DLD 7/21/09 - Still in awe of last night
by doctorK on Jul 21, 2009 10:28 AM PDT
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I want a new freaking DLD, so here we go.
Star Tribune's recap of last night's game. Looking at the picture, it looks like Cuddyer's right leg/foot was over (above) the plate as Wuertz tagged him - looks OUT to me.
Watching last night's game made me think of this game from last year (which I was fortunate to attend). Like last night, Holliday had two HRs in that game, including a slam. The park factor between Coors and the Coliseum looks like about -8 runs.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the first successful manned launch from the surface of the moon. That moonwalk stuff is so yesterday.
As Englishmajor announced during last night's game thread (one of them, I don't remember which), California has a budget agreement. I guess this means no more IOU's.
Finally, some overdue recognition is given to some true American heroes.
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A DLD! And another opportunity for my all-out publicity blitz.
The contents of my fanpost, which probably should’ve just been a comment in a DLD (except a DLD didn’t exist yet; if enough people complain, I’ll delete the fanpost) :
The Stockton Ports are coming to town (well, moreso for some of us than others) to take on the San Jose Giants this weekend! And, I’m selling tickets that benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
This Saturday, July 25, is Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) day at San Jose Municipal Stadium, and the San Jose Giants have been kind enough to offer a fundraiser for the Society. The game is at 6:00pm. I have tickets available for $10/ea, all of which will be donated to LLS via their Team In Training program. I will also be singing the national anthem at this game!
Please email me for tickets at mthanawala@gmail.com. I have about 25 tickets left that I need to sell! They are general admission tickets, but they are upgradeable to reserved seats for an additional $9 (which does not benefit LLS).
What is Team In Training? It’s a program where professional coaches train ordinary people for endurance events, such as marathons, half-marathons, century rides, triathlons (even Ironman!), and various other events, in exchange for fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I just completed my second season with them, and ran the Seattle Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon in June! I also ran the Santa Barbara Half Marathon in November with Team In Training, and between the two seasons, my friends have helped me raise almost $6000.
So help out if you can, and come see some of our top prospects beat down some of the Giants top prospects!
by oblique on Jul 21, 2009 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude.
Sounds awesome, and if I wasn’t heading down to New York for some event, I woud have been all over this.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm....
I’m going to New York for some event too….otherwise, I’d totally be there…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 21, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way!
Maybe I’ll I better see you there.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've got my number, right?
I think we’re heading out earlyish on Sunday morning to get a patch of grass. We should find each other there….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 21, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got your number.
Will be with my oldest sis and her husband.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So is this all it takes?
Over the last 12 hours- on one recap- we’ve seen the appearance of Blez, xbhaskarx, louismg, and the aforementioned monkeyball.
Holy crap.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 10:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The world must be coming to an end....
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 21, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we go to our event first?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FREAK ROUT!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 21, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH. MY. GOD. I LOVE ESPN RIGHT NOW
Well, I love Kenny Mayne anyway.
Attend a World Cup soccer game.
HELL YES
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Jul 21, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that's awesome. totally awesome.
I was in Europe last summer during EuroCup. The atmosphere around soccer in other parts of the world is incredible.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 21, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was tempted to buy tickets to the Barcelona/Chivas match August 8th
But I don’t really want to go to that match wearing a Barca shirt.
"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 Jul 21, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going.
Weird, huh?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mostly I can't afford tickets.
I’d fuckin LOVE to go actually.
"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 Jul 21, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The company is paying for these ones.
Seems my business associates enjoy live soccer. Who knew.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
You should bring a couple actual soccer players with you to the game. They’ll be totally impressed.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 21, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was in Mexico during the last World Cup in 2006...
a tiny, tiny town where my ex-wife was born/raised. It was awesome watching Mexico vs. Portugal on a little television while eating the most tender carnitas ever. Rafael Marquez scored the game’s first goal, and I thought they were going to make me king there. I seriously was not going to come home. Alas, Portugal won 2-1, but it was pretty intense.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 21, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a hell of a game!
I watched that game in Munich on a huge jumbotron they had set up in a Olympia Park. Mexican fans were everywhere!
by roscoe on Jul 21, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
I’m a big Germany so it was fun til the final…
"Did you know you can comment on Athletics Nation from your phone or PDA? SB Nation has launched mobile commenting. Check it out next time you’re at the game or bar and have something to say."
by stranahanahan on Jul 21, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for posting this!
His description of the World Cup is not exaggerated. I went to Germany 2006. it was the best sporting event I have ever witnessed. So fun to hang out and dance and sing with fans from all over the world. No wonder it’s called The Beautiful Game.
I already have plans for 2014 in Brasil and hopefully 2018 right here in the US!
by roscoe on Jul 21, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another great Kenny Mayne video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSO-kdWLFes
Marshawn Lynch eats at Applebees 12 times a week…
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by stranahanahan on Jul 21, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was in argentina in 78... i rooted for holland!
little contrarian shit that i was. i mean, i was born and raised in argentina, my dad was an architect of the stadium in mendoza (i have pictures of me in a hardhat standing by a caterpillar in the freshly dug bowl), everybody was singing the song for months in advance (“25 millones de argentinos, jugaremos el mundial”), and somehow, somewhere, i invented the idea that orange jerseys were cool and that was that. i picked holland from the start. little did i know they’d go to the final, against argentina. worst night of my early life… rooting for holland just because i said i would to the bitter end and then when everybody went out in the streets to bang pots and pans and scream and sing, i kind of remember being a party pooper for a while and then switching teams to the winning side. hey, i had no business rooting for holland. and the party was awesome.
forget diego, here’s mario…
i missed every cup since, including the 1994 edition, when it was held in the US, because i was traveling… in argentina.
too bad argentina isn’t gonna qualify this year—that is my sober prediction for a team coached by someone with zero coaching experience. he just doesn’t know how to think tactically. and thus, messi, the best player in the world isn’t gonna get to go. neither is, cristiano ronaldo (don’t think chunky bald guy, the other ronaldo), the 2nd best, since portugal is looking left out as well. isn’t that weird?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 21, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, um, Messi isn't the best player in the world.
"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 Jul 21, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i should have specified
best current player of association football in the world. as for “best player,” biggie in perpetuity.
kidding aside, ronaldo is a great kicker. but that’s only one of the skills of soccer. ronaldo is limited to either take a ball in the area and seal the deal (mmmmost of the time, not during the champions final though) or shoot from outside to surprise. sometimes he can pass a defender using his little riverdance foot moves, but that’s more of a sideshow than soccer playing, because it only works if he’s got a kick open right after that otherwise he’s going to lose the ball to the other defender there. i’d say he knows how to make zoolander faces too, but i think that’s more of a complex than a skill. messi is an instinct player—whether alone in the area, battling midfield, or just passing (ronaldo may never have heard of this area of knowledge), his nature is to touch the ball to put it just outside of reach in an unexpected place. so i guess i’m saying a best player needs to be more than just a killer closer. messi is that, plus a lot of #10 on top, a team player AND he’s humble. in other words, would ronaldo be as good as he is a forward if he were playing #5? i know messi would be. but i didn’t mean to limit it to just those two. or were you thinking kaka? i’m sorry, i can’t just abide by homophones.
10 goals aren’t proof, especially when talking about overall play, but check out the variety of play Messi presents and the single-footedness of Ronaldo.
of course, you’ve seen messi’s homage, right?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 21, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had to do a double take of the qualifying standings when I read this
and I’m calling shenanigans. Argentina will be fine.
Outman, fighter of the Hitman, champion of the K, he's a master of scoreless innings and friendship for everyone.
by walk off bunt on Jul 21, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Question.
Does anyone know where I can find the radio feed for the game last night, outside of having a subscription to Gameday Audio? Thank you for your time.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
by mrbendy on Jul 21, 2009 11:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Almost LOL'ed at this (Onion article)
Selfless Jason Kendall Sacrifices Bunt, Self For Good Of Team, Advancement Of Runners
MILWAUKEE—In an act of selflessness not often seen amongst ego-driven American athletes, who typically look only to further their own personal agendas, hero Milwaukee Brewers player Jason Kendall placed a bunted ball back to the pitcher Tuesday with full knowledge that he himself would be eliminated from scoring contention for the duration of the contest’s fifth inning. Receiving upon his return to the dugout a mere smattering of high fives from his ignorant teammates and but one hand-clap from the staff of coaching elders, Kendall was not properly greeted as a hero responsible for the very 90-foot advancement of teammates Mat Gamel and J.J. Hardy to second and third base respectively. Due to his undying devotion to the singular cause of winning, even at the cost of his own personal downfall, Jason Kendall is the greatest player to ever play the game of baseball.
by buddahead9 on Jul 21, 2009 11:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
haha
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Jul 21, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four Years Ago To The Day
Four years ago to the day, Kendall tagged out Michael Young with his face to end the game in Arlington, and lead the A’s to a 11-10 victory. Laugh about that Onion piece all you want, but that play is still one of the self-sacrificing plays I’ve ever seen in sports.
by Santa Cruz Surfer on Jul 21, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This brings back some very good memories.
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Jul 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harden vs. Blanton tonight at 7.
Who wins?
My hunch is Blanton.
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by Blicks on Jul 21, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
about the star tribune picture...
the calf of his leg is only over (above) the plate because it is following the foot that has already crossed over (touching from end to end) the plate. this happened a second before the tag was applied. buddy was safe. but i’ll take it like it was individually wrapped. same way i once took the hand of god.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 21, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Possible that leg was higher until the tag pushed it down
uh,
or something.
by MobiusKlein on Jul 21, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
facepalm.jpg
"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 Jul 21, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Holliday was just interviewed on SportsCenter
Brian Kenny: Would you be in favor of replay … on plays to the plate?
Holliday: Starting today, sure.
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
by day-to-day on Jul 21, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cute. Makes me like him.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about you
but what he did last night made me like him a hell of alot more than I did.
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Jul 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not starting in 2007
Matt would not approve of that
by Future Ed on Jul 22, 2009 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Susan Slusser has updates and tonight’s lineup for us.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 21, 2009 5:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
new from oaklandish.com....
The “Keep Baseball in Oakland” shirt was designed with the future in mind. Half of all proceeds go toward local Little League scholarships for kids and teens in Oakland who need it the most.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 21, 2009 5:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one bothered by the placement of A's in this..
I know they just mean “Keep baseball in Oakland”
But it looks like “Keep baseball A’s in Oakland”
Put the A’s before baseball so then it looks like “Keep A’s Baseball in Oakland”
Just kinda reminds me of Angela Stadium with bad placement of logo in sentence.
by Athletix Man on Jul 22, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Logically, I understand what you mean,
but I didn’t read it that way at all. Didn’t even notice till you mentioned it.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 22, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read it as Keep Baseball Rooted In Oakland
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 22, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
After Athletix’s comment I was reconsidering my desire to buy this shirt but I think you might have just made it cooler.
by GoldenStateGuerrero on Jul 23, 2009 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why did i go to bed early.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
by ak_A on Jul 21, 2009 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't feel bad.
I left when it was 13-5, or 13-7, I can’t remember.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 21, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You missed great Lauren Graham pictures.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 21, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just wanted to share this because I think it's really cool and I'm a dork who loves maps.
Reminds me of Ork Posters.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 21, 2009 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Si.Com
Sports Illustrated has an article on the top 100 players in the MLB. Looked through this, didn’t see any a’s on it….
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/07/21/top.100/3.html
by FrozenA'sFan on Jul 22, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There is a lot of stupid on that list.
Sandoval as highly as he is, Ryan Zimmerman as low as he is, lots of beyond awful defensive players. There’s a lot of really really really good players on there, but there’s a lot of stupid ass hyping as well.
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by Blicks on Jul 22, 2009 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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