Hannahan and his wad of "Chaw"

by greenmachine on May 21, 2008 9:33 AM PDT

Maybe if he was some huge hulking guy or something, it wouldn't be as noticeable, but does anyone else think Hannahan looks pretty ridiculous with that huge chunk of chewing tobacco sticking out of the side of his face? I assume it's tobacco, maybe it's bubble-freakin-lichious gum or something- but either way it looks pretty stupid for a little guy like Jack to have this muskrat looking object sticking out of the side of his face. Now when I was his age, my military buds and I used to discreetly put a bit of the nasty stuff behind our lower lip (it's a wonder we all don't have cancer)- but I can' recall any of us ever going for the muskrat look. What gives Jack?

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Its Bubble Gum

They made a comment about it in the game last night after he blew a bubble or something..

by GusanoQuemador on May 21, 2008 10:03 AM PDT reply actions

sorry dude

there is about 0.01% chance it’s bubble gum.

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on May 21, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

And what are the chances...

that chewing tobacco will produce the large, gummy pink bubble that is often seen emerging from Hannahan’s mouth?

AN 3.0's Search Function is *hawt*!

by Poppy on May 21, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

i've seen him

spit brown before…maybe it was pink this particular time

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on May 21, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry Dude

unless they’ve come out with a new chewing tobacco that is pink, I’m pretty sure its bubble gum

by GusanoQuemador on May 21, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

I sincerely hope you're right

I’d hate to see anyone with that much “chaw”. Francona is bad enough.

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on May 21, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah I saw it too... bright pink.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on May 21, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

It won't be long

Until we see Jack and his wad of “chaw” parked on the bench when the “new and improved” Chavy returns….

by HRH on May 21, 2008 11:47 AM PDT reply actions

Hey!! If it's it's chew, so fucking what?

This guy is a recovering alcoholic who plays his ass off. I bet if he was hitting .300, nobody would say shit.

by Swishdball on May 21, 2008 2:27 PM PDT reply actions

I appreciate this comment, he does play his butt off!!! He hit a homer today! woo hoo!!!

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 21, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions

If it helps him stay off the booze, more power to him

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by doctorK on May 21, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

It's gum!!!!! He usually chews tobacco for like half an inning and then he

switches to a big huge wad of double bubble, he usually does different colors, 2 games ago it was yellow and yesterday it was pink and today I didn’t get to see! Maybe it’s a way to kill off nerves or something!

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 21, 2008 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

It can actually be both

My buddy told me that a lot of ball players mix a huge wad of bubble gum with a huge wad of chaw. I chewed for a couple of years in college, and even I thought that was gross.

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by Joey C. on May 21, 2008 2:59 PM PDT reply actions

It is called a bubble wrap. It is nearly impossible from my experience to blow a bubble though.

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by miggyk2 on May 21, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

for sure

i tried it once…all bad

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on May 21, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions

tell you what

my neighbor is the visiting batboy and last year was a clubhouse helper…i’ll ask if jack chews and settle this. fair?

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on May 21, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions

Players mix Gum & Copenhagen

As a long-time snuff user, what players do is have a large pinch of Copenhagen & a large wad of bubble gum. I think they do this to mask their tobacco use, & also so that their mouth does not dry out. Terry Francona also does this.
Snuff is definitely a stimulant. If you use Nicotine, Caffeine & a Anti-Histamine, / Snuff, Mountain Dew & Claritin-D, you will definitely stay on a buzz.

by alpine26 on May 21, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions

It saddens me

that someone has actually figured that out. Claritin-D makes some people tweak anyways, so the other ingredients may not be necessary.

by passionately objective on May 21, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Humans are creative,

they’ll find ways to get high off of most anything if you give them enough time to figure out how!

"You have to have a catcher or you'll have all passed balls."- Casey Stengel

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 22, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions

I always like chaw > dip

Red Man.

And I can tell you why I started chewing that stuff. Because when I was a little little kid, they had Big League Chew, which looking back on it, was pretty much chewing tobacco for kids.

I saw all the older ballplayers do it, so I did it. Then, when I got to high school and was playing ball, I just continued the progression.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I was told there’s a group of people jumping off a bridge that I’m supposed to follow….

I'll try not to swear.

by Tony on May 22, 2008 2:22 PM PDT reply actions

Forget about the chaw....

what about his constant his constantly manipulating his junk? There should be a drinking game attached to it.

"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."

by Imaseasonticketholder on May 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

I think that would really hurt, depending on the means of attachment.

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on May 22, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I believe this is a common, uh, problem for baseball players

There’s more self-ass grabbing in baseball than in all other human endeavors combined, seems to me.

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by PaulThomas on May 22, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Jack Hannahan and the Wad of Chaw --

—new action hero movie?

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on May 22, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Hey Imaseasonticketholder

Hey Imaseasonticketholder- I didn’t get a chance to tell you at the game, – but I got some great photos of you and your super foam A’s hat at the Braves game last weekend. I’ll be glad to e-mail them to you if you want.

The greenmachine

by greenmachine on May 23, 2008 5:22 AM PDT reply actions

yeaa

chaws iin

We're Oakland...............................

by yo on May 23, 2008 10:23 AM PDT reply actions

sober up

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on May 23, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions

AND Hey Ima:

There’s no email in your Profile, so I’m hoping you’ll check back here. Our next game at the Coli is next Weds evening. Any chance I could take delivery of the throwback jersey at that time?

Thanks, TDF (tfcmail@gmail.com)

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on May 23, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions