doctorK's Day Off
by doctorK on Apr 24, 2008 11:26 PM PDT
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Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
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Great pics!
I didn’t put the Big Hurt sign up though, I just took a picture of it. I wish I had the artistic skills to make a banner, but as it is, if I tried to make one it would look even worse than that old grubby bedsheet that had ERIC BYRNES FAN CLUB staggering across it.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
Thanks, I'll edit that part
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
OT: scheduled maintenance
Is this going to be a daily thing? I have my best thoughts and do my best
A’s postings after midnight. Some would disagree.
This is intolerable.
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
but, I do love the pics!
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 25, 2008 1:51 AM PDT up reply actions
which is intolerable?
The outages, your having your best thoughts after Letterman … or people disagreeing with you?
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
I just had a genius kinda idea....
why doesn’t AN have an official photographer? I should probably volunteer myself for the job, but a man’s gotta know his limitations.
But, I’m pretty sure that if Blez put a word into Billy, it could be done. Free games, free food, free beer, free wome…. okay, I got carried away, there for a second.
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
I think we should get one AN press pass per game
If the game-threader is local or in town and able to go to the game, s/he gets it. If not, it’d be up for grabs, based on whatever criteria we come up with—lottery, rotation, bribery, cajolery.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
The downside of being press
You can’t cheer, you can’t wear A’s stuff. No thank you.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on Apr 25, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I abjure heckling, booing, and cheering alike
I sit silently (aside from the background hum of my CPU), calculating Cust’s OPS+ * pitchcount / salary all game long.
While I wear my kludged-up yellow-Nike-shirt-bought-at-Ross-for-$3.99 “I AM SPARTA-CUST” t-shirt underneath my Savile Row bespoke suit.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
what's more ...
... for 25+ free tickets a year, I’d be happy to keep my yap shut and wear manpris, sandals, and a guayabera shirt.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
The last few games I've been to
in the minors. majors, college, etc., unless I’m writing a gamer, I go sit outside for most of the game. The press box isn’t really all that great—it’s an office-like environment.
Who wants to go to the ballpark just to sit in an office?
(Formerly known as "Nebraska")
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by Ryan Armbrust on Apr 26, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
great pics!
unfortunately I had to work (no chance getting off today)...but I briefly had the game on the radio between tons of meetings…
That's why I took the day off
I never get anything done during a weekday day game, anyway.
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
We need to find a way
to get the good doctor to more games. Even if AN has to pick up the BART fare. :)
I don’t recall my first game but let’s see, in your first game, you saw a Hall-of-Famer go deep, and another Hall-of-Famer spin a 2-hitter. And yesterday, the return of a future Hall-of-Famer to Oakland. Of course, Reg and Hurt have nothing on Donnie Murphy. ;)
Thanks for sharing, doctorK!
I'm here to talk about the past.
I don't necessarily need help with the BART fare
More likely, I need help with solving my occasional bouts of rectal-cranial inversion. :)
I wanted to get a nice shot of Smith doing his pre-game warm-ups. Suddenly, I realized there was a huge man wearing #35 standing at the foul line – Big Frank!!!! I would guess that most fans in the park discovered that Frank was now an A in the same way – by seeing him on the field. Talk about an instant fan-energizing boost that even the lead-off homer by Gomez couldn’t dampen.
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
I think you mean rectal-cranial impaction
The other term would be more along the lines of a rectal-humeral inversion.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Also, did you happen to notice who the 1B umpire in that game was?
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
Awesome post, doctorK!
The pictures were incredible, and you got to see the Big Hurt’s return to the East Bay – to say nothing of seeing a great game, too. :) Those pictures make me wish I was still in Sacramento and could go to a game any time I wanted – and not in Canada where the commute down I-5 to I-80 is a little longer. :(
The Bill King sign makes me want to shed a tear. A joyful tear, but I miss him nonetheless – and I’m not a Vince fan, either.
I have a first game story to share. Sadly, it wasn’t an A’s game, but it had some significance. October 3, 1982. The last game of the season, and the Dodgers were visiting the ‘Stick. Joe Morgan hit a 3-run home run to put the Giants ahead for good, knociking the Dodgers out of the playoffs at the same time. The place went nuts. It was that game that cemented a 10-year old’s love for the game of baseball that still continues to this day.
Thanks again, doc. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
I actually was at that game too
as well as the blowout the day before that knocked the Giants out of playoff contention.
I think I detect a few non-native species ...
... in that lawn front yard last photo.
Maybe the State EPA will come and eradicate them for you. Then you can go to more games with a clear conscience.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
My lawn's future
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
... was supposed to have this pic
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
I just want to know...
Did the mower start?!
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 25, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly, no yet
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
Dude
If I found out Frank was back by actually seeing him live in uniform at the park, I would FLIP OUT with excitement. After being in denial and wondering if I was in some kind of time-travel-bizarro-land.
I’ve seriously had an extra spring in my step since yesterday. Maybe I should get help
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 25, 2008 5:46 PM PDT reply actions
That was my first thought...
...what it would be like to hear about a big acquisition right there at the ballpark.
Hmm…I wonder if Vince Controneo let out a “OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!”
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 25, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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