Positive-Thoughts Pot-Luck Thread
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 9, 2009 10:30 AM PDT
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PrintA third consecutive losing season is almost a certainty for our dear Oakland A's, and that hasn't happened since 1996-98, which came at the tail end of a six-year stretch in the red.
That's the last negative thing you'll read here.
As we near a much-needed Break, I wanted to open this up, not to vent, but to focus on the positives, be it the ones from the first half of the season (yes there were some), or what you look forward to in the second half and beyond.
The clever folks at AN have come up with all sorts of witty ways to lament, but today is a day for silver line drives. In a crazy year that has seen so many lives cut short in the sports and entertainment world (as well as the death of the DLD?), let's take advantage of this day off from the diamond to stop and smell the roasted peanuts.
What are those A's-related things that translate to your Happy Place? Maybe it's the week we spent in Mazzaro World. Perhaps it's the awesomeness of Dallas Braden. Could be something as simple as a mojo cupcake.
So I plead with you AN to shower this thread with sweet sentiments, and save the sarcasm and snark for another day.
Like, say, tomorrow.
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Just seeing the young guys show flashes of brilliance is what makes me happy.
I need to know that there is a light at the end of the dark, dreary and depressing tunnel.
The young pitching, obviously
And the perception that we have no good hitting prospects is ridiculous. We may not have a Jason Heyward or Mike Stanton, but we have a bunch of players who project to be above average in Weeks, Cardenas, Carter, Green when he signs, Brown, Cunningham, and Buck.
And Kurt Suzuki. He’s awesome.
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
I was just reading a Q&A with Hairston on MLB.com
get this: he has 2 sons. Their names? Landon and Dallas. How cool is that!
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
Taking two of three from the sux
at home in April
Vin’s debut in Chicago
Anderson’s complete game shutout in Fenway
A’s victory on May 26 at home, with a bunch of ANers cheering together
Braden and Suzuki
by OaklandSi on Jul 9, 2009 10:50 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
budget
All the extra money in the budget for the team in the next few years. With 5 years of cost controlled awesome young pitching, we should be able to fill the offensive holes the Yankee way: with wads of cash.
On the A's bandwagon since 1986...
Why it's better to be an A's fan, even these days
The nice thing about the A’s over my 40+ years is that they’ve either been really good (and occasionally won it all) or bad enough that you didn’t need to get stressed about losing. I’m not stressed about losing to the Sox – they need wins, and we need high draft picks. Works out fine. There are no other teams that have done this over that time frame.
I’m optimistic, too. Yeah, we suck now, but we’re young, the farm is deep, and free agent salaries might be a bit lower in the next couple years. We’ll be very good again, soon (I’m thinking 2011, not 2010.)
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 9, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions
Sure
Every time someone goes on as if the house is falling down and Beane needs to be guillotined, can you just copy and paste this?
Was that what you meant?
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 9, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
The happy thought that keeps me going...
Hooray for good young pitching!!
I just try to think to myself that we have in the makings a 5-man rotation and 7-man bullpen for next season that has the potential to be top 5 in the AL and they will probably cost this team less then $10 mil total for the whole lot.
I like Hairston period
He’s not going to be the next MVP of the AL but he is an upgrade over what we currently have and is more along the lines of what the A’s should pick up more often. Let’s start getting good, reliable ballplayers for a fair price instead of trying to save money on the next Frank Thomas-like veteran.
Our pitching is going to be sick for the next 5 years so it shouldn’t take much of a lineup to get us into the playoffs. I’m behind BB and DF and believe they have learned some good lessons lately. Let’s hope that we have a brand new, shiny manager next year!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 9, 2009 11:23 AM PDT reply actions
i agree about the type of player to get
I hope we can pick up a Josh Willingham or Matt Diaz too.
Mr. Brett Anderson and his first CG shut-out.
Dayum.
And Zooks. It’s been really fun to watch him this year because I believe he has finally put to rest many of the people that didn’t believe he could become something special. He may not be the best with the bat (though he’s still damn good) but he controls everything that happens at the plate as well as I can hope for right now.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Zooks, Mazarro, Braden,
Outman—fighter of the hitman before he got hurt, Gio (I think he pulls it together if he keeps it all in), Anderson,
And, of course… this lovely event (H/T Technotofu) by King Brett:
(Interesting pic to pick for this article, eh 67M. Namingly since who’s in the middle of it.)
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Outman will return from his Fortress of Solitude, and he will be stronger than ever!
by Technotofu on Jul 9, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
That. Is. Awesome.
Da na na na na na na na, Da na na na na na na na: Sli-der!
Da na na na na na na na, Da na na na na na na na: Change-up!
Da na na na na na na na, Da na na na na na na na: OUTMAN!!!!
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
Oh. I forgot Bailey.
Hell, all the pitchers. I like having more pitching depth than any other team in MLB. And all of it being young. Hot damn.
Can we talk prospects as well? Then I want to say all the prospects who are doing awesome. We’ve got a ton of them.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Also Outman will be out for a year and then we have him as a backup and FDLS is pitching again already
So even if the rotation next year is Braden, Anderson, Cahill, Mazzaro, Gio, they will have FDLS and Simmons in the wings.
Also add in all of our young, promising relief pitchers. and young hitters coming up.
We have the makings of a dynasty
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
Oh. I forgot Bailey.
Hell, all the pitchers. I like having more pitching depth than any other team in MLB. And all of it being young. Hot damn.
Can we talk prospects as well? Then I want to say all the prospects who are doing awesome. We’ve got a ton of them.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
As well as players mentioned above
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how good Wuertz has been. It’s nice that the team has him under control for a couple more years.
Also, I have a boner with Chris Carter’s name on it. Ok, I lie, there wasn’t room so it just says CC.
F******g hilarious! I love it!
Pitching, pitching, pitching. Young, talented, cost controlled pitching!
Zooks is a stud and my hand picked nomination for leader of this team.
Ellis coming back off the DL.
Hairston showing some flash with the bat
Bailey, Wuertz, & a healthy Ziggy out of the pen. pretty righteous combo if you ask me. A healthy Devine will only make it that much better.
All the talented kids coming up thru the minors in the next 1-2 years.
And the hope of a brand new shiny manager…..oh wait! Nevermind.
Go A’s!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Yes!
Pitching, pitching, pitching. Young, talented, cost controlled pitching!
Yes! And we have more of it than anyone else! Take that, AL! And NL!
"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
Free Travis Buck.
All this positivity broke AN
at least for me, I couldn’t get on for a little bit.
Despite the rest of his poor performance I still look back fondly on Giambi’s first HR this year. It was cool because it made me think of happier times. It was cool when he hit his 400th also but i was on vacation and didn’t hear/see it live.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Dallas Braden
The guy takes a rocket off his pitching hand, stays in the game, pitches very well, and wants to go in his next scheduled start with a hand that’s still swollen. Then there’s the Mazzaro pie face, the “chalk” outline of Sweeney in the outfield, his Stockton warm-up song that Fosse gets a huge kick out of, and his cool reaction when watching his relief pitcher squander a hard fought lead while being interviewed on live television. Did I mention he’s the ace and leader of the staff and he loves his grandma?
This plus all he does for Stockton and Pepe!
(Except the chalk outline which wasn’t him…or so that’s what I heard.)
Bring Jerry back!
I went to Chase Field two days ago
and the Fans there were nice. But I got a different vibe from them. A’s fans seem diehard, and more connected to the team in a personal way, whereas the Dbacks fans seemed to be more about all the hoopla, and less about the team roots/history (they don’t have much, save for the WS titles, so it’s not a fair comparison to the A’s, I guess). All this is not to bash the Dbacks, but rather commend the A’s for being a throwback when visiting the good ol’ ballpark. We may suck, but at least I feel we all suck together.
As far as this season is concerned, I’m really starting to like what I’m seeing out of Brett Anderson. He is looking kind of like Dan Haren did the pre A’s. Also, Dallas Braden, Josh Outman, Hairston, Kennedy, Bailey, and Mazzaro.
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
unless your in the nosebleeds and they just closed the roof
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
by DyeLongJustice on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
We were mentioned in a Fangraphs article!!!
Granted, the article was about Jack Cust’s sucktitude. But hey, positive thinking.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
Print this out and send this to Beane and Geren please.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Essentially it comes down to Cust
He is the one at the plate and he is the one that is employing a new approach. No one is putting a gun to his head and forcing him to swing more, and nobody but Cust can get him to revert to his old ways.
Cust is supposed to be hilarious in the clubhouse.
And there’s something to be said for levity when things aren’t going well. To be positive about him: he went 3-3 against Wakefield!
I don't mean to be negative about Cust
I’ve been a fan since he joined the A’s and I think he can turn things around after this poor half season. I just think using his struggles to pile on Geren is a bit misguided.
Suzuki and Braden
Our 2010 all stars!
I’ll be the first to admit that i couldnt stand Braden’s “swagger” if you will when he first came up, but he really has shown how much he has matured and became a leader this season! As for Suzuki what can you say that hasnt already been said this year, he is an all star all on and off the field
Well, really....
it’s only asinine arrogance if you can’t back it up. So far young Mr. Braden has shown that he can deliver the goods.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I love Kurt...
…and what’s more, he’s my 8 year-old son’s favorite player. It’s nice when your kid gravitates to an actual role model.
I hope he's in the GNG for many years to come.
Great catchers are not a dime a dozen and Kurt is such a great presence on this team, especially handling the pitching staff.
Kurt’s a keeper Billy….don’t even think about trading him anytime soon!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Things I've enjoyed this year
Brett Anderson’s shutout in Boston
Gio’s great performance in Cleveland
Dallas Braden’s toughness and killer changeup
Mazzaro’s first start in Chicago
Josh Outman’s stirrups
Michael Wuertz’s slider
Andrew Bailey coming out of nowhere to make the All-Star team and claim the closer role
Adam Kennedy rising from the grave to help out the team
Kurt Suzuki’s overall play
Travis Buck’s infield single to beat Boston
Ryan Sweeney robbing Kinsler of an HR and saving the game
The Edgar Gonzalez recoil
Braden’s finger mustache tattoo
There have been some great things this year
What I’ve enjoyed the most is seeing this man play in right field!
The promise for the future
During the years in the tank, in the late ‘70s, mid ’80s and mid ’90s, not only were the teams bad, but the prospects weren’t very promising either.
When you look at the combination of Mazzaro, Cahill and Anderson, plus Gio, you can figure that while there could be some backsliding, most likely at least one will make the transition to elite pitcher in 2010, with more coming in 2011. Throw in Braden and (at some point in 2010 but more likely 2011) Josh Outman, and you have an incredible starting staff, six men deep.
Then you look at Bailey, Ziggy, Weurtz and Devine for 2010, the relief staff looks equally great.
Position players, though? It’s a pretty rag-tag group, other than Suzuki.
Don't forget about probably the A's top rated Pitcher prospect of spring 2008 in FDLS
I am excited about him. He is good stuff and hopefully is going to come back strong. He is already pitching in Arizona
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
+1
I also really hope FDLS comes back strong. That would make me happy.
ohio roots
"Look how far this is from your ‘Moneyball’ theories a couple years ago," Buckley said. "They were drafting all college pitchers. And now who’s the team that got the 16-year-old? Oakland." Chris Buckley, the Cincinnati Reds’ scouting director.
by nickatt7 on Jul 9, 2009 7:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I LOVE Suzuki
I’m really liking Hairston too…I love Braden more than I thought possible, and the young kids too. Cahill, Anderson, and Mazarro have all the potential in the world.
I also like game thread therapy. As the games go on, the more stories are told, and it’s awesome. I want to hear everyone’s story. :-)
"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
Oh, and I'm glad Ziggy is healthy and awesome again
and Bailey is so good.
"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
My positive thought is that soon Matt Holliday will be gone.
I cannot wait to see what young guys Billy can get for Holliday. Will be a fun trade deadline and getting rid of Matt will make me smile. Last homer, June 5th…haha. good riddance. Cant wait.
Bring back Hammer.
I know, I'm so excited that the best hitter on the team is gonna be gone!!!!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Best hitter or not....
There is zero chance he is staying and he is producing nowhere near what was expected of him. He also appears very disinterested in the OF and on the bases. So yea, bring on the prospects..I’m tired of watching him go through the motions and under perform (for him).
Bring back Hammer.
I think the fact that his performance is down actually helps the chances that he'll be with the team next year.
If he doesn’t step it up for the second half, no one is going to want to pay him much, especially in this market. If the A’s offer him arbitration (and they have to in order to get the picks) he and his agent might decide that one more year in Oakland would be better for him. He would probably get a better deal/year than he would on the open market. It would give him a chance to raise his value, wait out the poor economy and shoot for a better long term contract starting in 2011.
I don’t think I’d be upset either way. Picks would be nice, but if Holliday really tries next year, would that be a bad thing for the team?
I can see that side.
Though, heh heh, if I told the one of people I supervise….“you need to really really try better” Sure, not the same thing I know. but still.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Actually he would probably sign a 1 year contract with a team at a location where he could excel
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
My favorite of this season is Trevor cahill
I’m a soon to be senior in high school and I have loved the A’s ever since I can remember and it gives me a great sense of pride knowing that Trevor graduated from my high school just a few years ago, and now he’s pitching for my favorite team.
by Twan54321 on Jul 9, 2009 3:24 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
thx 67M
Thanks for the quote-link as well, glad I can provide some cynical-yet-amusing entertainment for all of you friends.
There’s probably a lot more gnashing and drowning-in-own-tears moments coming in the short term future, but we’d all be on crack rocks if we didn’t absorb the obvious fact that with any kind of bats supporting them in 2010-11, these pitchers could be as good as the Big 3 if not better, so in the long term there is at least some demonstrable harbinger of Hope if we are willing to sit through the torture we are being subjected to in 2009… we may yet see a day (hopefully by 2010, but don’t hold thy breath) where this team amounts to more than a 9th-inning TeA’se…
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
That first one was the best...instant classic.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
I'd like to see a strong second half push.
Just for old times sake. The thing is, I think that this team could conceivable pull it off. Granted, the playoffs are out of the question, but still, I’d like to give the Angels reason to fear for the next few seasons. I would find that very satisfying indeed.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
i hope that they will lose as much as possible
so the vegas odds of them winning the division next year shifts in my favor
The Not-So-Casual Fan
I already blew 5 bucks on them winning the WS this year
80-1 odds this year….next year? Depends on what happens for the rest of this season with Holliday and what happens in the off-season.
Me want J.J. Hardy!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Way to poop in the punch-bowl, dude.
It’s bad enough rooting for the A’s to lose ever, but please not in the positive-thoughts thread.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
my thoughts ARE positive
im saying they will win the division next yr!
The Not-So-Casual Fan
Just for old times' sake...
I would like to see another 20-game winning streak!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I'd like 21
WordUpThome: THE HEY-DAY OF RONALD REAGAN-O-NOMICS IS A FINE TIME FOR BIRTH, NUMA NUMA DANCE STAR JOBA CHAMBERLAIN WAS ALSO BORN IN 1985
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 10, 2009 2:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I was at the game last night. You'll get none of this from me.
Ah who am I kidding Kurt Suzuki’s pretty sweet, at least. And that Anderson shutout sure did kick a lot of ass.
Outman, fighter of the Hitman, champion of the K, he's a master of scoreless innings and friendship for everyone.
To me, Dallas Braden, his awesomeness and the rise he's taken to be the leader of the rotation.
I love how he wants go out every night and pitch nine innings, thinks his job is to hold the other team to zero runs no matter who he’s facing.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Sounds like an activity that could take days.
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
Technically....
alcohol is a sugar….right?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
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Conversely,
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This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 9, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Spambots wuv you.
And they’ll push in with AQ.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 9, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He appears to be suited.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
ahyyyy....
…wrote a comment in the kitchen
i wrote a comment from the bar
i wrote a comment in the basement while fixing my guitar…
don't care if i ever get back.
A rotation of Cahill, Anderson, Mazzaro, Braden, and TBA
encourages me for next season. Pitching, pitching, pitching.
Oh, and Chavez may finally retire. Thank. You. God.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
I say there are some guys in the low minors....
who might have a thing or two to say about that this time next year.
At least I hope so anyway. Never have to much pitching.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Meh, I don't see it
Besides FDLS, there aren’t really any high potential arms left in the farm that can challenge Gio for the last spot (and this is assuming Gallagher is the PTBNL). Gio is definitely a better option than Eveland, and unless Simmons really impresses in Spring Training, he’ll be in AAA.
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Jul 10, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Outman
WordUpThome: THE HEY-DAY OF RONALD REAGAN-O-NOMICS IS A FINE TIME FOR BIRTH, NUMA NUMA DANCE STAR JOBA CHAMBERLAIN WAS ALSO BORN IN 1985
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 10, 2009 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish
But the surgery will probably keep him out of most of 2010
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Jul 10, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I love the young players
and the oldheads on AN.
In fact, I love AN as a whole and everyone on it. I even love the folks who are no longer on it :(
NRAFing during this kind of season would be incredibly unpleasant without all of you to share the misery with.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I've given up timing you with a stopwatch
and started timing you with a calendar.
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
I took an hour walk....scratching my head and rubbing my chin the whole way.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
I can see why it took an hour.
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
I wonder if that was actually his head he was scratching and his chin he was rubbing
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
I sort of have a man crush on Kurt Suzuki.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 9, 2009 8:54 PM PDT reply actions
You’re hot.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 9, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Hitting home runs is hot.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 9, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Leaving is HAWT!!!
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
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That’s hot.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 9, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely no doubt about it.
That is right of the hawt Richter scale.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
For the record, that’s body paint.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 9, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I am straight. I like females.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 9, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey
Females is just males with “fe” in front of it.
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
Definitely.
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
Good night boys.I wish you sweet dreams of Oakland A’s victories, and a shirtless Travis Buck (wait, that ’s my dream)…
Night, honey.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 9, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to sign Jonny Gomes to be a PH off our bench
I don’t need to explain why.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Tut, man, one fire burns out another's burning.
Is Lexi Rosaline now?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I like how AN assumes that if we are not being forced to watch the game at the Coliseum...
…we are probably drinking. I’d say Blez still has an accurate tab of his constituents.
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
Whosse Belz?
{hic}
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
Oh
I was wondering who’d been ordering those Cosmopolitans.
/new to this “snark” thing
The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.
Can't you read?
He said he ordered Tab.
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
Well really, and we all agree on this
the trumping abstract positive is that I enjoy – through thick and thin – following the A’s – period. It’s all good. Glad to have things to complain about and glad to have things to be pleased about. It’s baseball, the green of the field and the green of our uni’s.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
by ak_A on Jul 9, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just rec'd your comment, ak_A
Rec’d, not wrecked. Well said. May I suggest you make a habit of always taking 12-18 hours before speaking? You can answer me tomorrow.
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
I agree with ak_A
When you want to throw your shoe at the Radio or TV broadcast, At least the AN allows an outlet. At the end of the day, the bad times for the green and gold make the better days all that much sweeter.
I've got lots of good, and even great, memories already this season....
- my crazy, last minute, “sure, I’ll go to spring training” trip with fellow ANers
- the AN Community Service projects of April 4th
- (home) Opening Night tailgater
- going on the field during batting practice (thanks skigurl!)
- mimosas before the game
- the awesomeness of a fantastic baseball weekend
- standing at the railing of the second deck, after a game, staring over the field, and realizing this is part of why I love baseball
- sitting with a friend while he witnessed his first in-person A’s win
- the 9 run outburst against Baltimore
- getting the jersey of my first favorite player
- laying on the field on a fireworks night, the very same beautiful green grass our team plays on each day
Oh, there are more, but these are just a few that come to mind….
There's no crying in baseball!
Chocolate martinis.
That is all.
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
Makers Mark.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That is, the first banana incident.
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
Coliseum
I love Double Play Wednesdays. Where else can you go to a major league game for $2?
by Jpwest76 on Jul 10, 2009 1:18 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
In April I took my Grandbaby to her first A's game.
Cammie is a baby but it meant a lot to me. A great memory. Another good memory was meeting you at opening night , Don. :-)
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