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8/7/09: Cake for everyone!

One of these days, I'm going to try making this:

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via www.oksugar.com


I think that would just be awesome.

Why the cake? Well, today is Edgar Renteria's birthday. And my sister's birthday. And my birthday. So, cake for everyone!

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via thumbs.dreamstime.com

 

I was all set to share with you all the glory of my getting my picture taken with Rickey Henderson yesterday, but alas, he had to leave with a dozen of us still in line, so no picture. :(

I don't actually have any links to post, so I'll leave that to you all to do. I'm digging through my pictures from our Cooperstown trip though, and I'll throw some of those up here throughout the morning, but until then, dump away everyone, dump away....  :)

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Should DLD's have a poll?
Yes, and they should be related to the content of said DLD
1 votes
Yes, but they can be about anything
16 votes
No, DLD polls are a waste of time
2 votes
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Happy Birthday!

That cake looks awesome, but I can’t imagine cutting into it. The surface looks too pristine!

by goldfish on Aug 7, 2009 9:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pictures from NYC...

This is the view of New Yankee Stadium as you walk up from the subway station…

Once you enter into the gates, this is the view through the main concourse. Say what you will, but the Yankees know how to acknowledge their history. (Even if they did abandon the place where much of that history happened…)

Thursday night rain delay. Thank goodness for the 4th deck, which had an overhang over the last ten rows or so, allowing you to stay somewhat dry while still seeing the scoreboard….

Could the scoreboard be any bigger??? Goodness….

I’ll give them this — New Yankee Stadium looks great at night lit up like this…

By the way, this is how I found out about Matt Holliday being traded:

And special thanks to all of those that I quickly texted and called to get confirmation and more details. That was very helpful. :)

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 9:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

New Yankee Stadium looks nice

Too bad MLB allowed the Yankees to build a playing field that is a joke.

"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 7, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, it pads A-Rod's stats.

But besides that, the stadium is gorgeous. Thx for sharing gigglingone.

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West

by Blicks on Aug 7, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"PES", (performance enhancing stadium?)

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Aug 7, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy b'day, gigglingone.

Here’s to many more.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 7, 2009 9:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, saw the title and thought it was for me!

Happy Birthday giggling one from some one who shares the same B-day.
Turning 30…I mean 29 again

by HRH on Aug 7, 2009 9:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Happy Birthday to you too!!!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy B-Day

Free cake for all!!!

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Aug 7, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy birthday gigglingone!!!

I want some cake, even though its not my birthday.

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West

by Blicks on Aug 7, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Cupcake girl!

It was nice to see you and Wes yesterday.

by lynnzgal on Aug 7, 2009 9:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NSFW? Just guessing.

skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!

by pam5981 on Aug 7, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just weary of anything with the word "pole"

I guess. Too many interpretations.

skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!

by pam5981 on Aug 7, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Weary or wary?

It could be either.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Aug 7, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yar.

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 7, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

indeed you have

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 7, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is true.

skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!

by pam5981 on Aug 7, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy bday, gigs.

skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!

by pam5981 on Aug 7, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

More trip photos: Philadelphia

I must say, one of the huge advantages of dating a baseball fan is when he calls you up, less than a week before your vacation, and says “So, um, do you want to go to Philadelphia? The Phillies and Cardinals are playing at 4pm on Saturday”…awesome, totally awesome…

So Saturday morning, we picked up the rental car at JFK, drove across the Verrazano Bridge and it’s $11 per car toll, and off to Philadelphia we went. We didn’t know it when we planned this trip, but we were going to be seeing Matt Holliday in his last game as an A on Thursday in NYC, and his second game as a Cardinal in Philadelphia on Saturday. I was amused when I saw a comment from him in some online paper talking about how he didn’t want to fight the traffic on the approximately 110 miles trip, and once we hit the New Jersey Turnpike, I knew why. The traffic was awful. Thank goodness for the radio stations, which were pretty good (we had not yet discovered the all 80’s station, which would later save ours, and everyone else’s, lives while driving north that evening.) Sports radio is all over the place on the east coast, and they don’t talk Giants baseball all the time, which made me happy.

I’ve got to say, I loved this ballpark. Maybe it’s because I wasn’t 100% invested in either team. Maybe it’s because I could see the scoreboard in the corner showing the A’s winning. Maybe it’s because the old lady next to me was brought to the game by her grandson who was sitting in the bleachers, but she wanted a seat in the upper deck behind home plate because that’s where she had sat for decades watching Phillies baseball. The food was fantastic in Philly (yes Wes, that Schmitter was really good, although I did enjoy the awesomeness of the BBQ turkey sandwich), and for those of you with gluten issues, CBP has gluten free options, making them the only park I’ve seen in the majors to say that! Go Philly!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 10:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I loved Citizens Bank Park

The whole family did. Although, that day, I don’t think Dusty Baker thought much of it.

"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 7, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice view!

Dont blow Bailey.

by brian.only on Aug 7, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CJ Wilson not a fan of the Coliseum

Link

Maybe he just didn’t like what happened to his ERA.

by zenlunatic on Aug 7, 2009 10:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well

I think most people are not really fans of the Coliseum as it is currently. I certainly am not.

by jeffro on Aug 7, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha

Yeah. That was an interesting Youtube video to watch.

Was anyone nearby when this happened? I heard he was being rude and shouting obscenties and what not before the video is shot but… wow.

by jeffro on Aug 7, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dude got tasted

after he gave his two hands to be cuffed, thats just wrong

The Not-So-Casual Fan

by rktse on Aug 7, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Being tasted isn't so bad.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 7, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Link to pix of the 67M-facelick girl encounter, plz

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 7, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Embrace the tase

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Aug 7, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is significantly better than the Trop.

And the A’s play in the Coliseum every time I go. Well, except that time I saw Tom Petty.

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 7, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So being better than the Trop

Is like yelling “We are second to last!”

by jeffro on Aug 7, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like the Coliseum.

I like BART, I like the makeup, I like the food. There are a lot of really good things about the Coliseum. The fact that Al came back and ruined our outfield sucks, but if it were the same as it was prior to 1994, I wouldn’t even want a new ballpark.

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 7, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

+1

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 7, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(you're much more lovable when you agree with me)

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 7, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm much more likely to agree with you

when you’re right ;)

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 7, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No disagreement

Like I said in my rambling screed about the New Yankee Stadium… It’s like the Old Coliseum with wider concourses and a place I would love to go for games.

by jeffro on Aug 7, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uhh...
whoever says that they left their heart in san francisco never had to play in the oakland coliseum.

What does San Fran have to do with Oakland? I mean, I know they’re close, but…what?

"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT

by travdog6 on Aug 7, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, I figured it out.

Oakland is in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 8, 2009 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is he saying he'd leave his heart in Oakland instead?

CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."

by DMOAS on Aug 8, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everybody knows that Oakland is just a colony

of the mighty San Francisco.

San Francisco is such a great city. It’s like it’s not even part of America at all. It feels more like a European city, like Paris or Milan.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Aug 9, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't say I'm upset about that.

They’re on the hook for his buyout next year, right?

"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 7, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West

by Blicks on Aug 7, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 7, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

:-(

(sniff, sniff)

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Aug 7, 2009 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sad AND glad.

Hey maybe we can start calling Tommy “Everyday” Everidge now!

(sorry, I know that wasn’t in very good taste.)

Thanks for the good memories Jason.

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 Aug 7, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those are some nice pictures

It’s a shame that we didn’t get a picture of the Schmitter. Its luscious combination of grilled salami,steak, cheese, special sauce, and tomato would have made for a fantastic (and fantastically colorful!) photo. Next time.

And hey, happy birthday! You’re pretty great, do you know that? I’m pretty sure that you do, but I’m more than happy to say it again. Have a wonderful day.

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on Aug 7, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Wes

And yes, we’ll definitely have to go back and get a picture of the Schmitter. :)

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHAT IS THIS SAMMICH YOU SPEAK OF?!

I propose, boldly propose, we gather in Philly to partake of this. Who’s with me?

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 7, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Field trip time!!!

AN Day, Philly style…

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Philly style?

That sounds intriguing! As does the sammich.

by lynnzgal on Aug 7, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

THAT sammich, Lynn,

sounds EPIC.

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 7, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AN Day Philly would rock

And I could actually be there!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 7, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The sandwich is pretty epic

If I tuned out the noise of the crowd, the blaring of the PA system, and just turned my ear inward, I could very nearly hear my arteries hardening. (Think of the sound effect from Terminator 2 when the T-1000, having had his body frozen by liquid nitrogen, watches as one of his legs break off. Yeah, it’s kind of like that.)

Of course, I could have had several. It was pain of a different sort to realize that I better stop at one.

Leopold, Lynn, other interested parties, the birthday girl posted a link if you want more info on the beauty that is the Schmitter. In case you missed it, go here. http://eatcharmcity.blogspot.com/2008/04/schmitter-sandwich-philly-goodness-on.html

Yeah, that’s good stuff right there.

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on Aug 7, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A's are not in town tonight, but Underworld is

At the Fox Theatre, Oakland. Rez/Cowgirl

I hope I posted the link correctly.

by Ray of Lite on Aug 7, 2009 10:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Neal Huntington wins.

Pirates sign 8th rounder Colton Cain for 1MM.

link (yes, its to twitter)

Umm, now we get Stassi and Dyson and Krol signed, ok Billy?

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West

by Blicks on Aug 7, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Happy Birthday Gigglingone!

Here is a present, $100 (Weird Al) Bucks!Weird Al,100

BTW, I love Polls!

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Aug 7, 2009 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Fangraphs finished their prospect series, and Wallace is #1
The 13th overall selection in the 2008 draft, Wallace checks in as the No. 1 prospect traded at the deadline in 2009. The first baseman (let’s be honest, he’s not a third baseman) has a career line of .302/.376/.453 in 821 pro at-bats. The left-handed hitter projects to hit for both power and average, although his in-game power has not fully developed yet (.176 ISO in ‘09). Prior to the trade, he was hitting .293/.346/.423 with six homers and 11 doubles in 222 at-bats. Wallace’s walk rate at triple-A (6.1 BB%) is almost half of what it was in double-A. He opened up the season with 32 games in double-A. Wallace, 22, has been promoted aggressively through the minor leagues, so that may be tempering his numbers a bit (He appeared in just 41 games below double-A). In his prime, he should hit .300 with 20-25 homers. Defensively, Wallace has good hands and handles everything he gets to at third base. His range is poor, though, and his actions are not the smoothest. He should be an average to slightly-above-average first baseman.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trade-deadline-prospects-ranked-part-5

Although, I still think Wallace should get a try to pick it at 3B. Below average defense + plus bat = decent 3B.

"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West

by Blicks on Aug 7, 2009 11:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

radio interview

He was interviewed on the radio the other day. Nothing earth-shattering to report but here’s the link:

http://www.sports1140.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=3934858

by zenlunatic on Aug 7, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy Birthday, Gigs.

And I love polls.

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 7, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

More pictures....Cooperstown

My pictures from the ceremony itself didn’t come out well, so alas, none of them. But I have a few others from Cooperstown to share:

For those of you who have never been to Cooperstown, I highly recommend a visit. This was my second trip, and certainly not my last. I could spend hours wandering around the museum and the village of Cooperstown….

The inaugural class:

A’s fans were out in force. This was taken after the ceremony, and as you can see, there are many A’s fans sitting around waiting for Rickey’s plaque to be hung on the wall. (That would happen about two hours later, with even more fans in attendance…) I loved seeing all the green and gold in an otherwise Yankee-dominated region of the country.

Rickey’s plaque on the wall:

This was new since my previous visit (early July 2005), and I just liked it, and wanted to share…

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

the screen at yankee stadium is awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwesome

someday i’ll have one of those at my estate…

by jlanning17 on Aug 7, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One more set: Boston

I love Fenway Park. There, I said it. It was the first non-Bay Area stadium I have ever gone to for a baseball game, back on this day in 1994. I went to that game with a bunch of high school juniors and seniors from across the country. Some were baseball fans, others were not, but I was mesmerized. I remember the smell of the grass, the first view of the Green Monster, the bleacher seats, everything. It was Boston and Cleveland, game one of a double header (they wouldn’t let us stay for both, we had other activities that night). Amazing though.

So here I was, almost 15 years to the day later, going for my second ever visit to Fenway Park. One fantastic thing had changed in the past 15 years, which is that they now allow you to go throughout the entire stadium, no matter what section your ticket was for. This was fantastic, since there was so much I hadn’t seen in my previous trip.

Yawkey Way, before the game:

Looking across the Green Monster. (This, by the way, was the only place I was asked for a ticket, and the guy very nicely allowed me a few minutes to take some pictures before kicking me out. He did block me from going on to the Green Monster though…)

I actually have a picture of the Green Monster from 15 years ago, and I should post it for comparison purposes, but given all of the changes made throughout major league baseball stadiums, the changes here are relatively minor. This is the Green Monster today:

By the way, there are a few spots at Fenway where you can reach over and touch the wall. If you go there, do it, just to say “I’ve touched the Green Monster”. Who knows how long this stadium will be around, this might be something I brag to my grandchildren about years from now.

I also have this picture, almost exactly the same angle, from 15 years ago. I think I was probably one or two sections over, and ten rows higher, then I was in 1994. Amazing…

I love seeing full ballparks, especially the way the light shines off them at sunset. Beautiful…

Courtesy of Wes:

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Great pics gigg

you must be the female version of Flashfire

(A very high complement)

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Aug 7, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

engines pumping and thumping in time

"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 7, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

churning, and burning, they yearn for the cup

"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 7, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

fuel burning fast on an empty tank

"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 7, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Smoltz DFA by Boston

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4384410

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 Aug 7, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Smoltz for Nomahh

"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 7, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HB, g'ing1!

I’m lazy. ;)

HB 2 HRH, 2!

Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Aug 7, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd just like to point out that I love Poppy.

Take that, pundits!

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 7, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pundits = boo!

so there.

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 7, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Pundit" is another English word derived from Hindi.

I mention this only because I know Pam will be titillated.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Aug 7, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That I knew.

I embrace some of my desi-ness.

skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!

by pam5981 on Aug 8, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't know you were Desi.

Quite a crowd of y’all on AN. You, R-Star, Xbox. Oblique, I think. Others I’m sure.

Whereabout are you from?

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on Aug 9, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was born here

but my parents are from Hyderabad-Sindh and Karachi, but relocated to Bombay after partition.

salb918, too, if he’s still around, and inbillywetrust are also in the club.

skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!

by pam5981 on Aug 9, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love take

Pundit that, Poppy!

"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 7, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pundit poppy take!

that, I love.

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 7, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pundits that love poppy!

Take I!

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 7, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love... lamp.

Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Aug 7, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

poppy, do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw 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 7, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Aug 7, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

poppy, do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw 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 7, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

no

Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Aug 7, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Poppy too

and one of these days I might see her again, right Poppy? Right??

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 7, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not if you keep avoiding me.

Oh, wait…

Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Aug 7, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy Happy

and many more of these happy days to you in the year to come!

"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 7, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Alex Rios claimed on revocable waivers

Here is the link, (thanks to Blubird Banter)

MLB TV says he was claimed by a AL team with KC having the first shot. What AL team do you think claimed him? My top three are DET, (they were shopping for a bat at the deadline) KC, (because they are just bad) and BOS, (would be an upgrade over Drew and they don’t care about the money).

Do you think the A’s could be the team that claimed him? If they did what would you give up to the Jay’s for him?

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Aug 7, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

so whoever claims him has to pay his contract salary right?

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Aug 7, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 7, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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