DLD--4/8/09--Do we do these anymore?
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 12:36 AM PDT
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Listen, you AN monkeys, I dunno who the hell you think you are, but we do these, every weekday, during the season. You don't need to have a PhD, or any talent at all to post them. All you gotta really gotta do is get one up before the next guy.
I am a sign monkey. I obviously have great need for an HTML Monkey. In my capacity as boss monkey in my sign shop, I don't often have time to make these. And our core base has taken some hits as of late. And the rest of the veterans around here have moved into a state of gelatinous ambivalence toward maintaining any of the old guard ways, especially given the manic pace of game threads--we had ~2,600 posts last count for our victory on Tuesday.
But that changes. Now. We post a DLD every frickin' day here. It's what we do.
Part of being an Alameda creature was always Day on the Green. I cannot suggest buying any of these, as they are kind of expensive (If I played guitar, I'd be Jimmy Page...for $1,750?! American?), but it looks like the NKotB shot from '90 goes cheaply, and would look nice on that accent wall in your den. BTW, if you like classic rock and you don't know about Wolfgang's Vault, y'all better axe somebody. Seriously.
This is begging for an ANers wall, I think. Well, a wall and some frames. And it's being sold out of my hometown, where I went to high school. Seven degrees of separation, indeed.
Englishmajor last night called Giambi "Graybeard." I think this is an excellent nickname for him, and am using my DLD bully pulpit to throw my support behind it.
Jim Caple asks Greybeard some vapid questions. My favorite moment of the filler piece? "And you have to cut your hair and shave your face."
Apparently, Selugworth (thank you, MB) wants us to know that baseball cares that we'll all soon be living in houses made of slag and eating shoe leather. Among the "values":
Pittsburgh Pirates Buc Night: A new promotion on April 15, where fans can purchase $1 seats, $1 hot dogs, $1 12-ounce Pepsi and $1 popcorn.
No word yet on whether fans will also be spared having to watch the Pirates.
So, we've won one and we've lost one. And real baseball, whether I've got to listen to Vince screaming at me or asshat announcers from out-of-market via Comcast MLB Package, rocks. I LOVE baseball.
Oh, and we all need to say a prayer for Roy. According to the Chron:
STEELE SIDELINED: Roy Steele, the A's main public-address announcer since the team arrived in Oakland in 1968, is unlikely to handle PA duties the first month of the season because of poor health.
Like 67Marquez says, next to BK, Roy is the A's to me. Get well, Roy.
(and even though we didn't need him last night, you too, Matt)
This is the part of the post where we dump! Dump, Monkeys!
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Well, since I'm up
I guess I’ll be he first to comment.
The End.
Go A’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bitches!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Apr 8, 2009 2:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
An especially good Dugout
re yesterday’s Royals/White Sox game
Everything is sunshine when you are Ray Fosse, bitches.
by stormtown on Apr 8, 2009 3:07 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow, that was fun.
I was listening to this game yesterday, well because I have Gil Meche and Joakim Soria and I was looking for a nice Win/Save combo. F’n Kyle Farnsworth couldn’t get threw the 8th and to who? The jerk I left on my bench.
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's funny, I have Soria and Meche too, which is probably why I focused on this.
Everything is sunshine when you are Ray Fosse, bitches.
by stormtown on Apr 8, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Philadelphia Inquirer story on South Jersey dude Andrew Bailey
Nothing too memorable, although it does mention that his parents flew out for opening night, so they were there for his ML debut.
BTW, Sean Doolittle grew up about 10 miles from Bailey.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 8, 2009 5:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Alright i have a cup of coffee and its time for my daily dump
oh wait i ment link dump. sorry my bad.
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Apr 8, 2009 6:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and i support the Graybread movement aswell
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Apr 8, 2009 6:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Refreshing!
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Apr 8, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why are any of us awake now
when we were awake on that game thread not so long ago?
And should it be Graybeard or Greybeard? I know I wrote GrAy last night but now I’m thinking GrEy looks, well, greyer.
I don’t function well on less than four hours of sleep. Time to head over to Starbucks. But first I need to add some personally selected links to this fine DLD.
San Jose Giants to be on TV although it’s on the Comcast Hometown Network which I’ve never heard of and I’m pretty sure I don’t get.
Marine Layer liveblogged last night’s San Jose City Council meeting. In a slightly related story, the East Bay Express looks at the Uptown Oakland housing development that used up some of the land that might have gone to a ballpark.
Larry Baer of the Gnats is on Forum today at 10 AM if you want to call in and ask him something about why his team sucks and Randy Johnson doesn’t wash his hair often enough.
The New York Times has a nice story about the Bemidji State hockey team. I’ve been to Bemidji. Go Beavers. The Times also has an article about new-style banh mi which includes a chef’s offhand remark:
"I could never get away with this in San Jose," said Mr. Hua, referring to the city with a large Vietnamese-American community in Northern California, where he grew up. "New York has a history of being open to creative ideas."Oof! Which hurts worse, San Joseans, the diss of your creative acceptance or the fact that the NYT thinks its readers need to be told where your city is? Now I’m hungry and Starbucks doesn’t serve banh mi. Did I mention I don’t like getting up at 3 AM?
by Englishmajor on Apr 8, 2009 6:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But the evil one from NC brings up a valid point.
Perhaps it should be Graybread.
(also, you have only Roy Williams to blame)
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 7:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
banh mi
Ban Me, the AN sandwich
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been to Bemidji, too.
Back in 1997 I was there for the Division II championship. Saw the Paul Bunyan statue and everything. Nice place, except that the Beavers beat my Univ. of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers. :P
I’m both happy and jealous about their Frozen Four run.
What's G? Nothing but freakin' Gatorade. Geesh.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 8, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sleight of hand or I mean eye
This is taking it a little (and by little I mean a lot) to far.
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Apr 8, 2009 6:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Einhorn is Finkel and Finkel is Einhorn!
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
alllllllllllrighty then!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the 100 ft snake picture at the end of the photo gallary
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One more for the road
After reading this, I am left to ponder and see what others think about this, " Would you mount/frame anything that came from or out of your body?"
Bad spellers of the world untie.
by A'sfaninNC on Apr 8, 2009 6:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe a nail.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You knew what you were doing when you woke up this morning.
Oh, wait.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 8, 2009 7:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A's v. Giants
Concrete v. High Tech
Roy Steele v. Renel
’nuff said…
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 8:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"...and now pitching
…Salomon Torres!"
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vince Cotroneo loves Renel
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Apr 8, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FIRE COTRONEO NOW!!!!!
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 8, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He have kidney problems?
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not just SF, either
Laguna Niguel aims to tame annual mooning ritual
“What was originally just a fun, family-type of event of showing your rear end to the train has just gotten out of control,” said city Police Chief Linda Solorza. “There were people that were drunk, unable to care for themselves and in various stages of undress. There were sex acts.”
by Englishmajor on Apr 8, 2009 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{books a train ticket for July}
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 8, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gives "crackdown" a new meaning
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does Fortinet
I can only view a handful of the links posted here, but maybe thats not so bad.
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, love the SI issues
if for no other reason than thats my internet alter ego up there in the upper left hand corner…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Apr 8, 2009 8:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I had forgotten how much fun this was...
The game threads from LL and HH were hilarious…a couple of excerpts…
Brandon Morrow is a bigger quitter than his pancreas
HEY EVERYBODY LETS SOLVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM BY POURING F*%@ING HORRIBLE ALL OVER IT
THANKS FOR RUINING MY DAY AND MY NEXT DAY YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT. I’M GONNA WAKE UP FEELING LIKE SHIT IN THE MORNING ALL FOR NOTHING.
I WANT TO BECOME RICH ENOUGH TO BUY A MEMORY WIPE FOR MYSELF AND RESURRECT AS A RED SOX FAN.
SERIOUSLY I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY DID THIS TO US – AGAIN – AFTER WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR IN GAME 2.
I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING TO DO TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER OTHER THAN CUTTING MY F-ING WRISTS.
I wonder which one of us is incredibly attractive because god always seems to want to rail us.
Great stuff….
"It calms down as we get further from Opening Day " Jeff
by tresselfan on Apr 8, 2009 8:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That is good stuff.
Man, their pain makes our pain look like a day at the park.
You know, a good one, not involving mugging and raping and stuff.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will never forget the first time I went on LL
And saw that they had two folders for news on the left…one for bad news, and the other for awful news. I laughed for like an hour…
"It calms down as we get further from Opening Day " Jeff
by tresselfan on Apr 8, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ladies Love
Kool James
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 8, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's an actual fact this jam is def.
Jesus, that was 25 years ago. When did I become an old monkey?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't call it a comeback
He’s been here for years.
by cityplANner on Apr 8, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And this whole time I thought it meant
Leopold’s lovers…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Apr 9, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...is hard as hell
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 8, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His mug shot was posted a few DLD's ago, but now it comes with video!
Joba The Drunk’s DUI arrest via the officer’s patrol car cam. By the way, that’s a BIG bottle of Crown Joba was driving with.
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 10:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sad to say that everytime I see a DUI video
it just makes me want to go back and watch Tony LMNOaRussa’s arrest video again. Does that make me a bad A’s fan?
Everything is sunshine when you are Ray Fosse, bitches.
by stormtown on Apr 8, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZzzZZzzzzZZZ
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 8, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love you.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Apr 8, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
question
are the A’s scheduled for any national TV for the rest of the year? IIRC last year it was the opening games in Japan and that was IT
Do I have to shlep myself to the bar with MLB TV to catch the A’s?
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Apr 8, 2009 10:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A's/Yankees are the ESPN Monday game on 4/20...
…if you check the schedule on the A’s website it does tell you the national games as they are added in. You’d probably want to check it every week or so, as they update.
They also are the Fox Saturday games on 7/4 (@ Cleveland) and 7/18 ( vs. The ChiSox).
by Dr Pez on Apr 8, 2009 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, the YANKEES are playing (somebody) on 4/20
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 8, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No word yet on where Dan Haren will be
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks so much Leopold
as a long time lurker recently come out of the shadows, I rely on DLD’s to keep my days regular.
Well, that and fiber.
by cityplANner on Apr 8, 2009 10:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Also,
swallowing razor blades tends to help.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks LB
I was going to start the DLD today, but I just got lazy. Maybe tomorrow. Or not.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 8, 2009 11:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
grrr.
gelatinous ambivalence.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In case this has not been mentioned
The A’s home opener Friday night (as well as Monday’s game against Boston) will clash with Warrior home games. I have no link, just an e-mail from a friend:
The Golden State Warriors and Oakland A’s will each be hosting games on Friday, April 10, and Monday, April 13. Because the teams share parking lots, heavy traffic is to be expected.
Fans are asked to be aware of increased traffic and activity around ORACLE Arena and Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on each of those days. Both Warriors games begin at 7:30 p.m., while both A’s games begin at 7:05 p.m. Please plan on arriving at the arena earlier than normal if possible.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Apr 8, 2009 11:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn thats even worse 4 games!!!
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
even better reason to get there early for tailgating
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 8, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No problem
Either move the Warriors games to Berkeley or just cancel them altogether.
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 8, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
total attendance for all four games?
over/under…..72k
Let's Go Oakland! clap clap clapclapcl-- damn, I think I sprained my wrist...
by SF Geoff on Apr 8, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
all four?
OVER.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blue Jays banned the sale of alcohol at yesterday's game.
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
making himself an even bigger target!
Everything is sunshine when you are Ray Fosse, bitches.
by stormtown on Apr 8, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pittsburgh PNC Park...
…Is a really great place. There is an Outback Steakhouse over LF. Nice views. And you can here the beer dudes yelling,“Yuengling, Get Your Yuengling.”
Pronounced Ying-Ling
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
I’ll be in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia this July – looking forward to checking out both PNC Park and Citizen’s Bank Park.
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 8, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Been there as well
Oddly enough I saw the Giants both times. You going to Camden yards? We took in Citizen’s Bank on a trip to Baltimore to see the A’s, 45 minutes or so down the road. I liked PNC as ballpark, however the onfield product was less than exciting, not much of a crowd. Citizen’s has a good buzz going as Phily fans get riled up easily. Plus you get to see the Phanatic do his thing.
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Won't be making it to Baltimore, sadly
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 8, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once riding in old Baltimore...
Heart-filled, head-filled with glee.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love me some Yuengling
My favorite part of visiting the greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area was a three way tie between, Independence Hall, Longwood Gardens and Yeungling.
myspace music
by jeffro on Apr 8, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This probably won't have much traction here, due to it clashing with several A's games
but the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra is playing some free shows around town Thursday – Sunday in San Francisco, Berkeley and Palo Alto.
This month’s theme – Bach to Bach.
I went last month, and it was super fun. Here’s my little piece on it.
Um, that’s all I have today. And if pg+e doesn’t turn up to fix my gas soon, this might be the last thing I ever post ever anyway…
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Saprano is kind of hot
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
she's very 80s, isn't she
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think she sang Voices Carry.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this pic is from the 80s, she doesnt look like that anymore
The Not-So-Casual Fan
by rktse on Apr 8, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah
The only other pics i could find of her where of her plays.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any Sporclers on AN?
New quiz today…I got 28 out of 30.
by swatnick on Apr 8, 2009 11:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
is it asking for HR leaders in 2009 or 2008?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think overall?
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is really good
I got 13. But I’m really kicking myself for a lot of the ones I missed.
by colin on Apr 8, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only got 12 out of 30
but I would have gotten 3 more if I knew how to spell Mike Lowell, Vladimir Guerrero (although I thought he would be the Angels leader), and Stan Musial.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I clicked a random sports game and found this out about the NFL
They have a lot of teams who have never won the Super Bowl.
Seasons
42 Atlanta Falcons Never
42 Buffalo Bills Never
42 Detroit Lions Never
42 Minnesota Vikings Never
42 Philadelphia Eagles Never
42 San Diego Chargers Never
42 Arizona Cardinals Never
42 Tennessee Titans Never
41 New Orleans Saints Never (formed in 1967)
40 Cincinnati Bengals Never (formed in 1968)
39 Cleveland Browns Never
32 Seattle Seahawks Never (formed in 1976)
it must suck to be a die hard fan in the NFL
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
these trivia games require good spelling
and therefore I fail.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FIAL?
Nevahr!
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 8, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nomah?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do I forget about Ted Williams!!!!
aghhhh
by diehardoaklandfan22 on Apr 8, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
blame his years at war
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
23
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 8, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool story
Not baseball- or A’s-related, but an interesting piece nonetheless.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Apr 8, 2009 11:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oh!
and liverpool – chelsea in the champions league just kicked off.
Stay awake if you can!
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 11:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you mean because it's soccer?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They need alligators on the field, I'd watch.
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would add some much-needed excitement.
We’ve got some here. Too many, in fact.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And conversely,
not quite as many joggers as there used to be. Correlation?
"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 8, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh very much so.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, mostly because games between these two teams are, erm, tactic battles
though, this one is pretty great so far – neither team seems especially interested in defending.
it’s on espn2… tune in, i’d say!
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
^tactical
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there's no soccer in the sign shop.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well,, liverpool are losing 3-0, so now i
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
gah
now i’m going to go to my room and cry.
thanks.
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3-1, i mean. still.
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Apr 8, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jersey Fail
see more pwn and owned pictures
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Photoshop Win!
In case you didn’t make it to last nights game thread(s).
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+10000
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again, Don and I got dibs on the midget.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Without question.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Apr 8, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless I missed it...
I know some ANers troll HH.
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That thead is pure comedy (with a dash of gross).
And his response is “Yes, we’re dating. Yes, she looks 12, but she’s 23. I’m not doing anything illegal. The Angels have no problem with it.”
So he’s 50 and likes dating a girl who looks 12?!? hmmm…
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is the first HH post worth reading
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
by doctorK on Apr 8, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
2009 Commercials are up!!!
Not as goo as years past in my opinion. 100% owned is pretty sweet!
"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish
by Bigtoe on Apr 8, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Link
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/fan_forum/commercials.jsp#row2
"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish
by Bigtoe on Apr 8, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Death opening night in Angels Stadium
did someone post this already? I haven’t seen it yet
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9433090/Report:-Man-dies-after-opening-day-fight&MSNHPHCP?GT1=39002
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Apr 8, 2009 2:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's sad.
But they don’t say if the man was an A’s fan or Slegna fan.
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. I feared some Oakland bashing...
But no Green was involved, who knows what could have started it. Halos Heaven assumes it was a conflict of fans, but no reasons are known as of yet. Just a horrible thing to happen.
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HH Comment says it was all Angels fans
My friend Julianne ( the girl in the skirt at tailgating ) saw the whole thing. Her and her friends saw it on the news and they asked for anyone with info to call, they did. She saw one guy say something to another guy, then that guy came up and punched him HARD in the face, the guy was already unconscious before he hit his head on the railing HARD. Then when he was down on not moving, another guy came and kept beating him. The dood that Julianne was with actually pulled the last guy off the beaten guy. Then they both left, and the other guy was just laying there in his own blood. They were all Angel fans at the Bud Area. She said it all took place in 20 seconds. F’n stupid.
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
by Zonis on Apr 8, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hooligans
I can’t understand people like that. idiots.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holliday not in tonight's starting lineup either
according to Slusser
Holliday told her he had the stomach flu, and while he’s not in the starting lineup he could be available to pinch hit.
She also posted the starting lineup, at least as of 3:39 PM:
Ryan Sweeney RF, Orlando Cabrera SS, Jason Giambi 1B, Eric Chavez 3B, Jack Cust DH, Kurt Suzuki C, Travis Buck LF, Mark Ellis 2B, Rajai Davis CF.
by OaklandSi on Apr 8, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Booo!
My fantasy team hurts because of this and so does my real team.
by drink409 on Apr 8, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"stomach flu"
Looks like Holliday’s been spending too much time with Mychael Urban again…
by cityplANner on Apr 8, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like how the Rotoworld blurb says this:
“Travis Buck is in left field with Ryan Sweeney in right and Jason Cust at DH. "
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack
by GreenSocks on Apr 8, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jason Cust
Maybe he is a good RF’er
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does he have a brother
named Jeremy? Can he slide?
"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 8, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am stuck up in this bitch late tonight, folks.
I despise signs. Just in case you were thinking I might be on the fence on that one.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what the secret to a successful DLD LB?
I posted two last week because no one else would and I only got 51 comments each (a lot of which were mine). I posted tons of links but didn’t have much commentary, maybe that is why. Any tips?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Be as controversial and self-deprecating as possible without getting a CGV.
Can’t overbear on the DLD.
also, it helps to have no life and work in a soul-sucking signs.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the sucking stole the shop off the end of that.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so controversy = comments
makes sense.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It helps if you make fun of Mormons too.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I commented in your DLD micdog2001-It was good, so day is all
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dc's got a point.
Regular season versus a VEEEEEERRRRRRRY long Spring Training. No contest.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks DCinWC
I just want to be like popular like LB! ; -)
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of signs, bf
we should get Blez to spring for a couple of banners ala Englishmajor. That way we can have one for NorCal and one for SoCal. Yes?
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 8, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im' almost always down for the cause.
Gotta cover my shipping. But other than that, I’m an AN monkey.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AN: VORP is DEAD, LONG LIVE SPORK
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mayhaps you're right.
I always liked sporks.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Braves bullpen falters
They had a 10-3 lead in the 7th and then they gave up a 1 out single, hit ryan howard, then walk, single, single, walk, walk, walk, single, walk, and finally a rbi groundout. 8 runs with only 3 hits, none for extra bases. Then gave up another run the next inning and lost 12-11.
Atlanta Braves give away win to Phillies
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I need an amber alert
anyone know why Rob Neyer got knocked off the front page and hasn’t posted anything today?
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Apr 8, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He got a new blog:
Not sure why it isn’t listed on the mlb page:
by RickeySteals on Apr 8, 2009 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never would've known...
… except shysterball linked to it this morning.
by RickeySteals on Apr 8, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neyer's got a brand new blog!
Huuuh! Jump back! Wanna kiss myself.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and it has an Eckersley podcast!
Everything is sunshine when you are Ray Fosse, bitches.
by stormtown on Apr 8, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
weird
I’m in for half on Holliday. He struggled in his first high-A season and his first Double-A season, then struggled more in his second Double-A season … and yet, oddly enough, the Rockies promoted him to the majors early in his next season, even though he’d posted a career .750 OPS in Double-A and had played only a few Triple-A games. And you know what he has done since then.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the latest on Joey Devine
according to Slusser, Dr. Andrews wants to run a bone scan and a CT scan on Devine’s elbow. Apparently the MRI didn’t turn up anything major, which is good; at the same time we know from past experience (Dotel, for example) that sometimes serious problems don’t show up on an MRI. (Dr. Andrews was the surgeon who operated on Dotel and also on Tim Hudson.)
by OaklandSi on Apr 8, 2009 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So he's got a history of cutting on our pitchers?!
Is this who should be examining him?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this will be my last DLD post today , sorry if over posted.
I wonder if the Novato Police ever have real police work to do? (although I probably shouldn’t complain about that huh?)
5:53 a.m. A Lamont Avenue resident called police because three mirrors fell off the living room wall, and the resident thought that was suspicious.
11:13 a.m. Police caught two 13-year-old skateboarders who had spat on a window in the 1500 block of South Novato Boulevard. They apologized to the person who reported their spitting and were released to their guardians.
4:06 p.m. A resident of the 500 block of Entrada Drive reported that she had house cleaners come, and when she returned home her credit cards that she hides under a mattress were missing.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Apr 8, 2009 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Overpost? No such animal
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quite.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When I lived in Lafayette,
which seems like years ago now (and in fact was), they did a police report in the Lamorinda paper that was the highlight of the paper, IMO.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LB, Where didn't you live?
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Apr 8, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was a kept man/drunkard for
a blistering hot summer in Pennsylvania, around Harrisburg. I grew up in Indiana, went to school in Muncie, til they threw my drunk ass out. I split to California, lived in CCC for about three years, relocated up north, lived in the North Bay for about fourteen years, moved to Chicago for grad school for about two years, went back to NorCal/NorBay (blew up my Honda just outside of Laramie, so I spent a week there—BTW, if anyone is ever tempted, towing a trailer behind a Honda from Chicago to California is NOT a good idea), thought seriously about relocating to Berkeley and buying season tickets for the rest of my life and being one of those old guys who has the hat full of pins and the walkman in his pocket and a cooler and a chair cushion, but FAILED to act upon instinct and wound up here in the ASSHOLE of hell, otherwise known as Florida.
Everywhere else, I’ve not lived there.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're good!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Apr 8, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chicks dig the sign makers.
It’s true.
It’s part of the trade that we rarely talk about: sign groupies.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad link.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Apr 8, 2009 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can I hide in here? The game threads are scaring me....
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Apr 8, 2009 8:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you were responsible for the thread mojo.
you must face your fears.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 8, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Colorado sportwriter says A's interested in Gaudin
at the big league level as a reliever
the Padres are reportedly also interested in him as a reliever.
The Rockies are interested in him as a starter, but he’d need to get stretched out at AAA, according to this same writer — who also thinks Gaudin is more interested in starting.
by OaklandSi on Apr 9, 2009 8:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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