A's Make Blockbuster Deal For Journeyman I've Never Heard Of
by Nico on Aug 20, 2009 4:22 PM PDT
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PrintIf you gaze at the wall in Billy Beane's office, you'll see the list he looks at daily to remind himself of the important credos that govern his actions:
1. Never let 'em see you sweat
2. Good pitching beats good hitting
3. You can never have too many bad players named Patterson
Look for that list when they pan the room in "Moneyball: The Movie."
When I saw that the A's had acquired Scott Patterson from the Padres, in exchange for cash considerations, my first thought was, "Isn't he in jail?" But apparently I had him mixed up with someone, and this is a 30 year old who pitches baseballs. Given the high correlation between "people named Patterson" and "outs," this could be exciting. We're back in this thing, baby!
What are "cash considerations" anyway? Is that like, "Maybe we'll send you money"? Frankly, if I'm the Padres I want more of a commitment than that but hey -- maybe Scott Patterson isn't worth actual money, just the idea of money. Anyway, here's what I know about Scott Patterson:
* He must be very, very small because all the teams overlooked him in the draft. Every single one. Actually, he's 6'6" so perhaps teams were just so certain he'd go into the NBA draft that they were scared away.
* He throws right-handed. Not especially accurately, mind you, if his 6 BBs in 4.2 career big league innings are any indication. But right-handers are awesome, so much so that if a lefty isn't available a righty is going to be my second choice every time.
* He will save this franchise. Guaranteed. I just have a feeling about this, kind of like when pet rocks were all the rage and I thought "this is one fad that will last."
Let the Scott Patterson era begin!!!!!!
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I've heard of him
Why? Because I’ve seen him pitch. ;-)
If you think these look awkward, wait until you see him in action:
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Yeah, I don't know why they did that
I read it was the first time they wore the blue pants with the blue tops. I hope it was the last, as much as I occasionally like to see throwback styles.
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Have you clicked on the link where I first mention Scott Patterson
It’s a … hoot.
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've seen that before, too
He actually had a picture or two on his website: http://www.scottpattersonpitching.com/
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I don't know what to say about that.
1. He thinks he needs his own website?
2. The offseason report??
3. The pics that he seem proud of???
Oh deer…yes deer. Not dear.
Bring Jerry back!
It's rather sweet, the website
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Aug 20, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That website is, um, weird
Does anyone really want Scott Patterson wallpaper? A 30 year old scrub has fans?
And the video has a deer stuck in the upper right hand corner. Combined with the map that doesn’t know where San Diego is – on a site plastered with “San Diego Padres” it’s almost some sick kind of satire.
by coffee roaster on Aug 20, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He's 30, nobody bothered to draft him,
and in his spare time he likes to kill innocent animals. I think I’ll hold off on the fan club.
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 think this proves that eveyone has a website at this point.
I want to welcome you to visit my site sirbed.com where you can buy a bed fit for a king at a paupers price.
Did you get my "tweet,"
announcing that I have just added milk and eggs to the grocery list?
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
There. I made room in my cart
by putting all my eggs in one basket.
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
Sour batard, if you're wondering.
Or as I like to call it, Sour bastard.
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
One of the things I miss most
from Northern California is good sourdough bread. Some parts of the country don’t even have it and the ones that do have a bland version that just makes you miss the real stuff even more.
there's one place in Florida that can master it--Publix, of all places.
The only place I ever found in Chicago that could was Costco and I’m sure they imported it .
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 20, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
This. I miss sour batard, and Semifreddi's, and even Acme.
Central Illinois sucks.
Cheese Board baguettes
also, cheese rolls and scones.
The scones are actually pretty easy to make at home.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I have part of a Cheese Board baguette
for breakfast every morning. There is no baguette like it.
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
Wow...I didn't have the pleasure of seeing the map my first time around.
Thanks for making me go back a second time. Scary thing is, I’ll be going back again to see his updates about Oakland. I’m dying to see where it is on the map.
Bring Jerry back!
Pajamas rule.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Game over.
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'm still thinking of doing one on the side for the "classic" game they're showing tonight
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It was an A's/Red Sox game from 1996
Willie Adams pitched their third shutout in a row, I think they said, and it was apparently also some kid’s first game, named Nomar Garciaparra.
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1996/B08310OAK1996.htm
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hey! i was at that game
I think he hit like 2 HRs that night. All I remember is that his name didn’t fit on the scoreboard and they abbreviated it “Gar’Parra”
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 20, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I strongly disagree I love the beavers all blue unis
Eventually, my colleague and I trotted from the two-bit seats to the three-bit seats to get a closer view of the action. - Jlaff on Turn Back the Clock Day
by designatedforassignment on Aug 20, 2009 10:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I haven't seen someone look like that in mid-delivery since
the 59 year-old knuckleballer on our pitching staff in Hawaii (yes, I am that dtown, the one who lead the 2003 Oahu Ravens in hits and runs scored, in case y’all were too afraid to ask).
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons
awesome post Nico!!!
I love the pessemism and sarcasm that goes into these posts!!!
the Rotoworld sidebar says it all
It’s not clear what the A’s want with him.
I care about your fantasy team.
Forst said the A's are is going to cut innings for the rookies soon (a few more starts) on the A's radio wrap up Wens night.
He said the A’s will probably do some stacking ei pitching two guys 4+ innings in the same game, he said they were going to take a look at some guys in the minors and he said they were looking for a few guys to eat some some innings. I think Scott is going to be an innings eater in Sept. I like the move. I like getting AAAA players from San Deigo
"Gratuitous gesticulating together sounds even better"
Yay! Creepy old guy isn't at the top of the page anymore!
And…Great title to this piece Nico!
Bring Jerry back!
He has to muscle up a bit more to throw the fastball at age 90
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
Bob Feller is alive?!?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Aug 20, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He can't die as long as there are some contemporary players left to complain about
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Check out those kicks!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That was taken shortly after Scott Patterson displayed criminally bad fastball command.
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
MikeV's "cash considerations" primer:
The setting: Wherever it is that baseball’s 2009 Winter Meetings are going to be held. Vegas, perhaps? We’re going with Vegas.
The scene: Padres GM Josh Towers and A’s GM Billy Beane are finishing up a high end steak dinner along with a few cocktails.
Billy Beane: So, Kev, tough go of it this year. What are you doing with Gallagher now, anyway?
Kevin Towers: He’s our #3 starter. Towers winces.
BB: Ouch. Well, Hairston didn’t do much for us either. Guess we’re even.
The waiter arrives with the bill, which is in excess of $250 for a couple filet dinners and drinks.
BB: (To the Waiter) Oh, excuse me, sir, you wouldn’t mind just splitting that 50/50 would you?
KT: Wait, what? Billy? Hello, Scott Patterson?
Beane looks at Towers.. then looks back down at the bill… then looks back at Towers again.
BB: Shit.
Beane, with a pained look on his face, slides his credit card toward the waiter. Kevin Towers leans back, a triumphant grin on his face, knowing that he just got one over on “Mister Moneyball” Billy Beane.
That’s pretty much how it’s going to go down, I think.
"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 Aug 20, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
This should be casted and produced..
good stuff :)
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons
So perfect.
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
But would Billy really call the waiter "Sir"?
That part doesn’t quite ring true to me.
The rest is great though.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
last script featuring Beane I read he ended up sleeping with the wait staff
calling a waiter Sir is nuthin.
I care about your fantasy team.
Poor busboy.
:-(
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
This really was a pleasure to read
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 Aug 20, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It does make me wonder if they didn't bring Patterson in...
…to show Tyson Ross that you can always look more awkward pitching than you think.
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Can we nickname him "Lacy"?
What? Too soon?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Aug 20, 2009 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
I laughed out loud
(Of course if I had said it, I’d have been skewered by the usual suspects.) Can I hire you to say inappropriate things for me?
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
If this is part of the
“k guys, season is dead so let’s start shutting down the rooks and getting some cheap vets to play the formalities” plan, then I’m all for it.
Oh wait a minute he's a reliever.
Well now I’m not sure!
by ElQuesoCapitan on Aug 20, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So he can start, with Marshall coming in to set up, and then Ziggy to close?
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
Don Aussie?
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 had the pleasure of attending a double-header
in which Don Aase blew saves in both games. Good times.
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'll take attending a double-header where Rickey led off both games with a homer
(Which I can say I was at)
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How about a double-header in which the A's forgot to score?
Nick and I have that one covered.
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
Nice when you can throw Catfish and Vida.
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
Rickey is so awesome
he could hit a leadoff grand slam.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I had the please of attending a double-header last Sunday
I saw Carlos Gonzalez jack 2 very deep homers to right, a Huston Street save, a 2 inning outing by Dan Meyer, and 1 inning by Kiko Calero – But the highlight of the day was when the American League scoreboard for the A’s game changed from 2-2 to 3-2 in the 9th.
by Cust Rockwell on Aug 21, 2009 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions
My guess
One of the A’s scouts was busy trolling around the minors and stumbled across this guy, probably while looking at someone else, and said to Beane, “Hey Billy, maybe you could pick up this Patterson dude. I like the way he pitches.” So Beane calls up Towers and says, “What’s the deal with Scott Patterson,” and after getting a typical “Scott Who?”, Beane says, "Tell you want, I’ll pay a couple thou for him and we’ll be even.
or
Beane gets a call from Kevin Towers. “Hi Billy, have I got a pitcher for you. Llisten, we need to dump this guy Patterson because we’ve got somebody we want to bring up to AAA. You want him? We’ll give him to you for a few pennies, and even split the sales tax. Otherwise we’ll DFA him and you’ll have to compete with the Royals for his services.”
I bet it's not even that complicated
I bet he just called up the one guy he knows best and said “throw me a live arm so I don’t have to burn out my rookies this season.”
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 Aug 20, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Beane thought he was getting Scott Sanderson
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
here's a player i wouldnt mind getting
under the radar deal- jake fox from cubs. he doesnt really have a everyday spot there unless derek lee is gone anytime soon. if he can play a passable 3b, he could help the A’s
My impression is that he can't play passably in the field,
and that the Cubs love him. He may be a DH in the making, though, in which case the Cubs have a bit of a problem. But he’s not a 3B solution for anyone as I understand it.
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
Flying Fox of the Yard?
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Plus he has a great porno name.
That’s good enough reason right there.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I guess they want to limit innings really, really badly,
and do it with people whose service time is of utterly no concern to them. I wonder if they’re going to shut Gio down, too. If they shut four guys down, that leaves a lot of rotation spots to fill.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
Beane does this from time to time
I wouldn’t make much of it.
The Mets just released Livan Hernandez
If we need innings ate, he’d at least be funny to have around. Heck, the Coliseum might even make him look mediocre, instead of awful.
Outman, fighter of the Hitman, champion of the K, he's a master of scoreless innings and friendship for everyone.
if for nothing else
than to have a race between him, cust, and everidge.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 20, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Livan doesn't actually give you a lot of innings.
Just a lot of pitches.
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
You're missing the point, Nico
He’s here for comedic value. The likes of which we haven’t seen since since Tom Candiotti was making 33 starts for Oakland.
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 Aug 20, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
hey, at this stage we're paying for entertainment, not wins
I’m all in favor
since Livan says he's only 34
this means him and Candiotti are now the same age
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 20, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Livan Hernandez and Brett Tomko
Lordy, let’s bring in El Duque and Russ Ortiz.
That’s your Oakland A’s replay for the night.
Monte Moore and Don Aase
Thanks Nico for posting that picture of Aase, it brought back some memories.
I remember listening to an A’s game with Monte Moore doing the broadcast. Don
Aase was a new player with the Orioles and Moore apparently hadn’t heard how his
name was pronounced. He paused and then said “I’m not sure how to pronounce this,”
and then went on to spell his last name, afraid of saying “Ass”. It was pretty funny, you
could tell Moore was embarrassed.
Now if only Billy can just find a guy named Brett Patterson.
That would be the Holy Grail.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Wow, this has been a great thread for laughs
Since we’re in the sorta f’ing around point of the season, why can’t we boost some attendance by signing Rickey for a coupla series? Sadly enough, he’d probably get on base better than at least half the lineup, and might just jack 3 more to give hime 300. Imagine the hype of Rickey’s farewell series against the Angels. Guaranteed sellouts. Just sayin’ .. if we can have Giambi bobblehead after we let him go, it’s only fitting to have Rickey play again after we retire his number. :)
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