DLD 5/20/09
by alox on May 20, 2009 9:25 AM PDT
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So no one else will do it? We need another call-up from AAA to start a DLD? Guess I will have to do. Where have you gone Joe? Speaking of, the Red Sox version of the song passed away last week. He's one of the other two DiMaggio's that played MLB, and by all accounts Dominic was a great guy.
Here's a woman my wife would appreciate. After 23 years of glorious bliss she too has never forgotten a damn thing I've done wrong. Poor old guy, just when you think you've covered your tracks, karma comes along to remind you that she truly is a bitch.
And just because I hate these guys, here's a chance to make a little cash and give someone exactly what they've got coming.
For those of you who post regularly about TV programming, I offer you this. Seems we don't have the only Tyler with a blog.
For those of you who are wondering, why yes, this is indeed my first attempt at a DLD. I can't stand living in the past, so here ya go. I got nuttin.
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Beat me by minutes, friend.
Funny, I kind of like the past. Who knew?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 20, 2009 9:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That link to Dom DiMaggio was for you.
He was one of Ted Williams crew back in the day. He was also a central figure in the book, “Teammates” by Halberstram.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right on, alox.
I need to go back to that list of books you rec’d the other day.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 20, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Powell only "tweaked" his hammy
"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A
by doctorK on May 20, 2009 9:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
they should still DL him
no need to go w/o a backup catcher. DL him, call up Wrecker or Gal Rraga, and then send down Powell if the one up fails. Or, if they are good enough, say put Gallarraga at 1B.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We don't need a backup catcher, we have Suzuki,
man of steel.
by OldhamA on May 20, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alox,,
Ho! you broke your cherry!
And in doing so, you learned the two most important things in life: 1. Never rat on your friends; 2. Always keep your mouth shut.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of,
I SWEAR TO GOD, I saw Paul Sorvino at the Rays game Monday. He wouldn’t budge for the hot dog guy, but Paulie didn’t have to move for anyone.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I once heard a story about Paul and Mia doing coke together at the Oscars
I always hoped it wasn’t true.
AN was so much better before I got here.
by stormtown on May 20, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as I know, Mr. Sorvino
doesn’t engage in any of that. I thought he didn’t drink, either.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good advice....
Cause you know, you really don’t want to break your cherry in jail.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for posting this -- but I need to see you in my office.
It was just temporary because of some posters being a little banged up and tweaked.
It’s not that we don’t think you’re ready yet, but we’ve got some other guys who have been here longer and we have to figure out what they’re doing before we can think about keeping you on full time.
I hope you didn’t unpack, but you put on a good show for your first time in the bigs
"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 20, 2009 9:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeez, Mikey,
let him pitch a 100 pitches in relief before you send him down again. As per normal.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The pen is full.
We need front line guys, and he’s going to be better served by getting regular work in the minors.
"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 20, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on Bob....
I’m starting to wrack up frequent flyer miles you SOB. Do you have any idea how hot it is in Sac? Plus, it’s become a league joke that it’s the place where prospects go to die.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard McCovey Chronicles is lacking a good DLD contributer
I don’t think alox would net us a front page level prospect out of their system (no need really, with 67M’s strong rookie year), but we could use a strong statistician to fill the gap left by PT. I say trade alox for a stat-head.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap.
I’m thinking I have 10/5 that prevents me from being traded. No way in hell I’m going to SF. Find me a contenda….
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can you have a 10/5 if you just got called up?
"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 20, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he's been with the blog for 10 months, and has been called up off and on for 5?
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You call it banged up.
I told you I could play!
But this is what mikev wants, so this is what mikev gets.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 20, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keith Foulke: Douchebag.
According to the Boston Globe, 36-year-old reliever Keith Foulke is hoping to make it back to the major leagues.
Foulke is currently pitching for the Newark Bears of the independent Atlantic League. “Any big league city is better than being here,” he said Tuesday. “I’d even play for the Yankees. I still think I have something to offer.” Foulke posted a 4.06 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 23/13 K/BB ratio with the A’s in 2008, but wasn’t offered a contract by a single MLB club this winter.
No, Keith, you throw 75 mph and you suck. Shut up and go away.
"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 20, 2009 10:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't he still owe us money?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, that's Dotel.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 20, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ocho!
We hardly knew ya, ya crying whiny dirtbag, you.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was our version of goggle-rod
made me feel dirty on the inside every time he would do his little scream-dance after closing out a game.
by cityplANner on May 20, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd love to see him back in the majors
As long as if he were to join the slegnA, or the Rangers.
"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A
by doctorK on May 20, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's not a horrible line
the hard part is the decline side of the equation, where at 36, his best days are behind him.
And never call out the town you play for as bad. That’s only allowed if you’re a big cat like Giambi.
by MobiusKlein on May 20, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be hilarious if the Newark Bears released him the next day
because he pretty much dissed their team.
"And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic..."
by Blicks on May 20, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do appreciate his disdain for the Yankees in that quote
He’s also gotta be feeling rejected after the fugly Nationals chose Julian “6.32 ERA in ’09” Tavarez over him.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its awesome
that he basically says that anywhere in baseball is better than NY, and he’s even considering that.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
by SwampyD on May 20, 2009 11:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
by SwampyD on May 20, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did he have it put on backwards so it would turn out right when he took a picture in the mirror?
I switched Cabreras when your back was turned!
by Elvez on May 20, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on May 20, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
owners' meeting today
addressing tv blackouts. Should help fans in the Midwest, anyway.
AN was so much better before I got here.
by stormtown on May 20, 2009 11:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really don't understand
how TV blackouts are beneficial to the owners. It’s an archaic system whose time has come. Why on earth would you try to actively hide your product from viewers? TV has changed drastically since they days when blackouts made economic sense. Today, all they do is frustrate would be fans and alienate current ones. Besides which, technology is rapidly approaching the point where blackouts are damn near impossible to impose.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It has to do with Advertising Revenue. They can claim that their TV Market holds X Million viewers
even if those viewers can’t actually watch the game.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So as an owner....
does it make sense to black out your market and thereby decrease the amount of potential viewers?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you don't understand
The “TV Market” you control is what you define to your advertisers (and base your rates on) as the market area that the product will be shown to. It doesn’t matter if they can actually see the game or not.
It is a flawed system, and needs to be fixed. I am just telling you why they exist in that form in the first place. Really, it is a holdover from when games were first televised.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The most frightening baseball video. Ever.
Via Shysterball, Jim Caple writes about the 86 Dodgers. I’ll echo Craig’s recommendation – watch the YouTube video before you read the article. Bonus challenge: watch the whole thing.
Also, I too want to be a scientist.
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 20, 2009 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I tried to watch the whole thing
but I failed. It was too painful.
by colin on May 20, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only made it to 1:28 out of the 4:47 runtime of that video
Regarding Caple’s inability to find old video highlights, I’m guessing copyright prevents posting of old MLB highlights, even from the 70’s or 60’s?
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, hell
If you’re going to spend 4+ minutes watching video, try this.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 20, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That documentary rocked. Big time.
I caught it unexpectedly one day in the middle of the day.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm scared
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AJ Hinch update from the last great hope of print media
The New York Times included an insightful piece yesterday about the only MLB manager with no coaching experience.
I remember thinking Hinch was an amazing prospect from the woeful ’98 squad ’caus he hit 9 home runs as a catcher. It was the first year I really paid attention to baseball and I had yet to learn that tons of catchers can hit for power while never walking of hitting for average.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and then you encountered Jason Kendall, who couldn't hit for power if his beard depended on it
AN was so much better before I got here.
by stormtown on May 20, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's just moved Ellis to the 60 day DL
(meaning the earliest he can be reactivated is late June).
They did this in order to put Twins’ lefty reliever Craig Beslow — who the A’s just picked up — on the 40 man roster. No word yet, says Slusser, on who will be removed from the 25 man roster in order to bring Breslow to the club (unless he’s going to Sacramento?)
by OaklandSi on May 20, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Has a good career ERA and a horrible ERA this year
hope he gets it together down in AAA first
by Trainman on May 20, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has very good stats before this year
Hopefully a good pick up
by Trainman on May 20, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like his moniker
Breslow was given the nickname “smartest man in baseball” by Minneapolis Star Tribune Twins beat writer La Velle E. Neal, according to reputable source wikipedia.com
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wikipedia scouting report on Breslow
Breslow’s fastball tops out at 91 mph, but generally sits in high 80s, and he has added a cut fastball. He also has a plus overhand curveball (60–65 MPH), an average to above-average changeup, and a 78 MPH slider/slurve
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could only be that because Hatteberg retired
But Breslow has a degree in molecular physics from Yale and is contemplating going to medical school when his baseball career is over, so at the very least, he must have good study habits and will probably get the clubhouse subscription to the New York Times reactivated.
by Englishmajor on May 20, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bully for him
NYTimes needs all the help it can get these days
by cityplANner on May 20, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, I'm glad his name is Breslow
And not “Beslow” because we already have plenty of pitchers like that.
by Englishmajor on May 20, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So he wants to be a doctor?
Can the A’s make him a player/trainer?
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 20, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes PLEASE.
He probably already knows more than the A’s medical staff!!!
"And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic..."
by Blicks on May 20, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
smart =/= NYTimes
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 20, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
butbutbut
…they hired Jason Blair!!
oh wait.
by cityplANner on May 20, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To clarify, the intended tone of my comment
was not super-snobbery, as in “oh pshaw, I only read the finest journals, not populist drivel like the lowly Times”,
but rather anti-snobbery, as in “Manhattan elitists and ink-on-paper nostalgists don’t have the monopoly on smarts”.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 20, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone, including Beane, is very very stupid if they didn't see this coming...
crappy pitchers don’t pitch very long in games… the bullpen will throw a LOT of innings.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on May 20, 2009 12:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Beane did see this coming
thats why he made the bullpen such a big priority this off season.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh... and seriously... how does a CALF strain keep someone out for multiple months?
I guess if I were Ellis I wouldn’t want to play on this team right now either.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on May 20, 2009 12:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
according to the A's Ellis suffered a Grade 2 calf strain
here’s some info from a sports medicine website:
Grade 2 Calf Strain : There is partial tearing of muscle fibers. Full recovery takes approximately 5-8 weeks.
Ellis tore his calf muscle at the end of April. Even if it heals quickly he’ll still need some time to build up strength and flexibility in his legs. So it’s really not unreasonable for the A’s to decide to transfer him to the 60 Day DL.
by OaklandSi on May 20, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That, and Adam Kennedy is OPSing in the 900's.
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on May 20, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our starters need to start reaching 7 IP
by fruitattack on May 20, 2009 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We're finally on the top of a chart
Being up there is of course a bad thing, but we’re still on top and therefore positionally superior.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
5/20 starting lineup
courtesy of Slusser:
The lineup: Orlando Cabrera SS, Kurt Suzuki C, Jack Cust DH, Matt Holliday LF, Jason Giambi 1B, Adam Kennedy 2B, Bobby Crosby 3B, Aaron Cunningham RF, Rajai Davis CF.
She also notes that Breslow won’t report to the team until tomorrow, so the A’s don’t need to move someone off the 25 man roster until tomorrow.
by OaklandSi on May 20, 2009 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Buck is being punished for having a multi hit game. Good for Bob.
by OldhamA on May 20, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of Buck or Cunningham needs to be in AAA. Seriously.
They both need to be starting full-time.
End of fucking story.
"And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic..."
by Blicks on May 20, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also, no Nomar
although Stiglich wrote that Nomar said he feels good, and that they will likely activate him on Friday night. Perhaps the A’s probably don’t want to have him play his first game on artificial turf.
by OaklandSi on May 20, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MANAGERS SHOW
caps lock off.
Geren says that Garciaparra needs a little more rest. “we’ve waited this long…”
by Future Ed on May 20, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I heard this on the pregame show a few days ago.
Artificial turf is dumb.
by LoneStranger on May 20, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
even yesterday they were speulating on whether he'd start today
Geren had been saying it depended on how Nomar felt.
I’m glad to read that Nomar said he feels good. that something, at least…
by OaklandSi on May 20, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is really, really sad in the world of baseball.
Wife of D-Backs pitcher found dead in Phoenix area
RIP Gabrielle Schoeneweis
:-(
"And you just don't get it, you keep it copacetic..."
by Blicks on May 20, 2009 5:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oh wow
RIP
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 20, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fate has not been kind to baseball players this year.
This truly sucks for the guy. For all the trash talking I do with my wife, I can’t even imagine living life without her.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on May 20, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even more impressive than Everest is this feat from the end of the article.
Sir Ranulph had a triple heart bypass in 2003 after suffering from a heart attack.
Only four months later, he and Dr Stroud ran seven marathons in seven days on seven continents.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on May 20, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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