an entire column to the fans’ viewpoint [of Bonds’ returning] until the Zito signing - a pure stroke of brilliance, whatever the cost - gave people at least some hope for next season.
And the season after that? Oh.
...the Giants acquired one hell of a pitcher, and San Francisco is lucky to have him.
What about Oakland? Oakland’s lucky, too.
People have questioned Zito’s ability to finish games, but they should take into account the A’s obsession with pitch counts. How many times did fans scream at the television set, imploring manager Ken Macha to leave him in the game? If Zito is suddenly getting lit up on the fastball, that’s one thing, but if it’s a matter of 106 pitches, relax. Let him go another inning or two. His arm can take it.
I find myself reveling in the apoplexy over Zito’s woes exhibited by KNBR’s Ralph Barbieri but at the same time, I’m starting to feel sorry for the guy (not Barbieri) that signed a $126 million contract a year and a half ago.
Toasted Almond
Say, does that machine work on the AN archives?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 24, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
who needs frank thomas in the lineup
when you can have eckstein, stewart, inglett, and three catchers:
1. D Eckstein, SS
2. S Stewart, LF
3. A Hill, 2B
4. V Wells, CF
5. M Stairs, RF
6. R Barajas, 1B
7. G Zaun, C
8. R Diaz, DH
9. J Inglett, 3B
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 have no idea what JP is doing
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Trying to get himself sacked
ZIPS: Milledge: 466 HR, 485 2B, 2282 hits, 278-379-524
This DLD was destined for 200-comment greatness
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Blez broke AN to void AF&R's 2009 option
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
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