A's Invite 19 Players to Spring Training
by Technotofu on Dec 14, 2009 3:12 PM PST
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Arizona Fall League sensation Grant Desme, former Angels third baseman Dallas McPherson and ex-Reds reliever Marcus McBeth are among 19 players extended invitations to Spring Training on Monday by the A's.
McPherson, 29, missed all of the 2009 season with back problems, but he has the most extensive Major League experience of the six free agents among the 19 signed to Minor League contracts by Oakland.
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Their link also talks about the non-roster invitees to spring training.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Dec 14, 2009 3:15 PM PST reply actions
Whoa, Marcus McBeth? Huh.
Your day breaks, your mind aches.
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
when she no longer needs you.
huh,
watch it come down to Mcbeth and denorfia for the final spot.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
I'd like to see the Reds invite Denorfia
to their spring training, to complete the symmetry.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Great, so then we can call complain about getting McBeth out (of the) damn spot.
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by thejd44 on Dec 14, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
I really, really, really want McBeth to make the team in some capacity
to go along with the ‘if we can’t be good, we might as well be entertaining’ approach that i’m going to pretend the A’s are going to make.
On the other hand, maybe it’s part of an eleborate plot to lure Great Brandon Wood to High Oakland Hill?
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
Hah, sweet.
Gotta say, though, after conditioning myself to find my user name in a quickly scrolling thread, it’s a little weird seeing my name pop up all over the place.
Your day breaks, your mind aches.
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
when she no longer needs you.
Yeah, it sucks.
DFA did that to me.
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
I also noticed this...
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
so Brett Wallace isn't on the 40 man?
he was mentioned in the article. (Of course, the article could contain errors.)
Wallace is not on the 40 man
He was drafted in ’08 and did not need to be protected this off-season. No need to add him to the 40 man and start burning up options until he is ready to start playing for the big team.
"You're invited. You just can't play."
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
I hope you have a good time at spring training OAH
One of these years I’m going to make it over there.
call me nuts
but don’t we seem short pitchers at ST?
Where's my invite?
"We lose to Stanford in many sports, but if you want to make a Cal team quit, bring a weapon."
--Coach Clark
That's a lot of catchers.
Is part of that because there’s practical value in having plenty of catchers around to practice with all the pitchers?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Yeah iglew's sig line is kind of out of date now isn't it
Wow once fans get a look at some of those names on the list I wouldn’t be surprised if season ticket sales go through the roof!
Huh? Favre got traded?
I don’t pay attention to football.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Who's Favre?
I pay even less attention.
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
Apparently you don't pay attention.
Everyone knows it’s spelled Farve. That’s how they say it on TV, right?
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 16, 2009 12:39 AM PST up reply actions
Depends on which Green team you are talking about
Last year after retiring, he signed with the jets. This year after retiring again, he signed with the vikings.
OK, how about this one.
Negatives: Too Seattle-centric. Readers in the Bay Area will be thinking of the wrong Fremont.
Positives: Nakedness. Dative/accusative ambiguity!
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
If you haven't looked at the 40-man lately,
there are only two catchers on it right now. (One of the reasons I was surprised Recker wasn’t given Rule 5 protection— although Beane should get some real credit for playing that game perfectly, since no one on the A’s got drafted at all this year.)
Makes sense that they’d have a bunch of NRIs, because they need to figure out who’s next on the depth chart.
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
And with Powell's injury history, one of those NRIs might be on the 40-man by the beginning of April anyway.
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by thejd44 on Dec 14, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
On the flip side
it could be said that because the A’s rarely have guys taken from them, its because they are not overflowing with talent
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
That's a bad argument
No team has 40 quality big-leaguers on its 40-man roster. The “good” Rule 5 picks are invariably the result of screw-ups by the team that left them unprotected.
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
I think Doolittle is expected to get a late start due to a knee injury
Brown’s a bit surprising; he was nearly as good as Desme was in the AFL.
O'Hara: Detective Lassiter is literally on fire.
Spencer: What kind of fire are we talking about-- "Michael Jackson in the Pepsi commercial" fire, or "misusing the word literally" fire?
Galarraga's on the list. That means he's able to play baseball maybe.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
I like how the Mariners are inviting Cliff Lee,
the Rangers are inviting Rich Harden, and we’re inviting Marcus McBeth. “Is this the cellar I see before me?”
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
still, we get to make shakespear jokes, which has got to be way better than actually 'winning' 'games'
right?
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does
"Cotroneo, Cotroneo, WHEREFORE art thou Cotroneo?"
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
hopefully somewhere else
I don’t like him very much.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
wherefore =/= where
"Starbucks doesn’t change its logo just because it no longer serves naked mermaids in Fremont." —Librocrat
Wherefore not?
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
Well, if we can't win games, at least we get the jokes
Do the Royals fans even have jokes? Well, you know, except for their GM and the players on the roster.
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by thejd44 on Dec 14, 2009 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
And be "we" I mean the AN co-ed softball team.
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by thejd44 on Dec 14, 2009 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
IN
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Yeah, this is gonna happen in the spring time
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
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Oh I am SO not playing third plate this year
That one bounceball that got me last year gave me a blueberry that lasted longer than it took Mari’s bad haircut to grow out!
-Cindi
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
too bad AN doesn't let you turn the dots over "i"s into hearts
Cindi would probably post more often.
I KNOW!!!!!
It’s funny cuz it’s true!
-Cindi
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
STOP GIVING THEM IDEAS
That’ll probably be added before they fix the auto formatting!
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Tee hee, ideas are like assholes, everyone has one and they’re all full of poop! So there!
- Cindi
"[Sabean] said Kevin Pucetas maintains some value on the trade market, which they take as a positive sign that he’d be a productive option."
by CaliforniaJag on Dec 19, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!
Too bad it’s all crossed out so I can’t see what you actually wrote. :-(
-Cindi
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
if i didn't have a season of college baseball eligibility
i’d be in for sure. next season though i would be interested.
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
I didn't realize that playing in AN co-ed softball games
lost you college eligibility. Makes sense, though. Our games get pretty intense.
“You want takeout slide?”
“No, it’s for here.”
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
the ncaa
has a lot of rules that don’t make sense.
/understatement
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
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