DLD 7/1/08 - Clever Title boycott

by Poppy on Jul 1, 2008 10:19 AM PDT

Smith, knowing his situation might be tenuous, said he was trying to avoid Geren in the dugout in the top of the ninth.

"I looked out of the corner of my eye and saw him coming over, so I was trying to move away from him," Smith said.

Rich Harden is relying on just two pitches. I hope no one finds out.

Also in that article:

On Monday, the A's donated $8,500 to the Ravenswood Little League program of East Palo Alto, replacing the equipment that was stolen this past weekend from their storage facility. The Athletics will replace the 50 baseball gloves, 30 uniforms, pitching machine, megaphone, television, microwave and food supplies that were lost in the theft from Martin Luther King Park. The Ravenswood Little League is made up of more than 60 children, ages 9-12, from East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park.

Way to go, A's! Way to fall down on your obligation to kids in your "territory," Giants!

Marty Lurie says the A's are the 2nd-best story of 2008.

The A's have two of the top starting pitchers in baseball with Rich Harden (healthy again), and Justin Duchscherer (a converted reliever). Harden can beat any team in the baseball when he takes the mound. Duchscherer's pinpoint control and off-speed pitches have the batters constantly off balance at the plate. Both unquestionably should be all-stars as the A's staff leads the majors in starters ERA.

We know.

UGH...

Booooo! Misleading headline of the day: San Mateo's own Jurassic Park. I thought we had Sam Neill running around with dinosaurs.

An offshoot of ImprovEverywhere: UrbanPrankster. I love this gallery that I found linked there.

Happy July!

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Probiotics changed the way I feel now

Shit. This may just put me out of the Poetic Interlude business entirely. I can’t top that.

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 10:35 AM PDT 0 recs

New Urban Myths/Mailbag

This is a completely random question: I could’ve sworn that Bobby Crosby was referred to as “Bones” in an article on MLB.com a couple of months ago. Where did he get this nickname? Is it because of his injury track record? Does he enjoy the television show? I’m just curious.
—Claire W., San Diego
Crosby gave himself the nickname a few years ago, and it has nothing to do with his injuries, Dr. Brennan or Agent Booth. It’s a long story, but it started when he was in college and saw some nicknames on a wall while his team was playing in Washington. He liked “Bones” and adopted it, and it’s the rare self-given nickname that stuck.

Also, another reader asked me to find out why Crosby touches the bill of his helmet while crossing home plate after every home run. He said it’s a little sign for his fathe

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080629&content_id=3025973&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

by theblackpearl on Jul 1, 2008 10:41 AM PDT 0 recs

I thought it was from a few years ago

when the A’s visited RFK? Right about The Bus Speech. BRB going to use AN’s hawt search function!

"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"

by Jennifer on Jul 1, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up 0 recs

Found it!

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2006/5/2/105133/0786

"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"

by Jennifer on Jul 1, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up 0 recs

Gee Urban, incorrect, stop the presses.

by theblackpearl on Jul 1, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up 0 recs

Claire needs to read AN.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 1, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

It took me far too long to figure out who the hell Claire was.

I was like, Turniphead’s mom?

"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"

by Jennifer on Jul 1, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up 0 recs

she would do well to avoid reading the tags, however

"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad

by ArakSOT on Jul 1, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

Where/whatever happened to Sharon?

I remember her being a fun poster around here….just like the Jennifers , the Poppys and the GreenNGoldGirls…..

by rh40 on Jul 1, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

We just can NOT catch a break

Yoshi Nishio, the A’s full-time massage therapist, is in an Oakland hospital with an undisclosed condition

by nevermoor on Jul 1, 2008 10:54 AM PDT 0 recs

Ziggy gets some ink from Olney

Or since it’s online, is it ‘some electrons’ from Olney?

Which gets me to wondering if anyone has ever tried to estimate the number of electrons in the universe? A quick search on wikipedia brought the number 10^79 which is…quite large. I wonder how many of those electrons are currently being used to write about Brad Ziegler?

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3468800&name=olney_buster

(it’s one of those “free” insider articles)

Nothing here that’s new to AN, but its fun to see Brad get some pub, including the current photo on ESPN’s MLB page.

Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?

by JLeverenz on Jul 1, 2008 11:01 AM PDT 0 recs

just worked it out

and I get 2.17 * 1078 electrons in the universe. Actually, I’m really surprised that my value was that close to the wikipedia one.

1. I refered to wikipedia for the critical density = 9.9 * 10-30 gm/cm3
2. Baryons account for 4% of the critical density
3. “Volume” of the observable universe is 4/3 * pi * (13.7 billion light-years)3
4. I assumed that all the baryonic matter was protons, so the number of protons is equal to the total mass in baryons, divided by the proton mass = 1.67 * 10^-27 gm
5. number of electrons equals number of protons to keep the universe electrically neutral

In order of sketchiness, I would put the volume of the universe calculation first, and the assumption that all baryonic matter is protons second.

by colin on Jul 1, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up 0 recs

qotm

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up 1 recs

of course, I got a typo

in my actual result. That’s supposed to be 2.17 * 10^78.

by colin on Jul 1, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up 0 recs

I was thinking qota (aeon)?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up 0 recs

I think Barryons account for far more than 4% of the critical density at AN

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up 0 recs

I don't know what that means, but I'm offended.

by nevermoor on Jul 1, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up 0 recs

After Pittsburgh, Barryons have accounted for more like 37% of the critical density

I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball

by JediLeroy on Jul 1, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up 0 recs

Carryons account for more than 4% of the critical density in the overhead compartments.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up 0 recs

Crayons account for more than 4% of the critical density in diapers

I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball

by JediLeroy on Jul 1, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up 0 recs

Tarrytowners account for fewer than 4% of the ciritcal mass on the Tappan Zee.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up 0 recs

Carrion accounts for more than 50% of the A's batting order

Not sure what to say about density

it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you

by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 1, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up 0 recs

Hammer-ons account for more than 50% of the density of Eddie Van Halen's fretwork

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 12:42 PM PDT up 0 recs

Strap-ons account for more than 50% of Nico's love life.

... because I had to. Pleeeze don’t CGV me!

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 1, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

True statements are CGVs?

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up 0 recs

Disappointing

When I read the title of your post, I thought you had worked out how many electrons were being used to write about Ziegler. I guess this is another question to which the world will never know.

Will there ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?

by JLeverenz on Jul 1, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

grumpy salb918 today

coworker: [walks to salb918’s desk, picks up what is quite obviously object X] Cool. Did you get some object X made?
salb918: [death glare]

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:14 AM PDT 0 recs

Fun with Letters

coworker: [walks to salb918’s desk, picks up what is quite obviously a dildo] Cool. Did you get some dildos made?

coworker: [walks to salb918’s desk, picks up what is quite obviously pants] Cool. Did you get some pants made?

coworker: [walks to salb918’s desk, picks up what is quite obviously a nobel peace prize] Cool. Did you get some Nobel Peace Prizes made?

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 1, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up 0 recs

Two questions I hate:

1. What are you doing up? I’m plotting your death. You caught me!
2. Are you leaving? No. Not at all. I just have my bag and keys with me.

"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"

by Jennifer on Jul 1, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up 0 recs

Another one

salb918: [eating lunch, surfing AN]
coworker: hey, can you help me out with this complex, nuanced issue?

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up 0 recs

To that I say:

(with food in mouth) Gouwwh Fuemfnff Yofeham Semhgsfff

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

by DMOAS on Jul 1, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

Fercrissakes

Just now. NOW.

salb918: [opening package]
coworker: [watching salb918 open package] I left a package for you on your desk – did you see it?

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up 0 recs

but you didn't see it. you opened it.

by nevermoor on Jul 1, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up 0 recs

Clearly you need the Mad

“Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” books.

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 1, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up 0 recs

I read more Chris Jaffe than I do Al Jaffe.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up 0 recs

I had a wedding picture (of me & Mr. Poppy, that is) on my desk...

coworker: Aaw, is that your wedding picture?
Poppy: No, my boyfriend and I like to get really dressed up and have our picture taken in churches.
coworker: ...
coworker: Are you kidding?

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 1, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

here's your sign

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 1, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

+1

Just what I was thinking!

"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will

by anomaly_kat on Jul 1, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

grrr

“Every game is big,” Garland said. “We play these guys five more times before the All-Star break. We have a chance to bury them, but we have to come out and play good ball.”

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:16 AM PDT 0 recs

Eh, I have no problem with trash talk, as long as it's accurate

And it is… they do have a chance to bury Oakland. Not a very likely chance at this point, but clearly if they were to win all 5 it would be a devastating blow to the team’s playoff hopes. Even 4 wins, while I wouldn’t describe it as “burial,” would put the A’s 6.5 out pending the results of the other two series.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 1, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up 0 recs

I don't disagree.

I’m mad because it’s true. The Angels are almost certainly a better “true talent” team, but the A’s have outplayed them and almost everyone in the league so far (see my THT article yesterday). And yet, the A’s are the ones who have to avoid burial. The Angels have played like shit this year, and I want the A’s to dominate their asses.

Also, I’m grumpy today (see above).

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up 0 recs

They are who we thought they were

...etc etc etc.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 1, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up 0 recs

Apparently they're not.

What to make of the fact that they have scored only two runs in the last 36 innings? Could this fabled “mean” be exerting itself?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up 0 recs

But the woofin' gods, they're real.

AND they don’t like to be disturbed.

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

by The Dogfather on Jul 1, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

Cool. Did you get some bookmarks to the LAT sports page made?

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up 0 recs

[death glare]

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up 0 recs

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up 0 recs

by nevermoor on Jul 1, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up 0 recs

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up 0 recs

And just after Garland said this

he took off his shoe and banged it on the podium at the post-game press conference.

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 1, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

Mister Garland, tear down this Mall!

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 1, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up 0 recs

TINSTAAPP

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/article652888.ece

Top Pitching Prospect for the Ray, Jake McGee, is going under the knife for a little Tommy John w/ Dr. Andrews. Fautino De Los Santos says hello.

by Colorado Fan on Jul 1, 2008 11:24 AM PDT 0 recs

TINSNIPS

There Is Never Sufficient Negativism Investigating Pitching Statistics

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up 0 recs

TINCUP

An amusing sports movie with entirely too many chick-flick moments

by nevermoor on Jul 1, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up 0 recs

TINTIN

A cartoon character who bears a passing resemblance to Daric Barton.

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up 0 recs

TINNITUS

WHAT?

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 1, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up 0 recs

TINTINNABULATION

The celebratory cries made when one captures a certain cartoon character.

He's a very personable, sweet, nice chimp. He's not going to be aggressive unless he's provoked. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 1, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up 0 recs

TINTINABULA

A funny thing happened on the way to the (fan) forum.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up 0 recs

grrr.

Should’ve been TINTINABULAN

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up 0 recs

Hey sal

Did you make a typo?

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 1, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up 0 recs

grr.

Rich Harden better throw a no-hitter tonight.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

Does that mean when he doesn't give any hits?

Also, could you help me solve this multivariable calculus question real quick?

by nevermoor on Jul 1, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up 0 recs

just don't forget to add a constant

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 1, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up 0 recs

Might that suggest you're starting to re-mood?

by nevermoor on Jul 1, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

TINROOF

A flavor of ice cream that is supposedly different from rocky road

I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball

by JediLeroy on Jul 1, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up 0 recs