DLD 4/16/09: BOOM!
by doctorK on Apr 16, 2009 9:14 AM PDT
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Just a quickie since I'm at work, and need a new link dump.
No more bus trips for John Madden.
Madden, 73, was a Hall of Fame coach for the Oakland Raiders, but is best known to millions as an ebullient football commentator.
To me, Madden will always be the Raiders coach who happened to go into broadcasting. Edit: You can listen to him talk about it here.
Welcome these guys home.
This has to be the stupidest thing I've seen on an SBN blog (including rosa's strickout post). In the previous DLD, kaweahkaweah made perhaps the best comment I've seen on AN. Needless to say, any good will towards HH that I may had after the Adenhart incident has quickly been wiped away by the Rev's actions (not to mention his lame commentary, such as in this pre-game post).
The dumping, let it commence.
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ha ha ha!!
I just started one too. I’ll go delete it…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 9:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, talk about a simulpost
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 16, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
great minds think alike, right?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My links...
Nomar thinks he’ll be fine.
John Madden is retiring.
Someone has a new stadium that is opening today…I’m sure there will be no media outlets covering this at all… ;)
For those of you in a social kinda mood, check out Pam 5981’s tailgate/game going thread.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 9:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait.
The Yankees have a new stadium? I hadn’t heard.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else excited that Cleveland scored the first run in that game?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh hell yeah!
That is perfect on so many levels!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sizemore hit a grand slam, and V-Mart homered too.
10-1 Indians. Yanks are gonna LOSE!!
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
by vegAN ryAN on Apr 16, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm listening to the game, and
the crowd was chanting “We Want Swisher!”
by drink409 on Apr 16, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
awesome
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For real?!
That’s AWESOME!
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will
by anomaly_kat on Apr 16, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other Awesomeness...
Milton Bradley, in his 1st at bat as a Cub at Wrigley was called out on strikes. He blew up (of course) and was ejected. The crowd went absolutely nuts for this.
by drink409 on Apr 16, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That just made my day.
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 16, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is precious.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. - Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Apr 16, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What got me was the pre-game ceremonies...
…and the Yankees being introduced with the theme to “Star Wars”, when the “Imperial March” is definitely more appropriate.
What's G? Nothing but freakin' Gatorade. Geesh.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 16, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The nonsense about that stadium makes me wanna puke already.
"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 Apr 16, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
I’d love it, if, in a month or so, some major health code infraction is discovered there, like a slegnA rat infestation.
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 16, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should kill a hooker and place her in a vat of nacho cheese.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 16, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's probably already been done.
The cheese cleared up several infections and preserved the corpse.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 16, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean other than the one in my truck?
"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 Apr 16, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't how they make nachos?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody get ElQuesoCapitan on the line, stat!
by cityplANner on Apr 16, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It most certainly is not, you villian.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Apr 16, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
zombies?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You bring the choloroform and the tire iron
I’ll bring the grim determination.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Apr 16, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grim determination?!
Clearly, you were never a cub scout.
The Kill a Hooker badge was the first one I earned.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went the "Swallow the Drug Balloon Badge" route
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Apr 16, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes.
Working on being a mini-mule.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In Girl Scouts...
we learn how to sell cookies ourselves.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 16, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*waves a $20*
"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 Apr 16, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does put a whole new spin on girl scout cookies.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best ones are made from real girl scouts.
"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 Apr 16, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard
they roll the thin mint wrappers on the thigh of a virgin.
by cityplANner on Apr 16, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was a girl scout.
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 Apr 16, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i bought your cookies
"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra
by Cheezombie on Apr 16, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? Hummmm...I don't remember.
Were they good?
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 Apr 16, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard they are easily purchased.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey now!
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 Apr 16, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
{looks innocently up at Zigfan with big polar bear eyes}
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm picturing...
Puss in Boots from Shrek right now and all is forgiven. I’m a big softie. And a sucker for those eyes.
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 Apr 16, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was a girl scout too
Mmmm…cookies….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm eating your Thin Mints right now!
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 Apr 16, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was a girl scout leader
for many years…I think I neglected to teach my girls how to sell themselves…but we sure did eat a lot of those cookies.
by IM4Oakgal on Apr 16, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got 4 boxes in my cupboard!
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 Apr 16, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't open them...
it’s impossible to eat just one.
by IM4Oakgal on Apr 16, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's how I feel about....
avoiding a CGV!
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha!
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 Apr 16, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll refrain from making an inappropriate comment about cookies.
"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 Apr 17, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know when a Boy Scout becomes a man?
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 16, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, Jennifer...
when does a Boy Scout become a man?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When he eats his first Brownie.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 16, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure I'm getting a strike for that.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 16, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How appropo.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is one shocked kitty.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meow.
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 Apr 16, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a nonplussed kitty.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amazingly, that's why I got kicked out of Scouts.
"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 Apr 17, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
would that pucking be from terror?
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Apr 17, 2009 6:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank goodness.
John Madden KILLED my football watching experience.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 16, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine was killed by mediocre football.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A coincidence?
Madden retires the same year Brett Farve does, John had the biggest ‘man crush’ if ever there was one.
by drink409 on Apr 16, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
16 Emmy awards?
Really?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute.
Isn’t he a god to you?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As a head coach, yes.
As an announcer, there’s only so much of that I could stomach.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boom!
Right there. You see what she did?
She was hero worshiping and then…BOOM!…she disses his announcing.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know if it's even possible,
but having returned home from a couple of games, I’m left with a question. Has the customer service at the Coli done something incredible? Have they actually gotten worse?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 16, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought this on Saturday
If you don’t want to wait in line for 30 minutes for a dog in a stale bun you have to go upstairs to the Saag’s.
I bought a bag of peanuts from a vendor which were rubbery stale. Nasty. I waived the vendor down and he gave me a replacement bag. Even worse. Obviously from last season. He shrugged and gave me my money back. Aramark.
The lines (downstairs) yesterday were horrible 30 minutes before the first pitch. Aramark.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 16, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah
I carried in my own peanuts and sandwiches for myself and the better half for the first time yesterday. Looks like SOP for now on. I don’t drink anymore, so It’s fine with me. But really pretty embarassingly sad for ownership in my opinion.
What was attendance yesterday? 22k or so? And they still can’t keep a line moving.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 16, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yesterday was a sellout
Although it was an easily anticipated sellout — Red Sox, $2 tickets — so I don’t know why they wouldn’t have called in extra staff.
by Englishmajor on Apr 16, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are right
I was thinking about Tuesday’s attendance.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 16, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting thing about Tuesday's game.
They were hawking ice cream. I saw the same poor girl walk in front of my seat about 30 times. I don’t think she sold a single confection. On the bright side, I’m sure none of the product melted.
How moronic is it to put staff to work selling ice cream in freezing weather?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 16, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, I saw that too
I was super happy to have my own food yesterday after my Tuesday night experience.
I left my seat not once after the first pitch (granted it was a quick game)
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 16, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought about stopping her
and asking her if she had dumped all the product back in the freezer. Might as well walk around with one ice cream bar and forgo carrying all the extra weight.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 16, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I realize Aramark runs
the concessions, but at some point you would think A’s management would have something to say about the terrible quality of the fan experience. The rib dinner was good and the line very tolerable, and interestingly enough, I don’t think Aramark has anything to do with this vendor.
I’m with you though, from now on I’m going to bring my own fare into the game.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 16, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean ownership has all the responsibility
I have been watching Aramark spiral into crap for years. Either ownership doesn’t care or they are completely out of touch.
It’s bad enough to spend $12 on a dog and a soda. To have it be inedible is infuriating.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 16, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aramark is Everywhere
Well, maybe not, but they run the show at our favorite place to loathe, Angel Stadium. And I assume other stadiums as well. Yes many of the people working around the Coliseum seem somewhat disinterested in helping you, but I wouldn’t say that attitude was limited to the Coliseum.
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 17, 2009 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This comment suddenly makes me wonder
about the pay scale difference between folks hired by the A’s verses folks hired by Aramark.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 17, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
contracted out
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 17, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aramark is a contract vendor.
But I think the Ushers, Security, and office staff all work directly for the A’s.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 17, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is right
But, now that you mention it, I would bet that the security operation is contract out as well… Hmmm.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 17, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or it's run by the quasi governmental
agency the administers the Coli. And you’re right about Aramark, so it’s no great leap to imagine that their staff is being overworked and underpaid. Emphasis on underpaid.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Apr 17, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh don't start with the conspiracies alox
I thought we agreed not to do that? Ha ha.
You are right on here. I mean if you are paid $8 an hour and the environment sucks and there is no pride or emphasis on quality, how are you going to act. Probably like you just don’t care. I mean what are they going to do, take away your birthday? Fire you? Please.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 17, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was specifically talking about their performance at the coliseum
Aramark is the Haliburton of food service. They are huge and operate in massive volume. That is how they make money. Not by providing a quality product.
I wasn’t speaking about the attitude of the people serving – that is typically a reflection of the work environment. My comments related to the quality of the food and the efficiency of the operation.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 17, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was there Friday, Saturday and Monday
and only had good experiences with customer service…but there are lots of people and concessions so maybe I was just lucky (or you were unlucky).
by OaklandSi on Apr 16, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rev
This is just par for the course for him. I think he is just like a juvenile delinquent seeking hugs. I mean this whole thing about Joe West being from the south.
But seriously, a tad bit of Clemens in Beckett’s actions.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 16, 2009 10:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not even sure what I was reading
Near the end there, it was like some uncomfortably detailed fanfic.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Apr 16, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. That is an incredibly poor piece of writing.
I don’t even know what the hell the Rev is talking about. I would describe that post as offensive, embarrassing and downright stupid.
by Darryl P on Apr 16, 2009 10:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's some amusing conspiracy theory from the Rev.
Beckett deserves the suspension he got, though, and West should have thrown him out of that game.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Apr 16, 2009 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think we can agree that Beckett deserves the suspension
but how does that turn into insinuations that West is as bad as Tim Donaghy? When I first read that article it had no comments, and I thought “oh the commenters will come down on him for that” but I guess they’ve learned to ignore the insane parts of his posts.
Go Sharks!
by stormtown on Apr 16, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Along with the A's tonight, the ports will
also be on tv tonight.
by theblackpearl on Apr 16, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the A's are on tv tonight?
really??
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry.
don’t mean to be a prick~
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what the hell is wrong with that link.
I like Golf, but I'm not very good at it. For example, I have never gotten a Hole in One. But I did hit a guy, and that was way more satisfying. You're supposed to yell "FORE!", but I was too busy mumbling "There ain't no way that's gunna hit him." Whats Par for Hitting a Guy? One. If you Hit a Guy in Two, you're an Asshole. - Mitch Hedberg.
by Zonis on Apr 16, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's an < a > tag, but no href or URL.
Since you asked.
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
by vegAN ryAN on Apr 16, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
starting pitchers Bumgarner and Italiano
Go Sharks!
by stormtown on Apr 16, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty hard
without a game, isn’t it?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
{snicker}
oh wait, was that a reply to an earlier comment? ;)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 16, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am totally stuck
on GOG questions about the Blue Jays. Any suggestions? You would think that they are an interesting team, given that they have scored a bazillion runs so far this year but… eh.
by colin on Apr 16, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's gotta be a Scutaro question in there somewhere....
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Going whacko on an umpire and making
ridiculous accusations towards him is one thing. But when you post the address of people on the internet and call them cowardly, with the only logical purpose being to either incite retribution via harassment or violence, it is unquestionably inexcusable. When I read that, I almost couldn’t believe it — this falls well below even that douchebag Rev Halo’s normal behavior. The only good thing I saw was that most of the other readers on HH were as equally appalled.
"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 Apr 16, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The clown deleted that post
Still, the damage was done. Hopefully, nobody actually did anything with the info while it was there.
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 16, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay...I need help.
I need to get John from NYC to Corning. Should he bite the bullet and fly to Elmira, or take a train to Rochester or Syracuse, then rent a car and drive the rest of the way?
Anybody else done this?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 16, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought the train sounded cool.
But I’m usually not traveling around Northern New York on glass business in those fantasies, either.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its for the GAS Conf.
and, seriously, there is no easy way to get there from NYC. Its a two day journey from Oakland, no matter how you slice it.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did anyone else get this letter from Brian Phillips? And is anyone going to it?
Hi Laurie,
Hope all is well. Haven’t spoke in a little while and wanted to see if would like to come to a private event we having here on April 19th? Check it out…
- Pictures in the A’s dugout
- Take some swings in the A’s batting cage
We’ll have some special inventory released that day, but it’s more of a “behind the scenes” opportunity. I have appointments available between 10 AM and 3 PM. Let me know if you or someone you know are interested.
Bill
by IM4Oakgal on Apr 16, 2009 6:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't get that
Hmmmmm, must be a really private event…..
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 16, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't seem like much of an event.
I’ve taken pictures in the dugout before during Fanfest.
by IM4Oakgal on Apr 16, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very important news (which may or may not have been posted elsewhere):
Huddy vs. Pedro, circa August 2003, is currently on CSN California HD. This is a great game.
My thoughts so far:
Best/most likeable infield ever: Hatteberg, Ellis, Tejada, Chavez, Ramon.
Nomar on the Sox, of course. Who would have thought that 5.5 years later, we’d be seeing him as an A?
I miss the Big Three. Also, Rich. And Ted Lilly (a.k.a. Concerned Teddy Bear). That was a good rotation.
Little Ellis just doubled. Aw.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 16, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
{sigh}
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 16, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MaEl double, Singleton double, Guillen single.
2-0 A’s! They should broadcast classic games every off day.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 16, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe they will!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Apr 16, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and they're mocking Nomar...
Go Sharks!
by stormtown on Apr 16, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Miggy's coming up a the top of the inning :)
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Apr 16, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny has short hair
Everyone looks so young.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Apr 16, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know! They're so skinny.
Most of them, anyway.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 16, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Jeez this was a long time ago
They’re speaking about Jeremy Giambi as an active player.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Apr 16, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss Greg Papa doing A's games.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Apr 16, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't a huge fan of him at the time,
but considering our current play-by-play guy, I’d probably take him back.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 16, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was a major homer.
But he was better at it.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 16, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was a major hom....
oh, hom-er…
nevermind.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 17, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just coming here to post this
I was flipping around the dial and hit this channel. Awesome, just awesome. I was at that game and it is still clear as a bell in my mind. I remember walking in from the parking lot and the announcers were gushing about Pedro and how great the Sox lineup is, blah, blah, blah. And then Huddy just mowed them all down, hitter after hitter.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Apr 16, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
one of my favorite games
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 Apr 16, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And on ESPN Classic right now it's the Eckersley SportsCentury
but I’m not here to talk about the past, so I’m watching the Ports. We scored a run on Bumgarner!
Go Sharks!
by stormtown on Apr 16, 2009 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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