DLD 3.18.09 Fine. I'll do it.
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 9:47 AM PDT
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PrintMy friend who's a Giants fan, recently wrote me and said, "If Zito pitches like the back half of '08 and Johnson lives up to his promise and Sanchez is even just OK, God knows we've got pitching. With a rotation like that and all the exciting young talent we're bringing up, the Giants should be real contenders in the NL west this year, and a lot of fun to watch, even if the pennant has to wait 'til 2010."
While we have a lot of "if's" and questions heading into the '09 campaign, at least we're not counting on Zito and the Old Unit. He later begged me to take Barry back. What's our "if"s? Any thoughts?
Let's see...SuSlu hasn't posted anything new in about three days, which means she's either really enjoying Spring Break, or bad hands are afoot at the Chron. Seattle recently lost their Examiner. It's an everchanging world, apparently.
I have unjustified manlove for Jerry Blevins, I'll admit it. Previously, it was Esteban. Here's a pic for you.
Who's your unrealistic man-love for?
Take the JoePo quiz. I scored...poorly.
So there. Sorry so brief, but I'm dually busy and sick not having a DLD. Easy thing to get used to having.
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I have justified love for Jerry Blevins.
He rocks.
If ever a game should have been called on account of wind, that one was it. Good thing Jerry Blevins didn't have to pitch; he's tall, skinny, and I could practically see one of the 40-mph gusts...sweeping him off the bump and pinning him to the left-field fence. --Mychael Urban
Just for you two.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=sets
Enjoy.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Sorry,
better link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30047113@N05/sets/7215
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
I managed to struggle there
from that point, gf.
Is that his daughter?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Rickey was there?!
That looks like a nice outfit he’s got on under that jersey.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
she's got my eyes.
{beams proudly}
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that what she's got in her cheeks?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
part squirrel, part cannibal, all baby.
She was spawned when a gamma ray from outer space collided with little Elizabeth and her pet squirrel, Gary. Their minds, bodies and souls were melded with the galactic cannibal tribesman, En-Jarfarion from Sector 12 of the Blue Nebula. Together, they solve crimes and get into all kinds of crazy mishaps.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 19, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
A cannibal eh?
Well I suppose if you can root for a vigilante you can root for a cannibal. When does the comic come out?
Okay,
last time: http://www.flickr.com/photos/30047113@N05/
Scroll down, Mr. B. has his own set.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
If ever a game should have been called on account of wind, that one was it. Good thing Jerry Blevins didn't have to pitch; he's tall, skinny, and I could practically see one of the 40-mph gusts...sweeping him off the bump and pinning him to the left-field fence. --Mychael Urban
You're welcome!
Made it home okay? Bet you’re exhausted, I’m still not recovered.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
Unjustified Manlove: Kirk Saarloos
I was pissed off that Loaiza was signed for 21M when Saarloos had been better than him the year before and cost minimum.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
The great thing about Esteban
IMO was that he had nothing. He was almost willing himself to pitch. Pure guile. Could he break 90 mph? Could he even get close? It was genuinely scary every time he pitched because he’d always have runners on and he’d be throwing these slow pitch softballs to these major leaguers and he normally would squeak by somehow.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
I too loved Loaiza,
but he could be so inconsistent. I always wondered if the healthy or the hungover Loaiza was running out to pitch on any particular outing.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Mar 21, 2009 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions
For me it was Craig Paquette
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
JoePo quiz
5/10. That’s tough. I only really knew a couple of them, and took more or less educated guesses on the rest.
black dirt live again
I also scored a 5/10
And used much the same method you described.
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 got a one.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I got 3/10
I batted .300 baby!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
5/10
But that switch hit mvp question was dirty pool – if i had given my students a question that tricky in this nightmarish pile of midterms i am currently sitting here staring at and not grading they would have come after me with pitchforks….
"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin
by Hot Cup Joe on Mar 18, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
They might anyway.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
if they did
could i get out of grading the rest of this stack? If so….
"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin
Unjustified manlove: LOOGYs
Oh how I love me a good LOOGY. Most people don’t even remember Kelly Wunsch; he’s one of my all-time favorite players.
by thejd44 on Mar 18, 2009 10:27 AM PDT reply actions
Just random ones or strictly A's LOOGYs?
Big Honeycutt fan?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
All LOOGYs
I haven’t been an A’s fan my whole life so I don’t have a special attachment to A’s history.
I do tend to prefer LOOGYs with a sidearm or submarine delivery.
by thejd44 on Mar 18, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Slusser posted on AN the other day...
and mentioned should would be on vacation for a few days after working 28-29 straight days
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Mar 18, 2009 10:28 AM PDT reply actions
So enjoying Spring Break, then.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
where in the world is Santiago Garcia?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Even with all that starting pitching
I don’t think the Giants are gonna finish better than 3rd unless they trade for a couple bats at the break, if they are still in the pennant race.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
AN NCAA bracket challenge?
The last couple of years we’ve had a bracket group on Yahoo, but I haven’t seen anything about one this year. Has anyone made one for AN?
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
No, but I'd do one.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner (unless someone tells me he's already been adopted)
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 18, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Bracket challenge is up on main page as a fan post.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
yahoo is supporting the WBC with a "touching" story
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
espn has a pic
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0318/mlb_felix_perez1_600.jpg
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
cool
who is the guy on the left without the shirt on? And who is the guy on the far right? he looks kind of like Matt Holiiday.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
the guy on the left looks kind of like bizarro chad gaudin
on the right is the dude i drafted one year too early in most of my fantasy leagues, rockies catcher chris ianetta.
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
Uh, I'm not prone to warming of heart...
… but that’s a great story.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
YOU THINK YOUR JOB SUCKS? TRY WORKING FOR LENNY DYKSTRA
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
That's a keeper.
Thanks for the link. Did you see the piece Real Sports did on him?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
no but i found this “”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CGXqRsqr6I" >trailer" for a doc on dykstra’s “post career business ventures” that includes some of the footage.
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
damnit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CGXqRsqr6I
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
It really was a hell of an interview.
The guy’s like a mad genius or something, which is pretty far removed from what my impression of Lenny Dykstra were.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
really, genius?
i got more of a “loudmouthed phony” vibe…
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
loudmouthed phony genius?
Listen, I’m surprised Lenny Dykstra can read.. Even if he is a loudmouthed phony, that’s significantly more than I thought he’d do with the rest of his life.
But he had kind of an autistic/blind guy aura to him, so I don’t think loudmouthed phony fits.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
He's a shrewd cost-cutter, low-balling that cab ride
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
wow, great stuff
thanks for posting
"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane
by pickinmachine on Mar 18, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
also, I'll post a link
A blogger with the Village Voice uncovered an audiobook version of ‘Those Who Trespass’, read by the author — Bill O’Reilly. I remember hearing about this book a while ago because of the hilariously dirty and profoundly unsexy sex scenes contained within. Now, there are posted audioclips of Bill O’Reilly reading this stuff!
WARNING: the audio clips on that webpage are totally NSFW. In fact, even though I use headphones at work, I still couldn’t listen to them because, about 2 seconds in, I was overwhelmed by the paranoid idea that people around me could hear what was playing through my headphones. And man, if people around here thought that I get off on Bill O’Reilly’s pillow talk, then I could never live that down. But you can also just go to the webpage and read about it a little without playing the audio clips.
ADDITIONAL WARNING: Even if you are in some private place where you don’t have to worry about co-workers overhearing, you still probably don’t want to actually listen to these. Psychological damage will probably result.
I'm heading out to Austin, Texas in an hour
I’ll be keeping a blog of my descent into madness, should there be any interest in such things.
Also, anyone who has never been before, here’s my survival guide.
yes, it does go up to eleven.
see you on the other side…
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 18, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions
But why don't you just make ten louder?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
these go to eleven
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 18, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
{stares unbelievingly}
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
now, that's what i call a riff
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 18, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Golf clap to both of you gentlemen
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to dust my post-St. Patrick’s Day vomit for prints.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
From the Seattle paper folding;
At times, I’ve likened the competition between the two Seattle papers to the World War II struggle in North Africa between Rommel’s army and Eisenhower’s.
It’s like U-571 all over again.
The horror! The horror!
No, seriously, it’s horrible. Turn it off.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Jefferson sure had his love/hate relationships with the press
His writings on the topic seem written by a man with dissociative identity disorders.
by LowcountryJoe on Mar 19, 2009 3:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Jefferson was certainly ahead of his time.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Mar 21, 2009 12:46 AM PDT up reply actions
At one point, the Examiner was a good paper...no?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It's kinda sad, the death of the newspaper.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i guess thats the choicec
stay somewhat relevant and go to 20 writers, or be a total rag.
I like the free newspaper aspect of the ex, but the natrional enquiror stories are aweful.
unintentional comedy gold
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
The newspaper might be dying, but check this out:
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That's actually a cool idea.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I know...
Like what am I going to use to start fires now?
Has anyone considered this?
"RIP: UserID: 553"
Don't you still get all the newsprint grocery coupons in the mail?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
A's lose out on Beimel:
he signed with the Nationals; however, KC released Gobble. He might fit the bill as the loogy the A’s seem to be looking for
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Mar 18, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions
Gobble's a great name.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Jimmy Gobble
I remember him coming in for the Royals in a game against the A’s. I was thinking to myself, “there is no way that we will score less than a million runs against a guy named Gobble”. So there’s his strategy: lulling the other team into overconfidence.
MVP '05 thought he was gonna be something special
He was my LOOGY for years. Here’s to you, Jimmy.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
I was just making fun of his name
He probably could be a pretty useful LOOGY. From occasionally reading Royals Review, I got the impression that the main problem is that the Royals were letting him face RHB.
K/BB splits from Fangraphs
Oh, I wasn't taking umbrage
I just took an opportunity to make a pointless video game reference.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
hilarious quote from Julian Tavarez on his signing with the Nationals
That is pretty awesome
Wonder how that’ll go over in the clubhouse if he makes the team, though…
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
Oh man that was awsome, thanks.
I’ve done some terrible, unspeakable things putting on the beer goggles. The stuff you wouldn’t even tell your military buddies about but signing with the Nationals is certainly going to be tough to live down when one regurgitates the regrets of life.
"You Went Full Retard, Man - Never Go Full Retard." --Kirk Lazarus
Manlove: Eric Plunk
Naw, I’m kidding. It’s Chavvy. In the non-sports division, I’ve had manlove for George Clooney ever since seeing him in O Brother, Where Art Thou.
Our ifs? Healthy hitters (re: Chavez, Ellis) and pitchers (Duke, Gallagher, Devine, Casilla), and the quality of pitching in general (does Eveland fall off a cliff? will Duke pitch a significant amount of innings as a starter? who the hell is going to fill out the back end of the rotation?). That’s a fair amount of iffiness, which is why—despite my excitement for the beginning of the season—I’m trying not to get my hopes to high.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
But this spring
we are mashing the ball, no?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Truf
Mashing in spring doesn’t usually inspire too much confidence for me, but it’s such a dramatic improvement over last spring (as I remember it) that I’m definitely feeling better about the offense. That said, when the A’s start consistently facing major league talent, I’m worried about trying to keep pace with giving up 5-6 runs a night. I don’t want my team to turn into the futile experiment that was the Texas Rangers of recent years.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
truf to you, my good man!
I don’t think the Colliseum’s in danger of becoming the….Rangers Ballpark in Arlington?! Seriously? That’s the name of their stadium? Damn, the Rangers suck. I love Wash, but c’mon.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I recall the A's scoring lots of runs last spring training
It. Is. Meaningless.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
'kay.
But lineup’s potential is much more impressive, no?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
John Dewan disagrees
There is some pretty interesting stuff from BP about potentially meaningful spring stats. Give it a look if you have Insider at ESPN’s MLB site.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
That can't be right
PT expressed his opinion with periods after every word. Therefore. It. Is. Conclusive.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
I don't have insider, but I'm already basically familiar with the research on that topic from some THT articles
and unless someone’s developed some fantastic new stat to evaluate hitters with, it’s basically meaningless. I didn’t come away, from reading it, with any kind of insight. (Maybe if I had, I would hate spring training slightly less than I do. Then again, maybe not.)
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
Oh Brother
One of the great, quotable movies of all time.
“Well, ain’t this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere!”
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
"Damn! We're in a tight spot!"
Only gets funnier when he says it 3 more times.
I can’t tell you how many people I’ve told that I’m the goddamn pater familias.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
That's another great one
And useful in oh-so-many situations
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
and/or have prospects?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 21, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Saw that movie in Poznan, Poland with Polish subtitles
You wanna talk about funny?
Almost as good as turning on the French voice over version of Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure….still, the funniest movie that I have ever seen…..better than the English version
"RIP: UserID: 553"
+1 on Eric Vaughn Plunk (I'm not kidding)
Besides sporting the best glasses out of the pen I always thought that guy had nasty heat. I’m pretty sure I’m talking about his fastball but I’m all confused now.
"You Went Full Retard, Man - Never Go Full Retard." --Kirk Lazarus
Fine. I'll do it.
TWSS
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
manlove: travis buck
oh man that wavey hair, that swing, that body….i need some alone time
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
That's a different kind of love.
Which I concur. But I’m not gay or anything.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Guy love for the Duke. Definitely. I think I have guy love for Kurt Suzuki.
In TV, I totally have guy love for Jason Segel.
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
What a coincidence.
I have guy love for Paul Rudd.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
i bet someone enjoyed forgetting sarah marshall
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
Actually haven't seen it
My love comes from Freaks and Geeks and How I Met Your Mother.
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
oh it's a must see
plus, you get full frontal on jason segel
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
I'll say
Excellent bookends on an excellent movie
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 19, 2009 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
should rent that movie
maybe close the blinds, have a nice evening alone
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
Do you think there are people in Boston happy about this news?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 18, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
According to my buddy from New Hampshire who I spoke to in class today...
… yes. Very yes. He said some things that were simultaneously classless and hilarious.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
what, you mean something like
He showed a lot of heart for the yankees hitting that homerun, too bad he won’t have one anymore?
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
There's something in the water up there,
or at least that’s what my mom says.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 19, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably...
I was in boston for that shot. A little bit of every red sox fan died that day. And a little bit of me smiled.
Shouldn't they have gotten over that by now? They've won two titles since.
That’s way worse than annoying Raiders fans getting upset over the refs making the correct call.
by thejd44 on Mar 18, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone
My friend said it doesn’t matter if he’s in the presence of his grandmother, those two names will always have an F-bomb in the middle.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
At the end, news anchor sums up A's problems
You must pay for the future.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
on the topic of Boone....
the ‘Stros were hoping he would be one-half of a 3B platoon, the other half being Blum. Think Houston would have any interest in Crosby? Just last week, Tejada said he would be willing to move to 3B. Slide Miggy to 3b and SS opens for Crosby. I’m not sure what ?they have or if it would just be a straight salary dump for the A’s. Thoughts?
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Mar 18, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions
I think I would really like that to be the case
I fear no one is looking to add $5 million of sub-par to their roster.
I ponder why “sub-par” has a negative connotation.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
'Stros GM today through mlb.com
Ed Wade:
“If we think there’s a need at the end (of camp), there’s going to be guys available,” Wade said Wednesday. “I got a call today from a club that’s got a guy that they want to make available so if we have the need. We know what Blum’s capable of doing and we like what CJ’s shown so far. We’ll let them play and see what happens.”
any possibility that was BB making the call?
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Mar 18, 2009 5:08 PM PDT reply actions
If that was BB, he'd have bamboozled Wade already
And flirted with his secretary at least twice.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
which logo ripped off simon first, WBC or google chrome?
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
Google, I choose you!
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner (unless someone tells me he's already been adopted)
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 20, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought I was the only one who noticed that.
Watching the WBC seemed like they were inadverdently advertising the awesome Chrome.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Mar 21, 2009 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
My A's man-love = Eric Chavez
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
Same.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
I'm rooting for the good ol' red, white & blue in the WBC
Wait, aren’t all the uniforms a combination of red, white and blue?
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
mexico, south africa, netherlands, venezuela...
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
Cuba's all red pants are freaking me out.
It’s like pro football teams who wear black pants and black socks.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
lineup today according to SF Chron's
Today’s lineup: RF Buck, DH Ellis, CF Sweeney, LF Holliday, C Suzuki, 1B Barton, 3B Crosby, 2B Petit, SS Pennington. Edgar Gonzalez is the starting pitcher
Shea also notes that now Orlando Cabrera is sick — that fllu bug seems to be going through the entire spring training crew — so he wont’ be playing today.
I heard that Ocab needs to get his ass into playing shape
or we won’t see much of him this ST.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Mar 21, 2009 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
And I don't mean that in a sexual way.......
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Mar 21, 2009 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Strangely
I don’t mind the term man love but if you were going to use bromance I was out of here.
"You Went Full Retard, Man - Never Go Full Retard." --Kirk Lazarus
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