DLD 7/25
Susan Slusser has a recap on all the prospects acquired in the six deals we've made since the end of last season.
And Slusser's Notebook brings up some interesting things.
The team signed three 16-year-old prospects in Venezuela after the July 1 international deadline: outfielder Jose Sayegh, right-hander Elihoref Suniaga and left-hander Junior Gonzalez.
And for Rootbeer Float Day;
Wednesday is Mug Root Beer Float Day at the Coliseum, featuring $2 floats served by celebrity scoopers, including players Rajai Davis, Lenny DiNardo, Dana Eveland, Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street and Ryan Sweeney. In addition, mugs with unlimited refills will be $15 and a limited supply of mugs autographed by Ellis will be $25. Over the past five years the event has raised more than $215,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
And there is also an interview with A's top prospect Trevor Cahill up at Project Prospect.
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Now I don't have to think of a title.
-Fight! Fight! – 17 Ejected, 1 Fan Injured in Ohio Minor League Baseball Brawl. Video in both links. More vid.
-Sad story – Escaped ‘spam king’ kills himself and his family
A 7-month-old boy strapped in the vehicle’s baby seat was found unharmed, while a 14-year-old girl believed to be Davidson’s oldest daughter fled to a neighbouring house after a bullet grazed her neck.
Never take kids down with you if you’re going on a murder/suicide mission.
-Something for Harden to strive for – Cubs closer Kerry Wood placed on DL with blister
The Cubs placed closer Kerry Wood on the disabled list Thursday for the 12th time in his 10-year career because of a blister on his pitching hand.
(Emphasis mine)
Rich might not even make it 10 years.
-Buck O’Neil becomes an immortal – He’s still not in the HOF, though. Asshats.
On Friday at noon, the Hall awarded the first Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award to O’Neil with the unveiling of the statue next to where patrons buy tickets, as high-traffic an area as there is next to the gallery of plaques.
Buck likewise admired the Hall and its willingness to honor players from the Negro Leagues, many posthumously. Every year he traveled to Cooperstown for the induction ceremonies, though none more famously than in 2006.
Earlier that year, the Hall allowed a dozen experts on the Negro Leagues to vote in a special election that would honor previously snubbed players, owners and executives. The intent, as much as anything, was to get Buck into the Hall.
The group chose 17 people. Buck wasn’t one of them.
-Peanut-free zone at Safeco – Can we get a section where they ban alcohol? There is nothing worse than a drunk making an ass of himself, ruining MY time.
-Rob at 6-4-2 scares me to death with a link – Even if the Angels played .500 ball from here on out, they would still be a 92-win team.
-A late link from xbhaskarx in yesterday’s DLD -
this obviously belongs in the DLD
I once asked a prominent relief pitcher to describe the most idiotic thing he had witnessed in the big leagues. “That’s easy,” he said, and launched into the story of a former teammate—an All-Star outfielder—who refused to use toilet paper. A clubhouse attendant supplied the player with a daily ration of hand towels, which, when soiled, would be flushed.
One afternoon the reliever came in from batting practice to find the locker room awash in frantic maintenance workers. When he asked a plumber what all the fuss was about, he was told that a washcloth-clogged toilet had overflowed and was threatening to submerge the bathroom stalls. “Of all the dumb stuff I’ve seen that particular outfielder do,” the stopper told me, “that was the dumbest.”
That particular outfielder was, of course, Manny Ramirez.
Finally, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to BobbyCrosbysGirl and Mr. Poppy!
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by Jennifer on
Jul 25, 2008 11:15 AM PDT
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guesses on Lidz' source?
I once asked a prominent relief pitcher to describe the most idiotic thing he had witnessed in the big leagues. "That’s easy," he said, and launched into the story of a former teammate ...
OK, so:
- It’s a “prominent relief pitcher,” which by definition (in mainstream sportswriter-speak) has to be a closer for a successful team (or a former closer who moved to a successful team)
- “I once asked” - implies this is a while ago
Manny was a “former” teammate—which means the Prominent Reliever left the Sox after Manny’s arrival, or was Jose Mesa
My money’s on Rod Beck. Small chance it could be Foulke, Gagne, or Timlin, but I doubt it.
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Jul 25, 2008 12:33 PM PDT
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I'm still trying to figure out why
Perhaps this was before the invention of
?
by Englishmajor on
Jul 25, 2008 12:44 PM PDT
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Because he's insane?
That’s my vote.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 12:47 PM PDT
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hey, man, it's just
insane being insane…
...i mean Manny being Manny…
"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 25, 2008 2:06 PM PDT
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Alan Embree!
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on
Jul 25, 2008 12:57 PM PDT
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God, that stuff about those poor kids...
... I know it isn’t an intelligent way for a 24-year-old to live his life, but real-world news just depresses the shit out of me.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on
Jul 25, 2008 1:53 PM PDT
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Yeah
I thought about that too, particularly the 14 year-old that survived. She ran away when Dad started shooting. She lived and her 3 year-old sister died—the survivor’s guilt will be immense, not to mention the PTDS, trauma and severe trust and men issues. I think I feel the worst for her.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 1:58 PM PDT
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Man
I hate stuff sometimes.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on
Jul 25, 2008 3:37 PM PDT
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Sometimes the seeming randomness
to life’s events can be maddening. Finding reason in anything is precarious, at all times. Most times, when these sorts of things happen, these traumatic life-events, it seems completely devoid of reason.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 3:42 PM PDT
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That was a lot more poetic than anything I had to say
And I agree with you.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on
Jul 25, 2008 3:52 PM PDT
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Sadly, there are "reasons" when this stuff happens.
There just really screwed up reasons in the minds of the unhinged.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on
Jul 25, 2008 4:21 PM PDT
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Thanks!!
And take a wild guess how I am celebrating….
"He's day-to-day," Geren said. "But aren't we all?" - 5/29/08
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on
Jul 25, 2008 2:24 PM PDT
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Elihoref Suniaga
Say that five times fast.
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 25, 2008 11:17 AM PDT
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Beane's gonna end up trading him to the Angels, where he'll get a bobblehead
A Haloes Figurine
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Jul 25, 2008 12:18 PM PDT
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Apparantly Beane doesn't have any other plans in mid-October
Because he is speaking to a bunch of actuaries…
by Diggity Dino on
Jul 25, 2008 11:38 AM PDT
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Nice proof-reading of that letter
In the author’s third mention of Beane, she omitted the last pesky “e” in his name.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on
Jul 25, 2008 11:53 AM PDT
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details, datails...
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 11:55 AM PDT
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actuaries?
WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE … ON A PREDICTABLE AND MONETIZABLE TIMETABLE!!!
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Jul 25, 2008 12:13 PM PDT
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I’m going to die on May 8, 2056.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on
Jul 25, 2008 12:22 PM PDT
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And Beane will die, by your hand, sometime in the next 6 days
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Jul 25, 2008 12:35 PM PDT
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By changing "pessimistic"
To “optimistic” I managed to go from dying at 50 in 2037 to dying at 99 in 2086.
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 25, 2008 12:53 PM PDT
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drinking Kool-Aid correlates with increased survival rate
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Jul 25, 2008 1:03 PM PDT
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OH YEAH!!
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
by rebus on
Jul 25, 2008 1:23 PM PDT
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QOTM, tag-team division
"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 25, 2008 2:08 PM PDT
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Your death clock sucks
This Dethklok will kill you
Sign your pain waivers
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on
Jul 27, 2008 11:53 PM PDT
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No match for my mAN, Brock,
and his mullet of doom!

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 28, 2008 12:25 AM PDT
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he had been counting on the NL winning the ASG, and the Marlins winning the NLCS
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
by monkeyball on
Jul 25, 2008 12:47 PM PDT
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I always wonder exactly what they mean
in promos for Root Beer Float Day, when they say, “You can get an autograph if you tip extra.” Does that mean tucking a few dollars into Lenny’s speedo?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on
Jul 25, 2008 11:44 AM PDT
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It means you have to lean *real* far to one side when you hand them your money.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 25, 2008 11:49 AM PDT
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or it means you have to have a chest so large, you almost tip over.
by theblackpearl on
Jul 25, 2008 11:52 AM PDT
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:(
A little too close to home.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 25, 2008 11:55 AM PDT
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DAMN.
What about an ass?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on
Jul 25, 2008 11:56 AM PDT
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yes, please.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 11:57 AM PDT
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if you insist
tenically a mule, but c’mon
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on
Jul 25, 2008 1:30 PM PDT
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who's that ass on the donkey?
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 1:43 PM PDT
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It's Oakland, baby!
Both are good, but first prize goes to the booty.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on
Jul 25, 2008 3:12 PM PDT
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LA face and Oakland booty
You prefer a magic trick, instead? Watch me make this pencil disappear.
by Swooney's Left Foot on
Jul 25, 2008 3:13 PM PDT
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Got it goin' like a turbo 'vette!
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on
Jul 25, 2008 3:19 PM PDT
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but Fonda ain't got a motor
in the back her Honda.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 3:28 PM PDT
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I wonder what they'll do for and *extra* *extra* tip.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 25, 2008 11:56 AM PDT
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I'm thinking Travis Buck and pizza.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 11:57 AM PDT
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Wait.
If I give someone an extra $50, they’ll do Travis Buck AND a pizza? I’ll head to the bank right now.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 25, 2008 11:59 AM PDT
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you really want to see someone "do" a pizza?
seems a bit messy to me.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on
Jul 25, 2008 1:17 PM PDT
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American Pizza Pie?
You prefer a magic trick, instead? Watch me make this pencil disappear.
by Swooney's Left Foot on
Jul 25, 2008 1:23 PM PDT
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And if you were going to have sex with a pizza,
which pizza would you think would be the best?
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 1:37 PM PDT
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OC - I would need a thick crust
You prefer a magic trick, instead? Watch me make this pencil disappear.
by Swooney's Left Foot on
Jul 25, 2008 1:41 PM PDT
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does a calzone count as a pizza?
"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 25, 2008 2:09 PM PDT
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Depends what you plan to do with it.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 2:14 PM PDT
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A reservoir tip?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on
Jul 25, 2008 11:59 AM PDT
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You. Leave.
Get out.
You are in banned for the afternoon.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 25, 2008 12:00 PM PDT
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For the bigger name players (assuming we still have some by the 30th),
they sometimes ask for $20 if you want an autograph. At the tables of the less fortunate, they might just ask for any kind of extra tip in exchange for an autograph… as long as you put money in, you’re good. But in some cases - not that I’ve done this - you can just throw a couple bucks in the jar when they’re not looking and then say you’ve put in the suggested donation (key word: suggested)...
The older ads used to say you could bid on a chance to scoop floats with Street, Eveland, or Blanton (don’t remember all the players). Somehow I think it’d be awfully hard to get Cupcakes out here from Philly just for some root beer floats… well, okay, Joe probably wouldn’t object, but his team might.
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Jul 25, 2008 12:21 PM PDT
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So...
No speedo?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on
Jul 25, 2008 12:23 PM PDT
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Well,
I didn’t go last year, so who knows what changes have been implemented by now…
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Jul 25, 2008 12:32 PM PDT
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I tried that silly button Blez linked to to make this a FanShot
But Nico gets some lovin from a non-goat.
Let me be the first to say that a vote for non-Rickey in that poll makes you insane.
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Jul 25, 2008 11:58 AM PDT
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I think an argument could be made for Eck.
Not a strong argument, mind you, but I could see it…
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 12:00 PM PDT
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Stop making me sad, Brett.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
by Poppy on
Jul 25, 2008 12:03 PM PDT
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I'm not clicking that.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 25, 2008 12:05 PM PDT
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There's a STRONG buzz
down here that the Bucs are going to sign him/trade for him/whatever. And it does make a lot of sense if he’s coming back. It’s close to Mississippi. He worked in the West Coast O his whole career, virtually the same one that Gruden runs, Tampa’s in a different division than GB. i’m not entirely convinced that Favre’s an upgrade from Garcia, but…everyone’s talking about it.
Imagine waking up at 2 a,m. and thinking of Bobby on Greyhound somewhere in the Texas wastelands..."Does your little iddy biddy back hurt, Bobby?! Does it, you SOB?!" -Alox
by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 25, 2008 12:08 PM PDT
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I am so sick of this nonsense dominating the airwaves
I wish the Packers would just do something already so I can stop hearing the name Favre every 5 seconds when I turn on ESPN to check scores.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on
Jul 25, 2008 12:11 PM PDT
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your fault for turning on ESPN
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
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Jul 25, 2008 12:12 PM PDT
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did anyone else get really excited
when they read this headline today in the Chronicle sports section and thought contract extension?
Now that Ellis is the Man, how will he handle it?
aw, drat, wrong Ellis.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on
Jul 25, 2008 12:16 PM PDT
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I saw "how will he handle it," and definitely thought "extension" ...
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
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Jul 25, 2008 12:19 PM PDT
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Monta better not grow up to suck,
since we’ve already named a cat after him.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
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