7/21/08: Free Links in the DLD! And Hendu's birthday! Update: Now featuring Conrad Brooks!
by gigglingone on Jul 21, 2008 12:23 PM PDT
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PrintI like free stuff. So let's start with the free MLB Extra Innings preview that is going on through Wednesday. I just wish I had known about it when it started...(by the way, is it just me or is it really stupid to have a free preview that starts with the All Star Break??? Um, there are no games to watch!!!!)
Today is Hendu's 50th birthday. Wow.
Searching for a photo, I found this link. My favorite picture is the one next to the heading "Talent Not Required".
According to the sidebar, Denorfia has been activated from the DL and sent to Sacramento.
Okay, it's lunchtime here, so dump away!
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I just want to point out
that if you look up strikeout in Wikipedia, you get a picture of Adam Dunn.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Should be presented in tandem with Jack Cust striking out looking
I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.
by franks a lot on Jul 21, 2008 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Rob Deer would roll over in his grave
if he read what you people just wrote.
"All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth."- Ted Williams
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 21, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do Fantasy Camp participants have to be over age 30?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Raise your hand if you thought that was funny
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
Hot cougar action.
Wrong fantasy camp?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Um, yes,
but I’d like that link, please.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no. NOOOOOOOO!!!
From scout.com:
STEP. AWAY. FROM. THE. PROSPECTS.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
One could only begin to imagine what's in Larry's "medical" fanny pack
I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.
by franks a lot on Jul 21, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
This should be a fanshot....
Guess what’s in the fanny pack.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
I'm on it.
The fanshit, not LD’s fanny pack.
Yes, fanshit.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
It would have been more relevant last year.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
It is his
magic murder bag.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
No doubt.
“Second-degree burns to his testicles” is never a good thing to be said about you.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad you did the DLD, ggone
I was just on the verge, but didn’t have anything much to say. But I did find a few more links:
Wes Bankston volunteered to pinch-hit yesterday but the trainers wouldn’t let him, after he had to get IV fluids for dehydration following his cross-country flight and 11 innings of play in the New York heat. Also in this link: Huston Street believes everything he reads on the Internet.
The FCC fines for nipple slips and fleeting expletives have been overturned. Maybe this means the end of the stupid delays on baseball broadcasts?
Angels Stadium is statistically less verminous thanks to better practices and a gray cat known as Angel Eyes. Awwww. That’s so Panther.
baseball probably still a bit slow,
but you’re gonna get to see Tara Reid delay-free!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Billy Beane apparently ruined Lowell Cohns vacation.
A’s trade their stars, and the Beanophiles rejoice
This is my first day back from vacation and while I was gone Billy Beane dismantled the A’s pitching staff and yanked his team out of contention, and — this absolutely kills me — everyone is praising the guy.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080721/NEWS/346116111/1057/SPORTS0908&title=A_s_trade_their_stars__and_the_Beanophiles_rejoice
AN 3 is really pissing me off.
This is my first day back from vacation and while I was gone Billy Beane dismantled the A’s pitching staff and yanked his team out of contention, and — this absolutely kills me — everyone is praising the guy.
I don’t just mean the average fan. I mean sportswriters are praising him, sportswriters who should know better, sportswriters who are my friends and seem sane in all contexts except when it comes to Billy Beane. Where Beane is concerned they are chronic Beanists, Beanophiles and, worst of all, Beanoholics.
by theblackpearl on Jul 21, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The man is an asshat.
And I don’t mean that as a compliment.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
For those of you who don't read the fanshots:
Awesome, hilarious, can’t-miss fanshot.
The A's colors are green and gold.
TOTALLY deserves to be on the front page!
With a permanent link! What a great find!
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
taken to its logical end
the ghostriding phenomenon kind of …well, see this
http://www.rhettandlink.com/videos/#rl_ghostride
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 21, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
404, baby.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
hmmm wazupwhitdat?
will investigate.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 21, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Going at it from the Utube angle
That www.rhettandlink.com site is pretty creative…
Let’s try through Utube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hcaJNQkj2I&feature=PlayList&p=AC939F52291675BD&index=7
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 21, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I LOVE that.
especially the horse. Ghost Ride the horse.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Best. Fanshot. Ever.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
that guy totally ripped me off, i was the first one to ever post that video
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
Yeah! The nerve of that guy!
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 21, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
One of these days I'd love to go to fantasy camp
Pitching and first base. Those would be fun to play.
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with our lineup?
good luck with that. They may as well combine that promotion with the Chevy car giveaway.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
One of these days we may actually see a grand slam from a A's hitter.
by theblackpearl on Jul 21, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Grand slam in Oakland = Urban Legend
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 21, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks to windyfelix, I have that song
“Where have all the flowers gone” stuck in my head, which is kinda irritating.
The A's colors are green and gold.
Is someone stealing flowers?!
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I had "Mama don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys"
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 21, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
If you can't get rid of an earworm
give in to it and listen to a really good version. I recommend the Wes Montgomery cover.
by Englishmajor on Jul 21, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Apparently, doing a relatively complicated math problem
in your head gets rid of earworms.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
There are some days
that I love Ken Tremendous:
(taken from firejoemorgan.com)
Twins general manager Bill Smith, on Livan Hernandez, who improved to 10-6 with a 5.29 earned-run average with Saturday’s victory over Texas: “I’ll take the (10) wins. Who do you want, a guy who’s 10-15 with a 2.80 ERA or a guy who’s 16-8 with a 7.00 ERA? I’ll take the 16-8.”Really? I’ll take the other guy, and going forward, I will destroy you, because the guy with the 7.00 ERA sucks and has gotten lucky, and the guy with the 2.80 ERA is good and has gotten unlucky.
Do you really not understand this?! Seriously? You’re a GM, and you don’t understand this?
I can’t believe he really said that. That would be grounds for immediate dismissal.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
For that particular season the guy who's 16-8 with a 7.00 ERA is better to have, but...
...at the same time the guy with the 2.80 ERA would probably be more like 20-5.
In the present, it’s really less about the pitcher and more about the offense at the time. By next season, that could completely change and chances are you’re stuck with someone who’s 5-15 with that 7.00 ERA while the guy with the 2.80 ERA is at .500 or better.
Nobody who’s thinking past the moment would take the second pitcher long-term.
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That, I think, was Ken Tremendous's point.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
oh (sorry)
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Part of the GM's job is
to have his players’ backs when he talks to the press, even if it means saying garbage that he knows is nonsense. Not grounds for dismissal at all.
What would you have him say? “Yeah, Livan sucks. I know he’s 10-6, but that’s only because he’s been lucky. I’d happily trade him for another pitcher with worse W-L and better ERA.” ?
Livan knows he’s lucky. Bill Smith knows he’s lucky. But you don’t diss your own players for no good reason.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
Yeah, but by trying to make the point he does he just comes off like an idiot
If you want to back your guy, I’m for that. Just don’t say you’d take him over someone else whose numbers are better except for the W/L record.
At that point the GM goes from supporting his player to sticking both feet and probably a hand in his mouth.
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Yeah, what's wrong with
a shrug of the shoulders, and both palms up??
“Next question, please.”
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 21, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Physics of Baseball
Just something to mis-apply from memory, whenever necessary:
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080716-nhm-baseball-physics.html
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 21, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions
Paging OaklandA23! Paging OaklandA23!
What’s going on with Brooks Conrad? The game starts in a couple of hours!
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
WE'RE AT DEFCONRAD 2!!!
(Then again, this is Beane’s team, where we’re perpetually at “a further increase in force readiness just below maximum readiness.”)
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
Did anyone check LD's fanny pack?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
A little late for the Batman chat, but wtf
by green star oakland on Jul 21, 2008 2:21 PM PDT reply actions
Wow
Same stylist, same makeup….it’s un-canny…eerie.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
price cahill and anderson
the article may be a bit over the top but this is nice to see:
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
?
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
Just read it in the official releases
by justarebelheart on Jul 21, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, let me be the first
(or the fourth) to wish Mr. Drummond success with our club.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Thoughts on why the A's made this move?
Murphy has not been good so is this “it can’t get any worse, we might as well see if Conrad is any better” type of move?
21.2 and counting...
I think they gave Murphy plenty of situations
to prove himself, but his rate of failure, and types of failure (strikeouts, no ball in play) finally indicated it was time to cut the losses.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 21, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's a great link
has something about Billy Beane, and a lot more!
Could have been posted last year..
http://www.livescience.com/health/071026-baseball-psych.html
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 21, 2008 3:01 PM PDT reply actions
or by you an hour ago...
...you getting paid by the hit or what?!
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
AH
see, if you keep the pictures and the heading the same, it fools illiterate people like me.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 21, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Best traffic/transit story of the year
(so far)
The Richmond BART station was evacuated and shut down this morning after a man dressed like Indiana Jones left a suspicious package and jumped out of an Amtrak train that also stops there, officials said. The package, described as a hiking backpack with wires protruding from it, was found in a Capitol Corridor train headed west from Sacramento. The man threatened a train conductor who approached him, and then jumped out the top window of the double-decker train – an approximate 10-foot drop – before running into a nearby neighborhood, French said.
wow, that's awesome
I’ll be on the lookout for Indy on my way home…..
There's no crying in baseball!
I stopped by Pet Food Express for some cat litter tonight
and noticed they had A’s jerseys for dogs on sale for $5. I went over to look, thinking various dog-owning NRAFs might be interested.
They all have #75 on them.
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