Double Trouble: Open Photo Thread + Link Dump
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2008 1:09 PM PDT
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PrintIt's early afternoon and we don't have a community dump yet, so I figure my photo diary/fAnPoSt can do double duty... but I'll leave the link dumping to y'all, 'cause I'm sticking to my pictures.
Mmmmkay, so I went to the game on Saturday and just happened to sit in the RF bleachers... and you'll never guess who happened to be patrolling RF.
How convenient.
The sun was annoying for the first hour or so, but it was pretty cool when it peeked through one of the holes in the 3rd deck.
So anyway, we enjoyed the view from the bleachers for quite a while.
And then we were sad---why must you run away from us, Ryan?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
We also noticed that he took off his hat and rubbed his head a lot. Lice, maybe?
And then... hey, wait, we won? That was awesome. Yay Ryan!
Fireworks time! Party on the field!
So pretty...
Being on the field for the fireworks was awesome. I think the only other time I had been on the field was for FanFest several years ago, and it was all torn up and gross... this time, there were football lines, but it was still lovely. I wanted to stay out there forever. It was a glorious way to end a marvelous evening.
But wait, there's more! A reward for those of you who made it this far: scans from Swooney's article in the newest A's magazine.
And the community analysis of the tattoo begins... now.
Article highlights: No time for a girlfriend, has a 16-year-old brother named Kellen, apparently has no wild streak, and is BFFs with Dale:
Then Barton spilled some inside information. Turns out that Sweeney isn't just baseball 24/7. "We like to get away from the whole pro-athlete scene and just be normal people," says Barton. "We watch ultimate fighting on pay-per-view. Sometimes we go to Starbucks."
Aha! Too bad there are 15 million Starbucks in the Bay Area.
That's all from me. Dump your links and photos here!
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Kotsay hit a two-run triple
to tie the Red Sox-Orioles game, which the Red Sox then went on to win. I’m glad Mark is doing well, but it would make me really happy if the Red Sox fade and miss the wild card by half a game or so.
Polynesian Sauce may not be available in all locations.
Me, too!
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
"We also noticed that he took off his hat and rubbed his head a lot."
I also noticed that. I think it’s his sexiness oozing out of his scalp… sexiness is itchy.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Baron Davis and Gilbert Arenas blog on presidential politics
I got a kick out of this article, in which Ratto says to those bemoaning the lack of socially-conscious athletes—check out Boom-Dizzle and Agent Zero debating Obama-McCain via blog! This is why I love Ray; because I agree with his outlook – specifically his indictment of “soul-crushing political shows” and his lament for the need of something “less spun and more genuine.” I also love the reference to MTV’s reality programming, despite the typo.
LinkBrainless Automaton #439
And being able to sit on the Coli grass was one of my top
experiences while I was in Oakland. I wanted to stay there forever, making grass angels, eating hot dogs, and watching those crisp white jerseys. They’d have to play the game around my fatass… like a sand on a golf course.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
The "S" in the tribal band thing
looks kind of like the White Sox “S.” Maybe his allegiance to his first team is a little stronger than we thought…
"Sweeney on Sweeney"? Hawt.
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
This place is a tomb.
I’m going to the nut shop where it’s fun.
[Although this is a quote from a movie, the first part still applies to AN. The second part, not so much.]
Growing up,
I lived across the street from a small store that sold a wide variety of nuts, candies, etc. Some of them were even grown in the families fields around the shop.
It made it easy for everyone in the neighborhood to figure out who I was and where I lived because I would say “yeah, I live right across the street from the nut house”.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
I literally live across the street from a nut house
in the conventional sense of the term.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Which conventional sense?
Vacaville? Or Palo Alto? The former ain’t nearly as fun as a nut house should be. For that matter, nor is the latter, which was the inspiration for Kesey’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
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 3, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You know I didn't even think about it
(too mucgh first of the month work on the brain…)
But since it is a link dump, perhaps I should have said I lived across from the nut house.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Well, technically it's a halfway house
but, let me tell you, most of those guys are not going to be rejoining productive society anytime in the near future…
(It’s in San Francisco.)
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Hey, even if we are neighbors, I still resent that comment
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
I didn't say I lived across the street from the Monkey House
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I thought "Double Trouble"
was a reference to the dual ads on this site featuring Commish Jerry Rice.
Which by the way, are making me want to jam a pencil into the side of my head.
I'm here to talk about the past.
redundant
Is there really such thing as a non-sleazy magician?
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
I posted some photos of Friday's game in yesterday's DLD, but this photo thread seems more appropriate.
Yay, Ziggy!
Here’s the ceremony, which was essentially Geren and Ziggy holding a framed picture of Brad.
Cust, Thomas, and Suzuki after Cust’s homer that made the game semi-watchable.
The spoils:
Brad was gracious and kind, and extremely courteous with the giant mob of kids around the dugout asking for autographs. Also, way to come through on your bobblehead night, Jack.
nice photos!
I have my Cust bobble displayed proudly atop my desk at work. I only wish they’d built it so that they had the bat lifting off his left shoulder and the jersey sticking to the pine tar ever so briefly.
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
I got BobbleCust, too.
Don’t tell anyone.
Actually, I have some creative plans for it, but I have to go to the craft store for one tiny element…
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
I swear that bobblehead is taking a pitch
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Sep 4, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That's actually the theme of my little plan.
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
He never found time to deal with a new stadium
But now-Atty General Brown is making the world safer for people who have to play on artificial turf. It’s for the children!
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that shit's almost as bad as paraquat
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Only if you inhale
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 3, 2008 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Monta Ellis, Jeff Kent, and Jason Williams walk into a bar...
Or so might go the opening line of a joke whose punchline involves medical fraud, should the suspicion prove true that Monta Ellis is totally lying about how he got injured.
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.
New Ratto column today:
Hey, Giants and A’s fans: Have you had enough? Apparently not, since I make a point of watching our team lose and read columns about nothing by sportswriters who don’t have much of anything to say.
Tonight's game washed away...
…DH tomorrow.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-athletics-royals&prov=ap&type=lgns
Yuck.
I wanted to watch the game tonight…. boo.
The A’s haven’t had a doubleheader in ages, and now they have 2 in 3 days? What the…
[Working link: here.]
Wasn't their last DH also in Kansas City?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
You KNOW Swooney caught the lice from Dale
I even captured their secret “We Have Lice!” Handshake back in July:
As long as he doesn't catch staples.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Sep 4, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn't want to wait for today's DLD
to say that it’s been six years (today) since this:
Sigh…
I'm here to talk about the past.
::sniff::
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
smells like ... victory
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Nice pic of Mike Crowley
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 4, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
We had to destroy the attendance in order to save it?
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Marketing From Above
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 4, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It'd be interesting to know
how many players from that happy pile are still on the team.
Doesn’t Macha have the face of a genius right there? (ha)
I'm here to talk about the past.
I'm pretty sure it's just Ellis and Chavy,
but I could be wrong.
One person I’m glad is long gone: Billy Koch. A heart attack every time he pitched. And he’d always blow saves and then get the win… I’m pretty sure he shortened the life expectancy of many A’s fans that year.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 4, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
but, according to Jennifer's new formulation, he's sexy
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
the lineup that day:
durham, dh
mabry, 1b
tejada, ss
chavez, 3b
dye, rf
justice, lf
ellis, 2b
long, cf
hernandez, c
hudson, p
also played: byrnes, hatteberg, tam, bradford, rincon, bowie, koch
looking through the full 02 roster… i think it is just ellis and chavez.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
Whoa
Cubs catcher Koyie Hill will be happy to shake your hand. He’s glad to still have a hand to shake.
Hill was told he’d never play again after he severed three of his fingers and his thumb during a freak accident on Oct. 16. On Monday, he was one of the players called up from the Cubs’ Triple-A Iowa team.
“I’ve been lucky to be able to even play,” said Hill, who was the Iowa team’s starting catcher. “To be back here is a dream come true in itself. I never had a doubt I’d play again, but I didn’t know what limitations I’d have with my hand and what I’d be allowed to do.”
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
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