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I want to be in the running for worst DLD ever, so I have no links, but the DLD should be created for a Monday.  The Rivercats are curently playing and Jeff Baisley has 7 RBI, thanks to a 3 run homer, and a grand slam.  The way Hannahan has hit, or not hit if you like, and his 2nd basemans arm, I wonder if they should give him a chance until Chavy comes back, since Chavy won't be back anytime soon.  Keith Foulke was back on  the mound, gave up 1 run in his inning, and Travis is 0-1 with 2 BB's.

 

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Congratulations.

Worst DLD Ever!

However, did anyone notice that OBA are leading the Majors in the Pythagorean Standings? Can Pythagorus play? More importantly, does he have any real power?

I think he’s two years younger than Frank.

by As Fan in the Bronx on May 5, 2008 2:14 PM PDT   0 recs

He's a beast on the basepaths

He can leg out so many of his Pythagorean triples!

by muffinpryde on May 5, 2008 7:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pythagorean triple =

Hit the ball, run to 1st, continue to 2nd, then cut back straight across the pitcher’s mound to home.

formerly known as mdl

by iglew on May 6, 2008 6:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

QOTM

I’m Custing that to Poppy.

We're going to knock balls out of the country's park, for the home team, which is America. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 6, 2008 6:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just when I was getting the hang of Emiling

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 7, 2008 7:58 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If I'm not mistaken, Travis has been 0-fer since in Sac.

Not a good sign.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on May 5, 2008 2:15 PM PDT   0 recs

To contribute a few links...

UniWatch on yesterday’s throwbacks.

Is this the right shade of green? Seems it might be a bit darker than the jerseys.

Jack Cust == AL Player of the Week. Interesting that the article mentions him twice as a designated hitter, even though he was the left “fielder” all week.

by calgbear on May 5, 2008 2:18 PM PDT   0 recs

So what's worse

A DLD with no links or a DLD with links that don’t work?

by methodrampage on May 5, 2008 2:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's try that again...

UniWatch on yesterday’s throwbacks.

Is this the right shade of green? Seems it might be a bit darker than the jerseys.

Jack Cust == AL Player of the Week. Interesting that the article mentions him twice as a designated hitter, even though he was the left "fielder" all week.

by calgbear on May 5, 2008 2:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wishful thinking?

Or was his standing in left field just a ruse to fool the batters?

by MobiusKlein on May 5, 2008 3:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

courtesy of deadspin

sick, hilarious detourned anti-meth ads

And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 5, 2008 2:29 PM PDT   0 recs

It's not his fanposts, but the quality of those who enjoy them

And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 5, 2008 2:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

--Bilbo Baggins

by kaweahkaweah on May 5, 2008 2:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I learned something

”<>” doesn’t work in the headline

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

--Bilbo Baggins

by kaweahkaweah on May 5, 2008 3:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe I just suck?

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

--Bilbo Baggins

by kaweahkaweah on May 5, 2008 3:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

FSU fans often haven't had their shots

(except for the 150 proof variety; they’ve usually had more than enough of those).

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 5, 2008 3:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd like to see Baisley given a little shot

I mean it can’t hurt. I don’t get the continued reliance on Hannahan. Both Murphy and Baisley are young enough that they could hypothetically take a step forward, but with JackHan what you see is what you get. And I get that we’re competing right now, and if Hannahan were actually hitting well that would be more than enough justification. But he isn’t, so what do you have to lose?

RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.

by walk off bunt on May 5, 2008 3:20 PM PDT   0 recs

Doncha hate it when you're in a hurry, your hands are full,

and you have to poop, fart, pee and sneeze at the same time?

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

--Bilbo Baggins

by kaweahkaweah on May 5, 2008 3:32 PM PDT   0 recs

No...

but I do hate when i’m in a hurry, have my hands full and have to poop, fart, pee, sneeze and throw up after reading this comment at the same time.

In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!

by DMOAS on May 5, 2008 3:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If you have a dog, it won't go to waste

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve."

--Bilbo Baggins

by kaweahkaweah on May 5, 2008 4:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Did anyone get a screenshot of Ronald Mcdonald's poor relation in the retro uni?

and if so, can you post it?
Dallas Braden.

Somewere Bobby Kielty is laughing.

"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 5, 2008 3:37 PM PDT   0 recs

I wouldn't even wish this on mattbarnes

(the Oakland-cum-Red Sox fan, not the brick laying Warrior).

Yankees fan runs over, kills Red Sox fan in baseball argument.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 5, 2008 3:39 PM PDT   0 recs

Ironic screenname

I liked Matt Barnes as a Bruin… but UCLA is much like the Red Sox. I like many of the players on the actual teams, but their fans are complete jackasses.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 3:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Living by UCLA for 4 years...

And boy do you speak the truth….Jackasses for sure.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 6, 2008 10:55 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

STFU!

Lifelong Bruin fan and I’m not a jackass.
:-(

by cagrrrl on May 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm sure there are many Red Sox fans, Duke fans, Cowboys fans, etc that are not jackasses

Nonetheless I feel comfortable saying that the jackass quotient of those fanbases is significantly higher than normal.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 6, 2008 5:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I willing to bet

That the jackass quotient of the PaulThomas fanbase is even higher than significantly higher than normal.

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 7, 2008 8:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Go Bruins!

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 7, 2008 8:02 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bite me.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 8:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Mmmm...

Tastes like damp, dingy, musky chicken. Like a chicken that’s been hanging out in its mother’s basement for too long.

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 7, 2008 10:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

ZOMG

The “mother’s basement” card.

Well played, sir. I must now retire to my corner and cry quietly. It’s in the rules.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 11:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Game, set, match

Sometimes I even impress myself.

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 7, 2008 12:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Can't argue with that

Ever since I joined the Paul Thomas fan base-I couldn’t resist those puppy dog eyes-the jackass quotient has gone through the roof. Throw in grover and xbx, and it’s one of the most virulent quotients of jackasses east of Fenway and north of Westwood.

Parenthetically—a “quotient of jackasses” needs to take its rightful place alongside a murder of crows and a business of ferrets.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 7, 2008 8:33 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

business of ferrets?

did not know that one

"The Athletics at Fremont" is noxious

by ArakSOT on May 7, 2008 8:40 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't forget salb918.

I’m in the PTFB, and I’m a jackass, too.

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on May 7, 2008 8:49 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't forget a frat of Sox fans

(link unavailable)

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 7, 2008 8:52 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

well done

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on May 7, 2008 8:58 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

does that make fratricide OK?

We're going to knock balls out of the country's park, for the home team, which is America. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 7, 2008 9:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

and don't forget a bloodletting of FSU fans

We're going to knock balls out of the country's park, for the home team, which is America. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 7, 2008 9:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

As an example
STFU

The eloquent logic here applied: QED

by As Fan in the Bronx on May 6, 2008 6:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

what about the guy who hacked LL Jeff's account?

And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 5, 2008 4:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hannahan

The only player on the A’s with a BABIP lower than Ellis is Hannahan. He’s sitting at a really strong 30% LD rate. The guy is hitting the ball really well, he’s just really unlucky so far.

by MrIncognito on May 5, 2008 4:48 PM PDT   0 recs

Wow, no kidding

His PrOPS is well over .900…

A 30% LD rate isn’t sustainable for anyone, but it’s ridiculous that his BABIP is actually lower than his line drive rate.

Also looking at PrOPS, Cust’s PrOPS is over 1.000. That stat, at least, thinks the A’s offense is going to improve a fair amount.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 5:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

For prospect nerds: Bryan Smith in BP chat

Five of 85 questions concerned the A’s. If one of the Q’s was yours, own up! (Link here.) And if you know anything about Beane scouting Cahill personally, please speak up, because it’s news to me and I’m inclined to think he’s thinking of someone else, as he suggests. For those still too cheap or poor to subscribe:

Ryan (NY): How would you rank the Stockton trio of Anderson, Cahill, and De Los Santos – and has your ranking of those 3 changed since the season began?

Bryan Smith: I’ll say this: Trevor Cahill has done everything to earn consideration as one of the minor leagues better pitching prospects. He might very well be a top ten overall guy next year. Some credit for his draft goes to Billy Beane, if I recall correctly. Didn’t Beane personally cross-check Cahill three times, or am I thinking of another guy. Anyway, he’s at the top, and I think the next two are tied for the moment. De Los Santos gets more than a month before falling to the bottom, but I believe a little more in what Anderson is selling than I did six weeks ago.

Gray (Chicago): Where does James Simmons stand in the pecking order of A’s pitching prospects?

Bryan Smith: He stands as the first in line of reaching the Major Leagues. Since they are all on the same team, I think ranking them is sort of a strange thing to do. Simmons probably has a realistic chance of pitching with the A’s as early as August, especially if Smith/Eveland regress and/or Blanton gets traded. He just looks too consistently good for the Texas League right now. He’ll be up first, and if he pitches well, Simmons won’t have to worry when the A’s have an in-flux of those great High-A arms, I’ll say that.

oira61 (San Francisco): Bryan: James Simmons is ahead of Gio Gonzalez? Based on your comment about de los Santos, does this mean the A’s got next to nothing for Swisher?

Bryan Smith: Uh oh, I feel like what I wrote got contorted a bit. I certainly didn’t mean to imply … that. My comment about de los Santos was that he shouldn’t be clumped below Brett Anderson because of a bad month. Simmons and Gio are probably on equal timetables to help the Majors. I know KG saw and heard great reports concerning Gio in Spring Training, so I’m not closing any doors. I think they got good value for Swisher, it’s just going to take some time.

ray (oakland): how legit is the stockton trio of Doolittle/Carter/SUlentic?? Sulentic is having a bounce back season and one of the youngest players in cal league at 20 yrs old, does he jump bacck into top prospect territory?

Bryan Smith: I’m not ready to anoint Sulentic as a top 100 prospect again, because he’s had some low lows in his short career. But he certainly looks more at home in California, which is true for most of this roster. Carter is the same player he’s always been, and Doolittle looks like a very astute draft pick. It’s too bad he has to split some time at first, though, because Ports fans are missing out on a truly gifted defensive player.

mike (stockton): with the hype, of that stockton staff, what do you think about 2nd tier guys like Italiano/Mazzaro/Leon/Banwart etc? would it be fair to say, A’s might have the best group of pithcing prospects other than Tampa Bay?

Bryan Smith: It’s a pretty astounding group of pitchers, and in terms of raw depth, it surpasses the Rays. Tampa gets credit for Davis and McGee and Hellickson, but the A’s have so many guys with the bounce backs of Italiano and Mazzaro. The latter doesn’t surprise me much, as he wasn’t bad last season, he just needed a better park and better defense or his prolific sinker.

by Faust on May 5, 2008 5:16 PM PDT   0 recs

Pretty frustrating that Doolittle is left-handed

If he was a realistic candidate to play third base, he would probably be the #3 prospect in the organization at this point.

And that’s not even mentioning his 9 years shorter life expectancy…

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 5:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Matsuzaka tonight:

5 IP, 2 H, 1 K, 8 BB, 1 R.

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 5, 2008 6:11 PM PDT   0 recs

How is that even possible?

Did he have a DP in every inning?

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 6:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think it was the Tigers?

And they could actually use an OF now. But how does a lineup like that not drive in more runs?

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 6, 2008 7:59 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Personally I prefer Barbara Manning, but this is a good song, so in honor of the Holiday DLD...

Liz Phair on 120 Minutes

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on May 5, 2008 6:21 PM PDT   0 recs

My brother!

Barbara Manning is a goddess. “One Perfect Green Blanket” and “Lately I Keep Scissors” are two of my favorite albums. She should have been a big star.

by Ray of Lite on May 5, 2008 9:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Goddess, genius and everything else

I think you’re right about her love of the Giants, but I can’t hold it against her because (a) she is, as you have pointed out, a goddess, and (b) her fandom definitely predates the Barry/Pac Bell era.

The only two reasons I can think of for her non-stardom are (a) she’s not hawt in the conventional sense, and (b) she doesn’t seem that interested in limiting herself to a specific style or sound of music, which a company could have her churn out year after year. Barbara has always seemed to play whatever music she wants with whomever she wants to play it with, and in addition to loving her music I really admire her for that.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on May 6, 2008 5:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

In other strange game news

Erick Aybar (who sucks, but who’s also hitting .300 so far) just struck out trying to bunt with 2 strikes, 2 outs, no one on base against Brett Tomko….

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 5, 2008 6:33 PM PDT   0 recs

Wow

Brett Tomko is still pitching in the majors?

"Tomorrow it may rain." - Leo Durocher

by andeux on May 5, 2008 6:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Travis Buck playing Centerfield for Sacramento

Which could indicate what the A’s might do with him when he gets back. In the Minors, he played Corner Outfield, not Center. That he is playing Center in his rehab assignment tells me one of several things;

Either the A’s are thinking of using Buck as their Centerfielder when he gets back in place of Denorfia, Davis and Sweeney, which is logical since Brown and Cust obviously can’t play Center.

Because CarGon is on the DL, the Cats needed a CF (but Blasi is still there, and Putnam can play CF as well, so maybe not).

Or they are just trying to get Buck some flexability because of a and b.

I would like Buck and CarGon to be called up in about a week or two when CarGo gets off the DL, and take over Center and Right field, with Cust in Left when he is hot, and platooning with Brown or Denorfia when he is cold.

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

by Zonis on May 5, 2008 6:46 PM PDT   0 recs

You mean when Cust is getting lucky?

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 6, 2008 8:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I know the feeling...

"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."

by Jennifer on May 6, 2008 11:56 AM PDT   0 recs

How come none of them know how to swim?

It’s water wing, inner tube, floaty shit galore.

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 6, 2008 12:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Anyone tried the Coliseum wireless yet this year?

I’m heading out to the day game tomorrow and was thinking about bringing my laptop along.

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 6, 2008 12:13 PM PDT   0 recs

Wireless and a free seat upgrade?

Do you want some beluga caviar with that?

I...drink...your...milkshake! I drink it up! - Daniel Plainview

by methodrampage on May 6, 2008 1:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I've seen people using iPhones to browse in the LFB this year

I’ve been thinking about bringing my laptop too, but it seems a bit Giantfanesque. Speaking of them, I’m at my former office, and there seems to be some kind of celebrity guest possibly connected with the Giants coming to a staff meeting shortly. If it’s interesting I will post updates.

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 6, 2008 2:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, how disappointing, it was only Jimmy Carter

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 6, 2008 3:18 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"Possibly connected with the Giants"

Is Carter taking Zito’s spot in the rotation?

I’ve said this before in the Cisco Field/Tech-y-ville Park discussions…I think the laptops-at-the-ballpark idea gets a bad rap, damned by association with Giants fans and Chardonnay, perhaps. Up to the moment boxscores, a universe of stats sortable as needed, AN game threads…what’s not to like?

There is an A in Whimsy.

by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 6, 2008 3:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs