Tales From the Crypt(ic): All-Star Edition
by Ice Cream on Jul 15, 2008 9:57 AM PDT
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The All-Star Oakland Athletics from the last 40 years have been horribly mangled.
The vault of horror is about to open.
Who's next? Perhaps you?
Tales From the Crypt(ic)
The funk of 40 Oakland years
And grisly A's from every tomb
Are closing in to seal thy doom ..."
1. Bungled long relief, sir!
2. Unsound Harden, AN.
3. Whoa! Jelly jiggled.
4. Partly desire nap? Mac trebled and backed up.
5. Bash jocose acnes.
6. Wildly herd unjust riches.
7. Utterly cater to Clinton flip-flop.
8. Haystack after Sunday.
9. Scuff Scully's partner.
10. Eccentric hits mound.
11. Attach microphone to Harry Potter cat.
12. Harm AN nerd zone? Outrageous!
13. Memo: Doubloon misplaced.
14. Needles? I go jam in abs.
15. Stones' Richards' abominable strikeout and error.
16. To know Zito, Ziegler or Zagaris nickname follows otter's den.
17. Engineer vetoes investor.
18. Club mars Kerrigan rival first.
19. Salb! AN does not compute and is partially deleted.
20. A ritzy bro shelled?
21. Gertrude and Johann reportedly stay on first.
22. At first, jamming outfielder's errors reduces unexpected defensive implosions.
23. Mourn after Willard's rat.
24. Agreeing jocks should get tossed.
25. Disfigured elbow hit by car, at first.
26. Elite mug shot--Will Smith's wife!
27. Brady mom ends up shaky without tea, I hear.
28. Digital Animation and Visual Effects pairs with yo-yo maker.
29. Unsophisticated rustic leads Northern Califonia mountain range.
30. Local area networks cross last funfair employee, they say.
31. Hooker patron needs joint; aha!
32. Fred Dryer! Show puss angle first.
33. Golden Fleece captor in a siren's hug at sea.
34. LL blogger Seinfeld's sworn enemy?
35. Hereditary marker sounds like a gentlemen's sport.
36. 3rd-tone strikeout energy twisted Juliet's sweetheart.
37. Befuddles, silence key nerd.
38. Initially, VORP indicates distribution and baseball leagues' utility equivalency.
39. OMG! teh time = knowledge browser crashed!
40. Harden? Do seven? Questionable.
41. Bashed? Am a grim wreck.
42. Flipped 12 dozen archaic wagons? Not quite.
43. Doctor averted swat.
SPOILER ALERT: ANers may post answers below!
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I see that I will not be getting any work done today
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
First time through the lineup
2. DAN HAREN
4. BERT CAMPANERIS
9. MARK MULDER
15. KEITH FOULKE
19. SAL BANDO
20. BARRY ZITO
28. DAVE DUNCAN
29. RUBEN SIERRA
31. JOHN JAHA
34. JEFF NEWMAN
35. GENE TENACE
38. VIDA BLUE
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 10:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and
1. ROLLIE FINGERS
10. TIM HUDSON
13. BLUE MOON ODOM
37. DENNIS ECKERSLEY
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 11:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
3. JAY HOWELL
21 TERRY STEINBACH
30. CARNEY LANSFORD
32. CATFISH HUNTER
40. DAVE HENDERSON
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
43. DAVE STEWART
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 12:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
33. JASON ISRINGHAUSEN
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 12:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
16. Ken Holtzman
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
17. Steve Ontiveros
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 1:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
42. Wayne Gross
Stuck on 7, 18, 25, 27, 39 (maybe Matt Keough, but I don’t completely get it)
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Doh! 39 is Matt Keough but I goofed and spelled it as "Keogh" ...
therefore clue makes no sense. Sorry.
The others … are hard.
Blackberry
by Ice Cream on Jul 15, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can make a case
that #18 is “Ranger Rick” but I don’t remember him playing for the A’s.
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 15, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit.
Give me 24 hours notice before you post one of these! I always miss them until after they’ve all been answered, and then I can’t solve them because I know I have the crutch of everyone else’s answers available… ;)
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 15, 2008 5:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Next time, Poppy, you'll get an advanced copy. No crutches!
Blackberry
by Ice Cream on Jul 15, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got part of each of the ones andeux was stuck on (except 39),
but I can’t make them into players… I suspect they might be “before my time” players?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 15, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL... that's what I get for skimming the beginning of the diary.
Almost ALL of them have to be “before my time” players.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 15, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, do I suck at these!
Notwithstanding, they rock.
How do the angels get to sleep when the devil leaves the porchlight on?
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 15, 2008 6:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
they make me feel stoopid
"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad
by ArakSOT on Jul 16, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
7 Bill Caudill ( “Coddle” Bill)
18 Tony Armas (Kerrigan rival = Tonya, scrambled mars = rmas)
25 Bob Welch (elbow + b + c + h)
27 Rickey Henderson (I think – Brady mom was Florence Henderson, but I’m not sure how to get Rickey in there).
"There's m'fn sprinklers on the m'fn infield!'" - Ice Cream (AN), 6/13/08
by doctorK on Jul 15, 2008 11:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nice! 27 is right. shaky = "rickety" without "tea" (I hear) = "t"
Blackberry
by Ice Cream on Jul 16, 2008 5:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very nice
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 16, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Credit goes to Mrs doctorK for #18
"There's m'fn sprinklers on the m'fn infield!'" - Ice Cream (AN), 6/13/08
by doctorK on Jul 16, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the following players got shafted
Harold Baines (1991 Oakland All-Star)
Claudell Washington (1975 Oakland All-Star)
Phil Garner (1976 Oakland All-Star)
Not to mention coaches other than Duncan (who made the game as a catcher)
by nevermoor on Jul 16, 2008 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No, you're correct.
I shafted the hell out of ‘em.
Blackberry
by Ice Cream on Jul 16, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy
Thanks for the puzzle
by nevermoor on Jul 16, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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