7/18/08 DLD: No Blanton Links
by Jennifer on Jul 18, 2008 10:04 AM PDT
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First, let me point everyone to the Netiquette thread. Add your own feedback.
A brother's burden: Baseball in a time of tribulation - An article about San Diego's minor league catcher, Mitch Canham. Mitch recently lost his brother, 19 year-old L-Cpl Dustin Canham, under suspicious circumstances while serving in Africa.
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Francisco Liriano's agent isn't happy with the Twins - Greg Genske, Liriano's agent, wants the Union to investigate whether the Twins are avoiding calling Francisco up to delay the player's service clock. Liriano has currently 2 years and 45 days of MLB time.
Big Sexy headed to Yankees - The Yankees have reached a tentative deal with former Mariner Richie Sexson. If the deal is completed, Richie will be in the lineup against our A's on Saturday.
I'm not giving any links about the Blanton trade.
The All-Stars choose the best player - Who won?
SPOILER! Alex Rodriguez.
Rodriguez received nine votes. Next was Josh Hamilton, the Texas Rangers outfielder in only his second full season, who got six votes. And the poll was taken around noon on Monday, hours before the Home Run Derby, where Hamilton smashed three balls more than 500 feet and won legions of admirers.
Interesting note:
Which leaves us with one remaining nominee, and it was the shocker of the day. The player named Los Angeles Angels pitcher Ervin Santana, whose 11-3 record and 3.34 earned-run average certainly is respectable, though he’s not even baseball’s best Santana. That would be Johan.
I think an A's player voted for him. Wait. The only ASG rep was Duke, so that's not right...
"The best player? Me," said Ervin Santana, the man who voted for Ervin Santana. "I’m not giving credit to nobody."
And now I have another reason to hate the Angels.
Now, my TMZ.com link of the day - Why Dumb People Shouldn't Get Tattoos
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Jonathan Mayo's take
Cardenas
While his defense has always been behind his bat, he’s worked tirlessly (the A’s are getting a guy with off-the-charts makeup) on his range and footwork. The Phillies, largely because of the presence of Chase Utley in the big leagues, were looking at Cardenas as a guy who might move around a bit in the infield, playing both second and third. He’s improved enough to be an everyday second baseman and his bat will certainly keep him there.
Very Encouraging. Having no Utley, I think we can have him focus back in on 2B
off-the-charts makeup?
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
or, conversely:
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
A look at the A's success
r/sfgate/rss/feeds/blogs/sfgate/athletics/index_rss2/3/339050500/detail” >Ruthless.
I like it as an explanation.
the uri is hungry on that link.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
that's some quality research
Just last week, the A’s were six games out of first place when they took another first-round draftee pitcher, Rich Harden, and sent him to the Cubs.
that’s 17th round.
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
There is a
one in seventeen, so in a way, it’s a first-round draftee…in a dyslexic way, I suppose…
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Heath Ledger scares me.
And yet I’m still going to see The Dark Knight tonight. Now I just have to prepare myself for nightmares about creepy clowns… and bats… and Katie Holmes (er, I mean, Maggie Gyllenhaal).
Why so Serious?
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to make it worse on you
The movie is awesome. This is sort of a given at this point. But here’s my big, wild, crazy statement:
Heath Ledger captures The Joker character as well as anybody has ever captured a film character. That’s not to say it’s the best performance of all time, but he gets at the essence of the deranged clown absolutely perfectly. He was chilling, and I actually hope they never, ever use the Joker again in another Batman film. Retire the character. That’s how good he was.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go practice making the pencil disappear.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not reading the largest paragraph.
Neener neener.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Fine!
But you should read it after you see the movie because I’m curious if people agree.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
"he gets at the essence of the deranged clown absolutely perfectly"
mikeA, your new sigline is calling you
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
Fact
Good God was Heath Ledger fantastic as the Joker. Nobody will ever, ever match that.
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 Jul 18, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
haven't seen it yet, and trust your assessment, but ...
... “as well as anybody has ever captured a film character”?
No one may ever play William S. Burroughs or Buckaroo Banzai (nor should anyone have been allowed to play Murphy/Robocop) after Peter Weller.
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
His performance is
scrumtrilescent.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I went at midnight, and seriously could not sleep for hours afterwards.
It was freaking AWESOME. Starts a little slow, but… damn. I’m still feeling creeped inside.
Heath Ledger’s performance is pretty much the perfect approach to Joker for this style of Batman film. EPIC.
This is a spoiler-free glimpse into my feelings: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cDxgNjMTPIs
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Awesome movie.
It was pretty sweet. And I’m not even sad I missed tonight’s game. It’s a win-win (for me, anyway, not the A’s).
by whiteshoes40 on Jul 18, 2008 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
and don't forget to UNRECOMMEND ...
... yesterday’s DLD.
< / schoolmaster >
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
I feel so rejected.
That was my first , you know.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
You'll always remember your first.
It was a nice one. Congrats.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
legal loophole?
With this fake wife, I divorce thee
“The case exposed the legal loopholes in our system,” Kaushik Chanda, lawyer of Saha’s real wife, said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080718/od_nm/divorce_dc;_ylt=Arbn1hZVtwNR7XRP8D8.8Vys0NUE
How about checking some ID??
Thanks, Jennifer!
If only I were a phillie I could enjoy cupcakes for my birthday. Wait—that’s kind of gross. Let me rephrase that…if only I were a cub I would have a Harden. Much better.
"wither fair monkeyball?" ~fsu
Hey Monkeyball
After reading this I wonder if you still want to see Manny in Green and Gold?
(Although, if other teams don’t want him either, does he become undervalued and then a Beane target?)
If true, taking off an at bat like that is a pretty indefensible thing for a professional baseball player to do.
yeah, I was listening to this guy on the radio this morning
He went on to allege that there was a perception that in a pinch-hit at bat at Yankee Stadium on July 6 - more than a week after the incident with McCormick - Ramirez took three straight called strikes to send a message to the Sox.
"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad
Jack Cust must be REALLY pissed at the A's then.
by theblackpearl on Jul 18, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
He's not alone.
A great number of the A’s must be pissed at ownership. Email/DFA, BoCro (though he’s only angry with RiSP), Hannahan, Daric Barton, Donnie Murphy…
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
In more than half of Cust's abs the ball hasn't been put in play
Your AL walks AND strikeouts leader.
yeah, talk radio is where I pick up all the data for my judgments
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
and apparently,
Nazis are both in control of the Republican White House and the Democratic Congress.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it off-topic
to mention that on Ace of Cakes last night Duff made the world’s largest cupcake? I thought that was quite a coincidence.
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
During the opening credits of that show,
do they play a bastardized version of Motorhead?
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought the same thing!
Why? Oh Why did they have to have this episode tonight =’(
"He's day-to-day," Geren said. "But aren't we all?" - 5/29/08
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jul 18, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude
I totally made cupcakes last night and didn’t even think about the fact that Blanton was traded until this morning when I logged on to AN.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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Hmmm Greg Smith gets the nod tonight...
so does that mean Gio is being called up for a L-R-L-R-L rotation?
L – Smith
R – Duke
L – Eveland
R – Gallagher
L – Gio
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
No, the A's are listing Gallagher on Sunday
and then Eveland Monday.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 18, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
They also list
Eveland pitching on Tuesday as well….I guess he’s our new Innings Eater! ;)
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
Anticipating an early ejection Monday?
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 18, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Liriano
Do Liriano and his agent have any gripe here? As far as I’m concerned, a pitcher could be 10-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a team doesn’t have to call him up for whatever reason. Is there some sort of CBA rule the Twins are breaking even if they’re keeping him in the minors for Super 2 reasons? This could be another thing that makes me wish all sports agents were fed to lions.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 12:03 PM PDT reply actions
The team is winning, and most teams go by the, if it is not broken why fix it, mentality, so
why change the rottion that is working. He was also terrible when they sent him down.
by theblackpearl on Jul 18, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
So was Livan
Unlike Liriano, Livan has continued to be terrible in the majors.
But all the Twins have to do is say “we like him for his veteran experience,” or some BS like that. That’s why it’s so hard to win a grievance for something like this—the team just needs a reason, any reason, not to call a guy up. It doesn’t have to be a good reason or even a sane reason.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Yes
Intentionally holding a player out of the majors purely to prevent him from accruing service time is non-kosher. In practice, it’s almost impossible to enforce this (except when a team tries to option down a guy who’s injured), but it is against the letter of the law.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Didn't Ryan Braun...
experience something similar so the Brewers could maximize his service time? I don’t there is anyway to enforce it, but it will probably be brought up or be a point of contention during arb/extension/contract negotiations…...
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
I do feel like it's impossible to enforce in this situation
I just find it a little difficult to accept that an entity outside the team could dictate who should be on the roster. Seems like one of those slippery slope things.
Even if they are doing it for service time reasons, there are some legitimate arguments for why they’re keeping him in the minors. I don’t see how they can possibly win.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
They can't win
But I think they should. I also think Twins fans should feel pretty cheated. They’re in contention and have one of the best pitchers in the AL (assuming he’s fully back to form) stuck in AAA.
Perhaps this is my anarcho-syndicalist side showing itself
but it seems to me that the slippery slope, if one exists, is entirely in the opposite direction.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
The good Doolittle has a new Journal
For starters I went from arguably the best hitters’ league in Minor League Baseball to one of the better pitchers’ leagues down here in Texas. The wind blows in in most of the parks and the fences aren’t really far away so I’m sure I’ll be posting monster power numbers in no time.On a serious note, the pitching is definitely a step up and if you tuned into the Futures Game you would have seen about half of the Texas League toe it up for one side or the other. The way they attack the strike zone and use their off-speed pitches has definitely been a big difference thus far. And the overall speed of the game almost caught me off guard in my first game. But once the first pitch is thrown it’s all gravy.
Not to be confused with my DLD earlier this week
Here’s Fox Sports’ photo gallery of their 10 biggest JERKS in baseball this year.
Those were the reasons and that was New York, we were running for the money and the flesh.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 18, 2008 12:44 PM PDT reply actions
Not enough
Angels or Yankees on there, for my money.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Al Reyes?
Sounds like they’re grasping for straws there.
by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 18, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Connie Mack IV
Did you know that Connie Mack’s great grandson is a US Representative from Florida? Why didn’t you tell us, Leopold? Mack IV is also married to Sonny Bono’s widow, Mary Bono.
Like a true A, Mack hit a double-play tapper back to the pitcher in the bottom of the ninth with his team down by one run in the recent Congressional Baseball Game. Luckily for the Republican team, the Deomcrat catcher Chris Murphy threw the ball away while trying to convert the double play, allowing the winning run to score from first base.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
Shoot,
Fort Myers is an hour or so away from me. Like I’m supposed to know everything about this evil place…
Besides, knowing things would lead to some form of acceptance and would ultimately lead to me embracing this cesspool of a state. And then I would never make my way back to beautiful California. And I’d have to start posting on whatever is the Rays equivalent of AN.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The increasingly inaccurately named D-Rays Bay?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
the inaccuracy isn't constant at this point?
Or are the Rays losing more and more D as we speak?
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
Actually, it seems like their D has gotten a lot better
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I went there
it frightened me with its stark whiteness. Don’t make me leave. I promise I’ll behave.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
please, no discussion of baseball pols
I’m gonna get a CGV just thinking about Jim Bunning.
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
awesome!
now he can get back to his rightful place—judging the perfect push-up contest!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Dinner Do? I thought he was gone for good
I’d actually like to see….Andrew Brown have a shot at starting!
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
Me too, but that needs to happen in spring training
Meantime it looks like Braden will get the bump to 5th starter, DiNardo to long man.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
Wow. Sucks for the Metreon
I’m a bit shocked there aren’t more in SF. People really need to just start going to Peets.
+1
But, that being said, the only thing out this way even remotely close to real coffee is Starbucks. I can’t even buy Peet’s on the shelf.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
meh, there's one across the street from that white elephant
Maybe Lew should move the A’s to the Metreon. Plenty of space in there.
Peet’s is infinitely preferable … but their marketing and RE development skilz suck. They still don’t have a shop anywhere near Warrantless Wiretap Park (and the one they’ve been building out at 4th/Harrison still won’t be close), they still don’t have a Union Square shop (inexcusable that they didn’t fight tooth and nail to beat out Rulli for the squaretop concession site in Willie Brown’s Mussoliniesque U Sq makeover) ...
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
I just realized I can order coffee online.
I’m not sure this is a good thing. I’ve drank significantly less since moving here…
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
When I worked (briefly) at the Chronicle Books store in the Metreon, it was quite convenient to have a Starbucks only a few feet away.
Sometimes people would ask me, “What is this place?” Sometimes I’d tell them, “Well, it used to be a lot cooler than it is now…”
by whiteshoes40 on Jul 18, 2008 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Fears of a ‘no-fun’ Olympics in Beijing
Beijing police have been visiting bar owners in the popular Sanlitun area and asking them to sign pledges agreeing to not serve black people or Mongolians and ban activities including dancing.
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
...
Are they trying to offend the rest of the world with their incredible callousness and bigotry?
At this point I have to assume the truculence is intentional, very much in a ‘36 Nazis way. The Olympics has survived worse than them, but… it really did not have to be this way.
This does give me an excuse to link to Dayn Perry’s blog Spolitical, which is a good read (assuming you like his writing, which I do) and has lambasted the Chinese government aplenty for its ridiculous hypocrisy.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Anybody watch "Around the Horn" today (or ever for that fact)
Their second debate/topic was the A’s and more specifically Billy Beane. 3 of the 4 journalists/panelists don’t like how BB does business. Mostly because he hasn’t led the team to a WS victory and that he trades all his best players. The host and one journalists/panelists stuck up for him. One of the guys was saying he couldn’t understand how people could stay A’s fans after seeing so many good players bening shipped out. Then he said “no wonder the SF Giants have more fans” or something like that. The host was like, “Uh, if you pick up the paper and look at the standings you’ll see the A’s have a better record”.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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"being" not bening, ugh
I pressed preview twice on accident and it posted
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
What the hell was Warren Beatty's wife doing on "Around the Horn?"
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
whoa
that joke went over my head :-) don’t explain it until others can comment. there is no better way to ruin a joke than having to explain it.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
No
can’t link Annette Bening and Around the Horn. sorry it took so long to reply I had a busy weekend.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
The last time I watched it, the panel was like a Who's Who of FJM targets
I recall Woody Paige and Bill Plaschke.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Host = Toni Reali
Regular panelists
J.A. Adande: ESPN.com, former columnist for the Los Angeles Times
Kevin Blackistone: former columnist for The Dallas Morning News
Tim Cowlishaw: The Dallas Morning News
Jay Mariotti: Chicago Sun-Times
Woody Paige: The Denver Post
Bill Plaschke: Los Angeles Times
[edit] Infrequent panelists
Jim Armstrong: The Denver Post
Israel Gutierrez: The Miami Herald
Jackie MacMullan: former columnist for The Boston Globe2
Bob Ryan: The Boston Globe
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I generally enjoy
Around the Horn, Tony does a good job hosting it and keeping the show fluid. My favorite two panelists are easily Adande and Paige. They’re both real fun.
'Who's that guy we had to release last year because he robbed a bank?'- Billy Beane
Sean Gallagher is my hero.
Still is
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The search function is failing me at the moment ...
The last time this happened, I posted a comment “Anyone seen clockwerks?” on the DLD function, and then I went back seconds later and tried it again, and it worked perfectly. So stay tuned …
Brainless Automaton #439
hmmm ... still doesn't work
“Sorry, we couldn’t execute your search query. Please try again.” is the error message I get instead.
Enough about my computer problems. Here’s another plug for the new AN DLD facebook group. (now with double-digit membership!)
Brainless Automaton #439
by rubin sierra on Jul 18, 2008 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
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
That would make a good Fail pic
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
that's why I always insist on paying for back-translation
I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@
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