DLD 5/1/09: where 67M wipes egg off his face
by 67MARQUEZ on May 1, 2009 6:35 AM PDT
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PrintWow...imagine my surprise horror to see the DLD on the front page.
Hey speaking of the swift, I'm sprinting out of the gate with some A's history. It's what I do. On this date in 1991 Rickey left Lou in the dust. The master thief must have had a thing for May 1 because exactly one year later, he pilfered his 1000th base. And yet what Ali was admired for, our hometown hero was vilified. No fair.
Well, at least Angel fans appreciate him. I think.
In trying to find other A's news on this date, I came across this gem from 1996:
Oakland Athletics sent Andy Tomberlin to New York Mets for future considerations.
OK, I've been watching the A's (and sports in general) for a long time; not only do I not remember Tomberlin (whose transaction information runs as long as my list of ex's), but what exactly does "future considerations" mean?
Of course, Tomberlin has nothing on this former San Diego Padre, who was picked up by more teams (6) than games played in the majors (5). It was on this date in 2003 that the "Cincinnati Reds returned Eric Cyr to the Anaheim Angels." Seriously, that's how it reads. "Hey, did you guys lose a Cyr? Yeah well, he was wandering outside our facility."
It was one year ago today that the A's rapped out 20 hits to beat the Angels, 15-8. If you recall, that was the game where Jack Cust dropped the ball:
"I didn't even know I missed it until I saw (Ryan) Sweeney running after the ball. It just came out."
Cust atoned for his sin with a homer and three other hits in a game in which his team put on a promotion where field level seats were discounted for each A's knock (tickets ended up selling for $4). Also, Nick Adenhart made his big-league debut. Said Bobby Crosby:
"You knew he really couldn't command his pitches too well, so we were trying to be patient and get on any way we could."
Crosby actually found a couple of ways to get on base; he collected two hits and drew a walk in six trips to the dish. Don't get too excited; he also stranded seven baserunners.
***
I wanted to share an awesome card that my niece Stephanie sent me. She mailed it to her house because she did not have my address handy. Strangely enough, Steph was the one to receive it in the mail (she came home last week on surprise leave...and will be gone again this morning).
Here's hoping the world will be a better
place by the time this one grows up.
OK, now this is what I call a bat out of hell (love the expressions):
cityplANer is asking for a Thunderdome matchup between:
And finally, feliz cumpleanos, Rocio. You haven't aged a bit. I'd hate you if I didn't like you so much.
If you must dump, do it here. Or down there somewhere.
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I call CONSPIRACY!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure. Likely story.
You’re in cahoots with Nico to bring this site down!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions
We tried to throw you off
by having that Blez fellow run yesterday’s game thread, but some folks can’t be fooled.
I'm here to talk about the past.
BASTARDS!
The man’s always trying to bring me down!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
So you're saying
…I should…embrace…Florida?!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't go *that* far.
I mean, that’d be crazy and you’re not…wait, what?
I'm here to talk about the past.
two observations about the bat picture:
1) no one is protecting the baby becuase it’s doing it’s best Neo/Moses impression.
2) it still amazes me that the lady in the pink tank top is just eating away as if nothing is happening. mm…popcorn.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
The bat actually looks like it is hitting him in his face.
by theblackpearl on May 1, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
talk about,
taking one on the chin.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Have I mentioned that beside dog and polar bear, another of my totems is
raccoon?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
AAAAAAAAHH!!!
You are trying to drive me away from AN!
Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.
but I love you.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a pet raccoon as a child.
No, seriously.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Mmmm... Eggs
and chorizo
and a little onion
and cheese
and hot sauce
FUCK NOW I WANT A BURRITO FOR BREAKFAST.
Thanks 67M
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
At least you didn't have all your posts from midnight to about a hour ago wiped out.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
My whole life from midnight to about an hour ago is wiped out.
Thanks, Makers Mark
"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 May 1, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
if a Leopold Bloom posts after midnight and nobody is around to read it
did it actually happen?
Save Rajai Davis
you know,
I’m almost egotistical enough to make that my sig line.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
im almost comfortable enough to admit
that that’s the closest I’ll ever come to fame
Save Rajai Davis
Okay,
now I’m REALLY hungry.
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
<3
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Meet you at Vallarta?
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
is that code for something?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I love you.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
You have me craving chilaquiles,
with fried eggs on top.
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
that's definitely code.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
It sounds like that doesn't it?
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Is that a euphimism?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I am not going anywhere near your eggs, if that is what you are implying good sir.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 1, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Cap'n, I've decided something monumental.
As you know, 67M made me mayor of Cheesetown the other day before the rain out. Instead of you organizing the military against me in a coup, I think we need to form a democracy here.
Look, I love cheese. You love cheese. We both want what’s best for Cheesetown, even if we have different visions of what that entails. I say we let the people decide.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Cheese
My sis (#2) was making french bread pizza the other night. On her counter was a pile of cheese. When I was certain no one was looking, I grabbed a handful and fed it to my taste buds (or if your prefer, friends).
Sister #2 turned the corner about a second later only to hear me shout, “OK, would someone explain how all this cheese got into my mouth?”
I'm here to talk about the past.
That made me laugh!
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
This was mere hours after declaring me mayor, correct?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
But I'm the captain! :(
I guess it’s best for the citizens.
But don’t expect that I won’t make a comeback.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 1, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Cap'n
Don’t call it a comeback.
You’ve been here for years.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Jose-head's life
gets a little more surreal. I don’t think my MMA guy will be representing him.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
I say we keep dumping in the parallel universe DLD.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
we can call it "the other DLD" and not tell anyone how to find it
AN was so much better before I got here.
Oh hey!
Its the Monday game I’m going to. Not blankie night. Just sayin’
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Tuesday's Game
I am getting tickets to this and my passwords were:
steroids this
casually had
Got to get my blanket on!
Enjoy the game
Bummer.
I will venture alone, if need be. Want that blanket!!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Why, thank you for thinking of me!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I do special favors for her.
I think you are ass out on this one. You’ll have to rely on Flynn and her magical powers.
Bring Gio back!
I have connections,
I’ll see what I can do.
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Hmm. I will see what I can do-
Would be perfect timing for our weekend rendezvous as well!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
LB is ass out?
Where’s the picture?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Pft.
Heathen doesn’t even shave.
As if.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to say...
That one was better than some I had to choose from. At least this one didn’t show any um….well you can guess.
Bring Gio back!
GET ME A BLANKIE!
{cries, rocks self, sucks thumb, doesn’t think of oral-fixation/sexual implications of thumb-sucking, requires years of therapy}
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
If you want.
I could prescribe something for that.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 1, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm skeptical.
Is there a shark involved or pirates?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The sharks come with the pirates.
It’s part of their bonus package.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 1, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Are they working in cahoots?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
They're comfy and built just for your type of vocation.
It’s like wearing nothing at all! Take it from me, I know.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I know.
And I’m grateful.
Tomorrow’s your turn.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
You know, except for the link at the top of this page...
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Gnats going healthy
Nutrition is of particular importance for the Giants this season. Their brightest young pitcher and hitter, Tim Lincecum and Pablo Sandoval, respectively, are a Laurel & Hardy-shaped combination.
Strength and conditioning coach Ben Potenziano stressed diet and exercise to help Sandoval (listed at 5-foot-11 and 245 pounds) shed weight during the spring. And Lincecum (listed at 5-11, 170 pounds) is still underweight after a nasty bout with bronchitis in March.
“Some people live to eat, but Timmy’s a guy who eats to live,” Bochy said. “We’ve helped him out, given him some shakes to help keep weight on. He’s feeling better and eating better.”
I’d say both of those weight listings are generous.
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
If we ever get a player that we refer to as "Timmy,"
let’s beat him to death with bats.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
We had a player named Timmy, and we loved him
I remember people bringing South Park signs when he pitched.
AN was so much better before I got here.
No. His name was Tim.
Not Timmy.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Where?! Behind the rabbit?!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions
what does it do nibble your bum?
oh wait this one is better
i solid my armor i was so scared
Bad spellers of the world untie.
African or European?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Or Tim.
But NEVER Timmy. Unless he was really messing up and you wanted to send his 5’6" ass to his room.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
don't you remember when we were supposed to call him "Stinger"?
at least it had some effort in it, unlike the Huddy, Chavvy crap.
AN was so much better before I got here.
I liked when Papa called him that.
Oh, and the A’s TV guy would use it, too.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I like it when you call me Big Papa.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
there is no way
That Lincecum weighs 170 pounds.
I’m an inch taller, 10 pounds lighter, and he is still way skinnier than me.
It doesn't matter.
I hate him and like you, based solely on the colors you each wear.
I am a nightmare walking
Psychopath talking
King of Law & Order
Just a Gangster stalking.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
i remember weighing in the 160-170 range
but that was back before high school
Bad spellers of the world untie.
A Jerry Browne reference!
From Christina Kahrl:
The other interesting element is what having Patterson up might mean. Losing Ellis and Nomar isn’t good news, but sort of like having to operate down one Eric Chavez for varying amounts of time, it isn’t as if these are things the organization isn’t already used to. Not that turning to Hannahan is cause for fans to do Hannahan-stands, but he serves a specific purpose or two—bat lefty and play a good third—and if he’s something of a replacement-level fill-in, nothing more than that’s expected. You have to wonder if Bobby Crosby is going to do something worthwhile to argue for his retention; down two starting infielders, he needs to prove that he has some kind of value, and so far, he hasn’t. Because of that, the really interesting question is whether or not this is Patterson’s opportunity to stick. It might initially be at second base, a position only the A’s seem to take him seriously at, but should he give the team a jolt of power, OBP, and speed, I can’t imagine they won’t decide to find ways to try to keep that in the mix somehow since they’re getting so little offense from so many other players. While Patterson’s adaptability to center field still remains mostly wishful thinking, I guess I wonder if he could take a page from the Governor’s playbook and give the team a better in-season fix at third base than Crosby or Hannahan, sort of the way that Jerry Browne did for the division-winning ‘92 team, but like Browne also filling in at second and the outfield. As alternatives go, it beats throwing away at-bats on Crosby and Hannahan, where their brand of manifest destiny apparently means that balls in play find unavoidable, happy homes in somebody’s glove.
AN was so much better before I got here.
I was thinking about this when I heard about the DL-ery
Patterson rising as some sort of quasi-UTIL player with a decent bat would be nifty and such. I’m hoping he doesn’t press so much at the plate this go-round.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
If you've ever thought,
“Gee, I’d sure like to know where LB gets his name, but I’m too dumb or too full of ritalin and/or whiskey and/or xanax and/or marijuana and/or self-loathe to read the 700 pages or really give a shit, or, hell, who am I kidding? Bathe regularly…” Well, your moment is here. An oldie but a goodie.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
Is that bacon on your plate?
Just wondering. I happen to enjoy bacon.
I'm here to talk about the past.
bacon's always on my plate, baby.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I find it difficult to type
from the floor. That’s where that comment left me.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Why are you on the floor?
Get up from there. That’s unsanitary. You’ve no idea where that floor’s been.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Then what about me, down here in the gutter?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Oh no, you're fine there.
{don’t touch him—I think he’s got the pig fever}
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I always figured you got your name from the movies
Specifically, here
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
agenbite of inwit
i thought the big “yes” scene was molly getting laid. it totally reads that way. at least, that’s how my english prof read it to me.
sincerely,
thornton melon
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on May 1, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
It's like Cliff Notes
with pictures!
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack
I think I'm gonna give this one another shot
I tried reading it 2 summers ago and couldn’t get through the first chapter. And I’ve read Great Expectations, so I’m no stranger to gutting it out when the going gets unbearably rough. Even so, I pled “no mas.”
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
Oh no.
But if I was going to be mistaken for one of them, I’d prefer Zero Mostel and/or Nathan Lane, though I do have a lot of unjustified love for Gene Wilder. he was obviously a shitty pitcher for us at one point.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
No, it was just you.
They called ahead to the rest of us.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
They're in cahoots with Nico and...you!
It’s come full circle now.
When I left you, I was the student. Now I am the master.
….some other random social references…
{tired, need sleep}
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad to see Crosby working hard
and putting in the effort…
Let’s hope he can put some stats together !!!
"Where's the beef?"
{wakes with a jolt}
screaming.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
this pig flu is disappointing... I thought it would be more virulent...
…I was really looking forward to scavenging through the homes of the dead…
but now it’s not gonna kill anybody… at least not anybody whose house I can easily scavenge through afterwards…
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 1, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
what an adventurous DLD
first it’s on the front page, then not, then yes, and now (after SB nation goes offline for “difficulties”) off the front page again.
You’d think this was April 1st instead of May 1st…
I never even saw it on the front page....
I didn’t have problems with AN either though, so maybe I’m still asleep and I’m not actually online right now….
There's no crying in baseball!
I'm usually a month late
with my jokes. Oh, wait, that’s understanding them, not telling them.
Well it is my ex-wife’s birthday. I am certain she had a lot to do with this adventure you speak of. Even before we were wed, she told me “Soy bruja.” I had no idea at the time…
I'm here to talk about the past.
I love how the KFOG 10 at 10 today is from 1968,
which of course was the year we got our lovable muppets.
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
I forgot about 10 at 10...
It’s been years.
I miss home.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss Dave,
I’m so glad he’s still doing the 10 at 10
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Through the miracle of internet
you can recapture that Bay Area feel. Listen Live. I’ll admit the premeditation required for internet listening doesn’t have the same feel as spontaneously finding deep voice guy while flipping through the FM muck, but you can still get a nostalgic buzz.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
I feel like I should give you a hug.
Yeah, I live in the Bay Area, but so what. That post is oozing with awesomeness.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I'd take a hug
It’d be an honor. Though, I must come clean. I too live in the Bay. But I was away for a while and internet radio was a blessing.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
What would we do without it.
Hugs, not the Internet. Were it not for the ‘net, I might actually get some work done. I’ve never known my hugs to be honorable, but people do come away from them feeling as if they have a greater understanding. Of what exactly, I don’t really know.
I'm here to talk about the past.
This needs to be posted again.
Also, go here for a slideshow of pictures from yesterday’s game, from the Dallas Morning News. My favorite is #10.
I'm happy again.
I like you.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Heyyy. What do you mean "again"?
No more pictures for you!
by whiteshoes40 on May 1, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Still.
I meant still. No?
OK, always. Yeah it’s a long t ime but it’s all I got.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Good enough.
You can have another picture.
I like how Hannahan looks like he doesn’t care at all that Crosby’s close to falling into the dugout. More playing time for him if Croz goes down…
by whiteshoes40 on May 1, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
He was just appreciating Bobby's ass.
I know he’s not a good baseball player, but dayum.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
There's so few of us
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Didn't you already use that line today, hotness?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
TWS
er.
I think it was last night. Besides, I need all the propping up I can get.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Today, princess. You're getting forgetful in your old age.
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/5/1/861559/open-thread-friday-heres-hoping#15111786
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
You say forgetful,
I say “Painting with Oil Based primer all day and getting a contact high from fumes”
And I’m not old, MFer :-X
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I saw this live and it was hilarious.
EVERYONE bolted away from Croz. Then at the last minute, the trainer came over to try and break his fall. Cracked me up!
Bring Gio back!
That's an awesome picture and a great take.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Die, cRosby, n'kay?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Mmmhmmm!
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Its the obligatory ass slap!
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Always looking at the wrong thing.
shame, really.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter.
It’s who it’s attached to, sister.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I do. It's his hand, right?
Maybe we’re not looking at the same pic.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh to be Swooney's ass
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Would that you were a glove upon that hand
that you might touch that cheek.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Little did our poor scribe William know
that 400 years later his words would be used to describe ZigFan’s love for TBuck.
Someone’s turning in his grave for sure.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
That's because you're ig-no-ant.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's agree to disagree on this one.
But at least we can agree on the Ice Man. And oh will he cometh!
Bring Gio back!
The ice man?
Planet Hoth?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. My.
Hetero-what, now?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Every day,
it needs to be posted every damn day!
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
OK
It’s not that I don’t mind the convo. Hell, I encourage expect demand it.
But they’re only going to let me keep doing these if there’s a linky or three, you dig?
Ah, screw it.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Hey!
I did that and you made it disappear.
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
Yes, yes you did.
Never mind. I suck. Stangely enough, I can make my comment above disappear, which would also wipe out all the replies too. Who gave me the keys to this thing anyway?
I'm here to talk about the past.
I gave you my origin story in flash/cartoon form.
I gave you Jose becoming an even bigger spectacle, if that’s possible.
I posted a picture of a cute raccoon.
How much more you want I should give?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha!
The stingray post!
So please, stop smiling like that, or at least only get photographed from the top so no one can see it. It makes you look desperate.
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
You've given your all.
{smacks LB on the ass as he takes the ball from him and turns to the pen}
I'm here to talk about the past.
{curses out ump for not calling second pitch of four pitch outing a strike}
{gets tossed from game I’ve already been removed from}
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Al Swearengen must've gotten tossed from a lot of games.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
What does the raccoon say about Leopold?
Raccoon’s wisdom includes understanding the nature of masks, disguise, dexterity, seeking guidance and confidence, questioning without fear, balancing curiosity, shape shifting, secrecy.
LB has a handle, a mask if you will. This allows him the question without fear, such as the lack of Buck sightings. The natural dexterity explains the ability to post so frequently. He is able to balance curiosity with, well, apparently nothing. He can just balance it. He is … the most interesting poster in the world.
Stay thirsty, my friends.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
I think I might have teared up a bit, there.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
This sounds like a fun game.
Alright, first guess. You’re an A’s fan, so probably near some affiliate of the A’s. Hmm, California and Texas don’t seem likely. Oh, I got it. Vancouver! Rains all the time and you can catch Class A A’s ball.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
You are more brave than I.
Then again, I’m still trying to figure who I am, let alone where ws40 is. If I knew, I’d let her use my umbrella. I mean, if I had one.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I should know better than to post rhetorical questions in a DLD.
But that’s a good guess, although it’s incorrect…
by whiteshoes40 on May 1, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It's July. You're in Paraguy.
You owe the Bolivian mob several millions of dollars because your hair-brained, but lovable sister mistook the five kilos of fine dusted powder for talcum powder. And she’s allergic. Granted, your current dire straits were brought about by what amounts to an episode of Three’s Company, but the action going forward from this point will provide you with enough cover the at you’ll not have to account for it, except for Ebert—he’s a stickler for details.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
But it was quite good, no?
I mean, you’d watch that. Maybe not pay $10 for it, but if you were sitting there and it came on USA, you’d watch it instead of reruns of Alice, right?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Why, thank you, madame.
It’s like winning second place in beauty contest and taking home $10.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Wrong team, but right city and right reference:
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
ZOMBIE?!
Where?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh. Good call.
In the grand scheme of things, that does explain quite a bit.
Though I was actually quite fond of that picture.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
i crossed 1700 myself today
and still have not commented anything worth while
Bad spellers of the world untie.
Oooh, I forgot about those!
Here’s the Ticket Services blog entry.
And here’s one of the lovely pics…
by whiteshoes40 on May 1, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It is, so according to the song,
you’re supposed to take all your clothes off.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
*sound of car tires screeching*
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
This DLD
is turning into this.
Not that I am complaining, mind you. I’m just in a pointing-out-stuff kind of mood.
I'm here to talk about the past.
This DLD is magic?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
It's sticky.
Does that equal magic?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
It was turning
into chick talk, which can also be considered magical and sticky.
Well, depending on who you ask.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Depends on the chick
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Left, please.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
k.
you can have Swooney.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
whoa, I'm at 4805...
I will certainly cross the 5000 threshold during this season….
There's no crying in baseball!
This is 6501 for me.
Kinda sad, actually.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
596..2
How does that even happen?
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
578...
but that’s only under my current name… I had at least that many on the one I resigned from in protest of Wash not being named manager…
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 1, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That was worthy.
Seriously.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't even know how many comments I have
I suck at this whole e-measuring thing.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Oh. Um, right.
7,696.
I’m cool.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
you rule.
’course, we already knew that.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
cutest video ever
slow loris loves being tickled!
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
Here comes the silliest debate in baseball: the unbreakable record
A Yahoo writer again opened up the can of worms for baseball’s most unbreakable record, talking about Rickey’s chart topping career stolen base total. Baseball’s most untouchable career record? Close, but not quite
I hate when people bring up the truly untouchable stats like triples and wins. Most of them are rooted in the deadball era, when a different style of baseball was played. I love Rickey’s record because the stolen base is less resistant to changes in the game. Still, most of the leaderboard comes from the deadball era and a broad timeframe of 70’s to the 90’s players.
My all-time favorite unbreakable record is DiMaggio’s hitting streak. Hitting streaks happen all the time in baseball. Among the top 30 names, every decade save the 1950’s is represented. Like many “unbreakables” DiMaggio reached a level of magnitude beyond anyone else. The players ranking #11 to #52 all hit safely in 30 to 35 consecutive games. The number 2 guy hit in 45 consecutive games. Then DiMaggio stands alone, a full 11 games better that the runner-up.
Happy anniversary Rickey!
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Joltin' Joe
He had a 61-game hitting streak in the minors, too. Sick.
Here is the most famous coach in Oakland A’s history talking baseball with some future stars:
I'm here to talk about the past.
Brush with Fame
I worked at Foster’s Freeze in Lafayette in, oh, say 1976. Collected my $2.50 and hour and treated the place like an all-you-can-eat. Every Friday up would pull the old limo and out would come Joe Dimaggio, in a gray suit. Joe would always get a vanilla swirl cone. I suppose I should have gotten a cone signed or my official Foster’s hat, but never did, dude was always Mr. Coffee to me and I was usually REALLY stoned. I figured he just wanted a cone, and a little respect.
Enjoy the game
No way.
I just never figured Joe for a vanilla swirl. Never.
Oh, and cool story flashback, DC.
I'm here to talk about the past.
it's hard to believe
he’d dunk his donut, either.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on May 1, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I lived in Lafayette for a couple years.
Down on 2nd St.
Worked there too. Diablo Foods. Round-Up.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Triples, much like three-ways,
are unimaginably fun.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh no.
Yuo need a good imagination for both, mi hermano.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You know that Angels fans are consoling themselves by saying,
“Yeah, we suck, but at least the A’s suck just as bad.”
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I usually hate this guy (mainly for his allegiances)
But sometimes he gets it:
On the same day of Game 6, a story broke that Alex Rodriguez was allegedly seen with human growth hormone. The story was digested and consumed in the same predictably brief cycle: Mainstream Web sites and blogs and message boards and sports radio first, then “PTI” and “Around the Horn,” then “SportsCenter,” then newspapers and magazines. You can either throw yourself into that cycle or look the other way. I am getting older. I just want to watch sports. I have trained myself to look the other way. This stuff clutters my brain, and not in a good way. I just want to watch sports. I just want to watch sports.
Here he says even more, with less:
Sports keeps moving. You get older. You pass the love down to your kids. You think you will care less … and you don’t.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 1, 2009 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm so torn on BS.
I started reading him back when he first started on ESPN (what, like 2000?), when he wasn’t a grown-up and boring. Also the Boston sports market was still in their “lovable losers” century, and all the Boston stuff felt okay.
Now he’s talking about life experiences I ain’t had and even if did have them, I would not coat them with nearly as much saccharine. He took writing lessons from Peter King and made being a douche into an art form. He still can make me laugh, but it’s not nearly as well-done.
Or maybe it’s me. Maybe I’ve changed. Or maybe he’s a maudlin bitch.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
It's hard to tell LB
I feel the same way. He was funner to read when they were losers (though never, ever lovable). But he does manage to make me chuckle once in a while.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I really think it is the combination of their success and his
To put it in Simmons language-He’s become Rocky and the beginning of Rocky III. After all of the ups and downs, the struggle, being the guy with a lucky shot who hit it big, now he has been on top of the world for a long time. Where he used to tell stories about going to the friend’s wedding and his team breaking his heart, now he is talking about how great it is to have every team win something big and how tough things are when you have to fly around the country and meet celebrities. He’s become comfortable and doesn’t want to go back to the old gym with Mickey (2-3 columns a week, marathon chat sessions) when he can train in the hotel lobby with Leroy Neiman painting his picture (a column every Friday and the BS report talking to Adam Corolla or someone in his bathrobe on Tue morning).
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Yeah, you're right.
He’s become a douche.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
BS was such a big part of my regular sports-ish reading for so long
Now he’s like the girlfriend you’ve been with forever. You don’t have fun, you both know it’s over, but you just can’t seem to tear yourself away quite yet because you’re hanging on to the slim hope that you can recapture what you used to have together.
oh, they began long ago. You know that.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Now that's a spicy meatball!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of us just know how to use
more exotic ingredients…
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
We certainly have had a lot of new options in the past few days.
I guess a girl can’t have too many pairs of shoes.
Bring Gio back!
Those are recruits
from the 67M-LB (or is it LB-67M?) factory.
Not quite as exotic as us, but they are noobs, after all.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Not to take anything away from your recruiting prowess...
but I think lynnzgal and I may have a had a hand in the process for a few of them.
Bring Gio back!
without doubt.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Of that I am certain
And shame on me for excluding the other half of the quartet. I shall be punished. And it shall be immediate.
I'm here to talk about the past.
and you'll enjoy it.
{yawn}
/MdS
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
....
You put a hand on my cheek,
And then you turn your eyes away.
If you don’t feel complete,
If I don’t take you all of the way,
Then go, yeah, go,
But remember:
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow..
I listened to that in the car last weekend.
Good love is hard to find
Good love is hard to find
You got lucky babe
You got lucky babe
Take a chance, wob. Go out on a limb. Throw caution to the wind. Count my cliches. Something~67M
I LOVE TOM PETTY!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Now
good lust, on the other hand is easily found.
I should do bumper stickers.
I'm here to talk about the past.
You misspelled coc... uh..
Oh, COOKS.
Yeah.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I made his mailbag
Before bowing down to me, the question was, to quote LB, gay. Not just the question, but pretty much every word. Gay. Realize this was a few years back, around the time I found out the long-distance relationship I was having was, how do I put this, oh yeah, married.
Q: So I bought the Live-Aid DVD, which was somewhat of a jip because it didn’t have the concert in its entirety (how do you leave out Zep doin’ Stairway?). But anyway, the DVD also showed the “We Are the World” video which raised this question: What would you say is the sports equivalent of Dan Akroyd singing with the likes of Michael, Bruce, and Stevie? I mean, how on earth did he get past security? Had he given Bette Midler a lift and since it was January, maybe it was too cold to stay out in the car?
—Donald Marquez, Union City CA
SG: Come on, that’s easy: The sports equivalent to Ackroyd’s “We Are the World” appearance was Jimmy Fallon kissing Drew Barrymore — on the field, on live TV — right after the Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years. In fact, they were shown in a closeup within 60 seconds of the final out. And every Red Sox fan is determined to pretend that this never happened, and that it didn’t taint the moment even a little bit … so it wasn’t a huge deal. Just like the Aykroyd thing.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I told you,
WE WERE SEPARATED!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah but
You and I both know that you were dragging your feet on the whole thing, at least emotionally.
I'm here to talk about the past.
....
Its hard to think about what youve wanted.
Its hard to think about what youve lost.
This doesn’t have to be the big get even.
This doesn’t have to be anything at all.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
k...no takers...how about this, then...
Baby you’ll come knocking on my front door,
Same old line you used to use before.
I said ya… well… what am I supposed to do?
I didn’t know what I was getting into.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I started to
and then realized I am either not worthy, or too worthy.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I like you,
even if you do have a pro-zombie agenda.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Picutre of Megan Fox from new Transformers trailer
http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/images/tf2final2.jpg
probably NSFW but not that bad. I only post it because it seemed some preverts people like me liked the pics from yesterday.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
mechanic in the back
looks like he’s trying to look under the hood…
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on May 1, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I've got to consult my doctor
It’s been 4 hours since I clicked on that link. And still.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
we called up Petit?
Clearly this means we’ll sit him for 4 games in a row, play him once where he goes 2-4 w/ a SB and a run, then we won’t play him for 4 more games, then we’ll send him down.
Who’s wants odds on that?
What'll you give me?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Undying love.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
No, that's what I pay for.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
No I meant that I'm undead.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
ZOMBIE!
Cap’n, get the grenades!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Almost, but not quite.
Vampire.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
As well you should be.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
As well you should be.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Oakland gets some big ups from the NYTimes
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/travel/03hours.html
suck on that, Oakland haters!
Much love to the NYT.
The only dinosaur that will remain standing. Well, probably the Post and WSJ, too. Maybe.
They’ve taken to restricting classified here in Sarasota to three days a week to save on ink costs. That might be the lamest thing I’ve ever heard. That clang you heard a couple years back? That was for the papers.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing they really missed out on for that 36 hours was The Trappist
Well, that and the Lake Merritt Farmer’s Market for the hipster scene.
I like Lake Merritt,
but I don’t think I qualify as a hipster.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
This DLD is really very homoerotic...
…I don’t know what to think of that…
…I’m not a prude or anything…
…I mean, I’ve spent more than my fair share of time in a cheap nylon dress and a wig doing total strangers at the Power Exchange, but I wasn’t thinking about baseball while I was doing it… just as I’m not thinking of affixing valentines to my lover’s ass with a power staple gun when I’m at the ballgame…
Is this wrong, or do I need to change?
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
you might be my new hero.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
...although I'd be more offended and scared by the heavy Tom Petty influence, were I you.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a big Ron Washington fan.
He golden in my book.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, LB.
This is what Alec Baldwin’s character said about Florida on 30 Rock last night:
"Have you ever been to Florida? It’s a criminal population. It’s America’s Australia."
Yes, that's about right.
Maybe they don’t think it’s paradise. Maybe they’re just happy for their freedom. That makes much more sense.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
posted yet?
“Nobody Night promotion for Tampa Bay Class-A affiliate”
The Riverdogs, continuing their tradition of outlandish promotions, turned fans away and sent them to a party with discounted food and beer just outside the ballpark.
Hundreds of fans gathered outside the main gate waiting to be let in once the game was declared official and the actual attendance was recorded as zero.
Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"
that's awesome!
although I would like to see some baseball.
AN was so much better before I got here.
I don't know who 13gb.com thinks they are,
but I effing despise them right now. And that’s not even my link. effing geeks.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 1, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to hop on the SEND DANA EVELAND TO AAA bandwagon.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
I'd love to send Eveland to the Capitol...
…but I’d rather trade him to Washington than demote him to the Cats!
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 2, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
OLD TIMES: It’s Pacific Coast League throwback day as the A’s will wear 1939 Oakland Oaks uniforms and the Mariners Seattle Rainiers uniforms today. Players will still wear helmets, and of course, the A’s white shoes, which should look especially glaring with the red and green stirrups they’ll be wearing.
Stirrups! This will be fun!
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