5/18/09: Stress Relief DLD

by gigglingone on May 18, 2009 11:04 AM PDT Comment 73 comments

The biggest event of my job is tomorrow, and I'm at the point now where I'm not sure what I have left to do, but I'm certain there's something I should be doing, but I can't figure out what, so I'm creating a DLD. Wear it.

Typos at work are a bad thing. Or maybe they can work out for the best....

When changing your name, be sure to include all proper punctuation and spaces.

If you are going to mess around at work, don't do it in view of the company web cam...

This is one of my most favorite comic strips ever. And my work nightmare for tomorrow. If there is a sudden freak snowstorm in the Bay Area tomorrow, you'll know that it's all my fault.

And now I have to get back to work and try not to fully panic before tomorrow. But use this for your dumping purposes. We need something to do besides think about those games this weekend.....

Poll

What's your favorite form of stress relief?

Creating DLDs for all to enjoy.

0 votes

Dumping in other people's DLDs. Because even stress-free, we still need DLDs.

5 votes

Peeing in a geyser.

12 votes

Watching baseball.

10 votes

Reading old Calvin & Hobbes strips.

15 votes

42 votes | Poll has closed

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Calvin & Hobbes

was the MAD NOTE, yo!

…how come it feels like we just banned PT again?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

by Joey C. on May 18, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed, C&H is one of, if not the best, comic strips ever.

For anyone who loves it, here’s a searchable archive of the strips.

I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra

by JLeverenz on May 18, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

DAMN YOU.

I have work to do.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The chewing gum ones are some of my favs,

especially the bubble gum zombie one.

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very unusual occurence

D-Rays pitcher bats 3d in game, in place of DH, and goes 1-3 with a double.

?urn=mlb" target="_blank">http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Who-needs-a-DH-Sonnanstine-covers-at-the-plate-?urn=mlb,164079

I never knew the DH was actually optional.

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ooops, botched the url

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Who-needs-a-DH-Sonnanstine-covers-at-the-plate-?urn=mlb,164079

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

cough it's linked up above cough

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 18, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i suck

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Service-y service fee survey

for all those games we’re not going to.

AN was so much better before I got here.

by stormtown on May 18, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Chucky's back.

Sort of.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 18, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

that seems like a weird fit to me

but it reminds me of when Bruce Jenkins called his persona “the angry, angry golf pro” and that’s my favorite thing Bruce Jenkins has ever written.

AN was so much better before I got here.

by stormtown on May 18, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How much do you miss him?

Weren’t those fun times!

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I bet he does really well on MNF.

I liked Tony, though.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It'll be interesting to see.

He can be a little manic, which is great on the field. Not so sure about the booth.

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it'll translate real well.

The thing is he will be less manic because he’s not going to be as personally invested.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point!

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sitting at home on the floor watching the movers

take my stuff away. Stress relief is reading AN while this is going on. Two more days of being a Colorado resident.

alaska A residing in colorado. (soon in Idaho)

by ak_A on May 18, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

strange...

my monkey is moving to Colorado, and is probably about two days out.

(I just talked to him—he’s in New Mexico, wasting time)

Is there just a quota for people in Colorado and is he taking your spot?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes, he could be very well taking my place in Colorado

The transponder in my car will go dead once I cross the Wyoming line and he will cleared to enter.

alaska A residing in colorado. (soon in Idaho)

by ak_A on May 18, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rays

The unplanned lineup change didn’t hurt the Rays in the fourth inning, though. Sonnanstine came to the plate with Michel Hernandez on second and two out and lofted a double over Cleveland left fielder Ryan Garko’s head to give the Rays a 7-3 lead. It was Sonnanstine’s fifth career hit, and his first for extra bases.

Can we sign Sonnanstine? We could sure use a hitter.

Enjoy the game

by DCinWC on May 18, 2009 11:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Micah Owings is the guy then

He could probably hit 3rd for the A’s and pitch in the rotation.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on May 19, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hang in there, gigs!

Its almost over.

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 12:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I just keep repeating to myself, Tuesday at 4pm. Tuesday at 4pm. Tuesday at 4pm.

Why the heck isn’t it Tuesday at 4pm yet?!?!!?!!?

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 18, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We should definitely do dinner and a game

once you have the time.

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 18, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And by that point, they'll be through here!

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't look at the game thread.

Just sayin’

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where's option 4

“Bang head on metal door”

by ElQuesoCapitan on May 18, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

*7

by ElQuesoCapitan on May 18, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

* 6

Reply reply fail

by ElQuesoCapitan on May 18, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

option #4 is watching baseball

I think that’s been the same thing lately…..

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 18, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

baseball is supposed to be my stress reliever

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I found a few links

A’s-related. Sorry to be so boring.
Kurt and Renee Suzuki raising money for survivor of Adenhart crash
As if we could love Kurt more!

Willie Brown thinks he knows where the new A’s stadium will be
Hmm. This seemed to be completely random until I read this from Marine Layer.

Speaking of Oakland stadia, a former city official who lobbied unsuccessfully for one has a nice new job.

by Englishmajor on May 18, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow

Was that a dig at Oakland from the pen of Willie Brown?

by jeffro on May 18, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kinda...

by lynnzgal on May 18, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I read it as more of a dig at suburbanites scared of downtown Oakland.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

looked like a dig to me

he fails to mention that Bobb’s contract in Detroit is only for a year.

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yuo would certainly know more than me.

all of you would.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 18, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

who's Yuo? ;-)

I think it’s Willie who should know about Bobb’s contract…

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yuo Ming

by jeffro on May 18, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The A's radio home

So, has anyone noticed that the new 860 Xtra Sports has a new color motif?

I say we start emailing for local shows instead of the syndicated stuff that is going to eb played now.

AN Radio on Sundays?
A soccer show on the weekends to rival Hooked on Golf?
Inside Baseball with Marty Lurie, daily…

What else?

by jeffro on May 18, 2009 1:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My guess is that they are already looking for local programming

but they need the syndicated stuff to get started.

Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on May 18, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marty Lurie's show just started

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Dan Giese on DL

with an ulnar never problem (same problem that Street had not so long ago.) This is being reported by Slusser and also by Stiglich

A’s have recalled Gio to take his place.

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 2:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Great.

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

nerve problem, not never problem

although that doesn’t sound too far off either

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gio will be better anyway...

Hopefully Gio will do some starting too.

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on May 18, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

word

I wouldn’t mind a near-future rotation of Duke, Braden, Outman, Anderson and Gio. Gallagher gets some long-relief (real, Dan Giese sans-injury style long relief. Not that fake “Bob Geren hates Sean Gallager” long relief he did to start the season). Eveland stays in AAA, joined by Cahill so he can work on keeping his pitches down AND for strikes.

Hmm, that rotation might stand a chance.

by cityplANner on May 18, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Geren just said on the pregame show

that Gio would be used as Giese was, and as Gio himself was earlier this season. Geren said that Gio can “throw up to 100 pitches, like he did in Seattle.”

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SO Guise will be used... never?

Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on May 18, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I CAN HAZ GAME THREAD, PLZ?

"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A

by doctorK on May 18, 2009 3:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The answer to our SS woes?

I’m not going to hold my breath, but one NY columnist has postulated about the Mets trading Jose Reyes if they don’t make the playoffs this year. Rob Neyer links to the column and discusses the merits of the idea.

I don’t think this will actually happen, but if it did I think this is the kind of trade BB should explore. As noted in the article Reyes is 26 so he’s entering his physical prime. His current deal pays $9M for 2010 and an $11M club option for 2011 ($0.5M buyout). With all the money coming off the books after the next 2 years, the A’s should be able to afford to re-sign him which would take care of that position for the next 5-6 years or so.

by JLeverenz on May 18, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Unlikely that the A's could afford him

It looks like a good trade idea, but man, it would probably cost a fortune in prospects.

Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on May 18, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've seen that

other writers think that Reyes is one of the cornerstones that you just don’t trade. They think that if the Mets get broken up the older players will get traded first.

by OaklandSi on May 18, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's such a dearth of SS talent that it'd be pointless to trade Reyes.

They just need to stop making him such a focal point of the offence – he’s a very good defensive short stop. It’s not like they don’t have the money to bring in players around him, Wright and Beltran.

by OldhamA on May 18, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes. There are very few good SS's available, as we have seen all over, especially when it comes to acquiring one when you are desperate

They have a Good SS, for a good price, at a time when most teams would settle for “terrible” at SS.

This isn’t the late 90’s, early 00’s. We no longer have Jeter, ARod, Garciaparra and Tejada manning SS as young, strong superstars. Now we have an injured ARod playing 3B (but still very good), Jeter who can no longer handle the position (though thats been true for a while), Garciaparra who can’t stay in the field and can’t hit anywhere close to his prime, and Tejada, who is staying on the field but lost most of his skill. Each player, besides ARod, are seeing the end of their careers in sight within the next few years, and possibly as soon as next year, none of them will be at Shortstop. Even Michael Young.

Now we have Reyes, Ramirez and Tulo. Then it falls off considerably.

There are some good or decent SS’s coming up. Escobar(s) and Andrus come to mind. But none will be Superstar level players.

That leads to two things. First, they should lock up Reyes long term. Second, if they do trade him, they will get a massive haul.

I just hope that one of Leyja, Coleman, Christian or Cardenas can become good SS at the MLB level. Cardenas already looks like he won’t be able to man it defensivly. Christian has been moved to 3B, not because he’s a bad SS, but because the A’s believe he can play 3B and it seems they want to keep him with Coleman, who also plays SS (presumably better). But Leyja is an unknwon defensivly, is still very young, and hasn’t even gotten out of extended Spring Training yet.

Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.

by Zonis on May 18, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The question is, how much does Minaya know this?

Obviously he knows that Reyes is a valuable player to trade, but does he view him as a Manny/Holliday/Bay type or a Haren type when it comes to a trade? If he thinks of him as a Haren type then there’s no way the A’s should trade for him. But if the recent trades for star players are used as a guide (as NateHST has been discussing in his FPs) then a deal becomes more possible from the perspective of what the A’s might be willing to give up.

Pretending for the moment that a deal for Reyes would require prospect + pieces as recent deals have, would Anderson or Cahill + 2-3 lesser players/prospects be worth giving up to get Reyes? I’m no good at judging the relative trade value of players versus keeping them, but I would assume that one of those 2 pitchers would have to be included. I would guess the Mets would want a potential SS in return (Cardenas) and maybe a 1B (Carter or Barton if he has a bounce back year in AAA) with the question marks about Delgado’s health. Would Cahill/Anderson + Cardenas + Carter/Barton be too much given everything else Oakland has in the system? I understand it would be tough to give up those guys, but those are the positions that the system has some depth and they’d be getting back a superstar in his prime at a position of need.

by JLeverenz on May 19, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure how many of you are fans of Mr Grylls

but this is inspired hiring.

He’s like the perfect PR man for the job.

by OldhamA on May 18, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

hot hitting Giants prospect

Jesus Guzman (who last year was a hot hitting A’s third base prospect) may be making his major league debut when the Giants play in Seattle next weekend.

by OaklandSi on May 19, 2009 12:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs