So What Do We Do Now?
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 6:30 AM PST
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What a year, huh?
My first season as a front-page writer is officially in the books, and it was an amazing- and often humbling- experience. No question, I had some very large shoes to fill. But I had two wonderful coaches in Nico and baseballgirl, for whom this has become old hat. I wish to personally thank them- and Tyler- for their patience and support this year.
On the eve of Athletic Nation's sixth birthday, I think it is safe to say that this has been the site's most trying season- and this says nothing of the team's performance on the field. I will spare you the gory details, but "meta-thread" was an all-too popular phrase around here for awhile. And just as we have become accustomed to seeing favorite ballplayers leave Oakland for greener pastures, AN lost a core group of people that had come up through the site's farm system.
But I am not here to talk about what Athletics Nation is not. Just like that little team over at 7000 Coliseum Way has done through the years, AN will rebuild and continue to reinvent itself. Maybe it's not the site you once knew and were fond of; well hell, neither are the A's, but we keep showing up. And if you feel the urge to wax nostalgic over Jennifer, do it. It's no different than getting teary-eyed over Marco. Look, I am the last guy to tell you not to talk about the past.
I don't mind looking ahead either, and I will echo Nico's sentiments about sticking around for the off-season. For many of you, this is the most wonderful time of the year, when rosterbation and speculation take over Athletics Nation.
There might be a retro piece or two from yours truly, including the conclusion of Scrapbook Memories, and the Decade in Review. If you are into that sort of thing.
And for the non-statsy, game-thread crowd, we will keep you entertained. Maybe Leopold Bloom and I will find the time to renew our DLD rivalry. (Or like Rickey working with Jemile Weeks, maybe monkeyball will come out of hiding and show us how it's done). Perhaps someone would like to take on the arduous task of bringing back the QOTM's. I know Nico has some other fun stuff planned, as do I, but why spoil the surprise?
So there will be plenty to see and do to get you through the winter. And remember, Spring Training tickets go on sale December 8...if you weren't sure what to get me for Christmas.
As for the new-look Athletics Nation, I'll leave the interior design comments for someone else. For me, it doesn't matter what the house looks like.
It's who lives there that counts.
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You're awesome, 67M, I had no idea this was your first go of the first page stuff
It was good times for sure, and I think we’re all looking forward to a Yankee-less offseason here in our A’s cave. Bring on 2010!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Nov 5, 2009 7:21 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Outlaw all Bobby Crosby post
Never again hear that name with the A’s. Here is the door and get out.
by Arcman on Nov 5, 2009 7:26 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
But lots of posts referring to Ed Crosby
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 Nov 5, 2009 7:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know that I want to read more about how Holliday wasn't trying...
…and how Ethier used to be an Athletic !
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Nov 5, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean...
I am not allowed to post at all??
"He's day-to-day," Geren said. "But aren't we all?" - 5/29/08
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Nov 5, 2009 11:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not at all.
I n fact, your name will belong in the long echelon of A’s-related names. If EM doesn’t change hers, you shouldn’t have to change yours.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 6, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haven't seen you around for a while...
are you sad that your boy will be heading to another team?
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 6, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes I am sad...
But seeing that I myself may be moving south this off season, I can’t get too mad!
I have been off working on my Masters Degree… haven’t had a whole lot of time recently to post. Now that my thesis is done, I hope to be around a lot more often.
"He's day-to-day," Geren said. "But aren't we all?" - 5/29/08
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Nov 8, 2009 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
awesome!
What did you get your master’s in? I just started working on my MA this fall, so my thesis still seems far away and scary. I try not to think about it too much… :)
by whiteshoes40 on Nov 9, 2009 7:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mass Communication
I wrote my thesis on Women in Sports Journalism. I just turned it in on Thursday!
Trust me, it will be over before you realize. I feel like I was just applying for the program, praying I could find a way out of writing a thesis. 2.5 years and 70 pages later, I am done, and I can’t believe I made it!
You will be fine, and when it is over you will be so happy you did it! Where are you going and what are you getting it in? Good Luck!!
"He's day-to-day," Geren said. "But aren't we all?" - 5/29/08
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Nov 10, 2009 6:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Almost brought a tear to my eye this early in the morning, 67...
That’s a “rec”-worthy accomplishment…
I'm never gonna do it without the fez on!
by Taj Adib on Nov 5, 2009 7:43 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
COMPOSE YOURSELF, NANCY.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 7:44 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You know, sometimes your uber-masculinity irritates the shit out of me.
And sometimes I find it hilarious. This is one of those times.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like we should hug.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no, I prefer I this mikev
to the whining one.
I mean, we all know he is a softie, but I like it better when he pretends.
He can’t read this, can he?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no, no he can't.
For you see, his deepest secret is….HE CAN’T READ!
He’s been a functional illiterate for years, in such deep denial that he regularly posts here, several times a day. It’s such a shame.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It's true.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Be honest
You’re the billionth Monkey in the room who randomly is able to type proper responses and comments to fit whatever random threads it randomly clicks on and replies to.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Nov 5, 2009 6:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, so if you want to hear Billy Beane answer some softball questions
he’s on KNBR this morning at 8.30.
I mean, not literally questions about softball. Yknow.
by bobnothing on Nov 5, 2009 7:52 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
8:30, is that still Radnich?
If so, meh.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 7:59 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's the Murph and Mac Show
aka – Douchebags in drive-in
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
by doctorK on Nov 5, 2009 8:01 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh. They'll probably just talk about music then.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 8:02 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah, no-one's pretending they're great journalists, here
he’s on now, mind. talking about economics.
by bobnothing on Nov 5, 2009 8:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and to answer 67M's question posted in the title.
“Make out.”
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 8:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, that's what Crosby does.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 8:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, that's "outs"
It’s plural.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 8:57 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Bring her with you, we'll make it a party.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome. I like parties.
Is it too soon to start planning for fANFest and such?
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
By all means, plan away.
I’ll be the guy showing up late.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are we all going to get laid?
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Nov 5, 2009 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are we all going to get lei'd?
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Nov 5, 2009 6:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We may be so happy that spring is on it's way that green and gold Hawaiian style silk flowers known as leis might just make an appearance
I know…not exactly what you were hoping for!
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Nov 5, 2009 7:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I look at mine with fondness.......they're still shedding....
I get a big smile on my face when I see a runaway feather…..
"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round." Gaylord Perry
by BERRYJO on Nov 5, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haha..yea i keep finding little pieces around.
I put it away for safe keeping until OPENING NIGHT! Woot!
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hey, I'm not terribly picky
Well picky about the partner, not so much the activity.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Nov 5, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thats a good rule to live by.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 7:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe...if you don't ask.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
i never do
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
You don't have to, babe.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 6, 2009 12:07 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
:swoon:
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 6, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
gag
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 6, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 6, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
of me, she meant.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 6, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm stickin' around for the offseason....
I mean, really, where else am I going to go? Do you actually want me to do work during these few months? Pshaw!
Congrats on getting through your first year on the front page 67M!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 5, 2009 9:14 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
I really do want to say how much I appreciate the work that Nico,baseballgirl and Mr. 67 do to make AN such a great site.
I’ve had a lot of fun this season on the game threads and elsewhere on the site and as I’ve seen some other sites I’ve come to realize how well done AN is.
I hope we have a fun off-season as we make those trades for Pujols and Lincecum and I look forward to reading all the posts you smart,funny people come up with through the winter.
by sirbed on Nov 5, 2009 9:50 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and I'd like to wish everybody a happy back to the future day
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 10:06 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
lol nice
"The A's get some action but they do not score..." -Glen Kuiper
"Anyone who calls themselves the Angels Angels should have to start over and ride the short bus." -timmeh from McCovey Chronicles
by Cheezombie on Nov 5, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
that is awesome
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
-Wayne Gretzky"
-Michael Scott
by scatterbrian on Nov 6, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The big headlines are bold again.
Are people happy about that? I didn’t much care either way, but it seems some were quite fussed about it.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Nov 5, 2009 10:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
The font is smaller, which makes it a little less gaudy.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
So what you're really saying is that they are now tiny and bold?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 5, 2009 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
We're fighting next AN day.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll bring a whistle and some mud.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, but what about for the fight?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think she wants you to be like
John Candy in Stripes.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Nov 5, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What about the other girl?
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Nov 5, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She can watch. Or participate. I don't care.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I know a girl.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 7:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
waitaminute.
you don’t participate in this nonsense.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 6, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had to pay him.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 6, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I like it in bold
It looks more title-ish to me.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 5, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No, really,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It was a terribly trying season on the field...
….and it may have been a trying season on the blog from a frontpager’s perspective.
But from the perspective of this gamethread regular, AN was simply wonderful in 2009. The gamethreads were always fun. Given what was happening with the team they were remarkably constructive and unbitter.
Yes, there were absent old timers who were missed. But there were also some terrific newcomers.
In short, it was wonderful to have been able to share the season with all y’all! Thanks!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Nov 5, 2009 10:49 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
And I'd say that 2008 was much harder as far as the A's go.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jennifer's not dead or anything, is she?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Nov 5, 2009 11:02 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
She won't come to the door, I know this much.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And there's such a stink...
(isn’t she traveling?)
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
She's trapped in Travis Buck's basement
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Nov 5, 2009 6:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
With OAH on the outside, trying to pick the lock to let herself in
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Nov 7, 2009 7:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
In answer to the $67 Million Question...
How about updating the ANcillary Terms page for starters?
It occurs to me that only one of the A’s Nicknames players are still affiliated with the team (MaEl); not to mention a lot of other terms could use some updating/clarifying.
Some have already been done in various threads, but let’s definitively nickname the current roster shall we?
To optimize participation, what about a poll a day for each player and proposed nicknames?
(Anything to take my mind off the current Yankees orgy)
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on Nov 5, 2009 11:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Super idea.
That part about a poll a day, are you willing to get it started?
Or should we wait to see who isn’t getting traded?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nico did a Fanpost during the season for updates.
Let’s locate that so we don’t duplicate.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Good call
Perhaps we should let Nico add this to his “offseason fun and games goodie bag” since he originally brought it up.
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on Nov 5, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thing is, I've been in a holding pattern ever since,
waiting for DFA to do the “Metrics for Dummies” addition. He or anyone else is welcome to take that on anytime.
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 Nov 5, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I offered to get with him and help translate from "mom's basement" to "beer swilling jock" language.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I actually have that dictionary.
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 Nov 5, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
see, but you're a geek, so I'm not sure I buy the beer-swilling jock persona.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 6, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Do I need to send a resume or something?
Shit, I bring a full sized grill in the back of my truck to tailgates.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 6, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And to the drivers' seat of the truck.
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 Nov 6, 2009 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
I bring a full sized grill in the back of my truck to tailgates
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 6, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no, not a full size GIRL.
I think that’s illegal.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 6, 2009 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He has a real job now.
I think that removes him from contention.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Nov 5, 2009 10:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The poll idea sounds fun, but
nicknames are never going to be “definitive”.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Nov 5, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Better in spontaneity
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Nov 5, 2009 6:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair questions.
1) Sure, I could start one, but who’s going to see it? Does it need some sort of front page treatment? Or just a FanPost, etc.
2) If we waited for trades to shake out with this team, we may never get it updated. I say go for it with the current roster.
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on Nov 5, 2009 11:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Fanpost would be fine.
I am certain you’ll get lots of responses.
About #2, you’re right. And so is ZF31 (see above).
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We could nickname the entire 40-man roster and call it
“40 A’s in 40 Days”
(heavily influenced by The Nails song “88 Lines About 44 Women”)
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on Nov 5, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
MaEl came from N-D-A!
He’s a partial unicorn.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Unicorn, Unicorn, Unicorn of the N.D.A
Unicorn, Unicorn, Unicorn of the N-D-, Unicorn of the N-D-, N-D-, N-D-AyAyAy!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Nov 5, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not the Donnas song '40 boys in 40 nights'?
The donnas are both awesome and local and their singer is called Brett Anderson
by bobnothing on Nov 5, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't heard of that song, but sure, why not?
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on Nov 5, 2009 12:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{ cough }
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 5, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Eric Chavez was much too fragile, he doesn’t play at all. Uh-uh. Not Eric.
Holliday came and went so fast he didn’t even say goodbye.
Bobby Crosby, there’s a whiff; I chose you to end this list.
by LowcountryJoe on Nov 5, 2009 5:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Are ANY of you aware
that I can burn up to 500 calories at Curves?
And how is it Curves is making ads that avoid ad blocker? And how cool is it that they’ve got ad space between the posts now? Awesome.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 11:23 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yay commercialization.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
{ snerk }
ad space between the posts
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
by monkeyball on Nov 5, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to those
who called me out by name, even though this is surely not about 67M, but this awesome little community of ours. Kudos to all. Yeah, even you mikev.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 11:48 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, it ALL about you, Don.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
WTF did I do?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
McNulty?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What do we do now?
"The A's get some action but they do not score..." -Glen Kuiper
"Anyone who calls themselves the Angels Angels should have to start over and ride the short bus." -timmeh from McCovey Chronicles
by Cheezombie on Nov 5, 2009 12:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don' wanna.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is it wrong....
to be hungover on a Thursday?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Nov 5, 2009 12:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
That's actually about a dozen kinds of right.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm usually hungover on Fridays.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't had a hangover in 16 years.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't had a hangover ever.
And trust me, I’ve tried.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Nov 5, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not hard enough apparently.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love it when people make these claims.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Nov 5, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've never had a hangover ever either
But I’ve never tried. If anything, I’ve done quite literally everything possible to avoid such a thing. I have, however, had severe dehydration and/or severe migraines that are somewhat similar to the hangover experience.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Nov 5, 2009 6:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I've never been hungover
but then I’m a preppy/preppie bastard.
by sirbed on Nov 5, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
On an extended bender....
are you? That’s a pretty impressive run.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Nov 5, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I drank enough in the first 24 for all of us.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 6, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What's the old saying?
One is to many and 12’s not enough?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Nov 6, 2009 8:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate Yankee fans
I’ve seen/heard people talk about how they had to wait a whole nine years for the Yankees to win another World Series. I’m sure Bronx second-graders can now be happy that they’ve seen their team win it all in their lifetime.
Day seized!
by JLaff on Nov 5, 2009 1:00 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
prepared to have your mind invaded.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 1:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Let me get this straight....
….Harry Nilsson?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Nov 5, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
to relieve this bellyache.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Nov 5, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
it was a strange season
I could have done without the oh, last’s night’s starter was tragically killed in a car wreck thing, and certainly on the field it was sort of rubberneck-inspiring as well, like an accident that you can’t look away from.
The site, however, is the best it’s ever been, IMO, and not just cuz I got booted up to the front page (which is great & inspiring to me in its own right)… when I left here 3 years ago after 2006 in a (not Aubrey) huff I never imagined I would be back here and be one of the featured people. Not that all of you aren’t featured in your own way, this being one of the most thriving and vital online communities I’ve ever been a part of or witnessed, really.
Now we need a team to match the enthusiasm and the insight of the writers here, from the front page to the fanposts to the (admittedly legendary) gamethread comments…. now we need games that’ll ensure that those meta-threaded monstrosities will at least make passing mention of the game we call baseball & not just be about pie and delicious cakes. Not that there is anything wrong pie and delicious cakes, per se. I guess I’m saying we need a team that provides some numbers that don’t make the statistical-analysis fanposts of Paul Thomas and DFA seem like bad report cards you’re afraid to show your parents, you know?
Thanks to every single one of you for this season, it was kind of the most entertaining losing season ever and that was because of all of you guys… let’s do this again in March and maybe we won’t be 76 games out by the All-Star break this time, you listening Billy Beane & David Forst? Don’t make me start a “Banjo-Man-for-GM” campaign on your asses… this team and this fan base, if both are to move ahead & develop, need a lot more juice than what we had out there this year.
I want to be a proud of this franchise (itself one of the marquee teams in MLB and utterly unworthy of cellar-dwelling) as Yankee fans are this morning, without the arrogant & entitled sense of NY-ness, where it’s your dream and everyone else is just in it.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Nov 5, 2009 1:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Mmmmm...Pie!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Nov 5, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a rare picture
Might be only the 2nd or 3rd pitch Pie ever took!
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Nov 5, 2009 5:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
mmm meta-threaded monstrosities
hmm I actually have no idea what that means (not the first time that’s happened)
by sirbed on Nov 5, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
As an A's Fan on the East Coast,
I really appreciate everyone’s writing efforts and enjoy the subjects discussed here. In addition to the A’s official site, AN is one of my favorites.
by A's Fan in Virginia on Nov 5, 2009 4:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
You’re the man, Don. I’m happy you let me live when I started talking to your goddaughter. Besides, she started it.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 5, 2009 5:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Right on, Raj.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
RECAP U...
{sigh}
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Nov 5, 2009 7:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Memories...
all alone…
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Nov 5, 2009 7:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Big shoes to fill?
So … Who has big feet?
by OaklandSi on Nov 5, 2009 7:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Me
I’m a size 13.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Nov 5, 2009 7:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Got you beat here young man.....16's for me...but I am 6'5"...
There is no A in OFFENSE!!
by wacchampions on Nov 5, 2009 8:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hi AN!
Can’t wait for the season again!!! ;)
by missssteryash on Nov 5, 2009 11:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
of carlos, guacamole and spanish yells
this season was fun. much fun.
and i got quoted as someone’s signature! hell yes.
by noava22 on Nov 6, 2009 3:46 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
yankees suck
hey now basketball season
BK: This guy is on fire, he is really smokin'.
KenKo: Oh yeah, Bill? What's he smokin'?
by jlanning17 on Nov 6, 2009 10:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Looking Toward Next Year
Anyone watching Grant Desme tonight in the AFL Rising Stars Game on the MLB Network tonight? We featured him tonight over at MLBFP: http://www.mlbfantasyprospects.com/2009/11/is-grant-desmes-of-oakland-athletics-arizona-fall-league-performance-a-desert-mirage.html
by Steve @ MLB Fantasy Prospects on Nov 7, 2009 5:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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