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I'm having a crappy week, so I need a DLD. The Monday one is, well, from Monday. Today is Wednesday. What happened to Tuesday?

Here's some links. Y'all have to provide more.

  • This headline scared the crap out of me. I closed the windows in case they were flying around here. Then I realized that "lost" did not mean missing.
  • Penguins  always makes me smile.
  • I didn't realize this was still on tv. Does anyone even watch that channel?
  • If you are going to steal candy bars, don't eat them until after you get away....
  • I wish I knew about this website years ago. Brilliant idea. Brilliant.

12:35 game time today. Thank goodness. Until then, dump away....

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Hooray!

Sharon’s back!

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on May 7, 2008 9:15 AM PDT   0 recs

WOO!

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

by Jennifer on May 7, 2008 9:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

who?

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 9:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hu?

and Laroche for Blanton?

Please?

by mikev on May 7, 2008 9:29 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Lew

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 7, 2008 9:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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 9:37 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

We need to commemorate the event somehow

Oh, I know:

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 7, 2008 9:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I didn’t believe you. I had to search the Game Day thread!

"The Athletics at Fremont" is noxious

by ArakSOT on May 7, 2008 10:11 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"Search"

Yeah, right.

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

by Jennifer on May 7, 2008 10:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Today's glass entirely full remark:

Kotsay is raking so far-—-—-—-—-—>>>>>Chavy will be back with a vengeance.

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 7, 2008 9:30 AM PDT   0 recs

colony collapse disorder, a mysterious disease that causes adult bees to abandon their hives

Predatory lenders should never have extended those no-money-down ARMs to those shiftless bees.

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 9:30 AM PDT   0 recs

I like penguins, too

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

by Nick on May 7, 2008 9:36 AM PDT   0 recs

Ron + Cey = 6 letters

Has their ever been a major leaguer with fewer letters in his name?

"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 7, 2008 9:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

LS

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

by Jennifer on May 7, 2008 9:47 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

FU

I have [null set] to say.

by Poppy on May 7, 2008 9:55 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

well, hello!

where have you been?

"The Athletics at Fremont" is noxious

by ArakSOT on May 7, 2008 10:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Please go read the game thread from last night.

Outta control.

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 7, 2008 10:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That was awesome.

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

by Jennifer on May 7, 2008 10:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How awesome was it to come up with phrases for the initials "LS" in the game thread last night?

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

by Nick on May 7, 2008 10:38 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh really?

Jennifer better not have taken credit for anything I came up with via text message days ago… ;)

I have [null set] to say.

by Poppy on May 7, 2008 10:48 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How awesome is it to be really behind on current AN running jokes?

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 10:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The LS game will *never* get old.

never

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on May 7, 2008 10:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

How awesome is it that the LS game will never get old?

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 11:04 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I can tell you...

...it’s sooo awesome.

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on May 7, 2008 11:10 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

"The Athletics at Fremont" is noxious

by ArakSOT on May 7, 2008 11:12 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on May 7, 2008 11:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

where were you for the last year or so?

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

by xbhaskarx on May 7, 2008 3:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

while you were away

we threw a party for Jennifer

the Blogfather was asking about you < /ominous tone >

"The Athletics at Fremont" is noxious

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

I credited you in an earlier thread.

Link, see?

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

by Jennifer on May 7, 2008 11:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

little silly

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on May 7, 2008 10:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't have time to read it

Can I get a cliffnotes version?

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 7, 2008 10:40 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Lazy slacker.

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 7, 2008 10:43 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

little shit

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on May 7, 2008 10:50 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lotta snideness...

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 7, 2008 11:11 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lacking sanity

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on May 7, 2008 11:59 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

his Korean stepbrother

Bibimbap Roberts

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 10:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

or the famous song by Hanson

mmmmmmmmbip

Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.

by JediLeroy on May 7, 2008 10:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ed Ott?

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 7, 2008 10:35 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ed Ott

Pirates’ catcher in the 1970s—also played a season with the Angels and, IIRC, was in the middle of a big brawl with the Billyball A’s at one point.

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

by Nick on May 7, 2008 10:36 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ed Ott's the winner.

Mel Ott is 6.
Joe De Sa is 7.

I can’t think of anyone else right off the bat.

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

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 7, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I think once you get to 7 letters it gets a lot easier

Jim Barr
Rudy Law
Mel Hall
Ron Hunt

6 or fewer seems to be the big challenge. They need to be named Ed or Al or Bo or Cy.

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

by Nick on May 7, 2008 4:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

or Ty

"Tomorrow it may rain." - Leo Durocher

by andeux on May 7, 2008 5:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Tied with

Ed Hug.
There are a whole bunch of other 6s – mostly with the first name Ed or the last name Lee.

"Tomorrow it may rain." - Leo Durocher

by andeux on May 7, 2008 5:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It's the wrong way to spend the money...

There’s going to be payroll flexibility in the upcoming years and I’d much rather see it spent to lock up our guys than to go fishing for geezers.

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

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 7, 2008 11:28 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Best part of that article:
Senator Doug Stoner pushed the bill in the senate. “I don’t think that folks are aware this is going on,” Stoner told Channel 2 in April.

Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.

by JediLeroy on May 7, 2008 9:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL

Pot calling the kettle black?

"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 7, 2008 9:56 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What I want to know is ...

do you get a cottonmouth with the candy?

Crème Brûlée

by Ice Cream on May 7, 2008 11:04 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

no, but it tastes so good it makes you want to eat more!

...the only candy that GIVES you the munchies!

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

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 7, 2008 11:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Rick Ankiel

Apparently it’s easier to accurately throw 300 feet to a 3B than it is 60 feet 6 inches to a catcher.

Those are 2 of the better throws I’ve ever seen. Right up there with the Ichiro! laser from RF to 3B to nail (I think) Jeremy Giambi. I wish I could find that clip.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 9:41 AM PDT   0 recs

Bo Jackson

threw an A out at the plate on a fly ball near the warning track—my memory of it is that he threw the ball about 300 feet on the fly to the catcher. Does anyone else remember that?

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

by Nick on May 7, 2008 10:41 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was amazed...

They have a PITCHER in CF….do you think he can throw?

You don't win friends with salad.

by tresselfan on May 7, 2008 11:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Who, praytell, would take Crosby's place?

I’m not sure Frank Thomas has the range at this stage in his career.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 9:54 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Jeter

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 7, 2008 9:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey, we've finally found a shortstop that Jeter is better than:

Frank Thomas.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 9:58 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Frank covers a lot more ground.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 8, 2008 10:47 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Petit?

I’d almost be willing to give Crosby away at this point, just so that the team would spend the year actually evaluating the SS position instead of blocking it with a lame duck who’s mediocre anyway.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 10:07 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He'd probably be worse

Significantly? I dunno.

I’d still rather see what the team has in Petit. If the team is going to make a free agent splurge at shortstop, the time for it is this offseason.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 11:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Who would you suggest throwing a bucket of money at?

According to Cot’s Baseball Contracts these are the potential SS free agents this offseason:

Orlando Cabrera CWS
Alex Cintron CWS
Alex Cora BOS
Craig Counsell * MIL
Adam Everett MIN
Rafael Furcal LAD
Cristian Guzman WAS
Cesar Izturis STL
Ramon Martinez LAD
Edgar Renteria * DET
Juan Uribe CWS

There’s nobody on that list I want to see a big dollar multi year contract offered to.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 11:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd take Furcal

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

by methodrampage on May 7, 2008 11:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That's a rather strong group

We can assume Renteria will not be part of it, but even looking at the rest, I see 1 likely All-Star, 2 solid starters (assuming Guzman’s post-LASIK hitting improvement is real) and 3 or 4 decent starters. If the Tigers decline Renteria’s option that would add one more to the solid starter group.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 11:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They're almost all on the wrong side of 30.

I’d be concerned with giving a 4 year deal to most of those guys – pretty likely that they’re all going to start declining sooner than later isn’t it?

by mikev on May 7, 2008 11:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, consider the following year's class

Tejada
Jack Wilson (maybe)
Renteria

and a bunch of crap.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 11:53 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

All the more reason to target somebody like Hu, Lillibridge, or Brignac

as a return for a potential deal involving Blanton or Street.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 11:58 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Misrecalled

Khalil Greene is part of that group too.

I’d be OK with signing him, I guess.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 12:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Khalil Green is like the NL version of Crosby

Might as well just give Crosby an extension

by mikev on May 7, 2008 12:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Um

No.

Greene’s career OPS+ is 99. Crosby’s is 86.

He’s also a better defender.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on May 7, 2008 12:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Okay so he's Crosby with a bit more pop.

They both have bad OBPs but Greene has a better SLG.

Not that I’d be opposed to signing him because I love Fast Times at Ridgemont High and having Spicoli on the team would rule.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 12:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He's much better than Crosby

home ops (career in petco): .654
road ops: .832

Petco is the toughest park in the majors.

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 7, 2008 12:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He definitely needs more time

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on May 7, 2008 10:12 AM PDT to parent up