Giambi Redemption! Clutch Hit Completes 7th Inning Comeback
by Nico on May 26, 2009 9:58 PM PDT
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For 6 innings, it looked like same-old same-old. Lefty shuts A's down, a gritty effort by Dallas Braden wasted, A's leave 'em loaded a couple times, team can't string together a few wins.
Then came the bottom of the 7th when Jason Giambi, looking every bit as old as our forefathers, helped four score with a first pitch, two-run single that capped a comeback from down 3-0 to an A's 4-3 win.
The top of the 1st was odd, as with one out Dallas Braden tried to dive after a Yuniesky Betancourt chopper instead of just going over to cover first. Braden's hell-paving good intentions turned an out into an infield hit, which was followed by a Beltre single, a Mike Sweeney RBI double, and what should have been a two-run single by Russell Branyan. Trouble was, Sweeney's back locked up as he rounded 3rd, tripped over the bag, and hobbled back to 3rd where he perished (figuratively) on a DP ground ball that allowed Braden to escape the inning down only 2-0. Sweeney left the game soon after, forever a true Athletic.
Braden did not have his best location tonight, hanging a few changeups and playing pepper with the left field wall a bit too often for my weak heart, but he still turned in 7 solid innings with just 3 runs on his ledger. The third run came in the 7th on a leadoff double by Rob Johnson, who was sacrificed to third with one out. Ichiro was up, Betancourt on deck. What to do, what to do? Pitch to the guy who gets 200 hits a year, and make him an even better hitter by drawing the infield in, or play DP depth and pitch to Betancourt who should be batting 9th on a National League team? Bob Geren, who should be replaced as manager by a coin (better odds) chose to pitch to Ichiro, and Ichiro promptly singled to left.
Meanwhile, the A's were shutout for 6 innings by Jarrod Washburn, thanks in large part to Giambi's strikeout with the bases loaded and one out when the A's had Washburn on the ropes in the 1st inning. However, the M's had the cure: Miguel Batista! Batista recorded only one out, while walking a couple, serving up an RBI single to Orlando Cabrera and loading the bases for Jack Cust before turning the mess over to Mark Lowe. Cust flied to shallow CF, but Holliday walked on 4 pitches to force in a run and that's when Giambi picked on the first pitch, scorching a 2-run single to center, 4-3 A's.
As Andrew Bailey warmed up to try to save it in the 9th, I tried an experiment. I poured myself a glass of Bailey's Irish Cream and downed it between innings. I figured if it worked, I would be forced - by the laws of baseball superstition - to drink a glass of Bailey's every time Andrew came in to try to save a game. I am pleased to report I will be drinking a lot more in the future. Now if Billy Beane can just find a LOOGY named Jack Daniels, this season might turn out all right after all.
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In regards to our first three-game winning streak, I think I speak for everyone when I say that it’s about damn time.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on May 26, 2009 10:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I agree. It’s about time, dammit!
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 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man you got home fast!
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its called VIP parking,
and its awesome!
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did not know you were a high roller!
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've earned it.
Awesome seats tonight too. Right by the A’s dugout. But I went and sat with the gang in 224 in the bottom of the 7th.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That seat was beauteous.
But we were more fun.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should've come up earlier
The A’s couldn’t do anything until you were with us….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We seem to have special powers,
when we join them together.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kinda like the Wonder Twins.
I wonder who’s Gleek.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Geren is Gleek…
"Hi, I'm Bob Geren, I need to be fired today!"
by slkierley on May 27, 2009 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was rocking section 107 last night
Scooted over to see my friends in Sec. 122 in the 9th. Man, those seats are nice.
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love the bitches!
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
by baseballgirl on May 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Add that many more wins and I'm super
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on May 26, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep it rollin' boys!
We know the pitching can hold up if the hitting is there. Let’s rock it till the wheels fall off!
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on May 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A
by doctorK on May 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aww they even drew it in green and gold for us, how sweet.
by OldhamA on May 26, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LL version
These are always amusing.
"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A
by doctorK on May 26, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
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 26, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, how come we don't do this?
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you imagine what our's would have looked like?
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing it would involve Nomar with no legs
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It'd be hard to fit multiple injured players on a graph.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on May 26, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly!
We could only show the various body parts.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ummm...
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
"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 26, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew you would.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You only think you knew
"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 26, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of shoulders, calfs, and groins?
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 26, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got it,
plus a fevered head and a blistered fingie.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We could have a chavvy special one day.
That would basically be like a hospital order.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 26, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would it be Mexican enough?
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 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Taco Bell, and there seems to be
Mexicans working there every time I go. So it may be Mexican enough.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yo tambien
Rocio used to laugh at me for eating there: “That’s not Mexican food!” Didn’t take long for her to love it too.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am 0-5 in retorts tonight.
JUST GIVE ME THIS…
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 26, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
gladly, Cap'n.
What is it you want?
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um...
It’s not in my power. I stopped somewhere along the part two of Baldur’s Gate…sorry.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as it doesn't affect vampires
We’ll get along famously.
"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 26, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we on good terms with the vamps?
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 26, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
as far as I know.
though they’re not very anti-zombie as zombies have no blood.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am, yes.
"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 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...
…I don’t think so, but it looks powerful, though I don’t know Everquest at all…
Um, how about I just get you this?
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I already got a copy of that.
I guess I’ll just be hunting zbay for a power sash now
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 27, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tell you what,
I’m EXTREMELY tempted to buy this.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's GOTTA be someone's new sigline.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right?
AND, is nothing safe from zombies?
by lynnzgal on May 27, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would assume other zombies are safe from zombies
And perhaps brainless creatures?
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 27, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Geren's safe from zombies?
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM
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 27, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there've been examples
including the end skill learned in Dead Rising, where acting like a zombie keeps you safe from other zombies. I dunno if it would work, but I don’t like the menu.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So when cornered by zombies
moaning and exclaiming “brain(z)” will keep me out of harm?
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 27, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure.
But as a last resort, I’d say, try it.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously.
It does.
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 27, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just bought it.
Review to follow.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dead Rising?
I rather like it a lot too…
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh!
You’re not going for hyperbole, then. Hmmm. Yes, the series as a whole was incredibly strong. I loved it. I still break it out sometimes. Best ever? Certainly in the top five. May very well be, Oldham.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's some epic geek-ery, LB
Not that I immediately thought of a similar item from Final Fantasy III or aything…
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't speak to FFIII
but VII to IX come to mind…I’m also very partial lately to Fallout 3 and there’s always San Andreas, which, as a Californian and a proponent of gangsta rap, makes me very happy all around. But all of those are very different from BG. And I am a closet geek. Those closest to me say it’s not really that big of a secret.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
could you please stop making me fall in love with you?
my girlfriend is starting to get really concerned.
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So what you're telling me is
I need to get some form of a copy of FFIII, then? (and get your girlfriend out of the picture)
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you do...
…I’ve got some Pinewood Chops to sell you!
DOUBLE REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, nobody's gonna improve this year and everyone will be released by June except for Suzuki and Cust... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 27, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PS1?
They make it for PSP?
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LLOLL
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on May 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Sweeney left the game soon after, forever a true Athletic”
Truer words have never been spoken, Nico
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on May 26, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The hell?
I watched through the sixth, nearly punched out my monitor because of the lack of offense, my bad mood triggers me to start a fight with my ex-g/f (who demands i turn the game off), the game goes off, i come back a couple hours later to find out the A’s won. What the hell? Somewhere, somebody hates me. :(
"It's never 'just a game' if you're winning" - George Carlin
by bluelightrain84 on May 26, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NEVER
let your girlfriend dictate turning the game off.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, and she's an ex-g/f, even worse!
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't catch that part.
Damn.
No holds over you. Tell her to piss off.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's to hate?
You could have come back to 11-0 Mariners over the Athletics, just to really sour your night.
A’s win!! Drink while you can!!
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully
by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need a better girl.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait, you let your ex-gf make demands of your tv time?
I’m just having troubles grasping this concept….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agrd.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agrd.
like the cool variety.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
What dude said. It’s a sad, sad, state of affairs. One of those on-again, off-again type deals. :(
"It's never 'just a game' if you're winning" - George Carlin
by bluelightrain84 on May 27, 2009 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Bailey's like a chocolate martini?
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
or waffles.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
after a huge giganto ginourmous feast
someone usually brings it out, like after Xmas dinner or Th’giving.
It’s like alcoholic liquid candy.
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully
by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but it's good on waffles.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it looks like it would be.
But you’re talking to a man who has literally drank cough syrup, cooking sherry, mouthwash, Wisconsin Club….
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would make them soggy,
nothing worse, seriously!
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bailey's-flavored waffles?
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's better with waffles: fried chicken and gravy
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ROSCO'S THE NAME
And I’m known as the king.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lois the Pie Queen.
Biscuits made to order. Best grits in town. Chicken/waffles/gravy. Lemon Icebox pie.
Can’t be beat.
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know where you're describing,
but it sounds heavenly!
I was merely repeating back a lame song from a severely dated 80s movie, that rocked the house, but it is severely dated….
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were actually talking about Rosco's
and yes, I’ve been there too.
….I like food…
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too!
Rosco’s Rap is part of Tapeheads, and it’s not actually Roscoe himself, but a very white King Cotton doing a rap. But it was kind of the point.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I should have said...
Does Baileys make Nico react the same as chocolate martinis?
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or chocolate poochinis...
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a great recipe for chocolate martinis that uses Baileys
yummmm
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please share! I love Bailey! And Baileys!
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
check your email
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay! Thanks!
It’s on the menu for mid June…
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully for the SD portion...
I won’t be in LA in mid-June. :(
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, that's a good point about not walking Ichiro
maybe Geren thought that ALL Suzukis were slumping, not just Kurt
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, there goes the Buancast,
right on schedule.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Righteous Win...
Bitches.
I’m sensing good things on the horizon.
by Colorado Fan on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice game and streak
This really isn’t a bad team. True, the manager is no rocket scientist and the pitching is young but the A’s are not a bad team.
I still believe that this team can get back into the race.
by Yellowhorse on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Honestly- I could have done w/ out all the suckitude this year
But I’d rather have it earlier than when were in a race.
(even if its for 3rd place) ;)
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think we'll see the return of the "2nd half surge" that we all used to take for granted in the early aughts
This team is perfectly positioned to make a huge 2nd half run through some rookie breakouts and the large amount of tradeable pieces we have.
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
big bottles for Nico. This should last until the ASB
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Tthossare four nicebottles.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on May 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now, Nico
they’re ONLY for when Bailey pitches. You have to make them last!
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then what should I make first?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on May 26, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure, but you shouldn't drink on an empty stomach. Have some of this
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Duh. Jack and Diet.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or Bushmills Irish Whiskey
to finish things off.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bailey
Looked pretty lights out tonight. It’s nice thinking blow this guy away rather than go slower Ziggy or trying to survive Street.
RIVER CATS: AAA CHAMPS!
by niallmack on May 26, 2009 10:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see him go 1 inning and be told
“Fastballs, Andrew, fastballs.” He should never get beaten with his curve because he should throw it seldom and often at the ankles, occasionally to steal a strike.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on May 26, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were some of those cutters?
It looked like 4 seamers at 95 and cutters around 92 or 93.
RIVER CATS: AAA CHAMPS!
by niallmack on May 26, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he gave the HR on a cutter.
Probly Zobrist was sittin’ on a cutter.
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully
by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is the kinda closer I was talkin' about...
when all you were sayin’ how good Street was. This guy has an “out” pitch. A 97 mph fastball.
"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)
by FoolshGame22 on May 27, 2009 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
three is a magic number thoughts
the past and the present and the future faith and hope and charity the heart and the brain and the body give you three and that’s a magic win over the cavs in overtime jesus lebron 8 turnovers in the second half cough cough now where was i oh yeah the a’s are like the anti-castro cubans of the early sixties when they need an assassin they go to dallas ouch that was bad anyway i heard we just signed grand marnier amaretto disaronno and captain morgan so hopefully nico’s game wraps will begin to read more and more like charles bukowski wow did i just see raj davis exhibit actual legitimate baseball instincts in a big situation can a .200 average be far behind did you see holliday pretend it was ball three again when he walked with the bases loaded i thought he was gonna petition for another swing there anyone else enjoying the fact that second base is now the kennedy center for the arts poor mark ellis must be looking at the want ads on craig’s list gee here’s a real shocker ktrb just went off the air in the middle of extra innings again if robert buan falls in the forest and no one hears it did he really fall i have tickets tomorrow and we are facing a lefty so we should be outta there in an hour and a half should i bring a case of red bull to stay awake will we swing at the first pitch more than once a game can stomper hit right handed no i am only kidding no really i am it’s all in good fun honest all right come visit me in section 204 row 14 seat 14 i’ll be the one shouting i wannnnnt myyyy twooooooo dolllllllarrrrrrs like that john cusack movie from the eighties
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on May 26, 2009 10:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I disagree about pitching to Ichiro
If you walk him there, odds are pretty good he steals second. Now you’ve got the same choice except if the infield is in, the Mariners can score two runs with a hit. And Braden had gotten him out twice before
by jasonthea on May 26, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good thought, but would Ichiro steal
off a left-hander with Braden’s move? And get caught, take the bat out of the hitter’s hands with that run at third?
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully
by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was in the bathroom.
Did I miss anything?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 10:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Woot!
I only wish that Fosse was around to ask me how great it feels to get this monkey off my back.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's still around. He just flings kraut now instead of poo.
….okay, he still flings poo.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that was excellent.
I was holding out hope and I’m glad I did (and that 67M’s curse is broken…not that I believe in curses, but at least the guy has one win this year). Nice to see Braden pitch deep into the game, but I wish he would stop trying to block grounders with his body. Oh, and Bailey is a stud.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
just got back from the game
Lynnzgal is good luck!
The curse of Marquez is lifted!
The old man (G) came through!
The A’s closer (no matter what Geren says) just dominated!
Thanks to Pam5681, Lynnzgal, Giggling one, wes7 and Marquez67 …and of course, yout 2009 Oakland Athletics for a satisfying win!
by OaklandSi on May 26, 2009 10:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was a blast!
When you get back from PR, we will do it again.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is coming up from AAA soon
And it better not be Eveland under any circumstances. NFW.
by Trainman on May 26, 2009 10:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
a slightly different take
from Slusser:
STARTER NEEDED?: Barring rain on the next road trip, the A’s will need six starters for the first five days at Texas and Chicago, and Vin Mazzaro – named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week the past two weeks – is a possibility.
However, a team source said Tuesday that the A’s would prefer to bring up Mazzaro when he can remain in the rotation rather than simply fort a spot start. If the team views the rotation slot as open, Mazzaro might get the call, but if Edgar Gonzalez pitches well Friday, he’ll probably get a shot to stick for a bit.
In that case, Dana Eveland could make the spot start Tuesday at Chicago; he is on turn to pitch that day. Eveland allowed three hits in six innings in his last outing with Triple-A Sacramento.
by OaklandSi on May 26, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't ken korach
say Gio? Maybe sunday?
by Future Ed on May 26, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saw highlights (aka lowlights) of Jose Canseco getting his butt kicked in the boxing ring. Oh my.
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't watch, I figured it would be too sad.
BTW, one of the guys that threw out the first pitch tonight was Urijah Faber, Former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like that little guy.
He’s supper positive and REALLY cut for a little guy.
He lost his belt in Florida earlier this year/late last year on a real fluke. He’s gonna get it back the first week in June in Sactown.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was really happy to be doing it,
and got a pic with Buck after. Cute!
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I'd like that.
He makes the switchover list too.
He’s short, but yummy.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha!
He is really tiny, but adorable.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
like 5'5" tiny.
but he really does strike me as completely positive.
He was relentlessly positive right after he lost his title.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TINY AND BOLD.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
very bold too.
he qualifies.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't even start.
"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 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but Urijah Feber IS tiny and bold.
Textbook version.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like to bother you.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's bothering
and then there’s inducing homicidal rage.
Guess which way you’re leaning
"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 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bothering.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"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 26, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, when YOU bother ME to the point of inducing homicidal rage,
I just keep it to myself.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or you kill someone
"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 27, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I'm a nice girl.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
till the switch gets flipped.
"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 27, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
God we suck (The Mariners)
Will Ferrell once said, "Get up you crazy black man, I'm gonna make you drink my piss!"
by gregrabble on May 26, 2009 10:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry.
we do too, if it makes you feel any better.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slightly
Will Ferrell once said, "Get up you crazy black man, I'm gonna make you drink my piss!"
by gregrabble on May 27, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just so you all know,
the A’s have won the last 3 games I’ve gone to (including yesterday and today). This is your cue to set up a “Send whiteshoes40 to every home game” fund. Thanks.
by whiteshoes40 on May 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you should have told us
you were going to be there. we were quite the happy group. well after the seventh, we were.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So whiteshoes40's mojo overcame
67M’s mojo…
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Basically.
You’ll hear no complaints from me.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Until then we were ready to hang 67M out to dry.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was actually scared.
I’m glad I hid it well.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we were going to ban you from attending any more, you know.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I know.
I saw the vote totals.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the only one who voted for you was Nico.
And he’s clearly drunk.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure he didn't mean to.
But really? No vote from Joey? He’s so dead.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, he wanted to,
but I told him he couldn’t be in the triad of drunken fat losers if he didn’t vote with me.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha!
I have a picture of you looking very pensive.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
photos?
me wants.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I rock!
No, wait, you rock!
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No....no no. I want some!
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hummm...what do you want?
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
$39.99
"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 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A memento from the So-Cal trip.
You decide, I trust you.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, send them to me too!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was praying!
But yeah, I like pensive. ;-)
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(you guys had a little help here too, you know)
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, darling.
You were there, in spirit if not in deed.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
....
….did you bring my voodoo doll again?
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Ichiro one?
I think we ALL did.
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like magic.
You should have seen, gang, after the A’s took the lead, Lynn went downstairs for some water, and we nearly had a cow: “You can’t leave! Get your ass back here!”
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And then things were thrust at me, ack!
by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they threatened you with bodily harm?
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wes7 did.
I had to hold him back. Dude’s crazy. I love it.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know,
we need much more wes7 on here. We’ve definitely had a lack thereof for several months now.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose I better take the hint
All right, I’ll start posting more. Yeah, I can do that. Gladly. :-)
In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data
by Wes7 on May 26, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{gasp}
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TW.. oh, damn, you ARE a S.
"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 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I didn't realize there was an AN group going.
Haven’t been around here much the past few days.
I might go tomorrow afternoon, but that might be pushing my luck… but I like day games, so we’ll see…
by whiteshoes40 on May 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
tomorrow day game?!
Yay!
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'll refrain from pressing my luck,
and cherish this win until the team gets back.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No whammy, no whammy...
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to watch that religiously.
Love.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yuppers.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sign Michael Larson now!
DOUBLE REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, nobody's gonna improve this year and everyone will be released by June except for Suzuki and Cust... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 27, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude.
I had no idea. That’s a disturbing and depressing Wikipedia page.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Windsail!
Valued at $1,400!
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Greenday guests on Colbert...weird.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oh my.
the interview part was awesome.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great interview part and the song wasn't bad, either.
the interview was AWESOME, though.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw them at one of their secret Oakland shows last month at the Uptown
$20 admission. 400 people jammed into a very small club. Almost trampled several times. Totally worth it.
I’m also excited for the Greenday musical Berkeley Rep is doing next season. I think they’re starting casting for it soon.
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CANNOT. WAIT.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Berkeley Rep is sparing no expense
The talent they’ll be bringing in from NY for the 2 leads is going to blow your mind.
My gf was this close to landing their company management position. I coulda gone to the premier. DAMN!!
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My mother's come to two games at the Coliseum.
The first was in 1983, the second was tonight. The A’s won both games. Obviously she needs to come to more games (small sample size).
by richwol1 on May 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
26 years apart?
That’s actually pretty awesome. And has to be some kind of record.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe 26 years would be a good span of time for you to wait...?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And since today is the 26th,
you might be on to something.
Me, I’m just on something.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
agrd.
your mom’s a good luck charm.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your mom was a trip into the future for me...
…i’m pretty sure that my mom will be just like her in 13 years, only my mom isn’t a Mets fan (or a fan of any sport) and she’d have no idea about what a cut fastball is.
Your mom should come with us more often.
(But they could both find Ron Darling to be cute).
by Dr Pez on May 27, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i am not sure if everyone else thinks like me
but during this 3 game streak so far, i have really enjoyed watching the A’s play
by Wreckonized on May 26, 2009 11:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that's a sentiment
that I can wrap my arms around.
Then again I’ve been up since 4:30 this morning, and I am quite giddy after tonight’s win.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I missed the first three innings cause of my nap.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I's sleeping.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
followed by a constitutional no doubt
If you really embrace the Fla. lifestyle.
by Future Ed on May 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it would've been more like bedtime at 7pm instead of nap time.
but yes, pooping fits in there somewhere for Floridians, sure.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...it's late late late
I thought you missed the Coliseum exits, because of your “map”.
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully
by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's only 3am.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should've seen me when I partied.
There’s literally no good reason for me to still be alive.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hot pants?
"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 26, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that might be it.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like naps.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi, I'm a sentiment.
"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 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This? This was good times.
I had no intention of going to the game tonight. Even after Gigglingone made me aware that Pam had a ticket that she was looking to give to someone. Even after Gigglingone made me aware that said ticket would set me back a mere $2.00 and that I’d get to hang out with good people. (I’m a responsible bachelor, you see? When I tell you that my kitchen is kind of disgustingly filthy, and that I was thinking I would clean it tonight, you’ll probably want to take my word for it. See?)
But then my brother, my former roommate as of Sunday night, texted me telling me that he’d be over tomorrow night to help me clean the place up. And that’s when I knew that I kind of had to go. So I did. And while I was wary after the first, annoyed after the fourth, and ecstatically indignant after the seventh (ecstatic after Giambi’s hit, indignant that Lynn would think about getting water then), it all worked out well. I just need to avoid my kitchen for the next eighteen hours.
BTW, can I too say how much I love Bailey? Sweet fancy Moses does that man have some good stuff.
Anyway, it was a great night. Thanks, Pam! Thanks, Gigglingone!
In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data
by Wes7 on May 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, where's my thanks?
oh wait. I didn’t do anything.
Never mind.
May I suggest either skipping breakfast or attending the McDonald’s?
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm thinking I'll grab a bagel in one of the school's dining areas
Yet another reason why I like working in higher ed. The only people hungrier than the folks in my office are the undergrads who need something to get them through Psych 100.
In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data
by Wes7 on May 26, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was actually the cool thing about the U of C.
There were random cafes everywhere. It was strange. If you searched hard enough, you could find, like a half dozen in a couple buildings…
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C?
Columbia? Colorado? Connecticut?
by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chicago
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
glad you decided to come along!
and thanks to LongTimeFan for the ticket voucher, and to Pam for organizing it. :)
And yes, next time I’ll take sandwich orders in advance. I thought you two were going to devour the entire thing right out of my lap…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE GONE
"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 26, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry! I was hungry :(
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In fact, I'm hungry now just thinking about it.
Damnit.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too...
how late are they open?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y'know...I almost suggested we go somewhere to eat.
Waaaah!
by lynnzgal on May 27, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doh! Next time suggest it!!!
I hadn’t seen you since Opening Night! We’ll need to have dinner or something sometime….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 27, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there's always Jack in the Box
I hear they have these little mini burgers…
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously, has anyone actually tried them?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did once.
Way out west.
My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover
by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
someone should bring some to AN Day
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 27, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mikev will hurt someone
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs