DLD 7-22-08: The power of understatement
by Englishmajor on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM PDT
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"We're in a little rut," Oakland hitting coach Ty Van Burkleo said.
Yes, Ty. Yes we are mired in the giant sucking Slough of Despond where we're all going to DIE!!!! in a little rut. (That quote, and Frank Thomas's frustration, in SuSlu's story here.
Fortunately, the Angels lost so we're not really any worse off than we were. Just more convinced of our imminent doom.
You might want to cheer up with a nice story about former Saint Paul Saint, Darryl Strawberry.
And slightly down the scale of MLB scofflaws, but amusing: Manny caught jaywalking.
It became clear to those watching that the policeman had no idea who Ramirez was. He didn't ask for an autograph or anything, but did ask Ramirez if he'd attended the game.
THANK YOU, Seattle police officer. You are my hero today.
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Too bad the cop didn't know
that it was just Manny being Manny. I mean, if he can’t get away with it, I can’t get away with GNGG being GNGG.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 10:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure, though--
I’ve never tried that defense with the police. Might work.
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 22, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried it once.
It failed miserably. Maybe it would have worked if I tried to say I was just Ozzie being Ozzie.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't that be
f@#$$# Ozzie being #$x%x Ozzie?
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
AN 3.0 really wants me to just go ahead and cuss.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all do.
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 22, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But only if it's in a different language.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How Continental of you!
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 22, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, go walk the bases with Zito, would ya'?
"If you lived in the now, you'd be home by now."
by McFood on Jul 22, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh chinga....
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Byrnes jaywalking would look like Frogger
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Randy Johnson jaywalking would look like Randall.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
qotm so I can find it again when I have time
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 22, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is pretty accurate
and a hilarious mental image.
Jack Cust would step into the street and just watch the truck come and level him, thinking it was going to miss by a hair.
by Sliderule on Jul 22, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM, right back atcha
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trouble in Gotham?
Christian Bale arrested for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister. Not cool, Batman, not cool.
by whiteshoes40 on Jul 22, 2008 10:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They had no idea,
but the Scarecrow had threatened them, and he didn’t want to reveal his secret identity to them, thus placing them in harm’s way. He was just looking out for their best interest.
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 22, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Besides the Scarecrow learned some tricks from the Joker.
He was mumbling something about disappearing pencils.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can Rich tell he's on a different team?
Harden (0-1) went seven innings, striking out 10 and walking two in the NL Central leader’s fourth loss in five games.
Cupcakes NL debut tonight – and he draws Johan Santana.
"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad
by ArakSOT on Jul 22, 2008 10:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He cannot by looking at the run support
Since the ASG, the Cubs are as bad as the A’s (approximately) and Lou Pinella cancelled BP for today’s game. He says he’s tired of watching balls fly all over in BP, then “zero” during the game.
Sounds like the A’s! And they have Fuku, D. Lee, De Rosa, etc. The Cubs have no excuse! Seasoned vets.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 22, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmmmmm
seasoned vets, on the BBQ
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
by Satchmo22 on Jul 22, 2008 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As opposed to guinea pigs?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you're gonna Q vets, you should brine 'em first
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because of their rough exterior?
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 22, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a related note,
From a link on the Strawberry story, is Johnny Sac really the guy you want for the face of your political campaign? Seriously, any campaign? Maybe the campaign to whack Tony, but…
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 22, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that, my friend, is truth in advertising
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know!
Weird, right?
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 22, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually, it's pretty shrewd from a marketing/advertising perspective
The objective of blocking card-check is basically to block unionization per se. Associating “union” with “mob guy” helps to reinforce stereotypical negative associations in the minds of the target audience.
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
though I wonder what AFTRA and SAG think about Curatola's participation ...
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it bad
that my cynicism has grown to the point that I see “Coalition for a Democratic Workplace” and immediately think “union-busting scheme”?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 22, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's healthy, I think
and probably right on. I didn’t even read it or listen to it. I just thought it was amazingly weird that this guy who was a very high-profile character on The Sopranos was giving his take on something that appeared pretty hot-button for Minnesotans/Minnesoteans…um, Twin City Folk.
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 22, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Verducci column in SI.com
Short version:
Jerome Holtzman was God.
K-Frauds potential save record this season is less impressive than it appears.
Best season by a closer: Eck in 1990.
"There's m'fn sprinklers on the m'fn infield!'" - Ice Cream (AN), 6/13/08
by doctorK on Jul 22, 2008 10:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Verducci's my hero of the day.
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 22, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're off to find the hero of the day.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Jul 22, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm the hero of the day!
I just don’t want to show you my superpowers.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you mean like posting a comment
and magically disappearing for months?
"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad
by ArakSOT on Jul 22, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
EXACTLY!!
Watch, you won’t see me again until mid-October.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing magic about 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 22, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what you think, my friend.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 22, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone who says F-Rod is overrated,
while simultaneously uplifting my favoritist A’s player ever (hmmm, it might be Rickey), has my vote for the Pulitzer.
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 22, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry Jennifer, I get 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 22, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
[hugs]
Kids these days. Pshaw.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Jul 22, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried jaywalking once...
...when stopped by a cop, I explained that I was in a little rut.
He saw my A’s cap, understood my grief, and let me go.
by a tad askew on Jul 22, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking as an A's fan from 2005-2006, I'm unfamiliar with the term "jaywalking"
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jul 22, 2008 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
if caught and fined for jaywalking, he'd have to pay a ton
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think Witasick, not Payton
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 22, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It might be a Toronto thing
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Estelle Getty died. :(
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Jul 22, 2008 11:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for being a friend.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Traveled down a road and back again.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Jul 22, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omg!
Now I can’t get that music out of my head. RIP Sophie.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick -- in your head:
what’s 384×14?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
5376
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hot damn! i'm right!!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the song's gone, right?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, it was never stuck in my head
I’m listening to “I’m too sexy” here at work. That will be stuck in my head all afternoon now….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 22, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how fun is that?!
"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad
by ArakSOT on Jul 22, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
now you’ve all got it stuck in your heads too!! :)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
56 x 148 =
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
8288
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks.
I’m gay now.
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 22, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh.
There goes Sunday morning waffles.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but what about the season tickets?
do you still get those?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
waffles,
of the promise of them, may return my heterosexuality. But there’s gotta be bacon too.
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 22, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You want the bacon?
Sounds like you lost it again…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Many a human will trade Sunday morning waffles for the enticements of Saturday night.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saturday nights are the lead up
to Sunday morning waffles.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With fresh strawberries, powdered sugar,
and whipped cream.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bacon on a Saturday night?
I mean, I’m all for the rest, but bacon??? Hmmmm…..
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Morning after
bacon, haha!
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'kay
I’m straight again. I’ll start packing.
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 22, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon to my house
my house-a c’mon!
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And thanks y'all
For participating in our faux AN courtship. Its been fun.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we better all get an invite to the wedding
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't
hold your collective breathes.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry
I’m not going to Florida for any wedding.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jul 22, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Wedding
will happen in Florida, or be broadcast. If one does happen, it’ll be held at the Net, or not at all.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We owe you that
Pam, haha!
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sides,
I’m not the marrying kind, remember?
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um
Florida wedding = ew
(don’t make me go into details—I promised the BG). A coliseum wedding might be nice, though…
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 22, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Bee Gees
are going to perform at the wedding?
AWESOME!!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
not really….one of them’s dead, so that would be difficult to pull off…
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 22, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh You Can Tell By The Way . . .
I use my walk. Just for us, and Cust.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lonely days,
Lonely nights,
Where would I be without my Ziggy?
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 22, 2008 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha!
Ok. You win!
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See?
I’m easy.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here,
I’ll get you started.
Ohhhh! How can you mend
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our Broken BoooCro!
Hmmm.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Picture it...Sicily 1918
by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 22, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll have to break out...
Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Jul 22, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was my second choice of screen name
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 22, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sophia Petrillo
One of the best sitcom characters ever.
Sophia: I could see the finish line, it was only two, three hundred yards away, and then it happened, what every runner dreads, I hit the wall.
Dorothy: Oh Ma, you ran out of steam.
Sophia: No, I actually hit a wall. They put up a new Wendy’s on Collin’s Avenue.
I want an A's-Rays ALCS.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jul 22, 2008 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get this feeling
that someone is going to be traded today
and I find myself clicking here or ESPN for a update
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Jul 22, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It won't be Estelle
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 22, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm totally on edge.
Maybe because the Dodgers theory sounds so plausible to my unedumacated brain. Or maybe because the game yesterday was so boring I’m just longing for some green and gold excitement.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well....
there is this guy.....
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well we know he can throw
can he HIT!
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Jul 22, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know the feeling
I tuned into the game the other day and the first words I heard were Vince saying “Well, if you missed the news from earlier today….” and my blood ran cold. Not Mark, please, not Mark. Fortunately, the end of that sentence was only ”....Wes Bankston has been called up from Sacramento because Daric Barton is an idiot.” Or words to that effect.
by Englishmajor on Jul 22, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's fan campaigning for vegetarian options in MLB parks
We’ve heard about this before, but the LA Times finally gets around to copying the Chron.
by Englishmajor on Jul 22, 2008 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Prince Fielder is a vegetarian?
Did pork become a vegetable when I wasn’t looking?
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM for April...
...except it’s July.
"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 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surprisingly, you CAN get fat on tofu
if you eat enough of it.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 22, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Batman update!
Christian Bale says it’s lies, all lies. Wonder what kind of family drama would lead to allegations of assault.
by whiteshoes40 on Jul 22, 2008 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
we know that family isn't Empire of the Son
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.
by jubjub on Jul 22, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why not?
In Huacho, Peru, a newly coronated queen and a lady in waiting greet the crowd at the Guinea pig food festival, where Her Majesty’s subjects are often served with a generous portion of Andean tubers.
Huacho lookin’ at?!
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 22, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
those are ... Huacho Runs!
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
most cool! el king and el queeno!
alaska A
by ak_A on Jul 22, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You'd better Huacho language, missy!
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Jul 22, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmm...they taste better with little outfits
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.
by jubjub on Jul 22, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if it improves the taste,
but it does make it more festive for everyone!
Except, of course, the Guinea pigs. Them, not so much.
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 22, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shhh!!
These guinea pigs go on to live long, happy, healthy lives, in the care of wonderful owners.
Boy, I’m really psyched for Harden’s next start for our green and gold!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
;- )
May your fielding glove be made with guinea pig leather of the paper thin variety.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally I'd prefer some kind of polymer
You know..something that’ll last way longer than any of us, and end up eventually in a giant plastic continent in the Pacific ;-)
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think about the only polymer in regular use in the 1880s was silk.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we make a big silk continent in the Pacific?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess -- they used to have a road made of it.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay.
Next time someone posts a picture of some absolutely disgusting-looking, dripping-with-sauce BBQ sandwich thing, I’m going to flag it as inappropriate and ask for its deletion. Because, honestly, those things look a lot more offensive than the image that was deleted from here. And I’m not even a vegetarian.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 22, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMIGAWD Poppy -- don't do THAT!
Or else do it, I sure don’t care.
/for the record, there was no flag.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there was an image deleted???
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always miss the fun...
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 22, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes -- sniff!
It was in-sentient-ive (guinea pigs en fricassee, pre-tubers).
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, it must've been pulled early
I swear I looked around 1:30 and it wasn’t there….oh wait, I mean, I waited until I got home from work, yeah, that’s when I checked, uh huh…..
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if I post a link to the photo gallery?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Jul 22, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love to jay-walk! JNation my other favorite blog, I am ez-crosser there.
and in this town with the elderly tourists it is easy to set a bad example as they are not as quick and nimble …as I dart xross and look back at said couple wobbling behind me…CRASH!.
alaska A
by ak_A on Jul 22, 2008 1:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
help me out here
Can someone remind me the name of the disgruntled A’s player from a few years back who made a bunch of public statements about how he was pissed at the organization for sending him back to Sacramento and promptly earned himself a ticket right outta Oakland?
I’m drawing a blank here
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 Jul 22, 2008 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thank you!!!
Trust me, it’ll be a good “where are they now?” question at the end of the season, which could be as early as mid-August for me.
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 Jul 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"We're in a little rut," says Van Burkleo.
...and Nico immediately buys plane ticket to Tampa.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Billy, please—sign this guy!!!
Oh, wait—I thought .491 was his SLG. My bad.
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 2:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This can only mean that the Yanks are preparing to trade for Dan Johnson.
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Or Kielty.
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 22, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One possible sutior for Street likely out..
DBacks just traded for Nationals Closer Jon Rauch.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 22, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But that's now
1 less closer available, so Street’s value could have just gone up.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Jul 22, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can only presume that by using “less,” instead of fewer, closers that you thereby signal your agreement with Beane’s philosophy that closers are fungible, and best thought of in the aggregate rather than individuated.
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You
just like saying fungible. Admit it.
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 22, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's also one less team interested in acquiring a closer...
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Jul 22, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Precisely...
Not THAT many contenders are looking for a closer…and one just went away
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 22, 2008 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For Bonifacio, who hits like Petit except is 2B instead of a SS
The Nationals are really turning things around…...
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jul 22, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possible alternate locations should the whole Fremont thing not work out.
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 2:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I cut and pasted pinnerpsk's hilarious diary for posterity
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jul 22, 2008 3:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
email?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 22, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A precious moment was lost
he misspelled “debate” as “debtate” in a comment…and it turns out Deb Tate is the commissioner of the FCC!
http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/tate/
That cracked me up, for some reason…
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Jul 22, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm bummed I missed it
all I saw was the delightful title.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Jul 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ellis not in lineup tonight
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Jul 22, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
perhaps just a day off?
throw the new kid in there and give elly a day to refresh?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Jul 22, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sore shoulder
They said on the pregame that he was out with a sore shoulder after sliding back into second on the pickoff play in yesterday’s game. He was apparently fine during BP earlier.
by McMillinBr on Jul 22, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And SC is saying
that the Yankees are looking at picking up Washburn, and how that’s a good upgrade for their rotation. OK.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Jul 22, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
john sickels
cubs top 20 in review
relevant because:
3) Sean Gallagher, RHP, Grade B
Traded to Oakland in the Harden deal. Was holding his own in major league action. 4.25 ERA with 56/25 K/BB in 66 innings in the majors.4) Eric Patterson, 2B-OF, Grade B
Traded to Oakland. Hitting .333/.371/.565 in Triple-A. Change of scenery could help him a lot.6) Josh Donaldson, C, Grade B
Traded to Oakland. A very disappointing season, hitting .217/.276/.349 in the Midwest League. On fire since the trade, hitting .433/.485/.867 for Stockton.
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
by xbhaskarx on Jul 22, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am MUCH more productive when the A's win
Anyone want chocolate chip cookies?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yes, please.
And I agree on levels of productivity.
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 22, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
two kinds of chocolate in these cookies
white chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate. yummmmm…..
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only made a dozen.
I still have lots of cookie dough left for tomorrow’s baking adventures….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We made need them
Depending.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just made blueberry and strawberry scones.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Jul 22, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn!
You all can bake! Me, not so much.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but.
I can.
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 22, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awwwwww, it really IS a match made in heaven!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew there was a reason why
I liked you.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And, I promise
I have other talents.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Juggling?
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 22, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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