12/1/09: December DLD!
by gigglingone on Dec 1, 2009 8:59 AM PST
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PrintWow, is it December already??? Where has 2009 gone??? I better post some links before the year completely ends...
Let's see how our old friends are doing...
Cubs not expected to offer arbitration to Rich Harden.
Marco Scutaro wants to play with Boston or Los Angeles.
Oh, but I've got other random linkage from around the baseball world!
Should I someday have a child, I am going to make sure he learns how to play first base. Oddly enough, despite my playing first base for my softball team in eighth grade, I make nowhere near the MLB average. Or maybe they just haven't sent me my paycheck yet...
The only thing that surprises me about this is that it's the first time a Yankee has been named. Maybe it just seems like the Yankees win everything every year....
Yet another reason not to email naked pictures of yourself to someone. Or send them via text message. Really, if you are going to take naked pictures to give to someone, it's best to break out the old Polaroid camera so that there's no negatives, no digital file, nothing that could fall into the wrong hands. What? They don't make Polaroid film anymore? Oh, there goes that plan....
Does anyone else keep getting these email invites to become a member of the MLB Players Alumni Association? Because I'm thinking that if they are inviting me, then it's not really an exclusive membership. Unless it goes back to that paycheck they haven't sent me yet....oooooh, maybe I AM a major league baseball player!!
Angels give Adenhart estate a full playoff share. I hate when the Angels do something nice and good. I'll try not to hate on them too much today.
And in the stories of the weird...
This is officially NOT on my holiday gift wish list. Please no.
I got nothing else today. Dump away my friends, dump away....
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um... interesting picture they posted with the article... are they trying to tell us something?
A’s + Public Sex + Government Official?
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
A...leather daddy?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
The Coliseum should re-open the upper deck
as the world’s largest open air gay-bar and sex club…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 1, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
never mind... no they shouldn't...
(wonders what 67M’s evil twin is doing here)
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 1, 2009 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
here's what I want you to do.
I want you to get a recorder and record yourself all day. I think you’ll be surprised.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
You'll have to go to the Gothic Castle for that.
No, there's no light,
in the darkest of your furthest reaches.
Marco Scutaro wants to play with Boston or Los Angeles...
Please, Los Angeles. And not the one that’s really in Anaheim.
Day seized!
So far Mariners, Rangers, Red Sox, and Dodgers have expressed interest
I would love to see him go to the Dodgers. I just can’t root for anyone in a Red Sox uniform, and I’d hate to face him and his game-winning heroics as often as we face the AL West teams….
There's no crying in baseball!
Also, if you have a child
Tie his right hand behind his back. If a reliever is left-handed, has one good year and a pulse… someone will pay him into his 40s.
Day seized!
I thought hard about it
Unfortunately my son’s favorite pitcher to watch when he was in his left/right formative years was Zito. With kids they mimic what they see so he would always pitch from the right (mirror image from the TV, seats). He’s also into playing the guitar so I wrote FITZ on the inside of his cap for his first year of Little League. I hope the worst that happens is that he dates the current teen star of his times.
by Lafayette Scotsman on Dec 1, 2009 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
Who will the A's offer arb to?
Duke? Kennedy? Only if Beane would do a crank call to Bobby Crosby. ring ring Hello opps sorry wrong number. 2 things that will not get a ring this winter Oprah and Bobby Crosby.,..Come on Stedman its been 20+ years!!!
Duke is the only Type A or B free agent
I can’t imagine they’d neglect to offer him, given that multiple teams are already expressing interest.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
I know Don Cheadle is a fantastic actor, and he'll do it very well
But I still think that Terence Howard would have made a great War Machine.
No, there's no light,
in the darkest of your furthest reaches.
I honestly don't care either way.
besides, with that awesome suit they could put Sinbad in it and I wouldn’t mind . . . well maybe a little.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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I think Terence Howard is a great actor
But totally wrong for the part. His voice just sounds too whiny for the tough soldier, super hero role. Cheadle seems a much better fit there.
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."
Rays trade for Shoppach
Does this ruin PT’s C/RP for INF trade proposal with the Rays?
by librariansunite on Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM PST reply actions
Yes
I’m wondering who they’re giving up. I suppose we probably won’t hear who it is until after the non-tender deadline though.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Morel listed as
White Sox #4 prospect on Fangraphs.
by librariansunite on Dec 1, 2009 12:03 PM PST reply actions
Wow
That’s a painfully bad system. Maybe the worst in the majors.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Tigers or Astros?
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
I'd have to look at them side-by-side
I thought Houston had made some progress. Detroit’s is definitely destitute (hey, alliteration).
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Urban is out at MLB.com
Not sure if anyone follows his Twitter, but Mychael Urban has announced that he’ll be leaving MLB.com starting on December 4th. No info available about his replacement.
This news should make some at AN pretty happy…I liked the guy well enough and hope he isn’t being fired or anything and can still find an outlet to share his particular viewpoints and use his contacts in the game.
I'm never gonna do it without the fez on!
I always liked Urban
He definitely had some biases in his writing but everyone does, I felt he was always honest enough about his opinions and that he provided an interesting insight into the club I love to follow. I hope he has success in wherever he goes and also that whoever gets the task of following the A’s around can get as much access as Urban did.
I always liked him, too
I liked that his writing had color.
watch MLB replace him w/ a writer from the SJ Mercury news
In case they weren’t subtle enough in the past.
Probably fired for all his drinking.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
that actually makes me sad
I don’t know how good a writer he was (I’m not a very good judge) but he seemed to get some insights from the players. A new writer would have to create new bonds with the players. Although with the A’s climate of players coming and going so quickly it probably won’t make much difference.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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Don't know if this has made it into any of the DLD's yet
as it is a little old but this would be one time I wouldn’t mind a division rival poaching one of our FA’s.
I think Crosby would be a good utility guy
He was not worth $5M, that’s all. If he accepts that role, he will do well. Funny that Scutaro will get Crosby money next year.
Arby
Not offered to dye, tejada, damon, nady, matsui. If A’s are willing to sign a short term bat I woudnt be against either of these players
I'd take a flyer on Nady
He could fill the role that notsellingjeans was proposing for Shelley Duncan. 1B/RF/DH skills and he could pick up the slack for whoever in the Barton/Cust/Hairston troika is lagging.
and wasn’t he always a Beane target?
think non-crickets.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
I really do miss it.
I miss game threads. I miss having friends.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions
to square the circle
England are playing in South Africa at the moment; I’m sure a cricket based game thread could be arranged.
In addition to this, I’m going to have some soccerball based news very soon – hopefully, tomorrow.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
Am I the only one
who has a grammar peeve with the cooptation of the British use of the plural for collectives, when used by Americans to describe certain sports teams?
Unless you always say things like “Kansas City are a poor baseball team,” why would you suddenly start doing it to describe soccer and cricket teams? The fact that they’re British-ey games doesn’t mean that you have to talk about them in British English. (Of course this doesn’t apply if you are, in fact, British.)
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
I'm with you
It just doesn’t sound right.
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."
I graciously thank you for offering a get out clause
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
you're British?
the lettuce soup makes much more sense now.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
I am many things
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
he rhymes with nothing.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 2, 2009 3:22 AM PST up reply actions
That;s very good, incidentally
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
There are no rhymeless rhymes.
From the top of a building I tossed it…
an orange.
On the pavement below I lost it…
squornch.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Squornch has three syllables?
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
how many syllables does orange have?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 2, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Two, right?
Or-ange. Or O-range.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
It's either one or two.
Could be one.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 2, 2009 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
Also I'm being poetic.
Well, “poetic”.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
No, I'm Catholic
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
I actually don't mind it.
I don’t think it’s wrong to adopt regional idioms when discussing regional phenomena. To me it just feels like a natural adaptation to one’s surroundings. Just like if I’m talking to statisticians I would say “the data are” but talking to laymen I’d say “the data is”.
If it felt affected and pompous to me, that would bother me, but in this case it doesn’t. (For example, it does feel affected and pompous to me that the local major league soccer team calls itself “Sounders FC”. FC? Gimme a break.)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Incidentally, thank you for saying I don't sound affected and pompous
I am both, of course, but I try to hide it on the internet
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
We should do off-season game threads.
You know, just make up the game as we go along.
I mean, it’s not like we ever talk about the game in the game threads, right???
There's no crying in baseball!
"Sippin' on a em-geeee"
[dances in chair]
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Well I do believe there is a game starting right.... now.
And the starting pitcher for the A’s is none other than Rich Harden! (Hey, if we can make up games, I think we can choose the players too.)
I can't believe Cindi didn't bunt him over!
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
meeeeeeeeee, toooooooooo
But one month has miraculously passed since the last thread……it’ll be Jan before long! And you know the months that follow that. Just hang in…
I didn't get that sense from Urban...
I think the A’s would be more than happy if he accepted the offer. He definitely wouldn’t break the bank in an arby hearing. If he doesn’t accept and chooses to leave Oak, he has plenty of suitors and the A’s will get their coveted sandwich pick.
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Dec 1, 2009 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
coveted sandwich?
eggplant, tomato, basil and mozzarello?
that’d do nicely, thanks
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
...what do you do to the eggplant?
maybe.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
Grilled
I had a sandwhich made of of the above the other day, and it was basically a savory cheese goo between two pieces of bread.
Which is how all food should be, really
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
can I have one of both?
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 9:42 PM PST up reply actions
it's a strictly knife-and-fork deal
In the time it takes to get from the kitchen to your table, the bottom bun is entirely soaked and impossible to pick up without it falling apart.
mmmmmmmmmm
Whilst I'm not so keen on the meat element, I can't help but approve of any soggy food
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
that's why I want one of yours and one of cityplanner's.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 2, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
"Pulled pork"
sounds like the past tense of a euphemism for a certain activity that has many many euphemisms.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
hi
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
hi!
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 2, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
While ZigFan dined on ...
Mike V stayed home and …
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
he will go to a East Coast team IMO
to be closer to his son in New Jersey. I think he would be better off in the NL East than the AL East and I think cityplANner suggested the Phillies might be a good fit.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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Poll Answers
You forgot about the playoff stretch in the NFL, and of course my birthday.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 1, 2009 5:06 PM PST reply actions
The playoff stretch has not been relevant for you since you were 10.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 1, 2009 6:19 PM PST up reply actions
True
The playoff history for all of my teams is lame during my existence, and that includes college teams. Cal hasn’t been to the Rose Bowl since 1959, I think.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 1, 2009 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
I have two college teams: Cal and Oregon
And that is all I shall say until after Thursday night.
There's no crying in baseball!
Oregon
I am rooting for them to win the game on Thursday night. Oregon State beat us in 2007, 2008 and again in 2009. Plus, I think Oregon has a better chance at beating Ohio State.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 1, 2009 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Is Ohio State a contender?
I want them in the Rose Bowl because they play my favorite fight song.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
which was, coincidentally, also my high school's fight song.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 2, 2009 3:23 AM PST up reply actions
"Across the Field"??
I love that one!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
high schools have fight songs?
Wow. I clearly didn’t go to enough high school football games. And by enough, I mean any.
There's no crying in baseball!
I'm glad you were not exposed to what I was exposed to.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 3, 2009 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
Seriously,
was it Across the Field? or one of the others? Ohio State has several. I just love the one.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Our school had Notre Dame's
And played it over and over and over and over and… I got sick of it. Although I feel somehow obligated to at least like Notre Dame.
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
well, that's a nice side effect.
Sadly, that is not so with OSU for me.
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by Leopold Bloom on Dec 3, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Polanco not offered arb...
"I am happy because I do not have unrealistic expectations"- Karma Ura...or an A's fan.
Wow, Detroit must be really hard-up to not offer a guy, who was as underpaid as he was last year, arb
Jeez. Get his agent on the phone. He’d fit perfectly into the A’s as a guy who’s played second and third. No lost draft pick? Sign me up, Scotty!
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Dec 1, 2009 7:51 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Ten bucks...
Says the Phillies sign him. Nice consistent RH bat. And he’ll demand a shorter/smaller contract.
by librariansunite on Dec 2, 2009 6:04 AM PST up reply actions
Is that a serious offer?
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Ironically...
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/12/red-sox-interested-in-placido-polanco.html
"She's kinda got cankles, our kids are gonna have to play soccer." ~ Mrs. "Disco" Hayes
by CaliforniaJag on Dec 2, 2009 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
Neither was Harden...
"I am happy because I do not have unrealistic expectations"- Karma Ura...or an A's fan.
"He Stole my technique"
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You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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