Barton yesterday said
by BlueMoon on Jul 23, 2008 10:26 AM PDT
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that he is looking forward to regaining his confidence at Sacramento by tuning up his swing against minor league pitching. Too bad he had to jump head-first into 3 feet of water to get the A's to make this move. Hitting 220 with no power and the most errors of any 1st baseman in MLB wasn't enough?
I'm all for the A's youth movement provided the guys are ready. It's been obvious for quite some time that this excellent prospect isn't quite ready. Hopefully he'll regain his stroke and return to the A's when he's ready.
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Very nice fanshot
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
as well as troll job
"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006
by flipgatey3 on Jul 23, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for trying to save me the trouble of reading sfgate and the rotoworld blurb on the left side of AN, but unfortunately i have already read both.
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 23, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
isn't it in the DLD too?
Because I’ve read that as well
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 23, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Barton," Yesterday said
That’s more poetic and economical than I could muster in an indictment of Beane and his scouts’ judgment in years past of hitting prospects, and their current move to stockpile pitching prospects instead.
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2008 11:08 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is after it said
Charles Thomas and Dan Johnson?
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 23, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yesterday said a lot of things
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yesterday speaks as much as it can,
but Tomorrow always says, “A player to be named later”
by lerei on Jul 23, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, that's what Today says
Tomorrow whispers that player’s name in your ear
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 23, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Divo would disagree
PTBNLs are hard to find if they don’t pan out
by nevermoor on Jul 23, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Yesterday said "Barton",
then I will have to trust Barton.
Because I believe in Yesterday.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Jul 24, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tomorrow never knows
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
by andeux on Jul 24, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tomorrow Never Dies
(it just goes on the DL)
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we need that fanpost etiquette thread permanently on the front page or something
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, HELL no.
There’s already something I started that’s permanently stuck to the front page whether I want it to be there or not (and I don’t).
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on Jul 24, 2008 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they are going to go with Mike Sweeney for a while (until totally out of it)
Perhaps, they were planning to send Barton down when Mike got back for a while now. The injury might have made the process easier on the ego. Kind of like what happened to Buck back in April.
by Yellowhorse on Jul 23, 2008 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good point . . .
tough to know what causes more damage to confidence—sending him to minors or letting struggle on the A’s. The injury is a good opportunity to avoid that dilema.
by BlueMoon on Jul 23, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and i still say troll
"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006
by flipgatey3 on Jul 23, 2008 6:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Conspiracy
Maybe he got pushed….just saying.
by rightbackin on Jul 23, 2008 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
by wes bankston
"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006
by flipgatey3 on Jul 23, 2008 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
from that quote, I'd say he jumped
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2008 1:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cry for help?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on Jul 24, 2008 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rick Monday said too
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 24, 2008 1:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Weld, Tuesday said
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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