DLD 6-8-09 - Vincent/Vince/Vin or V?
by JLaff on Jun 8, 2009 6:50 AM PDT
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PrintSome fun facts about Vincent/Vince/Vin/V Mazzaro:
- He also works for Bear, Stearns & Co.
- This was on page 21 of the Google search
Kids play a 36-hour baseball game... and this is the reward?
The top fund raisers get to attend a lunch with former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.
Padres play two!... in one game. San Diego lost to Arizona after 18 innings (5 hours, 45 mins.) on a three-run homer given up by infielder Josh Wilson.
Wilson was the logical choice because twice before he had pitched an inning in a lopsided losing cause – including earlier this season while playing for the Diamondbacks.
But this was the first time since his high school days in Pennsylvania that Wilson went to the mound with the game on the line.
"As the game was going on, I was preparing myself," said Wilson, whom the Padres claimed off waivers from Arizona on May 15.
"Pitching is fairly natural to me. I'm not saying I'm a pitcher, but I felt comfortable given the situation."
Nomar is still not ready to come back from the DL.
SF Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler thinks Matt Holliday will stick around for a while.
So with Mazzaro on a Cy Young path and the A's marching maniacally, does that mean Billy Beane will elect to not blow up the ballclub at midseason?
"It's always sort of (the media and public perception) that you're either in or you're out, you know?" said Beane. "You're going for it! You're not going for it! The A's have given up for the season! Now they're back in it!
"It's not nearly that dramatic in my own head; it's really not like that. Sometimes you're just trying to do the best you can with what you have."
So... how many copyeditors has the Chron laid off? Sad. (I love the Chronicle, I really, really, really do)
The A's six-game winning streak would seem to be putting a crimp in Billy Bean's Blowup Schedule.
Also, does anyone have recommendations for good, upbeat workout music? Thanks.
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haven't seen any of those movies yet
but I’m looking forward to watching Star Trek and Drag Me To Hell. And I love me some Evil Dead, so I picked DMtH. But now that I’m thinking about it, I should have chosen the “other” option for that movie about John Dillinger.
have you heard
the 45 minute 33 second piece that LCD Soundsystem made for that Nike-iTunes thing. I guess it was supposed to be designed to build up and keep you going on a long run (uh.. 45 minutes and 33 seconds, I guess) but I think that people didn’t really like it because it was a little too out there for your average runner.
yeah, reading that article, it is pretty clear that Nike wanted workout music but James Murphy wanted the chance to make a long piece of music inspired by classic early electronica (probably of the academic and minimal vein). So I can see why that didn’t really work out so well.
what I read
the 45:33 title refers to 45 and 33 rpm, the common speeds used for records (yeah, people used to play 78s too, but those days are long gone). You would think that the track would also be that length, but I guess not.
Workout music?
Think high BPM.
Dragonforce, Mudvayne, Slipknot, Pantera, etc.
Oh, and also that techno pop crap, if it’s what you’re into.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Curt Schilling + kids = ehhhhhhhhhh
"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
Curt: You call that a hand turkey?
Kid: What a douchebag.
World: Thank you.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 8, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Almost anything by Underworld makes for fantastic workout music
For instance, their live album “Everything, Everything.” Or you could try that knuckleheaded heavy metal crap, if that’s what you’re into.
Easy now...
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
backward way of making a point,
but well-played. Score uno for Ray.
"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 8, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
how about a compromise:
Buckethead – Day Of The Robot
a fine guitar-driven electronic album
Although my favorite is Cuckoo Clocks from Hell or maybe Monsters and Robots.
Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"
by popcornjames on Jun 8, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess I should've explained
I’m not big into heavy metal, no disrespect, mikev. Hip-hop (sadly, I know) gets me going and other just upbeat stuff.
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
If hip-hop gets your motor runnin'...
… I suggest “Seven’s Travels” by Atmosphere. A band which is, coincidentally enough, from Minne-snow-ta.
I love Atmosphere.
"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
It doesn't bother me.
I was joking. Approximately 90% of the internet should not be taken seriously.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I just won the lottery.
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 8, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT NOWAI!?!?
Lemme guess: Free ticket?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I didn’t even play the lotto.
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 8, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I did.
They were very kind people.
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 8, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
How much of that 90% are your comments?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
at least half
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Hmm.
I like Paris (the rapper, not Miss Hilton).
Dr. Dre’s “2001” and Nas’s Illmatic are classics and probably my favorite hip hop albums to work out to.
"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
The Kodiak Bear is open to playing 3B
http://www.projectprospect.com/article/2009/06/08/rich-poythress-interview
Isn’t one Brett Wallace as good as another?
by AgitationStation on Jun 8, 2009 9:07 AM PDT reply actions
He would be a massive overdraft at #13
If by some miracle he slips to the 3rd round (very unlikely, and A’s don’t have a 2nd rounder), then take him there.
"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
he would not be a massive overdraft
that’s ridiculous. The draft stuff gets silly enough without hyperbole. He would be an overdraft, but he’s probably the best college hitter after Ackley (maybe Kipnis), the only college hitter with near elite power, doesn’t strike out, plays good defense, good competition… For example, Project Prospect grades him out as the 10th best player in the draft, well over the 480 threshold.
http://projectprospect.com/article/2009/05/21/lincolns-2009-mlb-draft-board
by AgitationStation on Jun 8, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
That is the first draft board I've seen
that has Aaron Crow not in the top 10. And White not a first rounder, along with Crow. Odd.
"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
and Grant Green not in the 1st round
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Go see the A's and Dodgers in LA
The A’s new flagship is having a contest… http://xtrasports860.com/
Click on the contests link and sign up if you want to go watch the A’s and Dodgers in LA.
"We'll send you to see the game live, because chances are you probably won't be able to hear it on the radio!"
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
:)
I hear it fine. Does it not come in good where you are? Don’t you live in the trivalley like I do?
Yesterday, no pre-game show at all
Just the national syndicated feed, where some windbags were discussing LeBron James (still) and Twitter.
I called A’s Radio, they answered, obviously had known about the problem – but losing a broadcast on a Sunday game is a disaster recipe. It’s bad enough they don’t keep technicians on-call for the transmitter tower, as it was transmitting, just the wrong signal. I was told the engineer lives in Santa Clara and “would hopefully get there soon”. By the time I turned the radio back on, it was the 3rd inning and normalcy had been restored.
Still, if I were that engineer, or A’s radio-studio guy, I would have a radio nearby when the switch from national to regional would happen, just to make sure that it DID. Then I could go on about my weekend, enjoy the various street festivals and such.
Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"
by popcornjames on Jun 8, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, Livermore
It’s not bad if I’m in a vehicle driving around, but reception on the radio in the garage is pretty horrid.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I'm going to come over and drink the OJ straight out of the carton next game.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Trampolines I'm OK with.
Pro tip: Don’t get drunk and jump in the bouncy house you rented for your kid’s birthday. There’s a good chance you will knock it over and land on the driveway (which is cement, and hurts) and the rest of the bouncy house will collapse on you.
At least I’ve heard that.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
drive by truckers called.
they want their song catalog back.
"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 8, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i get it fine
in the alisal neighborhood
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
I love this from the "Big Red Egg" link:
New pitcher!! Oh, Crist! What do we do?! Whutdowedo?!!He has a slider! Where will it slide? It just disappears for God’s SAKE!! We have no idea what we are getting into! We’re flying blind! Abort! Abort!! Mayday!! His arm is made of titanium!! Do not look at it directly for fear of angering!! Run!!! Run for your lives!! For the love of God, somebody protect the CHILDREN!!!
Good to know we are not the only ones who are all. gonna. die!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
something tells me we might know the author of that particular blog.
That, or JLaff has an unhealthy obsession with the 21st page of Google.
Both are possible.
"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 8, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
21 google pages: that's what the kids call "investigative journalism."
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jun 8, 2009 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Pssh
I go to at LEAST the 22nd page. That is, if Wikipedia doesn’t answer my question.
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
So, are you Woodlaff, or Laffstein?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jun 9, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I think we need to invite them to join AN....
I was reading one of their other posts and found this little tidbit….
Doesn’t matter if he hasn’t given even a scintilla of thought about what the book might be on how to pitch him, he’s going to swing…and look good doing it. He’ll give a hack accompanied with a dramatic recoil and a corresponding facial expression that says, “You better not throw that weak-ass shit my way again.” Never mind that he missed it by two feet.
Oh, and this one:
And never mind his absolutely atrocious career OPS of .653 is identical to slap hitter extraordinaire Rajai Davis
We should at least have them visit whenever the A’s play the White Sox. I think they’d be a fun addition to the game threads…..
There's no crying in baseball!
Liked this one
If Wilson Betemit is in the lineup I’m driving down to US Cellular and punching Ozzie in the nuts.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
The words
Rajai Davis + extraordinaire do not belong in the same sentence. EVAR.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Rajai Davis: Out Making Extraordinaire
"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 read that as "Rajai Davis: Making Out Extraordinaire."
I apologize for any mental images that may have given you.
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 8, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I love this.
"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 was talking to a White Sox fan
last night. He also complained about how bad the White Sox are against pitchers they haven’t previously faced. So many it’s a common theme for them.
Yankees games to be available to in-market fans via streaming video
Looks like the Berlin Wall is finally coming down.
The agreement between the Yankees’ YES Network and Major League Baseball Advanced Media, which controls the Internet rights of all 30 teams, will let fans inside the New York market buy a subscription to Yankees games. They will be able to watch on computers, laptops and other devices, giving the games a portability they have not had.
You probably don’t care specifically about that, but here’s the important point:
With the Yankees deal complete, other teams are expected to follow.
Teams stand to gain a new source of revenue, from the millions of broadband users around the country who are not sitting in front of their televisions but are in offices and other locations with a laptop or a wireless device.
We’ve been telling you that for years, MLB.
I was beginning to question allegiances...
nice. Good news for workaholic Bay Area fans…
"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 8, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to be jobless in Eugene, Oregon...
"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 8, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I loved being jobless in Eugene, Oregon...
Best place ever to be unemployed….
There's no crying in baseball!
Somehow I think Ft. Bragg or even Arcadia might have it beat.
"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 8, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you mean Arcata,
though Arcadia is idyllic as well.
I love Mendocino County. It’s the real “northern California”.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
agrd.
"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 8, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I could live in Ferndale.
I would dress up in turn of the century clothes and drive around in a Model T. It’d be great.
Is that the one on the Ukiah-Mendocino road?
I remember driving down that one time. It’s a frumpy dirty little road that doesn’t seem particularly foresty. Even when you reach the little parking lot it doesn’t seem promising, but then you hike up about a half a mile and there’s this wonderful little patch of old growth.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Looking at my maps now,
the one I’m thinking of is “Montgomery Woods”.
I don’t recall Richardson’s Grove, but I’ve been up and down that stretch of 101 many times, so I must have been through.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I miss home.
"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 8, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It's okay, Eric. You'll remember to touch it next time.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
All comedy is rooted in pain
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Holy crap...
Pig’s Fly
Hell Freezeth
<insert other cliches that mean “this will never happen”>
Please A’s… for the love of Pete.
Good orkout music
The new Rancid CD, Let the Dominoes Fall
"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish
Anything Rancid makes great workout music
or music in general.
"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
Sigh. Zombies.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author on the KFOG morning show tomorrow (Tuesday) at 7:10am…for all you crazy people. I don’t know why I find all of these things.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Pam's a zombie?!
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 8, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I think she's decidely UN-zombie.
She’s the Diet Coke of Zombies.
"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 8, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
She's harmless.
She didn’t even realize that zombies are UNdead. She thought they were Half Dead.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I told you, I'm not up on my zombie lingo.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
That's not even specific to zombies, PC.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
She does seem to like brains.
Hmm, suspicious.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I'm now wondering if Samuel L. Jackson was a zombie.
Or at least Jules Winfield…“Check out the big brain on Brad!”
"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 8, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
No, Jules was pretty unhappy when Vince splattered that other guys brains all in his Jheri curls
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
who, strangely enough, was the UPS guy.
"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 8, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Currently unemployed...
That assumes I guessed correctly on which one you are looking for….
There's no crying in baseball!
Probably manning the counter of a 7-11 somewhere...
"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 8, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
grrr.
"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 8, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I got some links....
Glavine may file a grievance…
Tiger Stadium demolition begins…
If you search for “demolition webcam” on google, you come up with this page. Of course, the images won’t load on my computer, so I have no idea what it actually is showing, so my apologies in advance….
There's no crying in baseball!
so the save tiger stadium campaign failed, eh?
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
I like to listen to This American Life podcasts when I run.
They’re free on iTunes and last about 50-60 minutes, which is about how long I run. When I used to listen to music, I always put my music on shuffle but some standouts for me were The Strokes and Ratatat.
a.k.a. Rocktopus
by LongLiveLangerhans on Jun 8, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions
Anybody have any idea why Iggy would
want to or even reference hypnotizing chickens? According to Wikipedia, it is possible, and apparently quite easy. Is Iggy suggesting that falling in love is easy or is he suggesting that we’re easily distracted by love, thus the line drawn represents love, so it immobilizes us, or is he suggesting that we all foolish as chickens for falling in love? Or, conversely, does this represent a lull in the sign industry in SW Florida?
"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
Wait, are you talking about me, or some other Iggy?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
....
{grumbles about being too obtuse for AN now that all the really weird ones have left…}
"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 8, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd say it's a reference to, er, self-love
(I’ll leave Leopold Bloom, the character, out of this discussion.)
Sorry for making you feel obtuse.
You know I’m ignorant of all pop musicians after 1959.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
good workout music
It’s an unheard of band, but I found Smokey the Giant’s “Chapters” and a few other songs to be great workout music. The quality could be a little better, so maybe the next album will do the trick.
Man, I had an MCL sprain a few years back. Hurt like a bitch. Can't even imagine 15 days being enough to recover from it.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Does this mean Cunningham is playing CF now?
Silver lining.
"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
Silly, Davis will play CF and Cunningham will be platooned.
We don’t want our promising prospects to get extended playing time.
aaaaargh
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
He's played there before and he looks pretty rangy out in RF.
It’s a moot point though, that Slusser report stats that Barton’s going to rot on the bench.
I looked at fangraphs
He had a negative value in the corner slots last year, albeit in limited action.
IF anyone is still planning on going to the game tonight,
get $12 Plaza Level tix online for today and tomorrow using online code THANKS (via A’s ticketservices Twitter feed)
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
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