Monday Morning Mesostic Madness: Sheets and Goggles Edition
by emperor nobody on Jan 25, 2010 7:29 AM PST
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YES!! Another pitch thrown and somehow my arm remains attached to my body!!!
Now don’t
mIsunderstand
me… I think aNy team
that takEs the risk on
Ben M. Sheets
mIght be landing
themseLves
the stealLth
signIng
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at leaSt in terms
of tHe
potEntially
trEmendous
impacT
on that team’S
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a full seasOn
of a healThy
SHeets
could havE.
Then I think, hey Wait just a
mInute,
a torN elbow flexor??
that Does
sound Bothersome…
if we signEd him,
poor BeN’s arm would
likEly
fAll off
wriTing his name
on tHe
daMn contract.
BY the way,
I also Wanted to say
that although I dislike
orgaNized
reliGion
intenSely,
I fOund it most
reFreshing that
Grant Desme
dEcided to embrace
the core philoSophy of
The Dude
Jesus ChrIst
aNd forego the
easy moneY
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all righty then
I thought I broke the front page with the dreaded “Three Mile Island” font, but the meltdown was averted using a little bit of that Ben Sheets Elmer’s Elbow Glue, so we should be cool.
So do you think we should still sign him, given that his arm is somewhere between Octavio Dotel and the Ghost of Tommy John in terms of miles-on-the-meter? Or do we just cut out the middle man, kidnap Frank Wren and demand Yunel Escobar and Tim Hudson in return for Cliff Pennington and letting the Braves’ GM keep his fingers?
Please discuss.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Not enough thumbtacks
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
You are a righteous dude EN!
Great post and really dig the Eno track.
Johnny Damon being the “backup plan” is reason enough to just bite the bullet and sign Sheets for the 8 million!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
A Haiku
Getting Ben Sheets means
Cahill in the minor leagues
Would make me happy
Drinking so much that you forget your name is like trying to cure cancer, it might not be possible, but you should never stop trying.
by Trojanbrand on Jan 25, 2010 8:06 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
and that is the story folks
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Jan 25, 2010 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
We should try for him
I see no reason why not: he only costs money, which we seem to have. He will let Cahill/Maz develop in the minors, or at least, not being relied upon for as many ML innings. And, if he’s healthy, he has the numbers that will make our rotation very formidable.
I hope this is what Urban was referring to in his cryptic tweet from Friday.
"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
Ben Sheets
Yes please.
Does anyone know what mysterious B.S Mycheal Urban was spouting last week?
http://twitter.com/murbancsn
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Is that any different from the conspicuous BS he usually spews?
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Jan 25, 2010 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
Buster Olney is reading bad AN fanposts and tweeting about them as "rumors" again
Buster_ESPN
Heard this: Oakland is trying to sign Ben Sheets. If the Athletics are unable to do so, then they would turn to a veteran OFer as (cont.)
Buster_ESPN
a possible Plan B: Johnny Damon. Oakland has available cash, a need in the middle of its lineup. But Sheets bidding has to play out first.
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by thejd44 on Jan 25, 2010 9:23 AM PST reply actions
:facepalm:
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
This means we can start some awesome rumors by saying it and having Olney "Hear" it.
Pujols and Carpenter to the A’s for Petit and Stomper, Cards to pick up all contracts of the A’s organization until 2050. That’d be a cool trade. I think the A’s should do it.
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by thejd44 on Jan 25, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
I dunno...
Stomper made some huge strides on defense last season. I think he might be the real deal.
Isn't stomper a 10/5 guy?
he has lots of family in the oakland zoo. I don’t think he wants to move.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
by Future Ed on Jan 25, 2010 10:46 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ed Stomper just called and he is pissed
and thinks Stomper should get more playing time
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Jan 25, 2010 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
i get it
+1
Work as if everything depends on you and Pray knowing that everything depends on God. - Michael Taylor
by supermarc589 on Jan 25, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
I done seen what you done did, there
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Why would Oakland have interest in Damon?
His offensive stats will die with a move to the coliseum and I was under the impression that our OF was already set. Davis/Crisp in CF with the other as the 4th OF? Taylor spends the entire season in AAA?? Something tells me this is just Olney spewing some of his own thoughts and turning them into rumors. If the A’s deal one of Davis/Sweeney I could see it happening, maybe. If not, no reason to even consider it IMO. And I DON’T want the A’s to deal Sweeney. I could stomach losing Davis depending on the return, but would only want to see Sweeney dealt for a solid young SS.
As a favor to his agent?
Just to give some leverage in talks with the Yankees? Or maybe he plans on trading him early on.
great plan, as long as sheets doesn't realize that he and damon play different positions
this reduces sheets’ leverage about as much as threatening to shoot the money into the sun if he won’t sign here
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
Pretty sure he's talking about the Johnny Damon one.
Always the summers are slipping away.
Find me a way for making it stay.
oh wow haha
I forgot there even was one.
Ben Sheets needs us and we could definitely use him to make our pitching better. Cahill at AAA all year FTW.
maybe i'm dumb, but why do we need another pitcher? we have a bunch of young good ones
don’t we need someone who can hit?
several reasons
1. You can NEVER have enough pitching. You can’t count on Duchscherer to pitch a full season, Braden had injury issues last year, Anderson had the blister thing, Cahill needs some AAA time, etc. Also, Sheets is pretty damn good and will likely be (a little bit) discounted because of the injury.
2. There aren’t any good hitters left, unless you count Jonny Damon, who sucked in Oakland and plays a position (OF/DH) that we have a bunch of people for already.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
we probably do
And this would be the case in a perfect world. I would also like a 1 lb bacon sandwich for lunch today, and that is unlikely to happen either.
All kidding aside, it’s clear that Beane is going with the pitching-and-defense model this year. Unless a ZOMG deal comes along, I’m pretty sure we are done with lineup acquisitions.
"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 Jan 25, 2010 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
well they say everything is better with bacon
by OakA'sHoney on Jan 25, 2010 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, sweet bacon
I’m hungry now.
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Jan 25, 2010 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I had a maple bacon sandwich this morning
And I could go for more
"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 Jan 25, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
more bacon, eh?
with a side of lipitor?
by OakA'sHoney on Jan 25, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
No
Black coffee
"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 Jan 25, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks to you
I just had a yummy BLAT sandwich!
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Jan 25, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
bacon, lettuce
avocado? and tomato.
"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 Jan 25, 2010 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yep, yep, yep, and yep!
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Jan 25, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
They are correct
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Well, he tried to sign offense, too.
but there’s nothing wrong with going with pitching-and-defense after the offense you try an sign says no.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
To add to mikev's explanation,
Having too many of something only applies when you’re trying to add something mediocre. Johnny Damon? Eh, he will likely not be as good as some of our outfielders already. But Sheets would be better than pretty much anyone in the rotation. It doesn’t matter if we have a bunch of #4’s and #5’s.
Always the summers are slipping away.
Find me a way for making it stay.
well i sure do learn alot from this site, thanks guys
by OakA'sHoney on Jan 25, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
a lot is two words.
LEARNED ANOTHER THING, WOOO!
(hi OAH. rawr)
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
You're right, a lot is two words but everyone says that as one word as in alot.
Maybe we should add it to the dictionary as one word.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
I'm sorry but I couldn't disagree with this any more.
It may sound weird because I do it a lot (TEE-HEE), but it just annoys the shit out of me that so many errors in typing and speaking have become normal and accepted.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Jan 25, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Yet, I am sure few of us write it like that when faced with more professional context
"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 Jan 25, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
I should of known you'd react.
JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker
Why's that?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
should HAVE known
:)
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons
by dtownmbrown on Jan 25, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
Just wanted to see if anyone is paying attention. Well played, dtownbrown.
JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker
Perhaps I'm hypocritical because I mostly agree with you
But evolution of language occurs when errors are repeated to the point of being accepted. Language, especially the English language, isn’t static. “Alot” doesn’t really bother me because no meanings are changed. The day “literally” means “figuratively” because nobody uses it right, that’s when I start the killing spree.
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by thejd44 on Jan 25, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
I'm literally going to lock my door now.
by LoneStranger on Jan 25, 2010 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
I'm figurately going to lock my door now.
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."
I'm virtually going to lock my door now.
by LoneStranger on Jan 25, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
I trust all of you
will whimper and or chortle as you cut snicker snack through your fresh noranges.
(You figure out the theme, here). Language, as much as I resist it, is dynamic.. If it weren’t, we would be gleefuly looking forward to spring icumen en.
by As Fan in the Bronx on Jan 26, 2010 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
Ok, to be honest, I'm fair to lazy for a killing spree
I’ll probably just bludgeon one homeless guy, get bored, and take a nap.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Jan 25, 2010 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
It's thought that counts, my man.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
to DMOAS, to Lone Stranger, and to lazy
just tooooooo lazy
Awaiting the start of the 2010 season!
by One won lost won on Jan 25, 2010 6:17 PM PST up reply actions
Or, I learned a lot of many things?
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Jan 25, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Sheets Yes! Damon No!
I would love Sheets on a 1-2 year deal for 7-9/year.
As long as it’s a short term contract it won’t hurt us too bad if it falls apart. If he comes back to 80% of what he was he will put up great numbers at the coliseum. Then we can take it from there whether to keep or trade.
Damon I wouldn’t take for $2 million. His home/road splits last year, his advancing age, his history in an A’s uniform, and his absolutely pathetic arm (I don’t think enough is made of just how bad it is) make him worth nothing.
He has positive VORP left in him, but he’s not a net-positive player if it pushes a similar player (with more upside) to the bench.
Here's some Damon logic
Despite what the front office might say publicly, they dont trust both rajai and crispcompletely. Crisp has 12 screws in his shoulder and adding him was not exactly a great sign of confidence in Rajai. Damon can be put in LF, since both rajai and crisp are interchangeable in CF. So to protect against regression or injuries in either player, they have Damon who at least has a solid trackrecord of performance. Here comes the yankees who are also exploring “cheap LF options”. Used car salesman Beane calls up Cashman and offers Travis Buck (who has been working with Swisher and the Yankees hitting coach this offseason).
Crisp
So then why pay someone $5.25M if he’s “not trustable” and “interchangeable”?
by faninphilly on Jan 25, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Beane's typical stubborness?
He’s liked crisp going several seasons and had attempted to acquire him before.
by MagicMike23 on Jan 25, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Damon is currently a terrible fielder
A slightly better version of terrible in LF: only -12.1 UZR/150 last year. He is even worse in CF.
"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 Jan 25, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
Well he projects as an average LF according to Zimmerman and Sommers
I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt on small sample size for 2009.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 26, 2010 7:27 AM PST up reply actions
Damon
He can’t hit at the Coliseum.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jan 25, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I don't trust them
Only problem is I don’t trust an aged Damon in the Coliseum either.
The role you suggest is exactly what I saw Hairston filling. Now I think the midyear replacement plan is Michael Taylor. The A’s shouldn’t call him up until June though.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
I doubt Damon would want to sign with the A's
We would have to offer quite a bit more than any other team to get him. Since it also doesn’t make much sense, I don’t see it happening. I think Billy is just gaming the market for himself and for Damon… doesn’t hurt.
Damon your eyes
And Damon your logic.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
James Taylor, dude
Try to keep up our cutting-edge analysis of ’80s music.
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
bitches, come here and have sex with Charlie Murphy!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Jan 26, 2010 2:35 AM PST up reply actions
I'm going to go out on a limb
(hopefully not one of Sheets’ or Duke’s surgically repaired ones) and say that Ben Sheets will be an Oakland A in the near future.
I’ll order a side of crow in case.
"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons
yeah, but the supermarket shelves were bare like Zimbabwe anyway...
nothing but aisles and aisles of toothpicks and lard and dish soap…
"Sniff some krazy glue, and start a religion!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jan 30, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
I think its pretty good
I don’t think he’s ever had a shoulder or elbow injury before the one in 08.
Anderson staying ahead of the curve
Anderson, after all, doesn’t turn 22 until next week. At the time that Anderson was drafted, his fastball was in the 90-91 mph range, and he was viewed as someone who might be able to work in the middle or the back end of a rotation. But year after year, his velocity has improved, and he has used his fastball with his heightened understanding of pitching.
Over the last three months of the season, Anderson posted month-to-month ERAs of 1.87, 4.66 and 2.28 (and he allowed one run in five innings in an October start, as well).
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4855880&name=olney_buster&action=login&appRedirect=http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index%3fentryID%3d4855880%26name%3dolney_buster
That's a very good read.
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by Philip Christy on Jan 25, 2010 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
uhhh....I already told you
"The A's get some action but they do not score..." -Glen Kuiper
"Anyone who calls themselves the Angels Angels should have to start over and ride the short bus." -timmeh from McCovey Chronicles
“Am I supposed to be a man?!? Am I supposed to say, ’It’s okay, I don’t mind?!?’ Well, I mind!!! I mind big time! And you know what the worst part is?!? I NEVER LEARNED TO READ.”
“… Is that true?”
“Yes, everything except the reading part.”
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I looked up Damon's CAREER numbers at the Net
Just say NO to Damon, YES to Sheets! I’d honestly rather have Travis Buck than Damon.
Haikus can be fun
Sheets to Oakland A’s?
I’m stepping over Grandma
To answer “Yes, please.”
Damon’s limp noodle
Doesn’t inspire confidence
Shred money instead
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
by Joey C. on Jan 25, 2010 1:13 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Moar Haiku!!
Johnny Damon no
Rather light self on fire
While watching Leno
"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
Its funny when I posted the case for Johnny Damon yesterday
I got slammed by everyone…to be honest, I really didn’t make a “case” for Johnny Damon – I just thought it might not be a bad idea to bring him in for cheap if possible.
haha told ya
Lance "you sunk my" Blankenship
Yea, when you post a title that says you're gonna do something, and then you don't, you probably shouldn't have posted it.
We don’t have to agree with you, but you should list the reasons you think it either is or isn’t a good idea.
by LoneStranger on Jan 25, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
...but to further the idea, I don't think Damon brings anything to the club that can't already be found within the system.
However, a good pitcher would keep one of the young guys at AAA a little longer to develop.
by LoneStranger on Jan 25, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Haiku for you
Oh Ryan Moser
By everyone you were slammed
A bad case it is
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Jan 25, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Don't take it personal though, we still have love for ya!
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Jan 25, 2010 1:40 PM PST up reply actions
Dude seriously this is hardly my finest hour or even that well-thought out, but it at least makes a logical case for us getting Sheets. If you can somehow make similar points for Damon then no one will call you out for it. AN is semi-serious business!
I only just got the 'Sheets and Goggles'
joke.
Duh. I like it.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
point being
If the A’s are “really” the front runner for Sheets and land him, I could care less about signing Damon. would be freakin’ stocked if the A’s landed that ace.
Lance "you sunk my" Blankenship
As long as we're on the subject
of grammatical errors, may I just please say skdjfasdfklhrklhwekrhawhrhfehfahfaaarghstupid"couldcareless"memepleasedieforever.
That is all.
Shawn Spencer: "I’m receiving a transmission from your husband. Really more of a voicemail, if I'm being honest. A status update. Perhaps a twitter."
Burton Guster: "I believe it’s called a tweet."
Shawn Spencer: "There’s no way I’m saying that."
This could be the most annoying thing in the history of the English language
And that includes people who are too lazy to type out the word “you.”
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by thejd44 on Jan 25, 2010 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
I couldn't care more.
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."
According to this report
the A’s have already made an undisclosed offer to Sheets.
A's offer
1 year
8 million
$500,000 bonus if traded
and a 100% chance to be traded to a contender at the July deadline
Are rotation would be sweeeeeeeeeet !
Lance "you sunk my" Blankenship
Assuming the A's aren't contending at the July deadline
Some things have to be in play for the A’s to contend at mid-season:
1. Seattle or Texas doesn’t start the season by going 25-7.
2. Sheets and Duke are pitching like it’s 2008, and Braden & Anderson are pitching like 2009.
3. The bullpen holds up.
4. The A’s can score enough runs.
5. Injuries don’t decimate the team.
Seattle and Texas have just as many questions?
Seattle- lost beltre,branyan, johjima replaced with kotchman, figgins,and moore. Will their combo of bradley and griffey provideenough offense which scored the least runs in the league. Their back rotation will be rowland smith, snell, etc. Can aardsma prove he wasnt a 1 season fluke.
Texas- Brought in Harden and Colby Lewis. Will Chris Davis and Salty step up at catcher and 1b after terrible 09 seasons. McCarthy has shown flashes of upside,but has durability issues.
Texas lost millwood
He may nowt have been a great pitcher but he ate up much needed innings and a bulldog to get out of there. With Nolan Ryan as the pitching guru who doesn’t baby pitchers arms or innings I will bet you harden goes down before allstar break.
As for the M’s why did they let Branyan go? The guy hit 30 jacks and replaced with Kotchman? Will king felix stop working out and get fat now that he has a big contract?
Branyan has a questionable back.
I like the Rangers starting pitching — Harden and Feliz are potentially awesome, Feldman and Lewis should eat innings at a Millwood level, plus Holland, Moscoso, Hunter and McCarthy give them depth for the lack of durability of Harden and Feliz. Plus four good relievers in Francisco, Oliver, O’Day and Wilson.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 26, 2010 7:33 AM PST up reply actions
Texas isnt in the same league pitching-wise as the other 3 teams.
They wont make much noise this year. Even LAA is better off pitching-wise. Honestly is Sheets comes aboard it becomes a SEA-LAA-OAK race with TEX being about .500 team. Tough division, huh?
Also if our pitchers dont get injured, the offense wont need to score that much. We can afford to have a weak hitting team (which wont even be THAT weak, Barton, Sweeney, Davis, Suzuki, Cust are not bad at hitting).
I actually have Texas as the best of the four teams for pitching
It’s pretty close between the Rangers and Mariners, but the Angels lag and the A’s could be good or terrible depending on the young guys and the injured guys — which is all the guys.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 26, 2010 7:35 AM PST up reply actions
Numbers 4 and 5 are going to require some serious sacrifices at the Altar of Rickey
Or at least dutiful tithing to the Church of Mark Ellis and Latter-Day A’s.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
This is where Desme comes in. He has connections.
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
He's not officially reporting to work
until the summer. And, he could wash out!!!
Awaiting the start of the 2010 season!
by One won lost won on Jan 25, 2010 6:21 PM PST up reply actions
with holy water?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
I find myself
pulling for this Sheets guy more and more, reading about what happened to him with his elbow and how having the summer off being injured in 2009 helped him engage with his son, who is named Seaver Sheets after my favorite pitcher when I was his son’s age (7).
Apparently he was set to get big big money from the Rangers but his elbow blew out just before the ’08 playoffs, right when a good postseason showing with the Brewers would have got him paid big as a free agent. Apparently Texas had a contract in front of him but they pulled back when he got hurt and Ben got the surgery to fix his elbow all on his own.
I was reading how he wants a family-oriented organization & at first I thought, ruh roh another pray-the-play-away type… but it seems it isn’t that at all and he is after a team that will accommodate his son being around, whom I think he is interested in kind of having along for the ride, having bonded so deep with his kid over last summer whilst the elder Sheets recovered from the repairs to his arm. The boy plays basketball and his dad is the team coach, I love that.
What gave me the most pause, though, has not a thing to do with any of that: it’s that Ben Sheets has the 5th-all-time best K/BB ratio (3.85) among pitchers with 1,000+ innings, how amazing is that? I glazed over that in the comments in PL78’s original post, missed it completely but it feels very relevant somehow.
I think if he’s healthy he could really reap the benefits of the Coliseum (I’m sorry, are we back to calling it The Net again? I’d prefer if the naming rights were donated to me and it was Emperor Nobody Coliseum, can this be arranged?) and win 20, is that too nuts?
Talk me down people, talk me down!!!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Stay up EN!
Keep reaching for the stars!
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 26, 2010 7:37 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn't describe
his elbow as ‘blown out.’ I don’t know all that much about the injury or the surgery though. He also had the brewers pay for his surgery, so all on his own basically means not under contract.
I think he’s a great guy though.
SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
So we've made a "competitive offer"
Now what?
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
well....if the offseason tells us anything
He take less money and less years to play for the Redsoxs
Lance "you sunk my" Blankenship
Which Damon already did 9 years ago, thus completing the circle.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on Jan 26, 2010 7:38 AM PST up reply actions
Urban says...
#athletics have arranged a press conference at 1 p.m. today. Sheets signing announcement?
Bring back Hammer.
ZOMGZOMGOMZG
<—- Can’t sit still but has to go to bed.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
He confirmed it in his next tweet.
Confirmed. A’s have signed Ben Sheets. Presser in Oakland to intriuduce him at 1 p.m. #athletics
and then
Repeat: A’s have signed Ben Sheets. #athletics
by LoneStranger on Jan 26, 2010 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
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