AN's own Brad Ziegler Named to Team USA
According to Susan Slusser, Brad Ziegler has been named to Team USA for the World Baseball Classic. Damn and here I was all prepared to not care about this thing. USA, USA, USA!!!! Go Ziggy and Congrats!!!!
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"AN's own??"
I need to know if using “we” is acceptable when referring to Team USA, now.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Not sure if you were around back when Brad Ziegler was a frequent poster on AN.
Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.
I thought this was funny, anyway
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
Awesome
Congrats and good luck, Ziggy.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Feb 18, 2009 2:11 PM PST reply actions
Whilst I'm delighted for Ziggy...
taking his spring training out of the control of the A’s leaves me feeling uncomfortable.
I don’t really see that it will add to his preparation, but can easily imagine it taking away.
Good Luck (and fingers crossed).
by A'sFanInLondonUK on Feb 18, 2009 2:16 PM PST reply actions
2 weeks away from the A's trainers?
Woo hoo!!!!
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
Maybe as a Brit I don't view the WBC in the way that those from involved nations may do?
But given the choice between seeing Team USA (or any other WBC team involving an A’s player) lifting a trophy, or the A’s lifting one, even if no more than being AL west champions, it’s the A’s every time for me.
Jump ahead 20 years to some future Hall of Famer TV documentary, and I just don’t see their WBC appearances, or number of WBC rings, being listed and lauded amongst their other career Stats.
Spring Training is the foundation upon which seasons are built. The A’s coaches know Ziggy and will prepare him for April to Sept (Oct) rather than just March. Huston Streets underuse in the last WBC certainly didn’t help his season.
If we’re going to try to lead the AL West, we need to avoid leading the “DL West” yet again. Not messing with their/his ST is a great way to help with that.
by A'sFanInLondonUK on Feb 18, 2009 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
I bleed green & gold, not red white & blue...
so I’d prefer to see him stay with the team in Phoenix…
But this sounds like it’s his bag, and I hope he has a lot of fun and doesn’t get hurt.
"The magical goblins who live in my shower told me that Bobby Crosby's gonna have a good year this year" - The Reverend Billy Lard
Seems fitting these came in the mail today
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hmmmmm, I'll be in London on those days
I wonder if there will be a pub showing the games. Probably not…..
There's no crying in baseball!
Sadly No.
You’ll have more chance of meeting the queen with a Bandana round her head at an all night rave!!!
by A'sFanInLondonUK on Feb 19, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Bring me back a banger and some crisps!
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
Whoo hooo!!
It’s incredibly cook that Ziggy has earned himself a spot on the national team, given how hard he’s worked, from unaffiliated A-ball, to switching to his submarine delivery.
Blez, can you ask Ziggy about blogging his Team USA experience?
Hey, Ziggy, please blog your Team USA experience!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Uhh, "cook" = "cool"
Although “cook” might not be a bad term, come to think of it.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
You should try to make that happen.
Like “fetch.”
Ray: "How fun is it to be up here playing in the Big Leagues?"
Gio: "It's *SUPER* fun!!!"
I like what Ichiro had to say
"I’ve been thinking about it since the season ended last year," Ichiro Suzuki said recently. "This tournament is exactly what baseball needs. It was long overdue. In my mind, the W.B.C. is absolutely not something you approach with the mind-set that it’s just an exhilarating way to prepare for the regular season. This is a bona fide competition to decide who is the best among the world’s professionals. I feel a great responsibility to help nurture this tournament into an important piece of baseball’s fabric for future generations."
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
It's nice, but I disagree
The majority of the world’s best professionals are already playing in MLB.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I thought America was the entire world
Go figure.
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
Good for Ziggy!
And I echo the cries for him to blog the experience.
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
I too am excited, but
what’s with the weird look of this story on the front page? The all-block-frame look is odd.
"There is a sense of tragic destiny associated with people who have large noses." --Bucky Wunderlick
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 18, 2009 7:24 PM PST reply actions
it's a fanshot
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
Ah, that explains it
I was confused by the comments…you know, that there were some.
"There is a sense of tragic destiny associated with people who have large noses." --Bucky Wunderlick
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 18, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
I don't mean to be a party pooper...
but I HATE the WBC. I think it’s a preseason all star game invented by Bud and the owners to make more money for baseball. And more importantly, I’m worried it’s going to do to Ziggy what it did to Huston two years ago. I recall suckitude with dead arm. Not good. Don’t go, Ziggy!
by A'sfansince1970 on Feb 18, 2009 8:31 PM PST reply actions
I doubt someone who pitches like Ziggy does is going to need to worry about dead arm.
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interesting point, that
if it’s true, why doesn’t everyone pitch like that? i’d have thought a lower stress delivery mechanism that is equally as effective would become instantly popular, no?
am i missing something?
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Feb 18, 2009 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
If everyone pitched like that, hitters would adjust and render them worthless
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I think it's more that pitching well like that isn't especially easy
Kind of like switch-hitting.
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
is it not easy because kids aren't taught to do it
or that it’s inherently difficult?
i mean, i know ssome of the advantage gained is from the different release point, but i’m sure it’s not a totally worthless pitching motion.
i’m hearby setting up The Centre for the Study of Advanced Underhand Pitching and Arm Injury Control.
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Feb 19, 2009 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Vamos Mexico!!!
Here to Adrian Gonzales and Mexico eliminating you Americans again haha!
Clear its radiance shine...
That actually kind of annoyed me
watching Mexican baseball players blowing kisses to the crowd when their team had already been eliminated anyway.. come on, behave professionally.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Feb 19, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
I know! Damned Mexicans!
It’s a good thing Chavvy still isn’t Mexican enough to play for Team Mexico’!
:.0
"God made Majnun love Layla so much that just her dog would cause confusion in him."
The Many Wines-Rumi
Ugh
Good for Brad, I guess, but crappy for the A’s. I’m sure glad the A’s have built plenty of bullpen depth this offseason.
by thejd44 on Feb 18, 2009 10:50 PM PST reply actions
I don't see why the WBC would harm Ziggy physically
He’d be throwing anyway, and he doesn’t tax his arm that much when he pitches. If he’s used a bit more or less than he would have been in Phoenix, Geren says he’ll adjust accordingly upon Ziggy’s return to the Cactus League.
I’m glad Devine isn’t going, but I think Ziggy is the perfect candidate from an A’s perspective.
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
as a Europearn, it comes down to Holland or Italy for me
erm.
yes.
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Feb 18, 2009 11:35 PM PST reply actions
So you can once again root for Dan Haren
aka The Frying Dutchman.
"There is a sense of tragic destiny associated with people who have large noses." --Bucky Wunderlick
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Feb 19, 2009 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
You have Chris Denorfia
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Feb 19, 2009 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Good Luck to Brad and all...
but I always hate to see A’s players take the filed(or mound) in the WBC. It’d be a shame for Brad if he injured his arm…at this early stage in his MLB career.
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