Open Thread: The One Where The Players Make Us Feel Better
by baseballgirl on Apr 24, 2009 10:39 AM PDT
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PrintThe A's have a few things going for them this early season. As the Rays limp into town, it is worth noting that their record mirrors the A's--a 6-10 record to a 5-9. This is a series where if the A's can get something going against another struggling team (who we only see once in Oakland, and won't be playing like this for long), they could really make up some ground.
The AL West has started the season almost as slow as the A's themselves; the A's find themselves just four games out with virtually NO offense to start the year.
The homerun total is shocking, though. I was talking to baseball fans last night, who don't follow the A's, and I had them guess how many homeruns the A's have hit so far this early season. The guesses ranged from 16-20. You can imagine their surprise at the actual number.
There's an article on MLB.com describing the very problem the A's were to have solved with Matt Holliday and Jason Giambi; that the pitchers wouldn't have to be perfect this year because the offense could score runs. And it's worth noting that the A's came back from two different deficits on Wednesday; as frustrating as that game was, there were signs of life.
Some money quotes:
"We haven't done what we thought we'd be doing," Cust said. "But it's April. We've got a ton of baseball left, and there's too many good hitters here to struggle too long. I'm not just talking about the home run guys, either. We've got good hitters up and down [the lineup]."
"We've got some guys swinging the bat well, we really do," Oakland manager Bob Geren said. "Zook is obviously one of them, but I like the way Jason and Matt and a few other guys are swinging the bat, too. It's just a matter of time with hitters as good as some of these guys are."
Okay, I may have laughed at this part.
"The difference between this team, offensively, and last year's team is night and day," second baseman Mark Ellis said. "I'm sure fans are a little bit frustrated right now because we haven't scored the way we know we can, but everything's magnified at the start of the season, good and bad.
"We're going to be a team that scares people," Giambi said. "We're going to hit homers and score a lot of runs. It's going to happen. Definitely."
I love the shout-out from Mark Ellis, and he's right. I'm willing to give the A's some more time, and although I'd love to believe Giambi...four homeruns? Really?
Let's see if the A's can right the ship. Trevor Cahill takes on Scott Kazmir tonight in what could be a long game; both pitchers are not on the economical side of pitch counts. Let's hope for a Cahill outing like he had against Seattle.
Game time 7:05. The game thread will be posted when lineups are announced.
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hey, are you excited about having to play Exeter City next season?
assuming they don’t screw it up this week, of course.
I used to live three streets from St James Park. The away end is six steps, is uncovered (aside from a couple of trees) and may, or may not, still be bound by a wire fence at the back.
I’m pretty thrilled about the situaion, personally
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
are you not an Oldham fan?
sorry, I assumed
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by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Nope. I lived there for 5 years (born in Manchester),
but I’m not a fan. I’ve been to a few games at Boundary Park though.
right right gotcha
I lived in Exeter for a similar period of time. Obviously I don’t any more.
Suffice it to say, the thought of Leeds having to trek all the way down there more than amuses me
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by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Leeds...
I think we’ve had this discussion, you being a Liverpool fan because of your family despite being from Exeter – I’ve chastised you for it previously! :-P
right right
yeah, maybe. sounds right. my family’s not from exeter, but I did live there for a while, and enjoyed their relaxed policy on having to pay to get in every time
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
no kidding. with Zook being among
“…some guys swinging the bat well…”
alaska A residing in colorado. (for now)
Tonight makes six in a row, right?
And the A’s have just one RHP in their rotation. Is it me, or are there more LHP than ever? Or does it just seem that way because we can’t hit lefties?
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Apr 24, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
That's not true.
No major league team has called me yet.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been chosen for a higher calling.
Every sign man dies. Not every sign man truly lives.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm more concerned with runs than with home runs
specifically, getting baserunners home and not making sloppy mistakes to cost the team runs on offense or defense.
Well Sweeney and Cabrera have no power.
Zooks has been robbed of a few doubles. Otherwise I have no answers.
Bigger question.....
Who did the A’s bring up? Or have they not made an announcement yet?
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
my heart says Jack Hannahan
My head, a reliever
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by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
swoon?
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by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
HANNAHAN!
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been away.
Either that or I’m an optimist.
Right. I’ve been away.
I'm here to talk about the past.
No one's noticed, though
No one loves you.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
wait. I do.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
you love you?
We can’t talk about that here, Don.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Since when?
I thought this was the one place where I could. Is this not a feel-good thread?
Not that kind?
Oh.
I'm here to talk about the past.
no, that's a good feel thread
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Good touch v. bad touch.
This time, it’s personal!
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Reminds me
of a dream I had last night.
There was felt. Lots and lots of felt.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Something got felt, I'm sure.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I won't be suede by your smooth talking
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by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Leave it to the Brit ot come up with the pun.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, I'm not gonna lie to you
I have a lot of time on my hands
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I know,
what, with not wearing pants and drinking beer at ten in the morning and all.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, that's nothing to do with my punning ability
that’s just relaxing.
And, if you go over the records, it was nearly eleven. Plus, I didn’t actually drink anything; the part of me that said no! won out.
Plus, I’ve just finished writing an article about cheese, so I’m not totally wasting my time…
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
you'd not believe it to look at my life right now,
because I somehow got caught in the mouse wheel, but that sounds a lot like the way my life was for the first 35 years…
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, this isn't a choice, really
I had a job three months ago! well, a proper job, anyway. i don’t really want to be thirty and unproductive…
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
productivity's overrated.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
a proper job? what's that :)
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
by DyeLongJustice on Apr 24, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll feel a lot better when I've fixed my bike
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been feeling a little nauseous lately.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
except...
soon you’re going to have to pay double the amount for it (pdf).
Let’s stop the madness, and let us have our luxury european imports!
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Doolittle in RF today for Sacramento...
So hes prob not being called up as some have speculated.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Hmmm...
A lefty for the pen prob.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
current A's experience against Kazmir
Athletics hitters vs Scott Kazmir
2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI
Buck, Travis .000 5 0 0
Cabrera, Orlando .143 14 0 2
Chavez, Eric .263 19 1 2
Crosby, Bobby .200 20 1 3
from mlb.com
Cust, Jack .333 6 0 0
Davis, Rajai .500 2 0 1
Ellis, Mark .238 21 1 1
Garciaparra, Nomar - - -
Giambi, Jason .105 19 0 2
Holliday, Matt 1.000 2 1 1
Powell, Landon - - - -
Suzuki, Kurt .111 9 0 1
Sweeney, Ryan .167 6 0 0
Any guesses on the starting lineup
I smell...man-flesh.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
the long pig?
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Geren's "Book" must be blind to small sample sizes
Rajai is batting .500. Coolness. Now you Buck, .000?! We will keep you on the bench, specifically on the spot that has become contoured to your ass due to prolonged sitting.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Apr 24, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Call me crazy but I cant wait to trade Holliday.
Hope to get some uber prospects. And Id love an OF of Cunningham/Sweeney/Buck. And possibly Doolittle if Barton figures himself out at 1st.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
I think if Doolittle can handle RF, he'll end up there
what with Carter not far behind him. It’d be a great benefit to the team if they don’t have to use one of them as a DH
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Im just not sure Carter
doesnt end up as a DH. I hope he doesnt but hes got a lot to overcome defensively.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
right, no, I agree
I mean, I clearly haven’t a clue whether he’s a decent 1B or not, but if Powell can sort of handle it, and Giambi can at 38, you’ve got to be pretty bad not to be capable at all, right?
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
True.
As long as he can hit 35 bombs and get on base I dont care where he plays.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
That OF would be one of the worst in baseball...
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
O Rly.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Fireworks tonight!
I’m going to leave Ryan a note in center field. I would leave one for Travis too, but I’d have to bring it to the dugout, and that would be a little more difficult.
poor Rays.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
That's disappointing.
What happened to the 90-degree weather? I liked the heat wave.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 24, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of fireworks
Tonight is Yankees-Red Sox, Round 1!
Which in A’s-speak means Cahill can pitch a perfecto and still get pushed aside.
I'm here to talk about the past.
The NFL Draft is tomorrow
hence the perfecto would get pushed aside even further.
What's G? Nothing but freakin' Gatorade. Geesh.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 24, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going tonight, first game of the year for me (exhibition against SF didn't count)
Row 10 but only 5 rows back, as I’m sitting behind the home team dugout. I bought into the seaon ticket package of my friend’s father. I’ve got 6 games in all. I am so very psyched.
by cityplANner on Apr 24, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Can anyone in the Oakland area get me a window decal?
They don’t have much A’s stuff here, and I’ll send you the $ if you can get me one.
A's fan, trapped in North Carolina!
(I've heard tell of a man that can make such items)
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
another lefty tonight...
I’ll be content if we score 3 runs. Go A’s!
He did. I remember folks on AN calling it the "super lineup".
Well, they called it that until everyone found out how much it sucked.
My favorite
was the Mike Rouse led squad that beat up on Randy Johnson in 2006. That lineup featured Kendall, Bobby Kielty, Marco Scutaro, Antonio Perez and Mike Rouse.
the rouse days, the few there were, were pretty cool
Wang’s ERA is the same as the balance in my checkbook - Jennifer
Someone should tell Holliday if he continues to not put up his usual numbers
he’s probably not going to be highly sought after the Yankees, or at least not with a lucrative contract.
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
by DyeLongJustice on Apr 24, 2009 12:14 PM PDT reply actions
Then Holliday should remind that person who his agent is.
He’ll be fine.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
unless, of course, he continues to suck
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
by DyeLongJustice on Apr 24, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
i think the punch to the offence is going to be added
when Giambi and Holliday really start turning it up.
I mean, is Chris Denorfia really going to come up and start hitting for power?
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hannahan's career at bats vs Kazmir
Avg AB H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K HBP GDP OBP SLG
.200 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .800
HANNAHAN!
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
and yet, the A's are a half game behind the Angels
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
he was once an A's prospect
got traded to the Brewers along with a pitching prospect for Keith Ginter
damn
it’s hard that way. What ever happened to that Pena guy at first?
(ha ha ha ha ha ha ha)
didn't the Yankees have 5 or 6 homers on Thursday in one game?
matsui, melky x 2, tex, …..
Wang’s ERA is the same as the balance in my checkbook - Jennifer
Mazzaro today:
6IP 4Hs 0ER 1R 4BBs 3Ks.
His ERA is now 1.35, If him and Gonzalez keep it up. They should both come up and Cahill/Anderson sent down to AAA where they belong. And if Gallagher pitches well by by Eveland.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Beaver's led 1-0 up to the top of the 8th
then Recker tied it up with a solo shot. But the Beavers hit a grand slam in the bottom of the eighth.
Schroder gave up the slammy.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Isn't it a bit soon to be calling for Cahill and Anderson to be sent down?
give them a chance. They are babies when it comes to pitching time at this level.
by oaktownmario on Apr 24, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Im not calling them out.
They shouldnt even be here. They need a year in AAA.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
I just think it's too soon to make that judgment
even tho you may be right in the end.
I heard an interesting interview with Keith Lieppman , the A’s Director of Player Development. He was discussing the A’s young rotation and he was explaining how Billy is really conservative when it comes to calling guys up to the big league roster and that Lieppman is the one who tells Billy that players need to develop at the big league level. He specifically said that both Anderson and Cahill were ready and that even tho they may struggle, that they were ready for learning to pitch at the big league level. He basically said that continued time in the minors would help, but not as much as development in the big leagues. That encouraged me considering he’s been the director of player development for the A’s for 16 years. Just sayin’.
by oaktownmario on Apr 24, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The Hannahan call-up
I think it has to mean that either Nomar or Chavy or both are headed to the DL.
We might get to watch a Hannahan/McRosby platoon over at third base.
I will now light myself on fire.
Batting 4th for the 2014 San Jose A's: 26-year-old RF Justin Upton, in the 1st season of a nine year, $250M deal.
by notsellingjeans on Apr 24, 2009 2:11 PM PDT reply actions
how would you feel
if Crosby’s at third, but Giambi needs to sit a day, so Jack plays at first….
now there’s an eight-nine punch at the bottom of the lineup
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude,
you were here last year. You remember the whole lineup was that.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahah
TRUE
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Any ideas why Miley is preferable to Jeff Baisley?
They can both play 3B/1B, and Baisley at least has the potential for some pop.
Is it because we’d have to clear a roster space for him? We’ve already seen he could clear through waivers once we send him down since we’ve already done it before.
that is, since he's a Rule 5 guy
he would have to be offered back to the Giants for $25,000 if they dropped him from the 25 man roster…but they can’t even do that since he’s on the DL.
Oh man.
At a game last year, every time Hannahan came up a group of people around me would chant “Hannawho? Hannahan! Hannawho? Hannahan!”
It was obnoxious. And now I can’t get that chant out of my head. Taking a cue from NSJ: I will now light myself on fire.
at least you can use one of hannahan's bats as tinder...
L*rd knows he does not need the wood.
i remember watching hannahan bat last year. he never pulls a ball foul. all his foul balls are to the leftfield or 3rd base side of the diamond. i assume this is a function of his bat speed and reflexes? ugh.
L*rd knows.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
As long as your burning
Can I toast some marshmallows?
"AN, Reducing Work Productivity since 2003", connie mack 11/06/08
Sure, why not.
Might as well get some s’mores out of this ordeal.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 24, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Man
Hannahan, cheese articles, puns, people setting themselves on fire…I don’t know about anyone else (and I’m not even sure I care), but I’m feeling better by the minute.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I was looking through the A's magazine today
and noticed the ad for your book. A whole half-page, complete with kudos from KenKo! Impressive.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 24, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Um. Yes! And what an awesome design it was.
Also, I like your avatar/profile picture/whatever the heck they’re called. Come back to me soon, Gio!
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 24, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think so too!
He will be back soon. He’s pitching great. Just need to get his pitch count up a little more. I hope he’s ready in two weeks…hint, hint.
Bring Gio back!
Thanks!
And then rushed over to your computer and bought ten one, right? ;-)
I'm here to talk about the past.
Wait a minute, you're famous and shit?
…how can I use your fame to my advantage?
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Do we get cuts at the Saag's stand?
An extra thing of hot sauce with our chicken fingers?
And garlic fries….mmmm…I’m hungry.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
You're preaching to the converted, my friend.
I just had a sudden rush to run out and get a white pizza from Rico’s. I will spare you the details, but needless to say I’d smack my own mother over the head with a coal shovel for one.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Well...
I actually waited in front of my office window, hoping for Steph to show up with Jack (not Hannahan). Waited two hours.
Oh, and I just bought a coal shovel. Just because.
I'm here to talk about the past.
was she just going to toss it through the window or...?
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
(and trust me, it's worth it, the shovel, I mean)
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It's true.
The white pizza is delicious. But instead of indulging, I just worked out, so I can live longer and not do the things I want to do.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just the famous part.
I’m sure you’ll find some inappropriate ways…of which I will no doubt approve.
I'm here to talk about the past.
{leaning out of Don's convertible}
“Hey ladies, you know who this dark stranger is? It’s Don Marquez, the writer. Better recognize! What’s that? You wanna ride with us? Well…okay, if you must…”
(cue the music)
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking more along the lines of N2Deep.
I’m a little too light to pull off Warren G.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
cue the police sirens
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
"You better get these handcuffs off me!"
“I’m close, personal friends with author Don Marquez, bitch! And I’ll have your badge if he gives the word. All it’ll take is one phone call and you’re writing parking tickets!”
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
One of my name's definitions
is “dark stranger”. Weird, man.
(The other is “world ruler”)
I'm here to talk about the past.
yup. I'm like psycho or somehing.
We’d be a hell of a team. We should fight crime together! We could get a bad-ass 60’s/70s hot rod, tool around the East Bay, solve crimes…
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm.
Could we solve crimes when there weren’t games on, like late winter?
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I've got a pair of hot pants that desperately need
some glitter and cape.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure
Jennifer keeps glitter lying around.
We’ll need a theme song, too.
I'm here to talk about the past.
don't forget the car.
it’s gotta be cool, like one of those late 60’s ss Camaro thingies.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't fly?
That’s fine. Late 60’s models are the best. For cars, too.
I'm here to talk about the past.
only when I'm on PCP.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, if it's late winter, you gotta fight crime with us.
We could swing over the SF and pick up AIE so you guys could be like the British version of me and Don.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
erm, wouldn't that make us the evil criminal masterminds?
If tv has taught me anything, the British are always that. Or, misguided stuck up fools like in The Bridge over the River Kwai, or A Bridge Too Far.
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
The Longest Day
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
interestingly (or actually, maybe not)
The Russian name ‘Vladimir’ means ‘ruler of the world’, too.
Mir being russian for anything from village to satellite, it’d seem.
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
As in Frank Mir.
My MMA guy’s biggest client. Well, one of them anyhow.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
"Ruler of the world" is a false etymology.
Russian has two words spelled “mir”. One means peace, the other means world/universe. They are etymologically unrelated, and were spelled differently before the Revolution’s spelling reforms. The satellite is deliberately named to suggest either meaning.
“Vladimir” is etymologically unrelated to either. The -mir part comes from an earlier root meaning “great”. So the name is “great in his rule”.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Um. Yes! Of course.
In fact, I bought 67 copies. Yep.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 24, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure
that I like you a lot right now. I think. Yep.
But yeah, you should buy one. Ken says so.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Hey Don!
if one were predisposed to buying one of your books, where would be the best place to get it from? You know, that awesome book you wrote about growing up the East Bay and about how cool the A’s were? That one that Ken Korach says everyone should read?
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Only for this occasion
will I use a “word” that was once an unmentionable for me. I can barely bring myself to do it. Screw it man, here it is…
Or you can e-mail me your home/word addy, and we can do it that way.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I HAVE JUST PURCHASED TWO.
ONE FOR ME AND ONE FOR MY BROTHER, BECAUSE I’M SURE IT WILL MAKE AN EXCELLENT GIFT. IF ONLY THERE WERE MORE A’S FANS IN MY FAMILY, I COULD PURCHASE THIS BOOK FOR ALL OF THEM.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Gracias, hermano.
You actually bought two more than one of my blood hermanos. Of course, he’s an ass.
I'm here to talk about the past.
how is he at cards?
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty good actually
Not as good as hermano #3, but he can hold his own.
I'm here to talk about the past.
then tell the bastard he better buy a book.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he actually did.
Just so he could tell me how much it sucked. Really loving guy. He’s the oldest, and still bitter that my parents had seven more after him.
I'm here to talk about the past.
...
It’s not fair that he beats you at cards and makes fun of your book.
I'm so sick of the Hannahan/A-Rod comparisons.--Rocktopus
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 24, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonight’s Lineup
Tampa Bay
Upton, CF
Crawford, LF
Longoria, 3B
Pena, C, 1B
Burrell, DH
Gross, RF
Navarro, C
Iwamura, 2B
Bartlett, SS
Oakland
Sweeney, R, CF
Cabrera, SS
Garciaparra, DH
Holliday, LF
Cust, RF
Suzuki, C
Chavez, 3B
Ellis, 2B 0
Crosby, 1B
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Apr 24, 2009 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
Nomar is hitting 3rd and DHing...
and we’re all curious as to why the A’s don’t score any fucking runs?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
yeah, that's INFRICKINGSANE
he can’t hit enough for SS, and now he’s at first
Wang’s ERA is the same as the balance in my checkbook - Jennifer
Giambi is not in the lineup
they have only played 2 games this week (well 2 1/2 counting extras), maybe Geren is hoping a long break will bring out the power in his bat? The 1st ten games I would get excited when G came up, now not so much.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
hum, only reason I can think is he wants to play Giambi tomorrow and Sunday
when he might be able to take advantage of the warm air and hit a confidence boosting HR?
but yeah, I’m as mystified as you are
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on Apr 24, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
apparantly his is nursing a sore hammy as well.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I wonder
if there’s any way to stick the Red Sux with Bobby Crosby……
Wang’s ERA is the same as the balance in my checkbook - Jennifer
no...Lugo's ready next week
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Apr 24, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
isn't Crosby an upgrade over Lugo at least?
please? pretty please?
Wang’s ERA is the same as the balance in my checkbook - Jennifer
Hannahan up, Gallagher down.
Thus preserving our quota of player’s whose names begin with a six-letter palindrome.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
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