DLD 7/8/08 Tuesday

by theblackpearl on Jul 8, 2008 9:32 AM PDT Comment 119 comments

Jemile Weeks is close to signing, and Inoa has made more than Duke.

Weeks likely to sign today: The A's are close to coming to terms with their top pick (12th overall) in the June draft, University of Miami second baseman Jemile Weeks, and they could announce that he has signed as soon as today, according to several sources.

Weeks, who is the younger brother of Milwaukee's Rickie Weeks, will get a signing bonus in the $2 million range.

Duchscherer, 30, has been playing professional baseball since he was 18 and he has not had a contract of more than one year. He noted that 16-year-old Dominican right-hander Michael Inoa, who got a $4.25 million bonus from Oakland last week, "has already made more than I have in my whole career. I'm not complaining, obviously, but the security (of a multiyear deal) would be nice."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/08/SPCA11L39C.DTL

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Great news on Weeks

Wonder why it took so long

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 9:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah, it took, like ... weeks

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The didn't want to spend all those long distance minutes talking from the Dominican.

by theblackpearl on Jul 8, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is it?

I dunno, as someone who wasn’t a big fan of the pick, I was kind of hoping he would hold out for a zillion dollars.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Because then we'd get no value for our first round pick?

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We'd get #12A in next year's draft

If we didn’t sign Weeks. I think PT is saying he’d rather have that than Weeks.

by BlameChannel53 on Jul 8, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I guess

But there’s no doubt in my mind that even if Weeks wasn’t the sexiest pick he’s more valuable than a #13 a year later. The discount value of future draft picks is usually pretty high.

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This isn’t football, where there’s a reasonable assumption that you can “trade forward” to get immediate help for your big league squad. I don’t think there’s much of any discount to the value of a future pick relative to a pick this year.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just imagine if the rule applied in the NFL

Don’t you think the Niners would have to strongly considering not signing Alex Smith to give themselves pick 1A in the next draft? The Niners were stuck drafting #1 in a year when there was no player worhty of a #1 pick, but they still had to pay Smith #1 money.

by BlameChannel53 on Jul 8, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They might have signed him anyway

given how desperately the team needed a QB, but the point still holds.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shoulda taken Rodgers

But lets not go there please :(

by mikev on Jul 8, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Photoshopped

"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM

by Elvez on Jul 8, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They could have let their selection time expire

And gotten their pick in after a couple teams had picked.

by methodrampage on Jul 8, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I disagree

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure there is

Weeks +1 year of professional training is more valuable to an organization than Weeks now. Whether there is someone available in next year’s draft that overcomes that difference is something no one can know today, but there is certainly a discount.

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's only true if you assume that sooner seasons are more important than later seasons

If your draft pick arrives at the big leagues sooner, he also becomes a free agent sooner.

It can be distinctly advantageous to line up players so that they arrive at the same or similar times. One way to do this is to pick high schoolers for a few years, then switch to college players. Another way is to defer your high draft picks via this method…

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not advocating for it

Just addressing the possibility. As a guy who loves the draft, and loves to see teams be creative, I would be very interested if some team actually took advantage of the rule in what they consider a down year.

There would be two huge downsides to such a move that I think make it unlikely to ever happen. First, knowing who will be available, healthy, and productive in a draft can be very hard to predict 12 months in advance. Second, intentionally drafting an actual human being with no intention of signing that person and costing them the opportuinty to go to another team that actually would want to sign them is a pretty shitty thing to do to a young player, and I think most teams would be reticent to pull such a maneuver.

by BlameChannel53 on Jul 8, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Depends upon whether the player signed with Boras

If they did, all’s fair :-)

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

Pretty much every year there’s at least one guy who drops down to a lower selection spot than his talent warrants just because everyone knows is going to ask for a lot. So if you want to defer your pick, just choose that guy and refuse to pay him over slot.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 8, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Further proof that Democracy has its flaws

This would be a much better All-Star game. I’m not sure I agree with every choice, but It’ certainly be a better matchup

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 10:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

the ASG has become an abomination

"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad

by ArakSOT on Jul 8, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

the USA could become an obamanation

Mocha Almond Fudge

by Ice Cream on Jul 8, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

as opposed to a neoconation

by green star oakland on Jul 8, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What ASG game hasn't?

MLB is just following suit.

by methodrampage on Jul 8, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

amen

They haven’t made an all-star game yet that I can care about.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Aren't we grumpy.

I usually end up enjoying the actual game, although there’s a lot of buildup around the event I could do without.

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nah, not grumpy, just utterly indifferent

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

for some reason, this year has pushed me past indifference

"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad

by ArakSOT on Jul 8, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, OK, I am actually opposed to A's pitchers participating

I’m fine with Duke showing up, adding it to his c.v., yukking it up with the other players—but, for the love of Ba’al, I hope he doesn’t actually get into the game.

So: I’m not totally indifferent.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting...

As an A’s fan and Duke fan, I really hope he gets to throw an inning. Will be fun as a fan to see him pitch and a greta experience for him. 3 innings? No, but I would love to see him get out there for 1 and shut the NL down.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 8, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree.

Especially because he really wants to get into the game.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I want to roll ripe fruits down Nob Hill at oncoming traffic

Does that mean I should?

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Only if it’s a euphemism. Or maybe not.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

true story

When I was a delinquent pre-teen simian, my friends and I would actually do that with osage oranges on the hilly roadway near our house. Surprising how few motorists actually stopped and got out of their cars to chase us.

Man, are children stupid.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I see you can't quite get yourself to poop on the parade

Even though you really want to. Maybe this will help

by nevermoor on Jul 8, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My exact take on the AS game

I’d much rather see Ellis get in some year than it always be a pitcher.

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 8, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If Kinsler gets into the game,

Ellis should go in on defense for him.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK, that's an ASG innovation I could support

If they named a fielding team and a hitting team (with no restrictions against “two-way” players), that could actually entice me to watch.

Say, 12 hitters, 12 fielders, and 12 pitchers for each squad. Lineup of 9 batters, irrespective of “position.”

I mean, the ASG as currently conceived and executed bears little resemblance to a real MLB game, so why not actually optimize the performance all the way ‘round?

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hell, if Kinsler gets into the game,

I’d even be happy enough with Pedroia staying for defense. Any player who isn’t an all-around good player (not just a good hitter) shouldn’t be there at all.

But, you know, me and my anti-offense bias ‘n’ all…

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We are A's fans we HAVE to have an anti-offense

bias.

by theblackpearl on Jul 8, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Except for the part where "we" A's fans are also Jack Cust fans.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

His offense is like the A's fans. Shows up for a few

series per year.

by theblackpearl on Jul 8, 2008 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather it be like Dodgers fans.

There every day for five or six innings.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Though you couldn't bat him 3rd then

since it would never be there for the 1st inning.

by green star oakland on Jul 8, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

All-Star voting =/= democracy

Yes, we all agree that the voting system for the All-Star Game is moronic in the extreme.

But it’s really unfair to democracy to equate the two.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 8, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know!

I mean, no one’s figured out a way to “cage” Yankee and Red Sox fans.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What we need is an all-star game electoral college

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 8, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Excellent.

All states east of the Mississippi River get one elector each. Western states get fifty each.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

This “voting” system is like some retarded caricature of democracy from a 1935 Japanese social science textbook.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The question the article

immediately triggered for me was, “What the hell happened in 1999 that both Bonds and Clemens weren’t invited?” Not that the thought of both of them sitting at home, fuming in a darkened living room, bothers me in the least…

Fortunately, this is his age-28 year: his killing productivity is likely to decline. Impressive range, though. -Monkeyball

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 8, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

For those that forgo the fanshot section ...

this may be worth checking out.

Mocha Almond Fudge

by Ice Cream on Jul 8, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How long do you think the Red Sox one will last ?

by green star oakland on Jul 8, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

if you want one of your own

you can get a little one at the mlb shop

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 8, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just stumbled across this ongoing exhibition at the Oakland Main Library

“The A’s: Still in Oakland After 40 Years”. Its been going since April but I hadn’t heard anything about it. Has anyone been ?

I came across it while checking that my father-in-law’s upcoming reading from his new book “The Art Of The American Musical” (7pm, Thursday 10th @ The Book Zoo, 6395 Telegraph Ave.) was in the Chronicle’s listings section.

<\shameless plug>

by green star oakland on Jul 8, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for that link

I’m gonna go check it out

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 8, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I checked this out this afternoon

It’s a display of Tribune sports sections from various major moments in A’s history, yearbooks, media guides and such things as “A’s News” magazine. Emphasis almost entirely on the Finley era and the first 10 years of the Haas era.

Included in the display are copies of the many books written about the A’s over the years, from Ron Bergman’s Mustache Gang to Don Marquez’ Generation A’s Fans. It made me think, when I’m starving for anything A’s on some rainy Saturday morning in January, I’ll go down to the library, flip through a bunch of these books and then sit down with Mustache Gang and devour it (for about the 20th time, but the first in over 30 years) in one sitting.

by Soaker on Jul 8, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I cannot -- yet I must.

How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do “must” and “cannot” meet? Yet I must—but I cannot!

Oh, OK, I can.

I … I agree with Jeff Pearlman (via Deadspin).

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd ask Sam Beckett

but he’s dead. And probably wouldn’t have given a straight answer anyhow.

Fortunately, this is his age-28 year: his killing productivity is likely to decline. Impressive range, though. -Monkeyball

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 8, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We had a contract for cage fighting. We were deceived.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 12:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

They were caged...

caged for love.

THAT is frickin’ funny. I heart Borat.

Fortunately, this is his age-28 year: his killing productivity is likely to decline. Impressive range, though. -Monkeyball

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 8, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It just occurred to me that I need a new avatar.

I haven’t felt like that self-portrait since February.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Just so long as it's still South Parkish and on red background.

Otherwise I won’t recognize you.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 8, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Keep it

The resemblance is uncanny…that’s how I was able to pick you out of the crowd last night. That, plus the menacing guy with you.

How do the angels get to sleep when the devil leaves the porchlight on?

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 8, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And the "ELLIS" that's printed on the back of the straightjacket.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is that guy giving you a hard time?

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Jul 8, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who?

Ellis? Yeah, I was about to go kick his ass. Would you like me to kick his ass for you, too? No? You sure? I mean, as long as I’m going anyway…

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hold me, Poppy.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't even know about the trade when I wrote that.

I was in a good mood and making a joke. That won’t happen again for a while.

“QOTM – July: FUCK! FUCK YOU ALL! NOTHING WILL EVER BE FUNNY AGAIN!”

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can pry my bowtie from my cold, dead ...

... uh, neck.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice to see

that Yale is still going strong in their fourth century of reactionary pomposity.

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 8, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I got an email today.

from Don Juan <[ ]@yahoo.com>
to sbaxamusa@gmail.com
date Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 1:59 PM
subject Hey SALB918
mailed-by yahoo.com
signed-by yahoo.com

YOUR THE ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 8, 2008 1:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Shit. My grammarchecker failed again, sorry.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

forget to cc me?

"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad

by ArakSOT on Jul 8, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm shunning you.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

déjà vu

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just thought I'd let you all know

that Ken Korach is sitting in the conference room at my work and I have no idea why, and I can’t get into the meeting to find out! Ahh!

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 8, 2008 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

are you sure it's the original Ken?

It could be a member of Ken Korach’s Klone Klown Kommandos.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

is he alone? just GO!

"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad

by ArakSOT on Jul 8, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SRSLY!!!

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's like 5 people in there plus my Executive Director.

I can’t just barge in! I would if I could!

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 8, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Set off the fire alarm.

by green star oakland on Jul 8, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

too bad it's not Fosse

You could just walk by the door/window with a tray of food.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dibs

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 8, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is the anniversary of your hire coming up?

Maybe Ken is there as part of the planning for your surprise party!

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 8, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's part of Pam's 360-degree review

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 8, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Emergency phone call!

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm gonna go walk by again.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 8, 2008 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can you find a janitor's outfit?

With one of those silly moustache/glasses combo… would really help.

The Stockton Ports pitching staff is better than the Orioles.

by gdub171 on Jul 8, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I usually keep one of those in my car!

No, it’s all over now. Room is empty. I’m sad.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 8, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's all over but the crying.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He noticed you. He'll mention you on the broadcast tonight.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

< makes "L" sign >

"The Athletics at Fremont" is pretty bad

by ArakSOT on Jul 8, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

fake a heart attack as you walk by!

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A little bird just told me

the Weeks announcement just came out….signed

by GusanoQuemador on Jul 8, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and

here it is.

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 8, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This part of the article makes me happy

The A’s have now signed or agreed to terms with 23 of their draft picks, including nine of the top 10.

by A'sfaninNC on Jul 8, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Time to sign Hunter

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 8, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There was a link in another thread, maybe Taj's Minor Musings, that the A's are

watching him throw, or something.

by theblackpearl on Jul 8, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, saw that

Just hoping they get him signed. I like him.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 8, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's a deadline dude

The A’s won’t sign him until very close to August 15.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

(Or not. That was unclear.)

Didn’t mean to imply he was definitely going to be signed. If his velocity still sucks and he still wants first round money, it’s probably adios amigo.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 8, 2008 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought I read, that over-slot signings couldn't be announced until a particular

date, or am I just an idiot. Well I guess the two don’t really have to be mutually exclusive though, do they.

by theblackpearl on Jul 8, 2008 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's not that they can't be announced

its that Selig/MLB doesn’t want them to be announced for fear that those contracts might affect other negotiations.

That’s why the Ray’s contract for Beckham, which was over-slot, was not MLB’s favorite news. They didn’t like that it was announced so far before the 15th

by ohmangoAs on Jul 8, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever happened to OaklandA23 ?

Despite all the moves & news, nothing since April 10th.

by green star oakland on Jul 8, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Injury problems

BOO HOO! Allow me to cry a river. 17 times vs. 18 for Oakland.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 8, 2008 3:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and

that’s not to mention the ability to go out and just pick up a spare Bobby Abreu or two.

Poor Yankees.

Fortunately, this is his age-28 year: his killing productivity is likely to decline. Impressive range, though. -Monkeyball

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 8, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and this is

the NYT, right?

Isn’t this wrong?

“We have been decimated by injuries,” Steinbrenner said. “I don’t remember a year this bad as far as injuries. It’s had a huge affect, it really has. Nobody wants to make excuses, but it’s reality.”

Effect, no?

Fortunately, this is his age-28 year: his killing productivity is likely to decline. Impressive range, though. -Monkeyball

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 8, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

bombshell

Harden & Gaudin for Donaldson, Gallagher, Murton and Patterson

by GusanoQuemador on Jul 8, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We'll have none of that in the DLD.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 8, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We need an alternate universe thread

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 8, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We need an alternate universe.

There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.

by Poppy on Jul 8, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And a drink.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 8, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm home now

and I think I’ll be having a few drinks as I read through all of this….

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 8, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope the alternate universe

is better than our alternate unis.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Jul 9, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Athletics transferred INF Mike Sweeney to the 60-day disabled list.
Sweeney was supposed to rejoin the Athletics shortly after the All-Star break, but this news means he’ll be out until at least the last few days of the month. It does clear up a spot on the 40-man roster, though.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 8, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs