DLD 6-5-8 - Draft Day and Dad
by Zonis on Jun 5, 2008 10:11 AM PDT
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PrintJust a little bit till the 2008 First Year Player Draft begins, and the first pick has already been made. Lets just hope that the Devil Rays don't draw it out and take the entire time to announce it.
The St. Petersburg Times reports that the Rays will take high school SS Tim Beckham with the No. 1 pick in Thursday's draft.
Perhaps because of Dioner Navarro's strong showing this year, lessening the need for a catcher in Buster Posey, the Rays will apparently go with the Beckham, a five-tool player who is said to have plenty of baseball smarts and superstar upside. It might also have something to do with Posey supposedly floating $12 million as his asking price.
Meanwhile, Dad was released by the Cinci Reds.
Reds released first baseman Scott Hatteberg.
Designated for assignment last week to make room on the roster for Jay Bruce, Hatteberg would be a good fit as a platoon starter or bench bat on a number of teams. The Mariners were said to be interested a few days ago and could partner him with Richie Sexson at first base.
Could he join the Mariners, probably. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Just don't bring him back, Billy =/
Who the A's will take is up for speculation , but there are some notes of interest.
• A's minor league pitcher Fautino De Los Santos probably faces nine to 12 months of rehabilitation after undergoing elbow-ligament-replacement surgery last week, Forst said.
De Los Santos, a right-hander acquired in the trade that sent Nick Swisher to the Chicago White Sox, is considered one of the A's top prospects. Forst stressed De Los Santos had no history of elbow problems with Chicago.
"He pitched (April 24) and was throwing 96 (mph), and then he went out to throw his side and couldn't pick up his arm, so it was pretty sudden," Forst said.
• Third baseman Eric Chavez did not play Wednesday because his legs were a little stiff, but Manager Bob Geren said Chavez's back felt OK after a home-plate collision Tuesday.
Good luck Fautino, see ya next year.
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Love's First Kiss...is this camera on?
The Seattle lesbian kiss imbroglio has reached the front page of cnn.com. For those coming in late, supposedly SafeCo Field staff ordered a lesbian couple to stop kissing in the stands, after getting a fan complaint, while not similarly scolding hetero couples kissing nearby. SafeCo staff say they enforce their code of conduct without regard to orientation.
This was a more compelling tale of injustice (and perhaps it still is) before I read this part:
“(Sirbrina Guerrero) was a contestant on the MTV reality show “A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila,” in which women and men compete for the affection of a bisexual Internet celebrity.”
By the way, I saw the Seattle Lesbian Kiss Imbroglio play at a grunge bar back in the day; they rocked!
Don't blame me, I voted for oaktoon.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 5, 2008 11:07 AM PDT reply actions
what kills me about that story:
Heaven forbid a mother’s child should see two women kissing – then the mother would have to actually EXPLAIN what was going on to their kid. Why bother doing that, when you can ask the usher to make them stop? Thats MUCH easier than teaching your child about the world around them.
/sarcasm
/disdain
/disgust
Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"
by popcornjames on Jun 5, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
And they don’t ‘get’ sex, and all that adult stuff at their current age (6).
Two women kissing has about the same impact as a man & woman kissing.
Six you're still in a safe zone.
I’ve already had to have a rather uncomfortable conversation with my elder son (10) about why two men were ‘walking like that’ (arms around each others waists).
I’ve a different perspective on this, and definitely don’t think it should be a matter of law. It should be a matter of politeness (and, no, I don’t kiss my wife in public either).
by As Fan in the Bronx on Jun 5, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Why didn't you just say,
“Because they’re men who love other men”?
Serious question.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I guess that also shows where you're coming from
The key word here is ‘uncomfortable’. Why was it uncomfortable? Is your son picking up picking up something from society (or family) that such interactions are ‘wrong’ (versus different/unusual)? If so, that’s probably worthy of a serious (and quite likely uncomfortable) conversation.
Excessive/obscene PDA is one thing, but implying that it’s impolite to express affection in public is another …
That's
“A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila.”
Apparently it didn’t work out with the guy she chose in season 1. Go figure.
"Tomorrow it may rain." - Leo Durocher
She had a boyfriend for the duration of the first season
At least, that’s what my TMZ-addled friend told me…
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
A's #1 Pick: Jamile Weeks, 2B, U of Miami
Cy Norris 1980 2.54 ERA 22 W 9 L
33 GS 24 CG 284 IP 215 H 83 BB 180 K
Early Father's Day Present
I accompanied my 11-year-old special needs daughter and helped chaperone her classmates (six) to the game yesterday along with the rest of her elementary school’s fifth graders (about 80). All had a GREAT time (except for the parent(?) who told a segment of the sometimes raucous (but not inappropriately so) students who were chanting “LET’S GO CROS-BY!”, “LET’S GO BRO-OWN!” and so forth, to “Knock it off!”).
WTF? It’s a baseball game, fer cryin’ out loud!
Got to see Ziggy and C. Gonzalez for the first time. Ziggy’s tall but looks even taller rockin’ the high socks. He walks with a slow, relaxed gait that gives the impression of quiet confidence. Gonzalez’ bases-clearing double was smoked and cut between the Tigers’ CF and LF (who weren’t playing that far off) like a laser-guided scalpel. They simply could not catch up to the ball.
Anyways, halfway through the game after being sated with pepperoni pizza and a chocolate malt, my scooplette looks up at me and says, “Thanks for coming today, Dad. It wouldn’t be a baseball game without you.” Then she placed my arm around her shoulders and hugged me real tight. {sniff}
Jalapeño
Great story, IC
How the heck does a ballpark-goer turn around and tell some exuberant kids to quiet down? Classy.
Glad you and your daughter had a great, memorable time.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
What a great story.
Seriously, how do you keep it together when your kid does something like that? I’d probably break out bawling and scare the bejesus out of my kid.
stat-addled alien overlord
Here's what you do:
You somehow manage to control you emotions until you get home, find a quiet moment to tell your wife what happened and when her eyes well up with tears then you start bawling.
Jalapeño
Thanks for the sweet tale
Last weekend my wife, her sister and her sister’s daughter, my niece, decided they were flaking on our previous plans to go to this Saturday’s fireworks game. So I put it to my kids: do you still want to go, even without your Mom, Aunt, and fave cousin…just with me and Uncle Aphid?
Resounding yes. Though they did extort a commitment to cotton candy out of the deal.
Don't blame me, I voted for oaktoon.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 5, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Harden hurt again?
Rich Harden is no longer listed as facing Santana on Sunday on the A’s website, and I believe he was as early as yesterday. It is now Eveland following Blanton and Smith against the Angels. I have not read or seen anything about this anywhere else, but I think it is very curious
Gonzalez, De Los Santos, Anderson, Cahill, Simmons...the best rotation in baseball....in, uh 2010.
it's always been listed as Eveland on the A's website
it’s been discussed in several different threads on AN. Yesterday, Santana was listed to pitch against the A’s on both Saturday and Sunday. Don’t know if that has been corrected today. Too lazy to look.
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
Ah, so Beane's devious plan
was to sell Melillo for cash, then use THAT money to pay for Jemile Weeks’ signing bonus, so that he could THINK of Weeks as being “under slot.”
[doffs tinfoil hat]
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Nah, Canada ran out of Maple bats, so they took money.
by theblackpearl on Jun 5, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Hatteberg
I could see the Mariners picking up Hatteberg. He’s got local connections and a bit of name recognition. He’s a good fit for the company image, and if he can hit better than Sexson, well that’s an added bonus. I’m sure the Mariners would be Hatteberg’s first choice.
formerly known as mdl
I'm not the kind of man who tends to socialize
I seem to lean on
Old familiar ways
And I ain’t no fool for love songs
That whisper in my ears
Still Krazy afler all these years
As Deadspin provides an update and a fine career retrospective on old A’s hand Krazy George, seen recently at Stockton’s Banner Island Ballpark.
Don't blame me, I voted for oaktoon.
Nice. I have fond memories of the Krazy George years...
... but I’m diggin’ saint’s drums in the present day. He’s as inspirational now as George was then.
Jalapeño
No wonder DLS is out.
...and then he went out to throw his side and couldn’t pick up his arm…
He didn’t have TJ surgery, he actually had to have his arm re-attached.
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
no, the only reason he couldn't pick up his arm ...
... was because his arm was broadcast over the A’s radio network.
Why does such a wonderful man like such terrible things? @('.')@
Old joke:
Did you hear about the two antennae? They met, dated, got engaged, and finally got married.
You know, the wedding wasn’t much… but the reception!!!
by As Fan in the Bronx on Jun 5, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
programming note
I finally got around to watching “The Zen of Bobby V” which I TIVOed on ESPN a few weeks ago. Not sure if it will be replayed, but if you see it listed, I’d recommend taping it. Not so much for the Bobby Valentine angle, but it does show lots of neat documentary footage of the absolutley crazy Japanese baseball fans and the Japanese baseball league in general. I found it very interesting.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Regardless of the Rays' issues with Coco Crisp
that was really dumb to have James Shields throw at him in the second inning. They could have waited to settle that matter until later.
One thing Shields can’t do is throw a punch.
Both HPBs (Pedroia and Crisp's replacement) scored
Guess the runs were conceded to send a message. Coco did have it coming though … you don’t make that nasty of a slide and not expect some inside pitches later …
I have no problem with drilling Crisp
...just didn’t think it should have been done with Shields’ 27th pitch of the game. You could have done it with his 108th pitch instead. Plus, as you suggest, I don’t like the intentional HBP to the leadoff hitter in the inning. Try to find a 2-out situation for that.
Just crazy in Fenway....
That fight, then Ellsbury hurt, then Manny and Youk arguing in the dugout.
Bring back Hammer.
Holy hell.
I don’t want to wade through those draft threads. I hope no one said anything funny in there.
AN 3.0's Search Function is *hawt*!
Yeah, more like "things they'll regret saying 5 years later"
or, in my case, “things they’ll regret saying 30 minutes later.”
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Yeah, but that's typical, right?
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.
"things I regret misspelling 15 years later"
Referencing that spelling bee will never get old.
stat-addled alien overlord
Glad it brings you so much entertainment.
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.
For me? Definitely
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Oooh, any good fights?
My curiosity is piqued. Not piqued enough to peek, however; my attention span has peaked.
AN 3.0's Search Function is *hawt*!
Not exactly
but there’s a spate of inspired cussing at about 12:10 PM…
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Not regret like bad manners
Regret like a dumb prediction.
Something along the lines of “only an idiot would pick xxx”, and then 30 minutes later Billy Beane picked xxx.
formerly known as mdl
God, Coco's a bitch.
Please don’t acquire him, BB. For more than one reason.
The biggest being his postgame meeting with the media. I wanna smack him right square in the face, Manny-on-Youkilis style.
"Looks like you brought two too many."
If, in fact, my dog Coco weren't a bitch, I would take great offense to that ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
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