DLD 6/12/09: Early bird catches the elephant...
by gigglingone on Jun 11, 2009 10:00 PM PDT
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PrintAs promised, a Friday DLD for y'all. Apparently some people wanted to see something...
On Wednesday night, 67Marquez, friend o' 67M, and I went to the game. With our trusty bleacher tickets in hand, we went and sat down in a much lower section. Upon seeing Stomper, we jokingly told 67Marquez that he ought to get his picture taken with Stomper. He writes books! He writes blogposts! He needs a picture with Stomper. Or so was our logic. He fought it initially, but our arguments were quite compelling and annoying, and then a plan was hatched. Stomper came by, we chased him over a couple sections, and then asked if 67M could get his picture taken. "Sure" the handler said, "after this next promotion." So we calmly waited (and took seats even closer than where we were previously), and waited, and waited....the promotion involved Stomper running around waving a BART ticket in the air, and when the promotion was done, he ran up the stairs. And I think "ran" might be an understatement. I've never seen an elephant move that fast. Not to be deterred though, the three of us chased after Stomper. At this point, we were on a mission. But alas, Stomper had disappeared into the Security Guard area, and the break between innings was almost over, so we went back to the seats to wait for his next return. And return he did. And a picture was finally taken.
That bag of peanuts that 67M is trying to choke Stomper with is in fact empty. It was full the first time we tried to get the picture. There was going to be a great shot of Stomper and peanuts. But he ran, so he lost out on the peanuts. Sorry Stomper, that's your own fault.
We've got an exciting weekend of Bay Bridge Baseball going on. Check out this for the matchups, but in a nutshell, it's Mazzaro vs. Lincecum on Friday, Outman vs. Old Man Johnson on Saturday, and Anderson vs. Cain on Sunday. My inside sources tell me that there are still plenty of tickets left for all three games. Great deals for some of them too - here's one for Friday's game. (And for those looking into the future, here's a deal for 6/23). (By the way, can I just say that I love that the A's ticket office has a twitter account (one that frequently posts discount codes), and it annoys me greatly that other ballclubs don't do similarly???)
For those of you that like basketball, apparently this was a thrilling game. I wouldn't know, I watched the last 4.6 seconds (ie, 5 minutes) of regulation, and then my phone rang. Half an hour later, the game was over and I had been thoroughly updated on what's been going on in my friend's life.
It's a Friday DLD, with two bonus Thursday hours left. Enjoy!
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Friday looks like a great pitching matchup, but I think I'm going to sit that one out....
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jun 11, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That means there will be at least three of us in the game thread.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jun 11, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I'll be sans wireless actually.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
I'll be at the game!
Mazarro World! Mazarro World! Pitching time, Excellent!
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
i'd be going to the game on friday
IF THE GIANTS WEREN’T CHARGE 33$ FOR BLEACHER SEATS
dammit.
Yea, F that.
I got these tickets for free from a guy I know. He lives in So Cal and his family is in Sacramento, but they have season tickets. He only gets up here a few times a year and his family mainly goes to weekend games. I guess they sell their tickets most of the time, but he just gave them to me for tonight.
Section 310, Row B.
The last game I went to was 300-something, behind home plate. We had a great view when Street got startled by the sprinklers.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
ha, I was at that game, too
right down the left field line…
$33???
One of my coworkers got bleacher seats for Saturday for $40. “dynamic pricing”.
I ♥ Coliseum prices
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jun 12, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
seriously
I mean, I get both sides of it – It makes sense that the giants can reduce prices for less popular games, but at the same time – effed if I’m paying it.
that said, might try to find something off of stubhub for a low low price.
so i’ll be watching at home, then
we (see: you) don't know
how good we (see: you! Weren’t you reading the last one?!) have it.
Rays prices are ginormous. And that was before they got good.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
really? I thought
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 12, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
really? I thought Rays tickets would be cheap...
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 12, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta pay for all those #1 picks.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That's a very nice picture of 67M and Stomper, actually.
You don’t look creepy at all, Don.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Whew
I am totally relieved. Despite having only one beer- about two hours before that picture- I was deeply concerned that I might have my crazed Stomper stalker look going.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I think it would be an infinitely better picture had you looked not only drunk,
but crazed by sleep deprivation brought on by methamphetamine abuse.
Imagine it:
You: disheveled and round-eye crazy (like a crackhead with a purpose), dirty and unshaven, leering at Stomper, tongue out lasciviously, up for five days, crust forming on the corners of your mouth, talking to the shadow people who keep insisting you use your lock-blade to carve open that gold-filled elephant you’re standing next to: “NO! I WON’T CUT OPEN STOMPER AND EAT HIS INSIDES AND THEREFORE INHERIT HIS MAGICAL POWERS!”
Stomper: desperately trying to get away from your crank-strengthened grip, visibly shaking and swearing in Spanish under his breath.
It’s my dream. It’s my nightmare.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
See, this is why we don't start DLDs late at night
But that was somewhat entertaining, LB.
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
"somewhat"
huh, a fan.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, *I* appreciate your art
And fine art it was.
I think I know that crackhead. He lives in a van down the block from me.
by cityplANner on Jun 12, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
by the Estuary, close enough
He doesn’t do inspirational speeches, however.
by cityplANner on Jun 12, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry Bloom
I reserve the look you describe for AN’ers only, and even then, a select few. Probably explains the restraining orders in various states.
I'm here to talk about the past.
RAWR
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
translate.google.com tells me:
RAWR
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
TWSS?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Veo que existe lo que hiciste
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
español es divertido!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
el queso is viejo?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Imágenes o STFU
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Spanish is weird
Though not like English.
If I were to tell you, hypothetically, that I like you, it’s:
Me gustas
But to tell you I love you, um, again, hypothetically, it’s:
Te amo (or “te quiero”, which is to say “I want you”)
I will not wait for the fluent ones to tell me I am mistaken.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Te quiero mucho, mamasita.
:D
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Except that you said "me amo", which is
“I love me”.
This reminds me of something I heard from my best friend’s toddler, oh-so-many years ago. (The kid just finished his first year at Stanford, so about 16 years ago, I guess.)
That was in the days of Barney the purple dinosaur, whose most famous song went, “I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family.” Except that my friend’s boy always sang it as “You love me, you love me.”
I thought that perfectly captured the narcissism of being two years old.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
REAL english
or that Queen’s nonsense you spew about while having tea and crumpets?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Bring it, limey.
But I’ll have you know, I watched Green Street Hooligans recently, so I’m pretty street in that regard.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Speaking of birds...
Reminder that being an A’s fan isn’t so bad…
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
Sounds to me like Stomper
had the same thing Dallas Braden had and was running for the mascot bathroom.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Something's in the water at the Coliseum.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Why is The Don fondling Stomper’s appendage?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
He's trying to force-feed him peanuts.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Peanuts? They're a bit bulky, but I think he considers them carry-on.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
GIMNASIA!!!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I won't circle you in sin for five dollars.
you strange, strange man.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I just went to the ATM. I'm sure something could be worked out.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
well, I am a whore.
And I think grover’s point the other day was that I’m a better whore than Mike V…
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Where's YOUR barbell?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That's my girl
<3
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
as much as y'all talk about whoring..
I may be the only one who’s actually done it…
I don’t know if this is a good thing or not. It just is.
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 12, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
We need a definition.
Does in involve getting paid for it or not
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
It has to.
Otherwise, it’s just slutting around.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I hsve too.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
just wanted to make sure i wasn't alone!
and yes i got paid
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 13, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
me too.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 13, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Nono,
I don’t need a gross. Just a dozen.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Ev'rybody got one...
… Stacy Brown got two.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jun 12, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
double-donged Denzal?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!
Only thing is, I was in a hurry to get out of the house, so I accidentally wore my regular gray sweatshirt instead of my A’s gray sweatshirt. AND I forgot my mustache wax at home, so I can’t do any touch-ups before I head to the game.
At least I remembered to put on my longjohns. It’s going to be nippy tonight.
Maybe they’ve got wax at that men’s haberdashery at Bush and Sansome…….
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
{SIGH}
it’s like 95 degrees here.
GOD DAMN, I hate Florida. Will someone please come burn this miserable sign shop to the ground?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
You're in Florida.
Just wait for a hurricane.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
{prays earnestly}
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Well,
I’m definitely not excited at the “slight chance of showers” I keep seeing in the forecast for this weekend. It’s June, damnit.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Showers are OK.
Especially when they’re coed.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
But only if 'coed' means only me and a bunch of hot girls.
I promise I won’t wear my jeans.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I rarely do.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Toss off to any good books lately??
And in yet another installment of baseball six degrees, I just found out that this guy is named Vernon Wells. Funny, when we were talking about signing him away from the Blue Jays a couple of years ago, I never realized he was the leader of the mutant biker gang that terrorized Gary and Wyatt…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
CHET!
The name’s CHET!
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
You kill bugs good.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That scene always threw me.
At least in Dollhouse they’re all mindless, but in Starship Troopers they’re all fresh out of high school!
Sadly Denise Richards isn't involved in said scene (when she
was very hot). Thankfully she more than makes up for it in Wild Things.
I’m coming off as a pervert here aren’t I?
no,
Wild Things was pretty fricking hot.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
True, though
the famous scene that’s clipped all over the Internet is surprisingly less hot in the context of the movie. But the rest is more hot, so it’s all good.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Ya know...
I was typing that comment and though in my head “mikev is gonna make some salacious comment about ‘showers’” and there you are! Right on cue!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
I'm nothing if not dependable.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
So it turns out that Walgreen's doesn't have mustache wax.
But the even more surprising thing is that the haberdashery doesn’t have it either! It’s a frickin’ men’s store with suits and fedoras and ties and grooming kits and shoehorns and handkerchiefs and suspenders and slippers and walking sticks and billfolds and trousers and shaving brushes and mens’ garters…..
WTF!?
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Try an old fashioned barber?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Jerry, the old fashioned barber I usually go to in Cambell says he has a hard time finding it too.
I should look to see if there are any places around here in SF that I can stop by on my way to the game tonight.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Desperate times...
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
MCC has a good post on Molina
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
SBNation making DLD creators everywhere obsolete?
Grant @ MCC sez:
This shouldn’t be my post for today, but SB Nation has a neat little widget for authors that helps for link roundups, and I thought I’d try it….
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
where's the hand-crafted love?!
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
In somebodies pants?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
amen, brotha.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Pro-tip for those who want to use GPS for coordinates
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
He got an apology
what about compensation?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
lawsuit.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
So I take it that the movie was very, very good?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I'll bite, Englishman,
what is the best old movie you’ve seen this year?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
There's loads.
They’re probably not rated higher but I enjoy them all the same – stuff like Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Karate Kid, Die Hard etc.
you have no hierarchy of films?
I have no top dog, per se, but I’d say it varies among Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas and Unforgiven, depending upon my mood.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a hierarchy, but I generally simplify it to
films I enjoy, which depends on my mood of course – for example some days I love Under Siege and others I love The Breakfast Club.
If you pushed me I’d probably say Fight Club or American History X were my favourite films, but I like a lot of films so that could change if you asked me in a month! :-P
Scent of a Woman.
Because sometimes you just need to be reminded that Al Pacino is a fucking badass.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Whoo-ahhhh!
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
sign shop's kind of slowed its roll a little today.
Thank god. I needed to catch my breath.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
If you wanna go for ooooooold films
Metropolis. That movie kicks ass.
by cityplANner on Jun 12, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a good one...
I like to put it on mute and listen to Kraftwerk behind it…
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 12, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh, this is the same feeling I get
when the “oldies” radio station plays songs from the 1980s.
“Old movie” means Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, or Fred Astaire. Not Tom frickin’ Cruise or Bruce frickin’ Willis. Please.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
wait, it's good
The last few days, I’ve been busy scoffing every time my girlfriend says she wants to go see it. So I guess I’m just a jerk, eh?
That was a funny song
perhaps I should go see that movie.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Now, the question is.... What do I eat for lunch, knowing I'll be eating a brat at the game tonight?
Ahh, yes.
I ended up going to L+L and got one of those Healthy Plates. Skinless BBQ Chicken, brown rice and a salad.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Brown Rice huh
good job, it is supposed to good for lunch because it gives you natural energy. Did you feel energized?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Golden State Warriors fans, we’re up in the 2009 SBNation Mock Draft!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions
Do you think this is a real animal?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
"Pygmy Gerboa?"
That sounds like a Magic The Gathering Card…
Pygmy Gerboa (1GG)
2/2 Flying
When Pygmy Gerboa comes into play, tap target Wall
"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 12, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, but can it beat a Lord of the Pit?
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Serra Angel FTW.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Awesome. Those are old-school cards
from back when I used to play, in the mid-1990s. I don’t even recognize the cards the kids have now.
Serra Angel inspired my best MTG limerick:
There once was an angel named Serra,
who isn’t the least bit embarra-
ssed that once, in her youth,
she shacked up with an Uth-
den Troll. Was he good? “Oh, yes, verra!”
(with apologies to Ogden Nash)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Scumbag lawyer sues our A's
I know this was posted in a fan shot by rickey939, but I saw this Rick Reilly article through SFgate:
I really hate this guy
by El Cerrito Steve on Jun 12, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions
rickey939 has a fanshot of this?
I also posted it in a DLD the other day, oops. Popular link, very stupid guy.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I'd like to see a bunch of women with bats go to his house.
Ring the doorbell. Wait until he answers. Inform him that, “We used to only beat the living daylights out of good guys.” Proceed to being the living daylights out of him. Inform him that, “Because of you, we can no longer discriminate. So sue us.”. Leave.
I wouldn’t condone it, per se. But I’d like to see it nonetheless.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
Rickey939?! For reposting micdog's link?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Doh!
I was flipping through websites while stuck on a phone call, and saw the second half of this headline before the first half….I was so excited….
There's no crying in baseball!
Alas...we can only hope.
I might have a few suggestions for who they could bring up! ;-)
Bring Jerry AND Gio back!
Oops.
Or, based on the theme of this DLD, should it be “oops-o”?
Pues aqui estoy en mi oficina, que bueno que es viernes. Tengo tanto sueno. Ojala que ganen los A’s ahora. Odio a los gigantes con toda mi alma.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Woo, I understood all of those sentences in Spanish.
I’m so proud of myself. It would seem I learned something in my high school Spanish classes after all.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 12, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I took French.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Moi aussi.
But babelfish is great. From Spanish to French, we get this:
Je suis donc ici dans mon bureau, qui bon qui est vendredi. J’ai tant je sonne. Ojala qui gagnent les A’s maintenant. Haine aux géants avec toute mon âme.
And then from French to English, we get this:
I am thus here in my office, which good which is Friday. J’ I have so much sound. Ojala which gains A’ S now. Hatred with the giants with all my heart.
There's no crying in baseball!
I took 3 years of french and I can say
I’m tired – Je suis fatigué
I have a headache – J’ai mal a la tete
Shut Up! – Ferme La bouche
Be Quiet – Tais-toi
Hello – Bonjour
Cheese – fromage
and that is about it. Sad really.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
It's funny
When we first learn another language, it’s always the basics, then the swear words, and then cheese.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Cap'n would be proud of that.
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 Jun 12, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
they bring you a shoe and it's got cheese on it.
That may be the sole inspiration for me being as twisted as I am.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of birds...
I can’t get this damn video clip out of my head.
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
LOL
It’s a good thing my coworkers have left for the day, because that made me laugh….
There's no crying in baseball!
yeah speaking of birds...
bird attack in san francisco!!
The Not-So-Casual Fan
So THATs what all the cameras where doing there today.
I walked right by it, but I was busy watching the people on the opposite side of the street and only slightly caught the bird diving after someone. I didn’t even think that it was anything special at the time. If you see footage of a dude in a white shirt with a giant A’s logo on it, an A’s cap and a camera bag, it was me.
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
the bird has been there all week doing this
must be a traumatized bird
The Not-So-Casual Fan
Schprechen Sie Tweetenshlize!!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Lucy soon to be in the sky
When I was in junior high, I had to convince people that the song based on Lucy was actually be the Beatles, not Elton John.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Liar!
Next thing you’ll tell me is that it’s ‘tiny dancer’ in the line “Hold me closer, Tony Danza.”
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Cover ignorance admission
I had no idea for a long time that this was originally a Fleetwood Mac song.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Trade rumors by Peter Gammons says that the Halos are targeting Huston Street.
Anyone else feel like throwing up?
Do. Not. Want.
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 Jun 12, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
A few weeks ago,
Stomper spent a lot of time in and around our section because there were zillions of little kids who all wanted to take pictures with him. My mom kept asking me if I wanted my picture taken with Stomper, and I was like, “C’mon, Mom, I’m not 5 years old.”
…all of that to say, nice photo with Stomper, 67M!
You should do it.
Stomper’s your friend and my friend. He’s our pachyderm.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of friends...
Bloom, you will always be one to me. But this zombies thing that you and your pals do here, well, when it starts to interfere with my dreams, and my little nephews are the zombies in said dreams, it’s time for a new hobby. I don’t care that I ate too much KFC or drank too much Jack, and both occured barely an hour before bed, the kiddie zombies point back to you and your ilk.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Watching the majest blow past
Speculating which will be the last
Savoring my piece of pie
by LoneStranger on Jun 12, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Now you're writing
poetry about my mom’s pie? Fine I’ll have her bake one. Gawd.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Solution:
Makers Mark.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Did that the night before
And I dreamt of a spanish-speaking Dutch midget wearing a kilt and a cardboard cut-out of Crosby’s face, sipping on an MGD.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Your dreams are on drugs.
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 Jun 12, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That's more like it.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Have you ever stopped to think,
“Hey, wait, maybe my little nephews are zombies…”
Only when you learn to think like WBC and Cap’n and me, then you will truly have mastered the inner zombie.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
HAVE FUN!
Give them Giants fans whatfor
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm off to the bar, but not to the stadium.
Tomorrow though. And Sunday. And Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. And Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Have one for me.
I’m off to my brother’s Graduation. And then the bar.
No games though. I’ll be piss drunk tomorrow and Sunday. I know, you’ll miss me. {sniffle}
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Sounds like the next week of game threads are going to be pretty roomy.
What with everyone drinkin’ and road trippin’.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
roomy?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be here, for better or worse.
Hopefully there’s alcohol though.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
I'm gonna be checking in.
Bringing the laptop and hopefully posting some pictures as we drift south.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
I hate the thought of wanting the Dodgers to win.
But I want those Rangers gone.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
I just saw the starting lineup
Powell is catching, not Suzuki…
courtesy of mlb.com
Oakland
Cabrera, SS
Kennedy, 2B
Cust, RF
Holliday, LF
Giambi, 1B
Powell, C
Davis, CF
Hannahan, 3B
Mazzaro, P
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