Hunter signs with A's

by HuskerFan on Aug 15, 2008 9:14 PM PDT

from Baseball America

Hunter Sets Seventh-Round Record

Posted Aug. 15, 2008 10:21 pm by Jim Callis
Filed under: Signings

The A’s have signed Pepperdine righthander Brett Hunter for $1.1 million, a draft record for a seventh-rounder. Hunter projected as an early first-round pick before injuring his elbow in his second start of the year. After missing most of the college season, he returned to pitch with Team USA’s college team this summer.

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Awesome!

Very, very nice.

'Who's that guy we had to release last year because he robbed a bank?'- Billy Beane
Sean Gallagher is my hero.

by Morgasm on Aug 15, 2008 9:19 PM PDT reply actions

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 Aug 15, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions

Prob

one of the best Entourage moments…classic!

Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind...

by diaryofmac10 on Aug 16, 2008 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions

i thought this was talking about catfish hunter

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 15, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions

Did you know that Rob Deer refused to play with anyone named Hunter?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 15, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions

So does Randy Wolf

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by Ozzz on Aug 16, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh. and Tiger Woods.

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by Ozzz on Aug 16, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought it was this Hunter

But then the Angels would counter our move by signing the Rock before next year’s ~~all star game~~ wrestlemania.

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 16, 2008 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought it was this one

I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball

by JediLeroy on Aug 16, 2008 3:07 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought it was this one

On a similar note, I think Cust should have “SLUG” and “TAKE” tattooed on his knuckles …

There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Aug 16, 2008 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions

evol

alaska A

by ak_A on Aug 16, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions

I knew i was not the only closet wrestling fan here at AN, its so sad though

that i admit it and commented on it

by A'sfaninNC on Aug 16, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm a fan, too, I guess. But I sorta hate the business now that I'm in it.

And I never have to take a bump.

How many people look forward to getting a real job to get out of wrestling? Probably not too many.

by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

closet wrestling?

There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Aug 16, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions

that works too

by A'sfaninNC on Aug 16, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions

The best chant I ever heard after someone does a summersault into the crowd of a wresting event

WRESTLING IS REAL!!

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 16, 2008 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow. Great news.

"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com

by Syphon on Aug 15, 2008 10:47 PM PDT reply actions

3 first round picks

So, if you include Hunter and Inoa, the A’s really ended up with the equivalent of three first round picks this year with Inoa being that same as a top 3 pick, Hunter being the same as a top 10 pick, and Weeks (overdraft) being a top 30 pick.

It would be better if the A’s had convinced Elgie or Warren not to go to school so the A’s could have gotten a few more high upsides bats, but it was a good draft none-the-less.

Sometimes life will strike you out on a curve ball and the only choice you have is to flip off the umpire and walk to first base anyway.

by Threepwood XX on Aug 15, 2008 11:01 PM PDT reply actions

Hunter's not the same as a top 10 pick ...

"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback

by devo on Aug 18, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

2 first-rounders ended up not signing:

The Nats guy, Crow, and Gerrit Cole of the Yanks, who chose to attend UCLA.

"Innings eater? Depends on whether you want delicious innings or burnt, moldy innings. Kirk Saarloos is the Hot Pockets of inning eaters." - Gallagher's Watermelons

by notsellingjeans on Aug 16, 2008 12:14 AM PDT reply actions

Buuuuaaahahahaha!!!

I like Gerrit Cole.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 16, 2008 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions