Rookie Hazing Photos
by Jennifer on Sep 24, 2008 3:57 PM PDT
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Do Ryan's horns look like....? And a wand? Swoon.
I think Greg is packing around a beer. And Brad, I love you to bits and pieces, but you are scary, dude.
I'm slightly disappointed.
EDIT: Large photo links!
EDIT 2: Adding one more
EDIT 3: Brad and Greggles large photo link!
EDIT 4: Saved the large photos for the rest of the world to see after Sportsline gets rid of them.
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Yeah, I thought that was funny.
I guess they figure if they’re gonna make them cross-dress, they can at least have a drink while they’re doing it.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweeeet.
Where’d you find that last one? The one I see on yahoo is much smaller.
Okay, name those rookies: Cunningham (from what Slusser said about the wig), I don’t know who the man in black is, Greggles, Gio?, Ziggy, Carlos (ahaha, adorable), ?, who’s the curly blonde?, RyRy (the slacker w/o the wig), Dale in the green?, and I fail on the last two. This is kinda hard.
from the Slusser post (via the DLD)
Greg Smith: "skimpy candy-striped nurses outfit"
Dana Eveland: "tight police woman’s costume, complete with handcuffs"
Carlos Gonzalez: "sailor dress with ribbons on his stockings"
Gio Gonzalez: "Swiss-miss style dress, with ribbons in his hair"
Sean Gallagher: "French maid"
Ryan Sweeney: "devil girl" minus wig
Jerry Blevins: Hermione Granger…. "So wrong it’s right."
Aaron Cunningham: "very small cocktail dress of some sort and a blue wig"
There's no crying in baseball!
So then that's probably Sean between Carlos and Ryan...
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, the bigger pics help a lot.
Pretty much positive that’s Travis in the Batman thing, in the back, but I didn’t think he would have to do it this year. That confused me. And that’s Cliff on the far right, with the little fairy wand. He looks cute.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Travis is doing it this year
because he missed the end of last year with elbow surgery.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Definitely.
This is bugging me: who’s the guy with the long black wig on the left… Devine, maybe? I’m not really sure exactly what he looks like. And the guy on the right in the cowgirl getup, I can’t figure that out either. I think Baisley is the mostly hidden one, with the black wig and wearing something blue…
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one?
I think Jerry’s only in the last pic, the tall one in the back with the red hat and blond wig and the wand.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Mmm... the man in black doesn't look tall enough to be Jerry.
Plus that doesn’t really look like a Hermoine costume. I dunno.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think Jerry must be the one in the blonde wig & red hat
Very tall. I think the all-in-black one is just a witch, but not Hermione.
Possibly. I probably couldn't identify him in the street.
Here’s his mug shot:
Verdict?
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it is!
I totally forgot that he was even on the team
With the massive orange wig?
Yeah, that seems right.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure it's Eveland.
The way he’s standing is totally him.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
What about the guy crouching in the front?
With the purple wig and wearing something pinkish, holding his beer in an awkward place. Could that be Jeff Gray?
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Denorfia was taller.
Plus the cowgirl doesn’t have any wacky facial hair… but he looks sooo familiar. Driving me crazy.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I looked at today's video of Denorfia's homer, and he didn't have facial hair
And he’s only listed as 6’0
Some of them have some very white legs…haha
by justarebelheart on Sep 24, 2008 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, they *all* have very white legs.
Also, is that a tattoo on Cunningham’s right arm? I guess so, or else it’s just a huge bruise…
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that they are all wearing shorts underneath
They should all be wearing ’hose. That would be awesome.
There's no crying in baseball!
I'm pretty sure Aaron would get arrested if he didn't have shorts on.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
I can do worse
than share the same space with a bunch of panting women.
Prefer pantless, but this will do.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Ryan has male model legs.
…which is a slightly creepy thing to say, but in the first group pic, he looks much more model-like than the other guys… and really, they can’t keep their eyes off him. Except Dale. Too busy drinking.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
Kimberly..classic comment…….anyways Greg is always sexy..even dressed as a woman and holding a beer. Ryan DOES have nice legs. Meow Ryan!!!! I personally think the rookies are tastey looking characters…I was scared by a couple though. Very scared! Brad has now scarred me for life. Love him buuuuuut..wow.
by ilovegregsmith on Sep 24, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
he's busy putting the "ass" in "assignation"
(Alternate, less saucy joke: we at AN are “A’s sig nation”)
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
OH
MY
GOD.
Nice legs, Ryan!
I have been having the worst day in the world. Then all six A’s Magazines arrived at my house, AND, you dug up some aweeeesome hazing shots! THANK YOU SO MUCH, Jennifer! This brightens up my day exponentially.
DRESSES FTW.
I actually asked myself
“Oooh… I wanna put these as my desktop! Hm, would it be inappropriate to use these as my desktop at work?”
Um, yes. Yes, it would be.
[cough]edits[cough]
BTW, save them if you want them, cause Sportsline doesn’t keep ’em long.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Personally
I was hoping Daric and Ryan were going to get a Nick Swisher/Joe Blanton type of costume…
by SwisherGirl33 on Sep 24, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
that's a lot of rookies
can I assume the A’s have the most starts by rookies of any MLB team?
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
Hmmm…
It may have changed recently, but the A’s were behind the Giants, believe it or not, the last I read.
by PositionPlayerProd on Sep 24, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
This is the best fanpost EVER!!!
Among my favorites: Sean G, RyRy of course, Smith has chicken legs BIG TIME….lol. I seriously did not know Daric was that wide in the waist and I didn’t know Cunningham was that big!!! lol Sean is probably the thinnest, well other than Smith. LOL
Quick question: Do the players go directly to Seattle or do they go home since it’s an off-day?
Brought to you by the letter A's!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Sep 24, 2008 5:47 PM PDT reply actions
Ziggedy Ann...
…definitely my favorite of the bunch!
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: "What the hell good would that do?"
LA Times
Raggedy Brad was on the second page of the LA Times this morning. Had the headline:
WORST RAGGEDY ANN EVER. Got a scan of it. Don’t know how to post it here yet though.
These picts are awesome.
Now see, I thought it was
Ziggy Longstocking.
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
by Englishmajor on Sep 25, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
me too!
I want to have it aaaaaaaall! I want a ws win from our boys..but I can be patient. In the mean time I will just enjoy that the A’s truly are the most amazing looking sports team! What cute freakin’ guys! Mmmm
Quotes!
“Actually, it fits nice, but I don’t have any pants, so that’s not right,” Eveland said. “I was just hoping I’d slide. This is my third time doing this, but I’m not complaining.” …
Said Gio Gonzalez, dressed as a German beer hall girl, as he requested help putting ribbons in his blonde wig: “Make me look hot.”
Hee hee.
Awww! I totally understand the beers and beers.
These are really great guys. Here’s hoping they kick some ass in Seattle.
haha
hilarious quotes. You got to love these guys! Eveland is a funny man and Gio is adorable!! He was a cute little German girl!
Who's in the green wig/leopard outfit?
That’s the one I still can’t figure out…
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will
Dale!
I think it’s just perfect for him.
I’m starting to wonder if certain dresses were picked for certain guys on purpose…
I bet they were.
Now we just need to figure out why Ryan was the devil girl. And why he didn’t wear his wig… was it really that bad?
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 24, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Well he is hot!
I want to know what that wig looked like. Travis . . . Bat Girl, seems appropo since he came back. CarGo, oh so naval. Ziggy, a little raggedy since breaking his record. Dana, definitely hand-cuffed today. Sean puts some French on the ball. Geggy is totally stripey what with the pick offs and the nibbling. Dale = Cougar. Gio represents the South American-German ex-pat hybrid. Outman, he serves it up! Cunningham, nursing this team along. Jeff, witchy shut down skills.
Ah... Thanks!
My brain is still having a hard time “seeing” him in that getup!
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will
one more quote
Greg Smith wore a red-and-white nurse’s dress complete with pink wig and white hat. “Is it weird that I know how to put this on?” he asked.
QOTM, player edition
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Sep 24, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't realize that Billy's rule about
no beer in the clubhouse had a special “except when in drag” exemption.
Arte didn't get much Home Run Derby. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Sep 24, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions
At least playing in Oakland
tends to guarantee a whole bunch of rooks… it would suck to be on a team of just one or two rookies haha.
Isn't that just a rule in Oakland?
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Sep 24, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it went on the road too.
Maybe they got rid of the rule when Swish and DUIza left?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
I can't look away.
WHY CAN’T I STOP LOOKING AT SWOONEY IN THE DEVIL OUTFIT?
I feel unclean.
by thejd44 on Sep 24, 2008 11:49 PM PDT reply actions
"On a very special edition of Project Runway...."
These are just priceless. I’m not sure they could have been better if the women of AN had been called in as consultants. (Presumably the reason why we weren’t is that we would have spent so much time measuring.)
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
haha
i just had to say..that’s hilarious..and soooo true!
by ilovegregsmith on Sep 25, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm thinking of doing a Televisual Interlude ...
Project RBI, with your host Ty Vann (“Batterrrrrs …”)
Jack Cust: three true outfits
It's just something we do. It's not something we like. @('.')@
haha YAY!!!!
this made my day! =D
""These guys are a different breed of ballclub." - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on the A's
So having so many rookies on your team...
was ultimately fun.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
Also:
I’ve been waiting all morning for Ryan to show up at my door with a candle sticking out of his head. His flight from Seattle must’ve been delayed.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 25, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Who said it was going to be sticking out of his head?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
Candle sticking out of belly button...
that’s an enjoyable mental picture.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 25, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Group Shot 1 reminds me of the "leaving the diner" scene from Reservoir Dogs
But in a really, really bizarre way.
by thejd44 on Sep 25, 2008 10:50 AM PDT reply actions
Cripes, what veteran had the stones to make this happen?
I mean, the team is, like, 97% rookies. I’d be worried about a mutiny.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Probably Embree
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
by Englishmajor on Sep 25, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Hehe...
As funny as the A’s are….check out what the Padres did:
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us."
I feel dirty looking at this...haha
Boys need some tans…
by justarebelheart on Sep 25, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
It shouldn't be
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
Hooters shouldn't hire men
Not even athletes can make the cut.
The Raider Nation is the only Nation.
by oaklandSMASH on Sep 27, 2008 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
aggggggh
MY EYES!!!!!! Those poor POOR Padres. That’s hideous! I can’t believe those poor men had to step outside in those tiny all too revealing booty shorts. It leaves NOTHING to the imagination to say the least
The guy at the top of the steps
looks like he could use some bigger shorts.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
The guy 2nd from right
is wearing falsies and having a little too much fun, methinks!
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will
by anomaly_kat on Sep 25, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
=]
Ryan was a party pooper not to wear his wig, and who is behind Daric with the Elvis type hair….the guy who’s almost hidden?!
Yeah, you can see Baisley better in the second full group shot.
And welcome to AN!
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 26, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Pennington is awesome in the first shot.
He looks so happy in his little fairy dress… I can see him zooming around in the sky like a super-sized tinker bell.
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
I probably should have previewed my post...
I sound like an idiot. there is something seriously wrong with me.
oh well. It’s on AN, so it doesn’t matter…. right?
We're in a team-wide funk. ~Mark Ellis
Never question yourself
Especially since 1) you will probably never meet anyone on here, 2) if you do, the chances of them holding a post/comment against you are nil, 3) most posts/comments are forgotten within seconds, 4) any Internet comment after 1AM can hardly be taken seriously, and 5) you were right.
I'm here to talk about the past.
lol that sounds pretty funny actually. Pennington does look pretty happy in his little outfit. I hope they let him keep it. I bet he plays dress up all the time at home!
by ilovegregsmith on Sep 27, 2008 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
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