D L D - 3.9.09 - Case of the Mond-A's
by JLaff on Mar 9, 2009 7:53 AM PDT
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Mondays are no fun.
Editorial in the SJ Merc: San Jose leaders must work together in pursuing the A's
Public participation early is critical here because the previous administration, while identifying a great site for baseball, railroaded the idea with too little involvement by neighbors. A ballpark can't be built without community support. Even if no public money goes into it, a public vote is inevitable for a project this big.
We believe San Jose residents would like having the A's play downtown. They've seen the Sharks and the arena enrich city life. And while some neighbors will fight a ballpark, others have moved downtown for a more urban experience. Condos near AT&T Park in San Francisco don't suffer from proximity to that great ball field.
Old man Randy Johnson shakes fist at A's, Giants win
Also, the A's triumphed over the Indians. Brett Anderson went 2 2/3 allowing two hits and striking out one.
via mlb.mlb.com
"The better hitters I face, the calmer I am," Anderson said. "Every time out it feels a little better, especially when I start and can get back on a routine."
Anderson is in the mix for one of two spots in the A's rotation.
"There are so many talented guys going for those spots I can't think about it like that," Anderson said. "Most guys have never seen me so I wanted to come in and showcase what I can do."
Oakland manager Bob Geren liked what he saw.
"He was very solid," Geren said. "After a leadoff walk he pitched well. He's not afraid to pound the inside part of the zone."
SF Chron's Bruce Jenkins says what most of us already know, that "Moneyball" is pretty much passé now.
But it was fascinating to watch Orlando Cabrera and Nomar Garciaparra stroll into a conference room together for a news conference at Phoenix Stadium the other day. These are quality veterans with a mural of postseason history, and Beane's strategy - waiting until he could sign each man at a one-year bargain - was masterful.
He might not be through, either. The A's draw ever closer to a team capable of passing the Angels in the AL West ("We want to take over," as Cabrera said), and another starting pitcher or two just might do the trick.
Other:
The Drumbeat checks up on Kirk Saarloos
Didn't see this posted, but here's a great story from Joe Posnanski about a Royals scout
Six months later, Art Stewart was at a ballgame, and he saw another scout making a move on a beautiful young woman. He heard the woman spurn him by saying, "There’s only one team, and that’s the New York Yankees." Art worked for the New York Yankees at the time. He stepped in.
North Carolina def. Duke, 79-71. Also... can someone who knows more about college basketball help me with this? If this Stephen Curry guy is such a great player, how come he didn't go to a better basketball school? Was he not that good in high school, did he have character/work ethic issues, etc.? I keep hearing about him.
Whimsy:
It's old, but parenting fail
Barbie turns 50 today
Just for the hell of it
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Men Without Hats should’ve checked their credit.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 8:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So if I get a midget
(either through legal channels or perhaps something far darker), would he dance around me like that? Like if I wanted to go down to the 7-11 for a Slurpee and a Big Bite, would he prance around me the whole way there? Could I get him to wear the jester outfit?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahem. Outside of Florida, I believe they are known as "vertically challenged."
Inside Florida, they are known as “giants.”
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My niece Steph says
They’re not really “they’s”. More like “it’s”.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They might be...
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 haha
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 9, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Mar 9, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
by doctorK on Mar 9, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss Saarloos
There’s no room for him in the org, I guess, but that unsustainable 2005 was pretty sweet.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Mar 9, 2009 9:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cheapest way for HD CSN-CA
Does anyone have Dish network and able to get CSN-CA (in HD) for less than $55/month? I have to bundle a bunch of packages to get it. (Where’s a la carte dammit?)
Whats the word with DirecTV and CSN-CA? Still not going to carry it for Bay Area people?
I really don’t want to go with Comcast. Are there any other cable or sattelite providers I can go with in Milpitas?
-Dan
by ironliver on Mar 9, 2009 9:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't get me started
CSN California won’t reply to emails and Directv gives some generic email reply saying they carry a couple spring training games. When you call Directv they say they are in negotiations but things don’t look promising.
by HRH on Mar 9, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That Joe Posnanski story made me cry like a little girl.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 9:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So get Skigurl's ticket
and when some scout puts moves on you..say there is only ONE team and that is the OAKLAND A’s!
It was a good story, wasn’t it?
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
by LongTimeFan on Mar 9, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...that's a good idea!
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait!
So I’m gonna get hit on in that seat? Skigurl didn’t tell me that!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you got a bargain.
You could always pay her more.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol! She'd like that.
I might buy a few more though…
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sissy.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the dump jlaff
Having a bad day at work already, needed something to take my mind off of it….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 9:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ditto.
I’m sick and I realized this morning that if I don’t open this sign shop, no one will. It was depressing.
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've always wondered (well not always, it's just come to me.....)
do you have a fancy ‘open/closed’ sign for the shop, or is it just a bogstandard one (those ones you flip over depending on whether it’s open or closed)?
by OldhamA on Mar 9, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's electricm, but it's particularly fancy.
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's electric but not particularly fancy.
(sick)
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it's not all singing, all dancing?
:(
by OldhamA on Mar 9, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My space is....
kind of strange. I’m very close to the road and the road’s a busy road, and the county’s pretty much a bunch of a-holes, just vulturing around, waiting to write tickets, so signage outside the sign shop’s kind of uninspired. Though for Christmas, I did do a big picture of a bunch of dachshunds with the words “Happy Holidays from all the Weenies at Quiksigns”
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
:( Think positive thoughts!
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stephen Curry
He wasn’t recruited by any ACC school for a scholarship. Even his dad Dell Curry’s alma mater, Virginia Tech, only offered a walk-on spot. Curry was rail thin and not terribly athletic, and it was thought – incorrectly – that his only skill was shooting. To the contrary, he was a good point guard in high school and has shown those skills this season. Unfortunately for Curry, his Davidson team was eliminated in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament. He won’t be in the Big Dance this year.
by vertig0 on Mar 9, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Davidson can still be in the NCAA tournament if they get an At-large bid
which is a strech i know but stranger things have happened.
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Mar 9, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His brother Seth is pretty good too
I saw him play in person when Liberty played Clemson early in the season and was impressed. I don’t think he was offered a scholarship by Virginia or VT either, which is mind boggling – I can sort of understand VT, but Virginia is terrible and could certainly have afforded to take a chance on him.
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
by JLeverenz on Mar 9, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't we wait until at least opening day?
Sheesh.
by gojohn10 on Mar 9, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
F@#$ing S%^& this F@#$ing Sucks!
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 9, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good thing we have Nomar
He can play 3rd. Hell, if needed, he can platoon with Crosby. Nomar can play against righties, and lefties, and the ambidextrous; and Crosby can play some in spring training when the games don’t matter. Perfect!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." ~Rogers Hornsby
by ZeroIndulgence on Mar 9, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby can play when Nomar inevitably breaks down....
by OldhamA on Mar 9, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's already there
Chavvy hurting today
by OaklandSi on Mar 9, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am fine with this...
I think Bobby can field that position well, if he commits to it, and I thought his swing looked pretty good. IMO, anything we get from Chavez is a bonus, and I mentally took him off the roster when he said, “I think if I skip the surgery, it will go better for me..” a few years ago. I would love to be wrong and have him play 150 games and win another gold glove.
"No offense, Nico, but starcitygames.com used to be the AN of Magic sites "
by tresselfan on Mar 9, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and maybe some ABs
early in the season will make him look not bad?
by Future Ed on Mar 9, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keeeee-ripes
When will that poor bastard ever get truly healthy?
My sig line and I just became very depressed.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Mar 9, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
color me not surprised
I was at least hopeful though
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Mar 9, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Santana = Chavez?
I wonder what the expected win decrease is between Santana and Mosley or Adenhart vrs. Chavez and NOMAH or Crosby.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Mar 9, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Need someone to post the animated O'reilly image here
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
by doctorK on Mar 9, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 9, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is even better PT
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's kind of NSFW
but I still like it better than the creepy baby.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
by iglew on Mar 9, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks so kindly
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
by doctorK on Mar 9, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by xbhaskarx on Mar 9, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And those...also very good.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strange
the one on the bottom…I just did that to my desk.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I told you to consult with me first.
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
I never listen, do I?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO!
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
11 years in the majors; only 7.9 if you add games played/162.
I love how rehab has been awesome, how he’s been looking great, amazing even all spring….until he is scheduled to take the field…..
(ps. i like Chavez. I cross my fingers every year that he’ll rebound to former status. But I am running out of fingers to cross and slowly forgetting what he is capable of—-injury seems to be his most consistent contribution—-and this triggers a deep dark rage within.)
"Whom the Gods wish to destroy they first call promising."--Cyril Connolly, Enemies of Promise
by WhiteElephant on Mar 9, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ervin Santana to start season on DL
An MRI scan traced discomfort in his pitching elbow to a sprained medial collateral ligament, the team said.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2009/news/story?id=3963727
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Mar 9, 2009 10:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On Chavez:
Im sure they just being careful with him. Im not ready to jump off the a bridge yet. See how he does in the next week before I jump to conclusions.
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Mar 9, 2009 10:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Worth keeping in mind that opening day is 29 days away
Even if they “put him on the DL,” there’s still plenty of time for him to come back before the season starts.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 9, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And injure himself again, yes!
You’re right – that would be even worse!
by Englishmajor on Mar 9, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right.
I think people are quick to jump on the Chavez will be on the DL for half the year boat before we really know whats going on.
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Mar 9, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going out on a limb here...
But I think it’s because for the last few seasons Chavez has been on the DL for half the year before we really knew what was going on.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I can see why people do it.
Im just not one of them.
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Mar 9, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First 11 Cuts:
The Oakland A’s today optioned pitcher Jeff Gray to Triple-A Sacramento. The A’s also reassigned non-roster invitee pitchers Brett Hunter, Jared Lansford, Arnold Leon and Tyson Ross; catcher Josh Donaldson; and infielders Tagg Bozied, Adrian Cardenas, Chris Carter, Yung-Chi Chen and Jemile Weeks to their minor league camp.
Oh, and there were 11 cuts today, by the way. No one thought to be in contention for a roster spot, although I have to say that a lot of scouts ask about Jeff Gray all the time. They’re always surprised he’s not on the big-league club. There was a lot of hope this offseason that the A’s would leave him unprotected, the interest is so high.
by HigherPie on Mar 9, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Package Crosby with Gray
And get something of value. Of course this would be easier to swallow before the latest on Chavez
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 9, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gray? Seriously?
Have never seen anything good from the guy.
But yeah, no one there expected to have a chance to make the team outside of Lansford. And he was a longshot, more likely to make it next year.
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
by Zonis on Mar 9, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
weird
Gray hasn’t done that well in the minors, and his stuff didn’t look very good to me last year.
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
by mikeA on Mar 9, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have heard only positive reviews outside of AN
There seems to be a prevailing belief that he’s a lock as middle relief, and has setup man potential. And doesn’t he throw, like, really fast?
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Mar 9, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Gray must indulge some kind of weird voodoo or alchemy
to convince people that he’s actually good.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 9, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has mastered the "40 Man Roster Spot" Spell
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Mar 9, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll run out of magic points soon enough
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Mar 9, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just manufacturing hype for Gray to increase his trade value
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Mar 9, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, Corey the Wimb wasn't buried today?
In his stirrup socks coffin?
Okay, so it’s a reach, but I do love me those socks.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not on the 40 man, though.
Somebody would have to be taken off the 40 man if Wimberly forces himself onto the team.
BEN COPELAND I’M LOOKING AT YOU.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would totally send Copeland back to the Giants to make room for Wimberly's socks on the 40man
we don’t even need to add Wimberly… just his socks will be sufficient.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Mar 9, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man
SRV
Now there is one cat I wish I had paid more attention to before he took his last ride. Talk about underrated.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Mar 9, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had the mixed fortune of living in Tejas in the '80s.
Where the cockroaches had their own Air Force, but I got to see the likes of Stevie Ray, his brother Jimmy (TBirds) and the great, great bluesman Albert Collins, up-close and often.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just became aware of him in '90
During my army stint, I was just starting to pick up the guitar with a buddy of mine who absolutely worshiped the man. It was like his best friend died on that helicopter. Just sad to me that he escaped the alcohol and pills and bit it in an air transportation accident.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Mar 9, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw him in Texas as well.
I think I saw him and his brother together…
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about Daniel Johnston?
"Good or bad, I don't know. This is awesome." ~Nick Swisher after being asked if it was wise to poor beer on Lew Wolfe's head.
by humdinger on Mar 9, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or Joe Ely, or Zeitgeist (later The Reivers) or . . .
Man, a lot of good music has come out of Texas since, well, always.
BTW, humdinger, if you don’t have it, I’d recommend tracking down “Hi, How Are You? The Definitive Daniel Johnson Handbook” by Tarssa Yazdani (Soft Skull Press). Partly a biography (well researched and written, esp. by rock bio standards), it’s loaded with his artwork and lyrics.
by Ray of Lite on Mar 9, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have it.
But I’ll definitely track it down. Thanks for the tip.
"Good or bad, I don't know. This is awesome." ~Nick Swisher after being asked if it was wise to poor beer on Lew Wolfe's head.
by humdinger on Mar 9, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks humdinger and ray of lite
learnt some new stuff there.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Mar 9, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you identify the A in this picture?
by drink409 on Mar 9, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those socks are freaking awesome.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should all have socks like that.
Heck with buying A’s player jerseys and jackets. I want to wear green and gold stirrup socks!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
by iglew on Mar 9, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was driving along 101 on Saturday heading home after my soccer game
and this guy blew by me on his motorcycle wearing his complete baseball uniform, including high socks and bat bag over his back. It was awesome. I just wish he was going slow enough for me to get a picture to post….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can make this happen for AN Day.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be awesome
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd wear em.
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That alone might be worth the trip.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
by iglew on Mar 9, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want these
I think this is the exact pair the A’s wore for with the awesome throwback unis last year.
http://www.morleyathletic.com/images/BM14774.jpg
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow! Look at the 15"! Me likey.
(Cmon, who’s gonna take that one?)
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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way... Way... WAY too easy.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dang...I'll try harder next time.
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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWHS2
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope so!
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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it the weekend yet?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Countdown to AZ bitches!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is everybody at Chez Bodette?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some of us are at Embassy Suites.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
High Rollers.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not all of us :)
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanna go.
{remains sad panda}
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'd get arrested.
Hmm, damn you for not coming.
(Don’t say it)
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I second that.
It’s not too late to book a plane ticket!
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 in that one; he's tall, skinny and still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't skip work when I'm legitimately sick.
Much less for ST. Though I will have it known that I believe ST is more important…
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone skips work when they're not legitimately sick.
Why not if you are really sick? We will take care of you! Alcohol and dubachery are the best medicine!
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well...
debauchery anyway. :)
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All I have
is a midget and some skunk weed. And a room to share.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...
{books ticket to Phoenix}
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes
You just got to know the right thing to say.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly, you two have a special bond.
I’m jealous.
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh forget them...
you and me can tear up the town!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And to think...
sheesh {looks down at comment in which I clearly included the girls}
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes we can!
And we will! I can’t wait.
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No need to be.
You and LZ complete the quartet quite nicely.
And remember, you’re first.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and what are the rest of us, chopped liver?
No cupcakes for you!! :P
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly
I am out-numbered here.
Not saying it’s a bad thing.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you better hope for the cavalry in the person of Mr. LB ...
… And his little friend(s).
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good call.
And I forgot about LL.
How could I???
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, when Leopold don't let LL talk,
LL is easy to forget.
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a crime!
He should be given a voice. Early and often. That’s my philosophy.
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No drinky for you?
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, for LB.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I follow now.
I thought you were referring to yourself.
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I drank enough between 14-23 for all four of us.
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet it was close.
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really.
I drank. I drank a lot.
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not too late
I just booked my tickets Friday.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You do realize you'd have to sleep on the couch then.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll sleep anywhere, I don't care
I’m going to Arizona!!!! :)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you're bringing strawberry cupcakes.
Right???!!
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I get them through security?
And really, would they still be good by Saturday? And will there be any left by Saturday?? ;)
If someone organizes a tailgate for Opening Night, I’ll make A’s cupcakes for that. :)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could do that for strawberry cupcakes!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the first time I've made strawberry cupcakes
They came out surprisingly well.
I usually make chocolate or angel food cupcakes….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ummmm aren't YOU organizing the tailgate for opening night??? :)
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, not me
I’ll coordinate, but I don’t think I can get there early enough for primo parking. I’m sure there are others here who can….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be there. Will you?
A bunch of the folks from that other A’s site I’m on are going, too.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For sure. Ms. gigglingone bought a block of tickets
and I’m bringing two non-AN friends as well. Apparently we need to organize a tailgate though… :)
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
are there any tickets left? (from the bock)
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Block
I guess my invite is lost in the mail…
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I swear I thought I asked you at fANfest if you were coming up
that’s where the block of people came from….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You did!
And I said yes!
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Email me....
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw, this was your 1000th AN comment
Congratulations!! :)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've only replied
to half of them. Some stalker I turned out to be.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what a n00b.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{hangs head in shame}
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In your defense though,
you’ve really made up for lost time!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You always
see the glass half-full!
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just now realized you were talking to me.
For some reason I thought you meant 67M. Dang AN when there are too many replies. Thanks!
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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
doh
There were only 8 tickets in the block, and I think the 8 are spoken for. But I can give you our location if you want to check to see if the seats next to us are still available….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll definately have a tailgate of some sort, it's just a matter of organizing it
and my brain has three things on it that happen before April 10th, so I can’t think too far ahead right now…..
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha!
{feel eyes boring into back…turns sharply to look}
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL.
Since my job is event planning, I tend to shun doing it in my personal life, but I am happy to. Especially if I have your help, ms. party-planner extraordinaire.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{giggle}
“that other A’s site”
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should do a fanpost to see
who all would be interested. I could probably get off early that day.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I might be able to get off a little early that day...but not much.
But it only takes me 2.63 minutes to get to the Coliseum from work, so that helps.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love how you have that down to the second.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I worked that close to the ballpark, I'd be doing spring training runs now to practice
there would be a huge dry-erase board in the corner of the office with my times on it for the months of February and March. Start off slowly, build up the conditioning, and by the end of March, those times would be at mid-season form….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, gas is expensive.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
running, not driving......
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 9, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speak for yourself!
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 in that one; he's tall, skinny and still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What, we're high rollers now? Did I miss the memo?
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes!
Four stars, baby! (Although I’m not sure how. lol)
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 still a little weak from the clubhouse bug he caught, 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
by ZigFan31 on Mar 9, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad I am now that I have a roommate.
Is the Dogma coming?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 9, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes indeedy -- we're driving down all day Weds.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to be staying at the Best Western of Tempe
with my wife and my eight month old. A little further away than the Motel 6 and Embassy Suites, but we have a car so we can drive it no problem.
by LoneStranger on Mar 9, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I beat that she can be an evil (insert word that rhymes ditch) when made mad
but some sad news that involves Martha Stewart and her puppy
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Mar 9, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that should be bet but the A's fan in me just wanted the add an extra A
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Mar 9, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Her pup shared names with Life's Great Dog, over there ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------>
RiP, poor little guy.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 9, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cabrerra and Garciaparra salary details
by LoneStranger on Mar 9, 2009 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cabrera
Apparently, A’s made agreement with Cabrera not to offer arbitration if he’s a Type A after 2009
by faninphilly on Mar 9, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, sorry, my finger tried to roll the R there.
I thought that was interesting. I guess Beane decided the upgrade alone was worth it. I wonder if he was able to get Cabrera to take less money in exchange for that promise?
by LoneStranger on Mar 9, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's betting the economy will turn around
I like comrade’s optimism!
by Future Ed on Mar 9, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you're from the future. What can you tell us about the economy?
by LoneStranger on Mar 9, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The future is our relatives moving in with us
after their homes go into foreclosure.
by Ray of Lite on Mar 9, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One time, this guy handed me a picture of him, he said,“Here’s a picture of me when I was younger.” Every picture of you is when you were younger. “Here’s a picture of me when I’m older.” “You son-of-a-bitch! How’d you pull that off? Lemme see that camera!”
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
by xbhaskarx on Mar 9, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hedberg?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
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
by xbhaskarx on Mar 9, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the man.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was a comedic genius
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
by xbhaskarx on Mar 9, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Old pictures are young pictures,
and new pictures are old pictures.
Old pictures are not old pictures.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
by iglew on Mar 9, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone have the magic formula handy?
If I recall it’s pretty much a trade secret how they calculate the value of a player so maybe I’m asking too much.
by OldhamA on Mar 9, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody in the blogosphere had reverse engineered it somehow
Oooh… found it.
http://tigers-thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/07/almost-how-elias-sports-bureau-rankings.html
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 9, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, so, root for him to be Type B I guess...
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 9, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smart move.
I wonder if more guys are going to start negotiating for that.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
by iglew on Mar 9, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ynoa has "beautiful eyes"
According to Santiago Casilla
"RIP: UserID: 553"
by Masaryk on Mar 9, 2009 3:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Slusser seemed similiarly smitten
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Mar 9, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ynoa's a Svengali?!
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 9, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well-penned.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In spite of the extraneous "i" in similarly
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
by iglew on Mar 9, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what made it so unique.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Mar 9, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
alliteration is hawt.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and A's alliteration always ass-kicks although "a"s aren't audibly alike
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
by mikeA on Mar 9, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
assonance is a little less hawt than alliteration
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. -Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 9, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To you, maybe
I’m an assonance man.
In man's evolution he has created the cities and the motor traffic rumble
But give me half a chance and I'll be taking off my clothes and living in the jungle
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 9, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't we all A's's fans here?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
by iglew on Mar 9, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Christ, what an assonancehole.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Mar 10, 2009 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has this been linked yet?
Sal Baxamusa with some heavyweights.
"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin
by Hot Cup Joe on Mar 9, 2009 10:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like seeing Cuban mock the "wages of wins"
it is terrible and worthy of mockery.
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
by mikeA on Mar 9, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sunday was quite a sad day
Tyler and Roy were crying :(
Clear its radiance shine...
by ATarHeel on Mar 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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