Thomas signed

Frank Thomas back with the A’s

and the Big Hurt Returns

Cool, huh?

if i had known thomas was playing, i would have gone to the game today.
is this thing on tv in the sacramento area? i can never find a’s games on tv anymore…

don’t ever mess with Harden’s sister.

Should he dump?

Blez and clockwerks were trying to install this for beta-testing at AN.

I have to put the chess quote here, I read it to my kids this morning to much giggles…

Daniel Naroditsky, a sixth-grader from San Mateo who is the 12-and-under world chess champion, played A’s relievers Andrew Brown and Huston Street simultaneously and beat both with ease, beating Brown six times and Street four times in less than half an hour.

Hopefully it’s just a bruised lat. If they take it day by day she’ll be ready for next seasons playoffs.

Maybe I missed it, but was there ever an announcement about the severity of his hand injury?

FanPost on Lookout Landing sums it up nicely.

I’ll keep in mind to not wear a Flames jersey in San Jose then.

... but at least it wasn’t Edmonton.

Wesley Snipes is going to prison for three years. Is it me or does that seem excessive and/or vindictive?

the installation of a particularly awesome, state-of-the-art search function.

Ahhhhh….

is the elephants in oakland guy the biggest d-bag in the a’s blogosphere? (“twinfan” doesn’t count because he roots against the a’s)

I am not a fan of the move to bring in Frank Thomas… I would much rather see the A’s go with Todd Linden

Please, stop talking about Billy Beane. David Forst is the one making the moves. Beane hasn’t been involved in day-to-day activity with the A’s in almost two seasons.

Posted By: EiO | April 24 2008 at 10:58 AM

I changed my sig line!

$500 million to staple a “grand entrance”, some landscaping, and a couple of giant parking towers onto Dodger Stadium.

It also includes a “green necklace” of new landscape elements and twin nine-story parking structures buried into the hillside—along with terrifically vague ideas about connecting the stadium to public transit.

It’s going to be a “year-round destination”, apparently. Which strikes me as a disappointingly unimaginative euphemism for “tacky outdoor shopping mall with a ballpark tucked in the corner”.

[T]he stadium will feature preferred parking for alternative-fuel vehicles. The Dodgers are also encouraging the use of public transportation.

Press release-ish item here.

The renovations call for planting trees around the ballpark and a focus on conserving water as well as promoting recycling and other environmental initiatives. The Dodgers will use the latest technologies to save millions of gallons of water each year. Recycling measures include post-consumer waste recycling, and recycling materials that will be removed throughout the building process. The Dodgers will use native or drought-resistant plants for landscaping and, where possible, energy efficient bulbs in all ballpark and scoreboard lighting. Other environmental practices will include installing energy efficient appliances in all kitchen and concession facilities, and purchasing building materials and items used in concession kiosks that are made from recycled or quality, durable products.

Note that the nine-story parking garages are sure as hell getting built, but the transit connections … well, they’re encouraging them. But hey, they’re gonna plant trees and recycle! And, “where possible”, use energy efficient light bulbs.

Ah, well – just the latest iteration in a long history of condescending corporate olive branches to green sensibilities, I suppose.

I can’t find anything relating to the financing details, but possibly I just don’t know where to look. Can someone point me in the right direction?