DLD 7/27 - Duchscherer pitches!
by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 7:29 AM PDT
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Justin Duchscherer's season started yesterday with 2 perfect innings in A ball. It' very encouraging to say the least.
The Twins and A's aren't close on a Cabrera deal. Apparently the Twins players really want O-Cab.
This is just my own speculation, but would the Phillies trade Jason Donald for Dallas Braden? If so, would it be a good deal for the A's? Perhaps Weurtz would net Donald.
Dump... dump.... dump away...
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It seems Barton is hurt and will may miss the game tonight vs. Boston...
(hamstring injury)
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by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 7:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably from that stretch in yesterday's game... yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyouch!!!
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by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for posting the DLD 7/27 today!!!!
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by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+ a million
Long live the DLD (ironic since the typical DLD lifespan is less than one day)
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by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That play was the top web gem on Baseball Tonight
Which redeemed the number 4 choice: Derek “No Range” Jeter. Not only did he scoop up a ball rolling his way, he even did his job flipping the ball to Cano properly. Honestly, I think it’s in the ESPN rules that the A’s only get a highlight if the opposing team has already been shown doing something superior.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite this season
(and I’m by no means a regular watcher) was the night Jacoby Ellsbury caught 10 or so fairly nondescript fly outs. Yes, let’s include him in the web gems because his pitcher tossed a lot of fly out balls.
I hate ESPN.
To their credit, the other day when we came back on the Twins, we were the lead story on ESPN immediately following. Of course, when they included that game in a montague of a “wild and crazy week” by Kurkijan this past weekend, they just repeatedly showed how whats-his-name was safe on the final out of the game.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
What’s montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 27, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite Pete Rose quote is
“F**k you, Shakespeare!”
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 27, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
iglew, have you ever watched Deadwood?
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He don't remember
And don‘t act fu**in’ entitled!
by Joey C. on Jul 27, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love you.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 28, 2009 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, is that a TV show?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 27, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, and you need to.
Except it probably won’t be in syndication anytime soon, unless they can come up with a stranger in the Alps for cocksucker.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 28, 2009 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is it with that show
and the word cocksucker? Did people even use that term back then?
Anyway, it’s still an awesome show.
by humdinger on Jul 28, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh dear. Geren apparently asked him if he was ok to go today and
Barton said he’d tell him in the morning – he should consult Buck before answering that question honestly, he doesn’t want to be banished to Sac-town.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's would be giving up too much in a Braden for McDonald trade.
I don’t think the A’s want to lose any of their current starters. It looks like Beane is only dealing those players he can replace from within. Wuertz and O’Cab are replacable, Braden is not, at least not at this time. Once FDLS and Outman come back then he would be available if they are 100%
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
by Eastbayjim on Jul 27, 2009 7:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Donald is basically crap anyways
He’s not going to stick at SS and he’s an (almost) 25 year old who’s not hitting at AAA.
The monster at the end of this blog.
by grover on Jul 27, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1, Donald blows, Weurtz is more valuable.
by PL78 on Jul 28, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw this site from a link on someone else's sidebar
Many of you probably know of it already — perhaps from another DLD even.
http://www.hittrackeronline.com/
One of the things I found particularly enjoyable is checking out the HRs that were hit based on the speed of which they came off the bat (SOB). This site has links to video clips (you have to further search for the day these HRs were hit) where you can watch some of the best taters.
by LowcountryJoe on Jul 27, 2009 7:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Question of the day; Is Bobby Crosby playing MLB in 3 years?
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by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 7:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes as a utility player for someone.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, he's playing MLB: The Show 2011 on the couch
He plays with the ’11 championship Oakland Athletics. He usually lets Anderson, the best pitcher in the game, take the mound. The only oddity is that between Wallace (the ROY) in the three hole and Carter (RBI leader) in the 5 hole he has created his own player to bat 4th. The player is a SS named Crosby who can mash doubles and home runs and plays great defense. After this digital Crosby hits the game-winning double in Game 7 of the World Series, Crosby shuts off the TV, grabs his glove, and takes the field for the Newark Bears (a recent HOF made a call and got him on the team). His teammates always ask him what it was like in the bigs, and he tells the story of how they always threw the same pitch to him. “That damn low outside pitch cost me a career kid”.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Counter question of the day:
Has Bobby Crosby played MLB the last 3 years?
Vanilla Orange Swirl
by Ice Cream on Jul 27, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
+1
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Jul 27, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry, but that question has NOTHING to do with counters.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bought a Crosby jersey yesterday at Target.
It was 7 dollars. I could not resist. There was part of me that wanted it so I can wear it in 3 years and people will say “Oh, sh*t, I remember that guy”, then look sad.
It was half off. I wish we could similarly discount Crosby’s contract.
PS- I was completely sober
by mikedaviswhereareyou on Jul 27, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did that once at Sears with a Timmy jersey.
but I actually liked Timmy. you’re sick.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do the same thing
at Marshalls.
I’ve got Zito, Swisher, Bradley (!!!), and Street that way.
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 Jul 27, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll granite you that.
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by Ice Cream on Jul 27, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gneiss comment Ice Cream
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by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is going down a rocky road
by LowcountryJoe on Jul 27, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schist, what an asshole.
Vanilla Orange Swirl
by Ice Cream on Jul 27, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is reminding of something....
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have cobbled something together had I known
about this sub-thread.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
by ak_A on Jul 27, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't have to cave to peer pressure like that
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 28, 2009 2:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, you!
Coming to AN Day?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 27, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, back atcha!
Most probably.
Vanilla Orange Swirl
by Ice Cream on Jul 27, 2009 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM
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 27, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's Donald not McDonald
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 27, 2009 8:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oops.
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by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fixed.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Old Donald doesn't work as well as Old McDonald.
Plus, you can’t go to Donald’s for a quarter pounder. Well, you can, but it’s not the same. Plus, he’s more partial to elephant than hamburger.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2009 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's McDaniel's, not McDonalds...
…these rhymes are…eh, nevermind
by LowcountryJoe on Jul 27, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you know
They make burgers all the time in the minors, but they never have the proper seasoning to make a lasting impression.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He didn't have a farm either.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
on Cabrera...
what does BB expect to get for him?
Is he trying to make-up for the loss of the 2nd rd. pick?
Is he trying to create a bidding war?
At this point, the pick is a sunk cost and I would think there would be more value in giving Pennington the last 60 games at SS. Although, if O-Cab is gone – my guess is that Crosby becomes the starting SS again, ughhh!!!
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 27, 2009 8:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Beane is going to try to improve the team and if O-Cab is drawing interest
then Beane will try to create some market for him.
I think Beane accepted that the entire 2009 season(old veteran signings to create offense) is a sunk cost IMO.
If Beane can get anything for Cabrera, then he will be thrilled!
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by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to be a wet blanket, but what's the big deal about Duke pitching?
He’s not going to be any sort of meaningful help this year and the team isn’t in contention.
IF he does come back and start a few games, he’s just showcasing himself for a FA contract after the season, and let’s be honest — everybody who can throw the ball gets a deal somewhere.
Unless he’s A) going to be traded before the deadline, or B) going to sign a good faith 1 year deal for next season to prove he’s healthy, I’m just not excited about him coming back. He’s not providing the team with anything, really, aside from a few innings chewed up that keep MAC/Braden’s innings pitched a tad lower this year.
"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 27, 2009 8:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Because of Duke's contract and because of his health problems...
he’d probably pass through waivers and would be a candidate to be traded at the end of August. If he can pitch effectively for a month, why wouldn’t a team like the Dodgers, Rangers, Phillies, Angels, Rays, or Yankees send over a so-so prospect for him?
Is he a Type A or Type B player?
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by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be shocked if he was a Type A player considering he hasn't played all year.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frankly I just like watching the guy pitch.
If I get another few chances to do that this season, then it’s a little bonus in a stinker of a season.
by oblique on Jul 27, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+2
I’m gonna buy his t-shirt the next time I see it because I figure that that is the most return on my investment I can get, in terms of Letters-Per-T-Shirt-Dollar.
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 Jul 27, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then all you have to look forward to is Saltalamacchia.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jul 27, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because we like players we like to be able to play baseball
and not sit on the DL.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Jul 27, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Technically we like injured players to sit on the bench rather than on the DL...
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right next those players w/ a hot streak.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jul 27, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a more vindictive note
I’m hoping that Duke, Dallas, and Brett pull off a three game sweep of the slegnA, dropping them out of contention and handing the AL West to Texas.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those "few innings chewed up" are important.
Duke is going to help preserve the young starters, either by stretching out the rotation so we can give extra days rest to those who need it, or by being a second long man in the pen, so we don’t have to leave a guy hung out to dry when he implodes early and EGon was already used in yesterday’s implosion.
Just yesterday there was a complaint about how we don’t have enough long relievers in our pen. That’s what Duke can be.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 27, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Selig might lift ban on Pete Rose(but can only be voted in HOF by veterans comitte)
I feel indifferent about this. He has like 4,000 hits…He bet on baseball… He did that as a manager… He ruined Fosse’s carrer… He was a gamer…
I say let him in based on his play.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4358260
HILLIS
by robbo650 on Jul 27, 2009 8:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
no
Rose bet on baseball games he was managing – in fact, he managed according to how he bet. Baseball players and managers have had it drilled into them that gambling on baseball, accepting bribes, etc, is not to be tolerated for one second. Rose needs to be banned permanently in order to keep the message intact.
"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 27, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im saying as a player he deserves it
as a person/manager no
HILLIS
by robbo650 on Jul 27, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't seperate the two
His actions as a manager poisoned his legacy as a player.
"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 27, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If as reported
that many influential HOF’s want him then sobeit. They are prepared to forgive him or give him another chance.
I have watched this man on TV many times in interviews etc and I think the guy is a POS but I would still vote him in if I were given that choice.
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
by Trainman on Jul 27, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reinstate him for HOF eligibility,
but never let him work in MLB again, unless it’s some foam peanut PR position for the Reds that has no contact with on-field personnel.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 27, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOF, okay for his playing career.
But maybe a mention of his gambling and suspension in his player bio. But he shouldn’t be allowed to hold any position for an MLB team, not even as a peanut vendor outside the stadium.
by guapobob on Jul 27, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Ty Cobb is in, anyone is in, regardless of character
Rose’s numbers certainly justify his inclusion, and his infractions (and I cannot explain this) don’t affect me the same way as the ‘roiders do. I still don’t like what he did to Fosse, but the dude is a HOFer.
by Joey C. on Jul 27, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, I believe gambling is the worst thing you can do
As big an SOB as Cobb was, and as dishonest as I believe the ‘roiders have been, I don’t think anything is as bad as betting on the outcome of a game you participate in, even if you’re betting to win.
by guapobob on Jul 27, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get it. Explain to me why betting on yourself (or your team) to win is bad.
Vanilla Orange Swirl
by Ice Cream on Jul 27, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by Player To Be Named Later on Jul 27, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe the idea...
is that if you are betting on your own team for certain games, you may care more about winning those specific games, and do things that will hurt your team’s chances in other games. You see what I’m saying? You may put all your eggs in one basket, e.g. wear out all your best pitchers in the game you bet on, and then hold them out of the games you don’t bet on.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Jul 27, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotcha. Thanks.
Vanilla Orange Swirl
by Ice Cream on Jul 27, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very articulate response.
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 Jul 27, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't the same thing happen with a supposed "must-win" game at any point during the season?
It’s a solid point, but unless they’re throwing games I don’t see it as any worse than steroids, and Mark McGwire still gets to be on the ballot.
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by Player To Be Named Later on Jul 27, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a difference
“Must Win” because we’re 1 game back in the standings and the team ahead of us lost — sure
“Must Win” because I put $5,000 on the team to win the game tonight — uh, no.
"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 27, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whats your position on Shoeless Jackson?
He “threw the WS” that he like 400 in with 3 jacks?
HILLIS
by robbo650 on Jul 27, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well at some point
you’re in danger of having a HOF without some of the best players, like Clemens, Sosa, Palmeiro, Rose, McGwire. Is it really a HOF if you don’t have the best players?
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
by closetasfan on Jul 27, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they were caught cheating, yes.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like the list of players who *haven't* cheated.
I bet it’s smaller.
"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 27, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well let's not get silly.
Though that’s why I made the distinction, fair play to those that have managed to not get caught – after all, if you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, that's the big problem I've always had with steroids though.
Steroids: Not OK, scourge of the earth, BANNED1 NO HALL OF FAME FOR YOU!
Stealing signs: Gamesmanship
Bat corking: ehh….
Scuffing the baseball: gamesmanship
Amphetamines: Part of the game
It bugs the shit out of me that there are “acceptable” levels of cheating. Either you cheat or you don’t, right? Apparently not.
"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 27, 2009 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's much easier if you just accept they're all cheating.
On that though, I’ve always been puzzled by the sliding hard into second base/trying to decapitate the catcher plays being acceptable – at the end of the day you’re essentially trying to injure a fellow professional.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the last vestige of the old 1800's game,
when throwing blocks and hip checks at runners as they ran around the bases was legal and tolerated.
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 27, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
here's a shocker
Stealing candy bars doesn’t carry the same punishment as running a boiler room operation stealing old lady’s money. The kids who steal candy bars are usually not punished, the con artists do time.
by JetSam on Jul 27, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's totally the same.
Great analogy.
"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 27, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
swelling your body like a cartoon character
and scuffing a ball aren’t the same. The analogy works fine. You wanted to know why cheating is treated differently and its obvious.
by JetSam on Jul 27, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But if you scuff the ball well enough, no matter how big your body has
swelled to, you prbably won’t hit it.
by theblackpearl on Jul 27, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It worked for Mike Morse and FP Santangelo!
Those guys were fuckin HUGE!
"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 27, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to agree with your point
Even if it is just a liiiiiiiiiiiiiittle flip.
by Joey C. on Jul 27, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that's the case, our pitchers should start scuffing the baseball!
Since it’s not that big a deal…
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by Player To Be Named Later on Jul 27, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dont forget moving home plate closer,
painting the foul lines in a bit, soaking the basepaths with water….
I’m with you mikev.
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 Jul 27, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
g**ddamn astigmatism!
I read the above line as “Soaking the basepaths with ether”
which is a great idea!
Baseball and ether, two great tastes that melt your brain together!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 27, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 fucking thousand
Nobody cares that Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt, and pretty much everyone in the 60s-80s took amphetamines, or that Babe Ruth used corked bats, or that Gaylord Perry illegally threw spitballs all the time, and did so openly, but fuck Barroids and Aroid for taking steroids!!
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
by hero66 on Jul 27, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The big problem is that Steroids have been used in sports since at least the mid 60s but since no one has fessed up to using them in Baseball it really didn't exist until the late 80s
Who is to say that the HOFers from the 60s, 70s and early 80s didn’t juice?
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
by Eastbayjim on Jul 27, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lot of them abused painkillers, too...
rather than using HGH to recover, they used painkillers to play through the pain…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 27, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At this point, Donald is widely considered a AAAA player
Most think he’ll never become anything but a super-utility guy, so he’s probably not the answer you’re looking for at short.
by NateHST on Jul 27, 2009 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
These are not the utility players you're looking for
Move along
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
QOTM-The Force Is With You Edition
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Jul 27, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough...
is there an organization with an almost-ready SS that needs a starting pitcher for the stretch run? How about the Rays? Bartlett seems to have that job nailed down for a few years. How about their SS prospects?
How about Cabrera and Braden for Lowrie plus others?
How about Cabrera and Braden for Hardy?
Just thinking out loud…
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PS - I'm not necessarily saying the A's should trade Braden...
I’m just wondering if he’ll have a very high value placed on him because of the number of teams looking for starting pitching.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doug Glanville on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me
If you don’t know, it’s a news quiz show on NPR. Glanville was a guest this week and gave a highly entertaining interview. I forgot what a charmer he is. He answers one of the great questions of the baseball fan: What exactly are you players chatting about all the time at 1st base?
Listen Here
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 27, 2009 9:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I caught that this weekend
I love Wait Wait and was pleasantly surprised to hear Glanville was the guest.
There is no gravity - the earth just sucks.
by JLeverenz on Jul 27, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Say hello to Idaho's newest A's fan.
Her name is Camas Mae, and I need to find her a little A’s shirt to show off.
by Elvez on Jul 27, 2009 9:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations!
I wish you and your family great joy and peace in the years ahead.
by Ray of Lite on Jul 27, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful!! Contratulations!!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jul 27, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome!
Congratulations. She is a beauty.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 27, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All babies look the same, I've never understood people saying that they're beautiful.
Having said that, congratulation Elvez.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
by winchester5 on Jul 27, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Babies are beautiful even if they do look the same.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 27, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is the correct answer.
I also think it’s funny that when a bunch of men are all wearing tuxedos the women tell us how terrific we look. But in tuxedos we all look the same!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 27, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congats she looks like an Oakland A's, (let's hope) season ticket holder circa 2035
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Jul 27, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aaaaw, congrats! :)
Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.
by Poppy on Jul 27, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
best wishes to the family's newest member!
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
by ak_A on Jul 27, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The dude wore a Ziggy shirt
while his wife (or girlfriend, or whatever) gave birth to his child. That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever heard.
by humdinger on Jul 28, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I decided this morning
<a href="http://www.lesinrocks.com/actualite/actu-article/article/najat-valaud-belkacem-du-ps-attendre-2011-pour-organiser-des-primaires-cest-trop-tard/?svc_mode=N&svc_campaign=nl&svc_partner=inrocks&estat_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lesinrocks.com%2Factualite%2Factu-article%2Farticle%2Fnajat-valaud-belkacem-du-ps-attendre-2011-pour-organiser-des-primaires-cest-trop-tard%2F" target="new">That I would move to Lyons and join the French socialist party.
I, er, like the politics.
Yes, that sounds convincing
by bobnothing on Jul 27, 2009 9:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hm, that worked like a drunk Australian
by bobnothing on Jul 27, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa man, link is NSFW!
"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 27, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ohhhh!
sorry, didn’t see that. yes, watch out, if you’re at work.
by bobnothing on Jul 27, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I imagine the boss would be more interested in the fact that you failed
to mention that you speak French on your resume.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if you work in France?
"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 27, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Click on the link in August -- everyone in France is on vacation then
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jul 27, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody works in France. *rimshot*
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lance Armstrong works in France at least one month out of the year.
Here’s to another good tour and a return in 2010 Lance.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 28, 2009 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure what can be said about this...
both disturbing and mesmerizing…
by RickeySteals on Jul 27, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
kind of cool actually
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Jul 28, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Many teams are pushing hard for Wuertz
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9858776/MLB-trade-deadline-buzz:-Monday’s-edition
Who would be the ideal realistic prospect to get for him?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Jul 27, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shortstop, please.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 27, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SEAN RODRIGUEZ PLZ
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Jul 27, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wuertz for Halladay!!!!
"I occasionally post and offer little to no insight here on AN except emotional ramblings. Do I remind you of someone? (Nomar maybe?)"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always say dream big
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Jul 27, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always say dream ridiculously
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Jul 27, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weurtz for Wright, Reyes, and Beltran!!!
"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 27, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They might want to replace their 3B and SS
so we can send them Chavez and Crosby free of charge!!!
"I occasionally post and offer little to no insight here on AN except emotional ramblings. Do I remind you of someone? (Nomar maybe?)"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Free of charge?
That’s a 6 time gold glover and a Rookie of the Year winner who was tipped by THE Peter Gammons to be an MVP candidate.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 27, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, now that you said that it makes sense... Chavez and Crosby to the Jays for Halladay
The Jays should probably throw in some cash too
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
by Eastbayjim on Jul 27, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any A's deals this weekend?
Driving up with my boys for Rickey weekend and see no deals for tickets on the A’s site.
Anyone in the Bay Area heard of any ticket deals for this weekend’s games?
Thanks
by easyraider on Jul 27, 2009 2:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were talking about player trades.
by oblique on Jul 27, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I want.
But in response to easyraider, this deal was in the newsletter this morning.
Sat, Aug. 1 vs. Blue Jays @ 6:20 p.m.
Celebrate retirement of No. 24 on Saturday, August 1. Get 2 Plaza Level tickets for $24.24 with online code RICKEY. 10,000 fans in attendance will receive a Rickey Henderson Jersey, presented by Pepsi.
Good to keep an eye out on Facebook or Twitter these days – A’s Ticket Services has been posting deals/online codes recently.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 27, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here ya go for Friday...
This Friday, A’s discount tix offer just for tweeters. Use online code TWITTER for $10 Field Level tix Friday, July 31.
"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 Jul 28, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Duchscherer
What is the mood around AN regarding Duke?
Offer him arbitration, trade him, try to re-sign him?
"I occasionally post and offer little to no insight here on AN except emotional ramblings. Do I remind you of someone? (Nomar maybe?)"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 2:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One of those, yeah. :)
"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 27, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'm going with re-sign him and then build up his SP value and then Beane can trade him
"I occasionally post and offer little to no insight here on AN except emotional ramblings. Do I remind you of someone? (Nomar maybe?)"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Possibly.
There aren’t many other, better places that he could go.
Unfortunately, he’s on the wrong side of 30 and has never pitched a full season as a starter.
Whether he considers himself a starter or not, it sure seems like the bullpen is where he’s best suited.
"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 27, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say none of the above
Offer him arbitration and there’s a strong possibility he accepts. I like Duke as much as the next guy but he’s just not worth the money he’ll get in arbitration. His injuries have started piling up the past few seasons and any solid performance he gives us will probably be offset by some injury that shelves him for a few months.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jul 27, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how much is he going to get in Arb being injured all year in a depressed market? he will be lucky to pitch 30 innings this year
I would say no more and maybe less than the 4 million he got after pitching a 2.54 in his 22 starts last year.
3-4 million is a lot of money? the A’s have only $20 million locked up in non arb-eligible players next year, 30 million total and 45 million if we sign an equal amount of FA $ as last year which would still be a lower payroll than any year since 2002.
AND we have only 4 million locked up in non-arb’s payroll the next year after that (the Yankee’s have 120 Million just to case you wondered) . We can afford to take a chance on him coming around and being even half healthy. We can afford to take more than one 4 Million dollar chance actually.
I’m not saying we will ever get more than 22 starts out of him, but if we only do get a max of 22 starts a year his career 3.14 ERA would be worth it for 3-4 million. And if he’s healthy and putting up avg career numbers going into the trade deadline next year I’m sure the return in prospects would be healthy and well worth the risk for another team in contention at that point. I mean look what we got for Blanton last year who was 5-12, 4.96. Sure Blanton was durable but 4.96 in Oakland?
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
by OmahaHi on Jul 28, 2009 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're probably right about the salary stuff
I just don’t think he’ll ever be able to handle a starter’s workload, especially since he’s not getting any younger. Then there’s the whole thing about him going back to the bullpen but of course $4 million is far too much to pay for a ’pen arm who will probably miss a lot of time.
We have a lot of young starters and young relievers who need time in the rotation and the Duke will only take up a spot when he is in there. There are a lot of better ways to spend the money we would pay him, most notably on offense. Every single penny this offseason should be spent on trying to get some good, young offense in Oakland.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jul 28, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very Long article on Billy Beane om ESPN front page
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/columns/story?columnist=bryant_howard&id=4357166
“I’m looking up there and I’m seeing ‘Cust, .233; Holliday, .274; Giambi, .206; Cabrera, .234; Crosby, .197,’” he says, “and yes, their on-base percentages, except for Cabrera, who never walks, are high. But these guys can’t hit.”
The scout believes it hasn’t happened yet in any totality, but predicts another layer of revolution: Even the way players are being taught how to hit will be altered by too much analysis.
“Ever since we learned how to play this game, we were told ‘You can’t bunt your way to the big leagues. You can’t walk your way to the big leagues.’ Now, in the big leagues, we’re getting to a point where 0-0, 1-0 and 2-0 counts may not necessarily be hitters’ counts anymore,” the scout says. "If you take this thing too far, you’ll have hitters more concerned with seeing pitches than hitting pitches
Exactly what I have been saying all season (the bold part)
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
by Trainman on Jul 27, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw that picture in the artcle and thought to myself, “My dad has the same Bluetooth as Billy does.”
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 27, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait a minute...
your dad’s Billy Beane?!
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 28, 2009 7:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as "over-analyzing" goes,
I wonder what the good folks of AN think about “hitting RH vs LH pitchers” numbers.
For example, whenever I hear, “Travis Buck is out of the lineup tonight because he’s terrible against LH pitching” (maybe not the best example!), I tend to think that if you keep out guys who have poor numbers against LH pitching, you are skewing the numbers to be even worse for that batter – the player never gets a chance to improve those numbers if he’s never given the opportunity, if you follow me there.
It seems like if one is deemed “unable to hit lefties” under this philosophy, he’ll never even have the opportunity to scrub off this Scarlett Letter – am I way off base here or what??
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 Jul 27, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i would give a younger player more leeway to try and improve but a vet that has proven over time he cant hit one or the other no
and the younger player would get less leeway if your in a race. I think overall platooning works for the most part . For instance, Kennedy hits .544 OPS vr Left and .853 vr right. I would go with the stats there and sit him just about every time if I had an alternative with reversed numbers.
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
by OmahaHi on Jul 27, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the crux of the question...
… is when one becomes the other, yeah?
by Joey C. on Jul 28, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See..
Bobby Kielty….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Joe Morgan's going to think Beane wrote the movie too..." -whitshoes40
"What am I going to do, seriously? Maybe be a bouncer at strip joints. That's about all I'm qualified to do." -Giambi
by ST on Jul 27, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for posting
I particularly enjoyed the supposed dialoge between Beane and Justice. That’s classic!
by LowcountryJoe on Jul 27, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DLD 7/27 Memo to B.Beane; Re-sign Duke
Harden and Mulder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sincerely,
Me
"I occasionally post and offer little to no insight here on AN except emotional ramblings. Do I remind you of someone? (Nomar maybe?)"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 3:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm off to take my Zoloft
then going to watch the A’s play the red-sox and check in and out of the Cardinals/Dodgers game…
"I occasionally post and offer little to no insight here on AN except emotional ramblings. Do I remind you of someone? (Nomar maybe?)"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 27, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rotoworld says barton to go on the 15day DL and Everidge hitting .337 could be called up
what about if he’s hitting .382? bring him up now
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
by OmahaHi on Jul 27, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i hate that stupid rope necklace thing that beckett wears
by Jpwest76 on Jul 27, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate that face he wears
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jul 27, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thomas the tank engine (Everidge) is getting the call!
by gojohn10 on Jul 27, 2009 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mt. Everidge? sweet
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
by OmahaHi on Jul 28, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So we're now relying on his Everidge talent level to carry the team?
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
by GoA's on Jul 28, 2009 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a nice nickname actually. Wonder if it could stick
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
by closetasfan on Jul 28, 2009 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the game threads the noun would become a verb
and there would be debate over the advisability of it.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 28, 2009 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fascinating
From the ESPN article on Beane linked above:
What he cannot handle is the idea that the outside opportunities have diminished his enthusiasm for his day job. He hears that from people close to him, from reporters who cover the club and believe his visibility correlates to the number of wins his team has, and from rival general managers across the country — that his rock-star exploits (Beane once went to New Zealand on a speaking engagement during spring training) dwarf the ambitions of baseball’s rank and file.
I always hated the argument that many have made that Beane is not focusing on baseball.
by ohmangoAs on Jul 28, 2009 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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