AN Day pics
by JLaff on Aug 23, 2009 9:15 AM PDT
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First off, big thanks to everyone who organized, brought food/drinks/good conversation. It was lots of fun, even more so because it ended with a walk-off! I don't have everyone's name, so feel free to comment and let me know if you were left out.
The full gallery is here. Also, I've put my photo "archives" from 2007 to now (most of them) into a Flickr pro account. Look for a player or a team by going to the tags page.
LeopoldBloom's awesome banner, sent all the way from Florida (right?)
Gigglingone & Wes7's cupcakes. The cool people had theirs personalized. Sorry, mikev.
I know designatedforassignment is in the middle, and 67Marquez is on the right. Others, feel free to ID yourself... sorry!
Pam signing the banner for Duke
Kate and Kate
Nico and his cupcake
This seemed like a really interesting story...
Ice Cream, mikev and the "big ass grill"
Evidence of AsFanSince1980's awesome night out with Swish, Rich Harden and Charles Thomas.
Cake courtesy of Mike Heath's son. That's not Asia, btw.
Noava22 (speak up, dude!), Flashfire and Lynnzgal
The blogfather
Who names a kid Clete?
K...
... Hill!
Lynnz hanging the banner in LF
Mr. and Mrs. Louismg plus 2
Noava22 making his thoughts known about LF Carlos Guillen
And fireworks!
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Good work
Looks like the one under Nico’s pic was a re-enactment of “I’m A Little Teapot.”
With mine you can see Lynnzgal offering to make a couple hot dogs for me after my not-so-fashionably late arrival thanks to I-80 between Sacramento and Oakland, otherwise known as “stop-and-go hell.”
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Aug 23, 2009 9:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice shot of the Kates
Kate on the right is mine, Kate on the left belongs to the MobiusKlein clan.
"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 Aug 23, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The team certainly put on a beautiful finish for you guys
Looks like fun.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
by Daniel777 on Aug 23, 2009 10:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Your sigline sounds ...
… familiar.
Dutch Chocolate
by Ice Cream on Aug 23, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow I can shove food in my face!
Thanks for taking pictures and it was nice meeting you.
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 23, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
AS we all can.....
you just got caught by the camera!! But – hey – wasn’t it a blast??
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 23, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For sure
The National Republican Senatorial Committee made an entire commerical attacking my candidate in 08 because their tracker caught him on camera shoving a hot dog in his face at a bbq. We got a ton of calls of people that said the exact same thing as you, we all shove junk food down the hatch sometimes.
Once again thank you for selling me the ticket. I had a ton of fun.
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 23, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love pictures.
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 23, 2009 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Here are mine
A few examples
lynnzgal showing all the NRAFs what they missed.
mikev rocking the BAG. One of those cobs gave it life to me shortly after this shot.
Rally cupcakes!
The cool people had theirs personalized.Note that none of them says ‘doctorK’.
Hey, hey, the gANg’s all here.
"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 Aug 23, 2009 12:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry doctorK
Nice pics… and you are cool, too!
Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray
by JLaff on Aug 23, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coolness had nothing to do with the names on the cupcakes
I was going to try to personalize as many as possible, using the tailgate thread as reference, but it took far longer per cupcake than I expected, and after the first batch, I gave up.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 23, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also: I am SO not cool.
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 23, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This.
(hi pam!)
"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 24, 2009 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, I still got a personalized cupcake, so I'm happy.
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 24, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever.
There wasn’t even a “TWSS” cupcake, and I can’t believe nobody took a picture of my label for everybody’s favorite condiment.
"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 24, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am bummed I didn't get a pic of that.
that was a good one, mikev.
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 24, 2009 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
by noava22 on Aug 23, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can still hear that ringing in my ear :-)
"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 Aug 23, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
very nice!
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
by ak_A on Aug 23, 2009 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
great pics as usual jlaff
I didn’t get a chance to try the AN cake, but the cupcakes were delicious!
by sf drift king on Aug 23, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the pictures, you guys!
So. Much. Fun.
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
by lynnzgal on Aug 23, 2009 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just a few to add to the pic fest:
The Cake Before it Was Devoured:
Pam and her Customized Cupcake:
Fireworks!!!
I wasn’t paying attention to the convo about limiting the size and don’t know where to put the =250. Sry.
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 23, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you put the height =250 after the " and before the />
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 23, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pam, you're purty.
and I like your A’s shirt.
And I’m sorry I snapped at you yesterday.
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 23, 2009 5:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does your shop do JUST signs or other stuff too?
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 23, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we do ev-ting.
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 23, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay....thks.
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 23, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why do you ask?
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 23, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoops - see below.
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 23, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. You snapped at me yesterday?
I didn’t even notice :)
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 23, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, LB, how much I hate photographs of people.
That said, you’re quite right. And your gal Lynn looks quite delectable as well.
(Yeah, yeah, I know: WG Sebald. I reserved one at the library. No guarantees when or if I’ll actually read it.)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 24, 2009 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Need something for work but it's a very small job. I'll email you.
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 23, 2009 6:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yuppers. please do.
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 23, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice pics Jlaff...
but where are all of the AN stories about the day? I was flying home from Houston and wasn’t able to attend. Any surprises regarding AN personalities?
by IM4Oakgal on Aug 23, 2009 11:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah,
It turns out I actually don’t have a gigantic ass! Who knew!?
"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 24, 2009 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wide lens?
"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 24, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, and I think there needs to be more alcohol consumption next time.
By all.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never agreed with a post as much as I agree with that one.
"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 24, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zeitgeist?
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 24, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially Noava22
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 24, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hummm...he may have made up for some of the rest of us.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Disagree.
"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 24, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I held up my end of the bargain
that’s all :)
by noava22 on Aug 24, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More?
I tried!
Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray
by JLaff on Aug 24, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You did?
I must have missed that. We needed to take more pictures too. What were we doing???
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Drinking.
Well, that and I didn’t have a camera. I tried to grab one though.
"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 24, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sure that was a camera?
What’s this I hear about ass grabbing in the stands…
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talk to Nico.
"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 24, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm stealthy, and not a loud drunk
And I took a bunch. What were you doing, huh? You’ve got the better camera now.
Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray
by JLaff on Aug 24, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know!!!
I was hoping someone could tell me. Clearly I wasn’t drinking or taking enough photos. Major AN Day fail.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh well
There’s room for improvement for next year, right? I think you were just actually being social. Weird.
Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray
by JLaff on Aug 24, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember when I said I'd never agreed with a post more than I did with that one up above?
I agree with this one more than that.
"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 24, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
I think I also helped multiple people locate the bathroom. I was doing a public service and for that you all should be grateful.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that's where you went.
I made my own.
"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 24, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+0
More pictures = less fun.
More fun = less pictures.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 24, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I was thinking.
We were all having such a good time. Pictures were an after thought.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The pics are great!!!
I hope everyone had a good time out…
"What a joke." ~ Booby Crosby
by MMunoz33 on Aug 24, 2009 9:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great pics ZigFan...Thanks for taking a picture of my backside..LOL..JK..At least you can see the pins on my hat!!
And man seeing those pictures of Lynn and the Shrimp are making me hungry!! Thanks for posting these, what a great day that was!
There is no A in OFFENSE!!
by wacchampions on Aug 24, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was er...testing the camera! Yeah...that's it!
I wish I had taken more, but was distracted by all the great company!
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least I struck a good pose!
Even though Wes is the one in focus here
http://s327.photobucket.com/albums/k476/ZigFan31/AN%20Day%206/?action=view¤t=DSC_0160.jpg
"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 24, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not surprisingly all the pics I have of you have the same pose!
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weird.
Or, 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 Aug 24, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was only referring to the PG photos.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I have any that weren't?
"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 24, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, I managed to avoid getting my pic taken
Although my green/gold gloves can be spotted behind posing Pam!
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Aug 24, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
False!
Your backside is in Dr. K’s slideshow!
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Aug 24, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey yeah, you're right!
I was being chatty. I blame the beer.
Looking back, I wish I had grabbed a cupcake or tried the AN cake…hell, I didn’t really eat much of anything! So much food, so little time.
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Aug 24, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those glove/hand warmers were seriously baller.
You do that and pretty soon your world turns into some kind of crazy postmodernist dystopian nightmare where nothing is actually true anymore. - Paul Thomas
by designatedforassignment on Aug 24, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
I should make more and sell ’em on the bridge for $5 ; )
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Aug 24, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They would compete well against lightsabers
which were the item of choice the last game I went to besides AN Day
You do that and pretty soon your world turns into some kind of crazy postmodernist dystopian nightmare where nothing is actually true anymore. - Paul Thomas
by designatedforassignment on Aug 24, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And why did JLaff make ME do the K-Hill dance?
That’s BBG’s dance.
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 24, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know!
I just saw you doing it, not BBG. Should I just photoshop her face in those pics?
Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray
by JLaff on Aug 24, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please. And hilarity will ensue.
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 24, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who took the group shot and where is it??
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 24, 2009 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Same with the front-pagers pic.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 24, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think both are on BBG's camera
but I could be mistaken…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 24, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How clique-y.
(j/k)
♥
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 24, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad I didn't make it!
I was totally prepared to come to the bbq, but couldn’t make it for various reasons. I was rooting for a win when it was tied though. Glad you guys got to see a walk off victory :)
by tomoyo on Aug 25, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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