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DLD 1/11/09

*taps the mic*

Hello? Is this thing working? Ah, yes. Perfect. Ahem. GOOD MORNING, CLEVELAND!

*blank stares*

(Wanna get away?)

As most of us know by now, Brad Ziegler got away to Southern California for a once-in-a-lifetime flight with the Blue Angels. There's a story about it on the A's website along with a photo gallery. I'd drop one of them in here but it's set up as a Flash slideshow and I'm too lazy to do a screenshot.

Sidenote: Brad doesn't look much like an "Amy" to me. Just sayin'.

There's also another local story in today's Daily Review (and Tribune, and I'm sure Tri-Valley Herald, Contra Costa County Times, San Jose Mercury News and now most papers in the country since they're all owned by one place these days, but I digress) that was on the front page of the sports section and they have a nice big shot of Ziggy giving the thumbs-up.

So, on top of all the other things he's dealt with, our sidearmer goes from nearly asking for his release according to some reports before getting The Call at the end of May to destroying a century-old record and taking to the skies with the Blue Angels. Not bad for the past 7+ months.

What will Brad Ziegler do for an encore?

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YAY ZIGGY!!

no links from me yet, but YAY to this:

that was on the front page of the sports section and they have a nice big shot of Ziggy giving the thumbs-up.

That is awesome. I hope the A’s get on the front page more often next year.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jan 11, 2009 10:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

not on the newspaper I get... :(

did I forget to mention I wasn’t local?

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jan 11, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"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

by doctorK on Jan 11, 2009 4:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow that helmet reminds of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

I’m really psyched for that game.

Say something funny.

by muffinpryde on Jan 11, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hunh.

The Brewers announced a presenting sponsorship agreement with Potawatomi Bingo Casino, part of the team’s expected double-digit percentage gain in sponsorship revenue. Major League Baseball has relaxed some longstanding restrictions on clubs’ ability to work with gambling-related businesses.

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 11, 2009 12:33 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Not surprised

Considering San Diego (and Albuquerque in the PCL) having associations with Sycuan while Fresno’s ballpark got naming sponsorship by Chukchansi.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Jan 11, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

any tribal casinos make book on mlb games?

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 11, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure on that one

Wouldn’t be surprised.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Jan 11, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Potawatami doesn’t.

by Lovejoy on Jan 11, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I presume you see where I'm going with this ..

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 11, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's the first metropolitan area that springs to mind when you hear "gambling" and "sports book"?

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 12, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Walnut Creek?

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 Jan 12, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Vegas?

Thanks for tomorrow 'cause I've had enough

by andeux on Jan 12, 2009 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it's certainly cracking open a door that has to this point been publicly barred

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 12, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ritalin is the new PED of choice

linky

“This is incredible. This is quite spectacular. There seems to be an epidemic of ADD in major league baseball,” said Dr. Gary Wadler, chairman of the committee that determines the banned-substances list for the World Anti-Doping Agency.

“I’ve been in private practice for a lot of years. I can count on one hand the number of individuals that have ADD,” he said. “To say that (7.86 percent) of major league baseball players have attention deficit disorder is crying out of an explanation. It is to me as an internist so off the map of my own experience.”

The cheaters will always find a way.

"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

by doctorK on Jan 11, 2009 1:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

unbelievable!

Go join www.mycityscrewups.com and help make a difference in your community!

by ohad on Jan 11, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's totally ridicu-

Hey! A squirrel!

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 Jan 11, 2009 8:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 12, 2009 7:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Boy, am I glad I didn't include a picture of a squirrel ...

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 12, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

QOTM

au contra ire

by JediLeroy on Jan 12, 2009 6:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

SCULPTURE MEDIA!!!

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 Jan 12, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FYI – MLB Network is currently showing Game 4 of the 1989 ALCS between the A’s and Blue Jays…

by calgbear on Jan 11, 2009 2:25 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Cabrera our new SS?

John Perroto thinks its likely in his latest rumor mongering piece posted today at BP.

Orlando Cabrera (7.5): It’s becoming apparent that one of the game’s better shortstops is going to have to settle for a one-year deal at a bargain price; the Athletics now seem his most likely destination. http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8411

by Playball on Jan 11, 2009 3:35 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Finally, there's some video of Michel Inoa...

signing autographs.

My medium is dying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNI2Chjzr1M

by JLaff on Jan 11, 2009 4:23 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ah! The link is down!

That Inoa…he’s so elusive!

by Rocktopus on Jan 11, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Try here

http://www.prospecttube.com/video/michael-inoa

Weird…

My medium is dying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNI2Chjzr1M

by JLaff on Jan 11, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmKekRvs83Y

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 Jan 11, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Those mechanics scare me.

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 Jan 11, 2009 8:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He completely forgot to remove the sticker from his hat

Makes me worry about his focus on the mound…

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jan 11, 2009 10:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Leyland and La Russa agree that it was just dirt.

End of story. Nothing to see here, folks.

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

by iglew on Jan 12, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What about this...

wader20: It sounds like you’ve had your fair share of setbacks with the head injuries. Is there something or someone that helped motivate you through the recovery process?

brad_ziegler: My friends and family have been a great supporting cast in urging me never to give up, but I’ve always just trusted God to lead me down a path that allows me to glorify Him and however that needed to happen was fine with me

Kind of creepy to me…If it helps him so be it, but really? God likes the A’s more than the other teams?

"There's only one Ken Griffey ." Jay Bruce

by tresselfan on Jan 12, 2009 8:11 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I think the arguement wouldn't be he likes the A's better.

Rather that the A’s were one of the few (only?) teams that would have seen that with a “six-million dollar man” rebuild of his pitching motion, Ziggy could turn from fringe prospect into middle relief domination. It wasn’t that the G man wanted the A’s to win, but rather it was a place that BZ could succeed.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jan 12, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

hunh?

To be honest, I’m almost all the way over to the PaulThomas side of the ledger when it comes to such things, but this sentiment from Ziggy sounds entirely anodyne to me — even open-minded/open-hearted, humble, and equanimous. Where is the statement about G-d favoring the A’s — or even about Her favoring Ziggy? Heck, in accepting the mystery of his tortuous path (which only incidentally and currently has led him to Earthly "success"), Z sounds almost Gnostic.

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 12, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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

by iglew on Jan 12, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for noting this

Though I’m a christian, I’ll be the first to agree with those who say that christian athletes too often make it look like they think God’s on their side. I’m glad you see that Ziggy was most definitely NOT doing that.

Ziggy’s gratitude could be jewish, muslim, christian, gnostic, etc. (even agnostic if he said “to whom it may or may not concern”). Wherever it comes from, gratitude beats the alternatives.

Christian athletes should not get overly invested in the laundry or even in victory per se. But if you’ve ever seen Chariots of Fire, you understand the idea of doing whatever you do for the glory of God, and of giving thanks to God and not to your own abilities or efforts when you succeed. In fact, if you studied Luther or Calvin, you’d get the same, since it’s one of the foundational ideas of the Protestant Reformation.

it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you

by eastcoasta'sfan on Jan 12, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can understand it.

I’d do the same, but I’m afraid I’d either get arrested or beat up.

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

by iglew on Jan 12, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you studied closer

You’d see it’s usually Cavlin.

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jan 12, 2009 9:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God likes us in the way he liked Abraham -- "Hey guys, go sacrifice your favorite son."

I do wait for the day we get a open Satanist in the league and get the traditional ballplayer quotes with that twist.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Jan 12, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

subject line: qotm

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 12, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OK, so who gets to play the favorite son?

Crosby?

it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you

by eastcoasta'sfan on Jan 12, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sacrifices are inefficient.

There, I said it.

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jan 12, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

qotm

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 Jan 12, 2009 9:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Win!

(If the A’s can’t, the fans will!)

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Jan 12, 2009 10:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not creepy to me

I’m not a very religious person (partially due to my aunt pushing religious on me any chance she gets) but with as much as he’s been through it’s not hard to suggest that he was being looked after by a higher power.

Brad’s been through a LOT and he’s always kept his faith strong.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Jan 12, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shrug

I’ve heard a lot worse.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jan 12, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This question is mostly in regards to being hit in the head by a 150 mph baseball

I don’t think it’s creepy for him to thank God that he is still alive. Hasn’t he been hit twice? I’d say someone is looking out for him a little.

I don’t think God helps one team win over another but I have no problem with players trusting God to direct their lives.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 12, 2009 7:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See, I'd say it's the opposite.

If you’re hit twice in the head like that, someone in the locker room has a voodoo doll with your face on it.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Jan 12, 2009 10:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OK, here's what I don't get about this whole thing

Wouldn’t it be just as appropriate to blame God for hitting you in the face with the baseball to begin with?

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jan 12, 2009 11:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The two reactions in question seem to be opposite ends of a spectrum.

Your idea that it’s just as appropriate to blame God for misfortune is perfectly valid from a non-Christian/non-religious standpoint—which Ziggy doesn’t seem to share.

au contra ire

by JediLeroy on Jan 13, 2009 12:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

some would blame the devil for hitting him

  and that God allowed it to happen but protected him from death, just like the story of Job. Although is does seem silly to think of God and the devil fighting over a minor league pitcher.

Others would say that God did cause it to happen to prove that we (people in general) need God to help us. If nothing bad ever happened why would we need Him?

It’s all pure speculation depending on your beliefs really IMO.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 13, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This site leans Dunn

JoePo’s latest compares Willie Bloomquist to Adam Dunn and writes about how each player represents a certain type of baseball fan.

Brainless Automaton #439

by rubin sierra on Jan 12, 2009 8:30 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about AN

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jan 12, 2009 9:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kurkjian on Rickey

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 12, 2009 10:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

According to KNBR and SI.com

Rickey and Jim Rice are this year’s HoF class.

Rickey – no-brainer selection
Rice – can’t see him going in over Blyleven, among others
Right now, Bruce Jenkins is showing his ignorance by arguing why Jack Morris should be in.

"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

by doctorK on Jan 12, 2009 11:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

MLB Network

I guess when baseball is on 24/7 it’s easy to talk about all 30 teams but I surprised with how many A’s related talks they have. i don’t get the channel but i saw a Giambi video on the A’s website and it had a few other A’s clips (mostly about G but still).

One thing that stuck out was @ 2:49 mark in the “How Giambi’s signing impacts the A’s” video. Giambi was 5th in most pitches per plate appearances in 2008 (4th since 2001). Guess who was 1st? Nick Swisher! weird, he had a crappy year at the plate. Maybe taking pitches isn’t always the best thing. Jack Cust was 3rd. If anything hopefully Cust and Giambi will help wear out pitchers by making them throw a lot. Thereby helping the rest of the lineup face a tired pitcher.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 12, 2009 1:24 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Don't keep me in suspense

Who are 2nd and 4th?

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

by iglew on Jan 12, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In 2008:

Swisher
Cust
Giambi
Abreu
Granderson
Hannahan

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 Jan 12, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OK, now I'm really confused.

MicDog said that Swish is #1, Cust is #3, and Giambi is #5. But now you’ve got those three as #1, #2 and #3.

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

by iglew on Jan 12, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess saw a list with both AL and NL

2008

Nick Swisher
Jayson Werth
Jack Cust
Adam Dunn
Jason Giambi

I have no idea where to look this info up, I just saw it in the video.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 12, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess "I" saw . . .

so salb918, where do you find obscure stats like this anyways?

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 12, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Hardball Times

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 Jan 12, 2009 7:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for the site

I will try to use it in the future so as not to confuse people or hold them in suspense.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 12, 2009 7:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought Werth didn't have enough PAs to qualify

Amusing to think about a lineup with Giambi at first, Abreu at DH, Cust in left, Swisher in center and Dunn in right… the opposing pitchers would be asking for time-and-a-half for A’s games…

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jan 12, 2009 4:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I kind of thought the same thing about such a line-up

what a horrible defense though.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 12, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

although, replace Abreu with Granderson and suddenly it’s almost average defensively.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jan 12, 2009 7:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just another little way to make the games longer.

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jan 12, 2009 9:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Both pitching staffs would ask for time-and-a-half.

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 Jan 12, 2009 7:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For all the job-seekers among us

A very unusual posting — in case you were wondering just what one can do with a master’s degree in Assyriology and a knowledge of Cuneiform.

by Englishmajor on Jan 12, 2009 7:41 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Christ, what an Assyriologist

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 12:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you are the asshole in the building behind mine with the dog that has been barking FOR TWO HOURS

… you should not be a pet owner, because you are irresponsible and/or lazy and/or dead.

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 12:28 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Clearly not Ferberizing the little kid, are you? :-)

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 Jan 13, 2009 7:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

we're furbearizing him

No, actually, j.p. did great last night — but some idiot’s poor terrier was seriously barking for 3 hours straight.

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fail

Furbyize

au contra ire

by JediLeroy on Jan 13, 2009 4:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to Furcalize him

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 5:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He does a perfectly adequate job of that all by himself

Yep, he’s a chip off the ol’ block.

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 6:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Derek Lowe signs with Braves

Crap… Mets’ backs are up against the wall now.

A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08

by schmifty on Jan 13, 2009 8:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

monkey spit!

I was kind of hoping the A’s would sign him. it was a long shot I know but the offseason is for dreaming and Beane started it but getting Holliday and re-signing Giambi.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jan 13, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Barry Zito?

He has to be good at something.

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Jan 13, 2009 11:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Such bull
Due to the fact that he pulled away with at least 4 hot chicks in his car, it was pretty obvious the guy behind the wheel was worth about $126 million.

I did that once, and I’m only worth $126.00.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 13, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can I have $10?

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Jan 13, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can I have a hot chick?

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 13, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, Barry.

Just drive away, dude.

by whiteshoes40 on Jan 13, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even creepier!

Someone emailed me asking to use my photo of Barry in her article that reported he and Paris Hilton were spotted getting cozy with each other at some nightclub. Barry Zito and Paris Hilton? REALLY?!?!

by Kimberly on Jan 13, 2009 7:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Barry.

Next thing you know he and Perez Hilton will be hanging out.

"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson

by lynnzgal on Jan 13, 2009 8:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

i don’t think that writer knows what “dating” means

"The Athletics at Fremont" is very bad

by ArakSOT on Jan 14, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Feces-throwing monkey on the loose in Tampa Bay

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials said a rhesus monkey known to throw feces when mad is on the loose in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been trying to capture the primate since Tuesday afternoon, but it managed to evade a bucket truck and tranquilizer dart.

Gary Morse with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the adult male is thought to have escaped from an unlicensed source. It was last seen in Clearwater.

The monkey is not considered dangerous.

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 Jan 14, 2009 2:27 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Leopold kicked me off his couch

a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jan 14, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I laughed

inside, outside, out loud, shirtless, and on top of my desk.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jan 14, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

QOTM!

"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson

by lynnzgal on Jan 14, 2009 7:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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