DLD 9/3: Bigfoot is still not confirmed. World cup of baseball!
by Athletics fan and runner on Sep 3, 2009 7:27 AM PDT
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Bigfoot has not yet been confirmed, but, EL CHUPACABRA LIVES!!!!!!!!!!
Also, starting on September 9th is the baseball world cup.
22 countries are competing to win the world cup with first round games being held in Spain (Barcelona), Czech Republic (Prague), Germany (Regensburg), Croatia (Zagreb) and Sweden (Stockholm).
Of interest to me are team Canada, the US, team Cuba, and team Sweden.
Team Canada has a lot of AA and AAA guys with a few guys who have had cups of coffee in the majors. One of their pitchers is Jamie Richmond who came back with Joey Devine in the Kotsay trade. They play their first round games in Sweden.
Also, team USA and team Canada play a practice game today (and again on the 4th, 5th, and 6th) in North Carolina.
Team USA is made up of largely AA and AAA guys. The A's connection is a coaching staff that includes Jim Bowie, Ernie Young (That triple play might be my favorite memory of the lean 93 to 98 years), and Jamie Quirk. By the way, I remember one of Quirk's only games as an Athletic in 89. I think that he homered in his first A's at bat in Cleveland.
Team Cuba has many international play veterans including catcher Ariel Pestano and outfielder Frederich Cepeda who mashed like hell during the last WBC.
Team Sweden has a player who is from norcal and is a personal friend of mine. He is a duel citizen and I hope that he does well. I will pass on any appropriate reports from the games that he gives me.
The other participating countries are: the Netherlands Antilles (who at times will team up with the Netherlands and at times will play independently), Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Czech Repuplic, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico (there are several big leaguers on Mexico's roster including Ricardo Rincon), the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico (lots of former big league players), South Africa, and Spain.
It is nice to see Giambi contributing to the Rockies' success. I have a lot of Giants fans in the family but I think I want to the Rockies to go to the NLCS and face the Cards.
But seriously, a CHUPACABRA!!!
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We dont' even get the dude's NAME from team Sweden?
how are we going to cheer for him if we don’t know who he is???
"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 Sep 3, 2009 8:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tony Dermendziev
He is really proud of his baseball accomplishments.
[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?
by Athletics fan and runner on Sep 3, 2009 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome. I'll keep an eye out.
"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 Sep 3, 2009 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You say Chupacabra "lives"
but that animal is clearly dead…
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Sep 3, 2009 9:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Never underestimate the power of the chupacabra
It is just playing dead and pretending to get stuffed. It will pounce when the time is right.
[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?
by Athletics fan and runner on Sep 3, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude
I totally posted this yesterday on the DLD that got like 10 comments :-)
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Sep 3, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
High school football star defuses hostage situation
"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 Sep 3, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that dude
that was awesome. I don’t think that there are many who in high school would have been able to do that.
[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?
by Athletics fan and runner on Sep 3, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stories like this
restore my faith in humanity! They fade the jaded-ness we might all feel.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 3, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here, let me take some away then.
Dude in WalMart slaps some other ladies kid who won’t stop crying
"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 Sep 3, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I love you.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 3, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The feeling is mutual, baby.
"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 Sep 3, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That did the trick
Of course who hasn’t wanted to smack the crap out of a whiny kid/baby from time to time? What separates us from the animals is we keep those thoughts in our head where they belong. I got a mental image of him thinking real hard “Don’t slap the baby, don’t slap the baby, DON’T SLAP THE BABY” WHACK!
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Sep 3, 2009 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's kinda like stifling a sneeze.
When you think about it, it makes it worse.
by LoneStranger on Sep 3, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to burst your chupacabra bubbles
But that “chupacabra” is most likely a Mexican hairless dog called the Xoloitzcuintli. It is a breed of dog indigenous to Mexico and was here prior to the arrival of Europeans. Check it out. I saw one just like it recently and it was pretty mellow. Most likely it got loose and was hungry, and found that chicken coop in Texas.
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Sep 3, 2009 11:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can still dream
I have heard that it is a Xoloitzcuintli from three sources now…
le sigh…
[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?
by Athletics fan and runner on Sep 3, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't give up the dream!
On a side note I am available to go hunting, (not the kind with guns) for Bigfoot with you any time but UFO’s might be pushing it.
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Sep 3, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know what the heck a chupacabra is,
but judging solely from the name, I think I have to say that a “xoloitzcuintli” is way cooler.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Sep 3, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hello, I'm posting a link
Hope this hasn’t already been posted elsewhere:
A’s ballpark would bring $130M a year in benefits to San Jose, report finds
Ms. Jesa
by Athletica on Sep 3, 2009 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does the report conclude it would bring in a world series title to the A's?
"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal
by oaktownmario on Sep 3, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG YOU'RE POSTING!?!?
"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 Sep 3, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll try.
Can you make the room stop spinning 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 Sep 3, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That I can't help you with. ;)
Ms. Jesa
by Athletica on Sep 3, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sheesh. What good are you?
;-)
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 3, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
that has got to be bullshit. there is no way. I can’t think of a study I have heard about that even says a stadium would be a plus.
by Future Ed on Sep 3, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quibbles
The difference is in “Public Funding.” In this case there is a $461 million dollar price tag for the stadium itself, that the City wouldn’t pay for. Not paying for the stadium, goes a long ways toward making a stadium beneficial to a community…
If you look at say… Yankee Stadium and consider that the public donated 78% of the 1.4 Billion dollar price tag for it’s construction, it would require a whole hell of a lot of scratch to be generated (new scratch that is) for it to be beneficial to the City.
If you also consider that right now, there aren’t 24 thousand people coming into downtown San Jose 81 times a year (that is an average) and some portion of those projected folks are only going to San Jose for the purpose of watching baseball, that is net new money into the San Jose economy.
I read the whole report this morning, and compared to most of these type of reports… This one is a lot more realistic. The Fremont report was also pretty realistic. Especially in how they would impact the General Fund for the two Cities (no super windfall, relatively speaking).
by jeffro on Sep 3, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point about the funding
$130M seems like too much though. Maybe I should read it instead o just saying Chuck “Cptn America” Reed wrote a dumb report.
by Future Ed on Sep 3, 2009 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about the cumalitive affect?
First there was the Sharks arena, now maybe the A’s, and somewhere down the road, perhaps an NBA franchise or even the NFL.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Sep 3, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Word on the street is that Hudson will be a free agent next year
Atlanta has 5 solid starters already and probably will want to spend the money on offense.
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
by PaulThomas on Sep 3, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you suggesting WE sign him?
"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 Sep 3, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dunno about you, but my bank account's looking a little threadbare these days
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
by PaulThomas on Sep 3, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's those damn student loans.
"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 Sep 4, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that was a little depressing.
I’m happy for those guys (especially Huddy), but… yeah.
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This has nothing to do with anything
But I have been laughing at this for the past 15 minutes. The others on there are also pretty hilarious.
by jeffro on Sep 3, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Some of those are freaking hilarious.
The insultin parrot is my favorite.
Founding member of the Eric Patterson fan club.
by travdog6 on Sep 3, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man that is a trap
I could get lost in those for hours and forget to work, (win win)
Thanks
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Sep 3, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh jesus
I’m sick and I can’t breathe out my nose and I’m laughing so hard, I think my eyes are going to pop out their sockets.
That guy’s sick and wrong. And funny. Very, very funny.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 3, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very funny
I hate love you for linking me to that site.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Sep 3, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is interesting...
A’s Minor League pitcher Shawn Haviland discusses how he’s using sabermetrics to evaluate his performance this year, over at The Baseball Analysts. Part of a growing trend, which should be great for baseball.
"To tell the truth, I'm not excited to go to Cleveland, but we have to. If I ever saw myself saying I'm excited going to Cleveland, I'd punch myself in the face, because I'm lying" - Ichiro
by Philip Christy on Sep 3, 2009 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It sure helped Brian Bannister yesterday.
Oh, wait.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Sep 3, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't he write his senior thesis on the surplus value of draft picks?
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
by PaulThomas on Sep 3, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Going against the grain in baseball
by Joe Pasnanski, new SI writer and one of the best baseball bloggers out there (present company excluded). Takes a while, but he ends up discussing Beane and Moneyball. Also a good link inside the link to a Malcolm Gladwell article.
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/09/02/a-few-baseball-ideas/
by ChuckBudd on Sep 3, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Best BB writer going right now
"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 Sep 3, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely agree
Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray
by JLaff on Sep 3, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT ABOUT PETER GAMMONS?!
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 3, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
District Nine (non spoiler version)
We went to see this today. It’s pretty decent, I reckon. For a film that has aliens, large guns and lots of swearing, it has a remarkably light touch.
Moral ambiguity and exploding heads? I’m in.
by bobnothing on Sep 3, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I learned that what I call Chow Mein is called Lo Mein on the East Coast
receipes online of Chow Mein seem nothing like what I see in the chinese restaurants in the Bay Area.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Sep 3, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What you call "Chinese Food" on the West Coast
is nothing like what they have on the East Coast, or the Midwest, for that matter. Even the shitty Asian restaurants in CA are good.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 3, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lunch in China Town is seriously one of the top five perks of working in San Francisco.
by LoneStranger on Sep 3, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had Dim Sum (spelling?) in SF
it was pretty good.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Sep 3, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so east coast "chinese food" (americanized or whatever) is no good?
I’ve only had it in CA and OR and Oregon chinese food sucked (well the 2 places I went so maybe it is unfair to say).
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Sep 3, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's fair to say that most any chinese food you get in the States is going to be Americanized.
From what I understand, real Chinese food isn’t as bad for you. Americans just really like theirs fried and covered in sauce.
by LoneStranger on Sep 3, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounds about right
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Sep 3, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"real Chinese food" =
rice
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Sep 3, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stinky tofu
Good stuff
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Sep 4, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Outside of the Bay Area and Vancouver, virtually any Chinese food is going to be "not good" by comparison
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
by PaulThomas on Sep 3, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup.
PT’s dead on here. West Coast is the best coast for Asian.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 3, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Chinese food I've had here
(I’m thinking because of all the transplant NYers and Bostonians) really isn’t bad, but the stuff I had in Chicago. Oof. None of it comes anywhere close to Bay Area. Like I said, even the crappy restaurants in CA are good.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 3, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not the same
“chow mein” = “fried noodles”
“lo mein” = “stirred noodles”
For lo mein, you boil the noodles in one pot, fry up the stuff in a separate pan, then put the noodles on the late and pour the stuff on top. Same idea as traditional spaghetti.
For chow mein, you boil the noodles first, then you toss the noodles in the fry pan with the stuff, and you fry them all up together.
That’s what the names actually mean, anyway. Whether that’s what you actually get from a restaurant when you order “chow mein” or “lo mein” is another story.
Caveat: I am emphatically not a foodie. I know this only as useless Jeopardy knowledge, not because I actually care about food. I’m happy with plain rice.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Sep 3, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
late = plate
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Sep 4, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i read that later
but looking up receipes online, they have it backwards. the chow was made like sphagetti and the lo was fried all together. weird. i went to safeway and they had a chow mein receipe packet that called for frying meat and veggies and putting them on top of short crispy noodles. i’m so confused. i made it but used long soft noodles and fried it together. it tasted good but wasn’t restaurant quality. btw, Novato has crappy chinese food restaurants.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Sep 6, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leopolm Bloom is RIGHT
Florida really does suck, and people are starting to vote with their feet.
"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 Sep 3, 2009 5:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yay.
my state sucks! My state sucks! My state sucks!
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 3, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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