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Around SBN: Are The Orioles Bad Or Unlucky With Their Young Pitching?

Thread Continues: No More Mr. Nice Guy

OK, time to do away with that polluted thread. Trevor Cahill allowed a homerun in the second; the A's trail 1-0 heading to the bottom of the fourth.

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Gnat-free thread pls

Go A’s

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow.

That shift almost made me REALLY mad. Nice Jack!

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:06 PM PDT reply actions  

SHOOT THAT BASTARD

How dare he wear that cap with that jersey.

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:06 PM PDT reply actions  

That's a good start.

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Jun 22, 2009 8:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Make me not hate you, Matt Holliday.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh shit.

Fucking Cust!

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Jun 22, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Jack Cust, base stealing machine.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

God, Vince is just a crappy announcer

“Jack rips it into the shift, Downs to his right gets to it” at this point I’m assuming it’s a 4-3 putout — “it rolls away from him…”

He never fails to tell you irrelevant little details first so you have no idea what the result of the play was.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Mad speed baby

Roy Steele is the voice of God

by cuppingmaster on Jun 22, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Cust is soooo awesome!

We should call him Panda…heh

by cyke17 on Jun 22, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

I laughed out loud at that.

He’s fast…for a Panda.

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

He bunts! He steals!

Cust does everything!

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Ummm...did Cust just steal a base!?

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions  

He's so gritty.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes he did

Vince says basestealers are 42/49 against Sanchez in his career.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

in a Custaceous fashion

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Because he's usually as fast as a Custacean?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

that's how they do it

the element of surprise!

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

"cust with his lightning speed"

LOL this broadcasting team is funny.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jun 22, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions  

I have my "fuck you Matt Holliday" comment all ready to go.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions  

I'll get the "fuck you Cabrera" comment ready

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Glad I get to hold off, for the moment.

Not that he made me hate him any less.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't think that's needed

though you got the “double” right.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jun 22, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice, we both get to wait.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Pretty good at bat here.

Hmmm.

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Jun 22, 2009 8:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Grab some 1st base, meat!

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Baseball roadtrip starting next week for doctorK and family

July 1 in Pittsburgh against the Cubs, and July 6 in Philadelphia against the Reds.

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Gettysburg for the 4th?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

We'll still be in Pittsburgh

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

any time for a stop in Cooperstown?

to show the mini-docs the A’s of days gone bye?

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sadly, no

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

someday, doctor. someday.

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

No bunting

Gotta swing with our lineup

by Trainman on Jun 22, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Kenko: "With Rajai Davis on deck I just can't see the A's sacrificing here"

Ouch.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions  

RUNZ!

OrCA!!!!

Dont blow Bailey.

by brian.only on Jun 22, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Yay OrCa

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions  

woo...hoo

c’mon rajai. keep it going.

by Deborah51 on Jun 22, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Alright, let's keep it going! I've got my "Fuck you, Rajai" comment all ready to go!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions  

We got ourselves an explosion!

JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker

by JJ Martin on Jun 22, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions  

This is just what the doctor order

Get Sanchez in trouble, then he’ll go to pieces.

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Davis has 4 rbi's on the season? really? that's awful.

JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker

by JJ Martin on Jun 22, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions  

wha???

alaska A residing in Idaho.

by ak_A on Jun 22, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

and that's why

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fuck you Rajai!!!!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions  

OT....just talked to my ex-wife in NorCal.

She’s in an abusive relationship with some fuck that beats her.

Anybody out there that beats women needs to be taken out and hit repeatedly with a tire iron.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions  

That's terrible.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Agreed.

by the woman

Dont blow Bailey.

by brian.only on Jun 22, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep

There is no excuse for that whatsoever

He probably had the shit kicked out of him all his life and feels he has to show his masculinity by being a coward. He should be euthanized twice

by Trainman on Jun 22, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

We need AN PostSecret.

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't even know you were here.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm back!!!

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm tired.

And I got myself a cold and a fever.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's called withdrawal. :-(

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 Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

No. I'm pretty much sick of baseball.

I don’t even know why i’m here. Or why I’m going to the game tomorrow. Or Wednesday.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cause of me.

Hi pamcakes.

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

ouch.

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

TWSS

Bad spellers of the world untie.

by A'sfaninNC on Jun 23, 2009 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

You may be sick of baseball, but

you’re not sick of scintillating AN game threads.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

For a fleeting moment last week I almost missed them.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

come now.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

TWSS,

wearily.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

It worked.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

There were some good ones while you were gone.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think that's a sign.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

I can make that sign for you.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Out of my head, plz.

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just make the one sign.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

tis more of a print, mum.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

all of a sudden you have a British accent?

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

why not?

I was being the lower class worker/servant guy.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can we call you Baldrick now?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

One that LB made?

"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 Jun 22, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

You were gone?

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 Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

She's back in a New York Groove.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

SoCo

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kallus was with us, sir.

Yes, the whole night.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

lano? noma?

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

noma.

sry.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gee thanks Rajai

Could you have hit it in a worse place

Roy Steele is the voice of God

by cuppingmaster on Jun 22, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Vince said "lefty versus lefty"...

instead of “lefty on lefty”, which always sounds so dirty.

I realized I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.

by Elvez on Jun 22, 2009 8:14 PM PDT reply actions  

And sweet.

LEAD!

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Jun 22, 2009 8:14 PM PDT reply actions  

He was in the pool

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dammit Bobby!

I realized I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.

by Elvez on Jun 22, 2009 8:16 PM PDT reply actions  

BOBBY.

:(

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:16 PM PDT reply actions  

That one's on us

We forgot to get our “Fuck you, Bobby!” comment ready.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

At least he has a new baby to go home to. It doesn't help us at all though.

JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker

by JJ Martin on Jun 22, 2009 8:17 PM PDT reply actions  

I wouldn't let him hold a baby

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 Jun 22, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd let him hold it.

I wouldn’t let him drive it in from third.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mrs doctorK just call BoCro "Mr June"

When I asked her why, she said it’s because his picture is on the June calendar page. I told her that I was sure where she got “Mr June” from, ’cause he sucks every month. Then he popped out.

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, me and the K's have had to look at BoCro all month.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Mrs. doctorK is mistaken.

fuck you Matt Holliday is on the June calendar page.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

not on mine.

I got BoCro too.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

CONSPIRACY.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Schierholtz was a 3rd baseman

until he was converted to the OF by the Giants, around 2006.

If people are turning over every rock, looking for a 3rd baseman..

just sayin’.

He’s from San Ramon area.

"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw

by One won lost won on Jun 22, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions  

The Golden Dome in me loves the second half.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lou has deteriorated so.....

he reminds me of Mortimer Snerd

alaska A residing in Idaho.

by ak_A on Jun 22, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think they should just let him talk crazy on ESPN for another three or four years.

It’s awesome.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wonder why they moved him

it’s not like they had a stud 3Bman in their system. And they have a fair number of outfielders, too. I’d guess it was because of defensive limitations.

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

As he told the story on KNBR

it sounded like they had a shortage of OFers at the San Jose club. So they just polled players, “Do you want to play the outfield? How about you? And…you? More playing time.”

So he said yes. Didn’t sound like he was necessarily clanging stuff on defense. But, I wasn’t there, either.

"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw

by One won lost won on Jun 22, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

that's good info

I think that now they have more OFers, and I don’t think Panda sticks at third; he’s done OK, but he doesn’t look athletic enough. I’d guess that if he could play a decent 3rd, they will give him a chance.

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

throw stricks plz

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:20 PM PDT reply actions  

+1

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jun 22, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ray Fosse

Def has the bigger baseball iq of the three

by StewEck on Jun 22, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions  

That's really sad

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

agreed.

plus KK’s voice is made of velvet.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sandy Alderson's putting me to sleep with his magical powers.....zzzz......

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:22 PM PDT reply actions  

He's no Tommy Lasorda.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, Sandy's not talking about my butthole rotting out, so there is that.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

And he doesn't have a man-crush on a convicted felon with a giant forehead.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

and he didn't coach that bastard from hell whom we don't name here.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice stop, Kurk.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Not that it matters.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

I never knew you were kinky...

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

ooooh,

a,b,c, huh? You’re sick.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

jinx

Roy Steele is the voice of God

by cuppingmaster on Jun 22, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you visiting Jennifer?

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Never without my permission.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmmm, Babelfish no help with that, huh?

Literally, it’s something like, “These shit-dicks are breaking my balls,” but it’s more idiomatic in Italian. Sort of like we’d say, “These assholes are pissing me off.”

Or at least I think it is. It’s not like I’m actually fluent or anything.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I knew there was a reason I couldn't find "cagacazzo" in my Italian-English dictionary...

When I took Italian, another guy in the class and I laughed for like 2 days when we realized how similar frigorifero and fregarsi were.

Cosa c’e nel tuo fregarifero, signore?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

No, I won't go to Costco with you to buy a Fridgedaire.

I’m busy, damn it! Find another ride!

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Great resource for Italian slang

on this blog.

It’s organized peculiarly, but fun to browse around.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

See, here's a fun one right at the top of the list:

The Italian equivalent of “have your cake and eat it too” is “have a full keg and a drunk wife too”. Gotta love those Italians!

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

That'll go over well here on AN.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

And the Italian equivalent for "Who gives a damn?"

is Chi se ne frega?

“Who rubs himself about it?”

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actual LOL.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

"Menefregismo"

The quality of not giving a damn, not caring about things.

Now you see why Cosa c’e nel suo fregarifero, signore? (“What is there in your fregarifero, sir?”) was so funny to me and that dude Adrian?

Frigorifero = refrigerator
Fregarifero = well, something else, I guess

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like the translation better.

Sir, It hink you just coined a new AN phrase.

"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 Jun 22, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

No one rubs himself about your fantasy team.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Jun 22, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Winner!

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is the best of both worlds,

as St. Haggar said.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

I actually didn't try that hard.

I was on the road.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

I will ask again

DP Please!!!!!!

And it must be the current batter

by Trainman on Jun 22, 2009 8:24 PM PDT reply actions  

it worked!!

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jun 22, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Way to specify, Trainman!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good

Didn’t hear me the first time.

Have to get more irate next time so they can hear (LOL)

by Trainman on Jun 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

HANNAHAN!@@@!!!

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions  

gamer GIDP

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions  

who won?

I work with a big-time LSU fan.

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why not 7, or 8, or (dare I say it), 9?

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

i want 7!!!!

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

DP!

All this DP requestin’ was gettin’ a tad dirty.

I’m glad it finally came.

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Jun 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, got the DP at least

In other news, I wouldn’t even want Rajai Davis on my slow pitch rec softball team.

Raj, I’m sorry. But this can’t go on. It’s not you, it’s me.

Actually, it’s entirely you.

by Joey C. on Jun 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm I the only one who loves the Saag's commercials?

Is it because I’m fated to not have any here in hell?

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions  

The life of a sinkerballer:

DP ball through the hole for a hit, DP ball right at Hannahan for a 5-4-3.

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 Jun 22, 2009 8:26 PM PDT reply actions  

The Life of a Sinkerballer:

The Kirk Saarloos Story.

Straight to DVD.

by Joey C. on Jun 22, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Blasphemy!!!

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Los Kirk fan?

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good.

That thing was going to suck.

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, it isn't definitely off

It’s just not happening this month with Sony. Someone else might pick it up. I’m not holding my breath though. Apparently part of the problem is that baseball movies don’t sell outside North America (and it took them this long to remember that?).

by Englishmajor on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

But it's not a baseball movie!

It’s a business management movie! Where do business management movies do well?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well, I think the guys and gals over at GSB would appreciate it.

…and they always have the best food in their little cafes too….

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

AK---pew pew pew.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions  

...

?
I’ve been gone too long. what?

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jun 22, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

it's a long story.

mainly involving loading cats.

Anyone here got the pic?

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Adam Kennedy = AK-47

Pewpewpew is your standard “I’m shooting you with my hand/gun” noise, favored by kids of all ages.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

ARGHHHHH

Moneyball is not a book about taking pitches and hitting home runs.

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions  

it isn't?

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

black steel in the hour of chaos?

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I rec'd a postmarked envelope containing correspondence

from duly-elected officials three days hence.

It said they were suckas.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

Boyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

by Joey C. on Jun 22, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can Kennedy take over for Hannahan already? Please?

I don’t care if Mark Ellis is down to one arm, half a torso, and one-third of a neck. Just put him out there.

by Joey C. on Jun 22, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions  

give it a week.

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't be hating on Hannahan!

He’s a stud with the glove. Everything else is gravy.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, well...

… I know the A’s, trendsetters that they are, have been very clever in amassing players who avoid playing offense in order to trick other teams into doing it, too. But they picked up a guy who plays both ways by accident and I want him over at third before Geren realizes the mistake and cuts him from the team entirely.

by Joey C. on Jun 22, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

+ a billion

if only for the reason I miss my unicorn.

Awww… Unicorn's optimistic. And a cheeseball. That’s cute. ~Whiteshoes40

by #14fan on Jun 22, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can we freaking play Barton instead of this Crosby guy? Please!

Geren = moron.

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Crosby's got compromising pictures of Geren.

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Umm...ew.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Geren's daughter, then?

does he have one?

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wait. No. That's just creepy.

His wife, then.

Sorry.

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

David? David Letterman?!!?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Crosby isn't in for his defense. Or his offense. Yeah, why is he in there?

JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker

by JJ Martin on Jun 22, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Colorado smoking

that overated Matt Palmer

6-1

by Trainman on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Fail Win!!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions  

gamer FAIL

"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden

by doctorK on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions  

whoa we lucked out

alaska A residing in Idaho.

by ak_A on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions  

ALRIGHT!

ROWAND FOR THE QUADRUPLE PUMP!

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Jun 22, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions  

Awesome

I love it when its not us making that play.

Dont blow Bailey.

by brian.only on Jun 22, 2009 8:32 PM PDT reply actions  

I love Aaron Rowand.

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:32 PM PDT reply actions  

(don't tell him I told you, but he loves you too)

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

double off the wall. callin it.

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:33 PM PDT reply actions  

no, LF hit though

"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw

by One won lost won on Jun 22, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

TV delay?

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah, Kallus fail. I was close...

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

er, not out there far enough

daayum!!

"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw

by One won lost won on Jun 22, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wow. thanks Slopey.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Hang on, Slopey.

Slopey, hang on.

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm ready.

I said it all last week.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

are you drunk and flirting again?

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are you being annoying again?

No wait, you never stopped.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

ah, spoken like someone without a care in the world...

or a prayer of receiving any kind of print, especially one that’s as big as 30" by 40"….

It is not [Hawk Harrelson's] fault that his genius goes unappreciated by uncultured louts like you. -Nick

by Leopold Bloom on Jun 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't pray.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

But-but-but...

You’ve got to pray. Just to make it today.

by Joey C. on Jun 22, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

FUCK YOU Matt Holliday.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jun 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

0-for last 10

gotta do sumthin;

"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw

by One won lost won on Jun 22, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

How dilated is he?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jun 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Matty, you know there are stupid GMs who look at RBI totals

And… you have a FA contract to play for.

"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

by Blicks on Jun 22, 2009 8:36 PM PDT reply actions  

I kan haz $$$ - holliday

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 22, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

doesn't look comfortable AT ALL

hemerroids?? or what??

"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw

by One won lost won on Jun 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions