DLD 4/20/2009-860 AM updates?
by jeffro on Apr 20, 2009 9:09 AM PDT
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Prompted by this from our Sacramento based brethren, I was wondering if anyone had any updates on the 860 AM situation?
This past Friday I drove to Windsor. On the way, between my longing for the next morning and a number 7 at Omlette Express I paid super close attention to the radio broadcast in my car.
I was pleasantly surprised, I left my office in Sunnyvale at about 4:00, stopped off quickly at my house to pick up some things in Pleasanton. From there I took 580 all the way to San Rafeal with no interruptions in service.
Sometime between passing the Grand Lake Theater and Skywalker Ranch I became distraught as I realized my GOG picks were completely stupid.
But much to my surprise I was able to listen all the way up through Santa Rosa without losing the game.
Has anyone noticed any changes or is this typical? This was my first such drive of the season and, with my in laws living up in the Country of Wine, I imagine I am going to be testing this a few more times.
Speaking of San Rafeal... it's 4/20.
Some discussion about San Jose.
Who else has something to dump?
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Leads off with Adrian Cardenas
Adrian Cardenas, 2B, Athletics (Double-A Midland)
The big bat acquired from Philadelphia last year in the Joe Blanton deal, Cardenas entered the year with a career batting average of .299, a full .001 below expectations, as one scout had classified him as “the kind of player who seems like he could hit .300 in his sleep.” He’s doing much more than that early in the new season, going 3-for-4 with a home run on Friday, adding two hits (both doubles) on Saturday, and wrapping up the weekend with three hits, including a triple, to complete an 8-for-14 weekend that brought his average up to .405 over the first ten games of the year. With Mark Ellis signed through 2010 with a club option for ‘11, it’s hard to figure out where he fits into Oakland’s future at his more natural position of second base, but the A’s have time to figure those kinds of things out… and a massively talented system is going to create a number of similarly difficult decisions over the next few years.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Apr 20, 2009 9:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
how is it hard to figure out
Ellis will go into spring training as 2B designee. Cardenas in AAA. if things change they change.
by Future Ed on Apr 20, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cardenas could be ready for 2010 though
Slow Development could be AA for 2009, and AAA for 2010.
But a bit faster would be AA for first half of 2009, AAA for second half of 2009, then September Callup.
After all, Cardenas did have stays in Low A, High A and Double A last year, right?
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Apr 20, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This happened yesterday, and wow, I'm sad
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 20, 2009 9:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Regarding 860AM,
the signal pretty much “is what it is” at this point. I got the CCrane antenna and it helps a bit but not as much as I would ideally have hoped.
I asked KTRB if they would snych the delay to the CSNCA telecast’s delay so that people watching could still listen to the radio broadcast, and they were very responsive – the delays have been synched since the day I asked. So props to KTRB for that! But my signal in Berkeley (which is in a “null” area where the signal is even weaker than usual) is poor.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 20, 2009 9:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Strange..
On a recent trip from the South Bay to the North Bay, 860AM was fine until the Fairfield / Vacaville area. Then it started cutting out on me.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Joe Morgan's going to think Beane wrote the movie too..." -whitshoes40
"What am I going to do, seriously? Maybe be a bouncer at strip joints. That's about all I'm qualified to do." -Giambi
by ST on Apr 20, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From SuSlu:
Outfielder Travis Buck didn’t play in the series as the A’s faced three consecutive left-handers, but he said he took grounders at third base Saturday and is ready to play anywhere.
Um, Trav, you know I love you, but I really, really don’t want to see you at third base. Eeesh.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 20, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought Buck had decent #s/obp vs. lefties?
Somewhere in the thread yesterday?
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Apr 20, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
.272/.331/.482 with Oakland vs LHP
"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 20, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for that mike v.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Apr 20, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmmm
This disturbs me beyond the simple idea of Travis playing 3rd. The A’s have several options that would seem to be better fits, both at the major league and AAA levels. I suppose it could mean that they just want to get his bat into the lineup somehow, but something about this is unsettling to me re: Chavvy’s health.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Apr 20, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck played 3B in college
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Apr 20, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even so...
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Apr 20, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Posnanski wants us to email him when we're infuriated or baffled by Geren
This will likely cut us down to one thread per game.
…I would love for you to email me here when you see your own manager make a move that infuriates you or impresses you or utterly baffles you, something that you think went unnoticed.
Go Sharks!
by stormtown on Apr 20, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Your game thread comment made me laugh out loud. Several times. Kudos.
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 20, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SD SS Everth Cabrera
Time for Crosby + cash considerations for a PTBNL!
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
by vegAN ryAN on Apr 20, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CROSBY FOR ADRIAN GONZALEZ!
"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 20, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG!
San Diego is the ONLY place were I would actually be OK if he was traded there! I am probably the only here who feels this way, but I don’t want him traded at all. But if he has to be traded, at least he will be traded to my other team!
"He's day-to-day," Geren said. "But aren't we all?" - 5/29/08
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Apr 21, 2009 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alderson to replace Sabean?
Tracy Ringolsby:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9473802/Haren-can%27t-catch-a-break-with-D-Backs
by richwol1 on Apr 20, 2009 2:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"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 20, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 20, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone asked earlier how much money had been raised on Opening Night for the OPD officers' families....
$130,000 is the answer. And the link has address information if you want to add to the total….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 20, 2009 2:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If anyone missed the Opening Day Ceremony, there is a vido link
by drink409 on Apr 20, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wtaching that just sent chills down my spine
That was easily the most amazing moment I have ever experienced at the ballyard… The chants of “OPD” were also very heartening.
by jeffro on Apr 20, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I didn't get a chance to see it.
Because I switched over to the Nick Adenhart tribute. I gotta say that was a very beautiful tribute.
by Amnesiac on Apr 20, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a pretty awesome interview
though a little too much discussion about Clemens’ testicles for my taste.
by cityplANner on Apr 20, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like Roger had a ball
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 20, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I missing something?
Is there a purpose to this or is he just sadistic?
Bring Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on Apr 20, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadism is its own purpose.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 20, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was one nice link there
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Apr 20, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Julia Stiles writes a baseball article for the WSJ
about the other NY team and it’s new ballpark.
I really liked the first sentence, and can totally relate.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 20, 2009 5:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
is Stiles the next Milano?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 20, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
she’s not hot
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
by travdog6 on Apr 20, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 21, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you really find her attractive?
to each his own
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
by travdog6 on Apr 22, 2009 1:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you believe in second chances?
Rainout leads to GOG confusion. Go back and update your answers so that they make sense for a two game series.
by colin on Apr 20, 2009 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Excuse me.
But I’m so excited I needed to share.
LOLLA!!! LINEUPS!!
*bands I want to see
Depeche Mode
Tool
The Killers
Jane’s Addiction
Beastie Boys
***Kings of Leon
Lou Reed
Ben Harper and Relentless7
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Rise Against
Andrew Bird
*TV on the Radio
Vampire Weekend
*The Decemberists
Neko Case
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Animal Collective
*Band of Horses
Of Montreal
*Arctic Monkeys
*Coheed and Cambria
Ben Folds
*Fleet Foxes
*Silversun Pickups
Kaiser Chiefs
*Crystal Castles
*Bon Iver
*Santigold
Atmosphere
Dan Auerbach
*Cold War Kids
Deerhunter
*Lykke Li
Robert Earl Keen
Peter Bjorn and John
Heartless Bastards
Gomez
*Glasvegas
Federico
Aubele
Dan Deacon
Passion Pit
Zap Mama
The Raveonettes
*The Gaslight Anthem
*The Airborne Toxic Event
*White Lies
Ra Ra Riot
No Age
Asher Roth
Los Campesinos!
*Bat For Lashes
*Chairlift
Gang Gang Dance
The Virgins
Amazing Baby
Portugal
The Man
The Knux
Ida Maria
Delta Spirit
*Friendly Fires
*Manchester Orchestra
Constantines
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Hockey
Miike Snow
Alberta Cross
Hey Champ
Sam Roberts Band
The Henry Clay People
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Cage the Elephant
*Living Things
The Low Anthem
Blind Pilot
Langhorne Slim
Other Lives
The Builders and The Butchers
Eric Church
Joe Pug
Kevin Devine
The Greencards
Carney
Thenewno2
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 21, 2009 7:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn, that jus looks like a lot of work
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 21, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am also so excited
But because I am a geek.
by jeffro on Apr 21, 2009 8:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Forget a coaching career, looks like he's going for an acting career next!
Also joining the roster is a group of actual baseball players…Scott Hatteberg [has] signed on
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 21, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw this
After I made a new DLD for today, just so I could post that!
by Englishmajor on Apr 21, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The part of that article that I noticed?
Shooting begins in June.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Apr 21, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
after the first two months of the season
when the A’s see what they’ve got?
by OaklandSi on Apr 22, 2009 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this may be the first time in hollywood history where the actor is significantly uglier than the real life person he is portraying
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 21, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So a Beatle haircut and an eternal five-o'clock shadow doesn't do it for you?
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Apr 21, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he wears the historically accurate Podesta turtleneck outfit
I always thought he was an interesting dresser.
Go Sharks!
by stormtown on Apr 21, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KTRB signal was very good
driving up toward Calistoga from Oakland (although Napa has an A’s affiliate radio station that comes in nicely in the area)
but last night the reception in my apt (I live near Lake Merritt) was full of static…weird…
by OaklandSi on Apr 22, 2009 6:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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