DLD 10/27 - When true A's fan show themselves...
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 10:46 AM PDT
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Yes, the Gnats are playing some interleague game tonight (go Rangers) against the next coming of Orel Hershieser (go Cliff!). But we A's fans are not haters, we still support local Bay Area teams (go Warriors!). With that in mind, here comes a couple of links/posts to demonstrate our "support":
Hicks: A's fans, it's OK to (sort of) enjoy the Giants' run
And from a VP of my company who had the cajones to send this out via email to everyone:
All this delicious non sequitur-ing just to wish the San Francisco Giants my best wishes for their quest for their elusive title (dare I say their white elephant?) in the 2010 World Series, which begins tonight here in San Francisco. Hey Giants fans, only three more titles after this one if you guys happen to win it this year to catch up with the A’s.
Good luck Gnats (go Ronny!), make the Bay Area proud (Rangers in 6)! :X
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I hope the WS goes seven.
Quite frankly, I don’t give a crap if someone’s a “true A’s” fan or not. There is going to be some great baseball played over this next week or so, and TRUE BASEBALL FANS have a lot to savor.
F**k geographical homerism and F**k other sports in the cornchute. this is World Series time, and I’d be psyched even if my two least favorite teams were in it (which is exactly what happened in 2005).
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 27, 2010 10:56 AM PDT reply actions
You hate the Astros?
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I severely dislike the city of Houston and the Astros.
I love Chicago, but severely dislike the White Sox, due to their evil ushers, and a certain “old fat white racist Chicago” part of the fanbase.
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 28, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember the White Sox part.
and the Houston part makes sense upon retrospect of your criteria. It’s not a pleasant part of the country.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't like living in fear?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Bed is going to be living in [Cape] Fear soon.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Hey, it was Cubs fans who had the "Horry Cow" Fukudome shirts
Wouldn’t you find old fat white racists pretty much everywhere?
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Oct 29, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
True... except the fat white racists at Wrigley were nice to me,
and the ones at Comiskey 2 were THE USHERS!
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 30, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I talked to Zach from the band Rogue Wave yesterday
He says, “There’s a World Series going on? I haven’t heard about it. All I know is the A’s season ended a few weeks ago.”
True A’s fan. Love it.
by Billy Frijoles on Oct 27, 2010 11:05 AM PDT reply actions
Rogue Wave is a great band
I have even more respect now.
There is an evening coming in/Across the fields, one never seen before,/That lights no lamps. -- Philip Larkin, from "Going"
by Ray of Lite on Oct 27, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
FWIW were either of you Creeper Lagoon fans?
In a way, Rogue Wave reminds me of them, a little bit anyway
There is an evening coming in/Across the fields, one never seen before,/That lights no lamps. -- Philip Larkin, from "Going"
Absolutely
Loved Creeper Lagoon. Still fire up a little Sharky on occasion. And yes, I hear the resemblance.
Bullshit. I don't have to root for the Giants because they're local. Fuck them.
I hope they get swept. I hope Lee, Wilson, Lewis, and Hunter throw consecutive no-hitters and Texas hits .500 for the series and scores 100 runs in 4 games.
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by mikev on Oct 27, 2010 11:11 AM PDT reply actions 14 recs
+100000000000
Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel. - Yogi Berra
by SoCal As Fan on Oct 27, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
There are many reasons I don’t root for them, but I’m especially sick of the paid slobberers from KNBR and the Chronicle (Ralph Barbieri, Ray Ratto, Bruce Jenkins, Scott Ostler, even 2010 Marty Lurie . . . ), not to mention that platinum-grade buffoon Krukow.
There is an evening coming in/Across the fields, one never seen before,/That lights no lamps. -- Philip Larkin, from "Going"
by Ray of Lite on Oct 27, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I’m quite that extreme, but I definitely want the rangers to win. Also this helps against my coworker who’s a giants fan :p
Also, the next person that tells me I should root for the "bay area" is getting form tackled, P-52 style.
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by mikev on Oct 27, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
ouch!
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike...you should root for the Bay Area.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
:D
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yes, that smile will be wiped clean away.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
Pretty sure I could take you.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
only because you're a girl.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
Um...
{shuffles feet, tries to act casual}
Can I watch?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Mike's got a lower center of gravity. He wins.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
In most contests, that
higher center of gravity wins.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Nah
For wrestling you’re better off having lower. Better leverage to lift and take down.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Yeah, I get that.
I said in most contests, ie, non-wrestling. Mike would agree. He is an outspoken fan of the high center of gravity.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Well, right
But following the chain, in this contest, the lower center of gravity and/or willingness to actually follow-through wins it.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Sorry, I forgot to add the
“Although he does win this contest…” part.
I thought it was implied, but I guess I thought wrong. It seems like a common theme in Internet discussions that when someone says A and you reply by adding B, everyone gets confused if B does non contradict A because it is just assumed that you wouldn’t be replying except to disagree.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
that comment made my brain hurt.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
for tackling you want a lower center of gravity. for blocking, too.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
HE is such a fucking badass!
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Oct 27, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
And yet, somehow, the team has managed to squander the best part of his career.
It’s pretty damn impressive actually.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Niners are depressing
It’s pretty sad how expectations were moderately high for the niners this year too. What a waste of talent, of course I think San Diego is the winner for greatest waste of talent. Any team with a #1 offense and defense should not have a terrible record.
Maybe they need a real coach lol.
Niners have sucked for years now, maybe last year was a shiny glimmer of absolutely nothing.
PWilly is a beast though. So not all is lost in SF, only this year.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
I am not physically capable of reccing this enough.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
BRRRRRRRR
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
hell is getting chilly?
If Pennington manages 17 HRs, I’ll vow to consume an article of clothing to achieve a humorous effect --Joey C.
by cityplANner on Oct 27, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh, yeah.
Take your silver mod tubescreamer, your dr. z, your nocaster, put them in a pile and burn them. if god gave you a thousand years, you still couldn't touch this. you can't f***ing keep time to this.
I got it through hardball talk
but this is the best analysis ever.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
...
To that I say: Bah! Not to dump on the stathead set, currently holed up in their fathers’ attics hand-printing “Why I Hate Baseball” pamphlets, but such sober-minded analyses leaves out the most crucial part of all: The intangibles.
I quit reading after this.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
It's a joke, you can open your eyes again.
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
yeah - I see that now
As usual, a big reading FAIL to me – this thing is actually quite hilarious.
Momentum: The Rangers and Giants both ride into the World Series on the crest of a one-game winning streak. That’s something to build on. But since momentum equals mass times velocity, Bengie Molina negates himself and drags his teammates down with him. Edge: Giants
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
I like this line
Watching the Rangers pinball around the basepaths in the ALDS and ALCS, you’d think they were being chased by knife-wielding sociopaths
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I like this line
Watching the Rangers pinball around the basepaths in the ALDS and ALCS, you’d think they were being chased by knife-wielding sociopaths
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yes.
76 is more than 53.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
yeah he didn't adjust for having the pitcher bunt.
shoddy analysis.
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
fucking terrible.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Fantastic
Grititude: This, of course, is the elusive combination of “grit” and “attitude” found in speedy white guys under the height of 5’11". Neither Giant nor Ranger players slide into first base quite enough for my liking — why get there faster when you can get there dirtier? — but both teams delight in leathery flourishes, like junk-adjustment and aggressive chest-bumps. The Rangers would score higher in this category if Elvis Andrus traded in his pompadour for a Brett Gardnerian buzzcut. Edge: Giants
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
That column was awesome.
It’s like snark but without the nastiness. I wish all the other snarkers would write more like that guy.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
But I'm still puzzling over his referring to
“Deep in the Heart of Texas” as a Pindaric ode. It’s not quite Pindaric enough to mean that seriously, but it’s not un-Pindaric enough to mean it ironically.
Or maybe I’m overthinking this….
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Today my Muses,
Lovely violet-haired daughters of Phoibos,
Sing praises of that deep Texan land
Where in its heart large and brilliant
Stars pierce Nyx’s thick black veil,
Where Zeus stretches his heavenly vault
High and wide over Demeter’s bounteous plain,
And the pungent scent of purple sage
Flows thick as the hair of lovely maidens.
In their song I see you again,
Beloved companion of my youth.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
We do?
…we still support local Bay Area teams…
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
2 year old went to his san francisco pre school
in a stomper t shirt
the 4 year old, chose for himself a raiders shirt
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
by Future Ed on Oct 27, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone else have a Jack O lantern out now with the As logo for Halloween?
rebuildingseason.blogspot.com
by Rebuilding Season on Oct 27, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I enjoy working in an office where the sport of choice is soccer. Well, this week I do.
I'm here to talk about the past.
my coworkers are all discussing last night's Glee
Yesterday they were talking about Real Housewives from some random city.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Oct 27, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Where the heck do you work, the Argentine consulate?
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
A's Front Office?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
by elcroata on Oct 27, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
When you have a choice between Carr and Smith
Somehow Campbell and Gradkowski doesn’t sound so bad.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 27, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I really don't think that we want Carr
Id rather have Troy Smith any day.
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Carr was a bonehead....
decision by Sing. We should of gotten McNabb. We had better pursue Vick next year or if we get lucky, draft Luck.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Its not like McNabb has played phenominally and a 2nd rounder for one year is expensive.
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
But McNabb
is still 10X better than Smith….however, looking at our D, probably was wise just to kill the year.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Those rookie lineman, specifically Davis
need to get better. Any QB will get killed playing right now.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
You know what I want?
An offensive line that isn’t coached by imbeciles.
Alex Smith is an OK quarterback. People keep confusing his failures with the failures of the players in front of him.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Alex Smith is an OK quarterback AT BEST
The offensive line argument is old and tired. Even when he does have protection, he’s got no pocket presence, regularly steps up into sacks, and misses throws all the time.
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old and tired implies that they fixed the o line. they didnt
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? Two #1 picks and moving guys to their proper positions didn't help?
Smith has had nothing but excuses made for him for all of his 6 seasons in the NFL. Different OC, different system, no weapons, etc.
He’s had Frank Gore in his prime He’s had Vernon Davis. He’s had a couple decent receivers. He’s never produced. The one constant has been Smith, and he hasn’t been good.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
So um... this?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Until now, I had never noticed the eyeballs bouncing like yo yos in this gif.
Great stuff
There is an evening coming in/Across the fields, one never seen before,/That lights no lamps. -- Philip Larkin, from "Going"
Im not saying that they didn't try. Im saying that it didn't work.
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
At some point you have to actually assign blame to the guy that's not performing.
Not every team in the NFL has a great O-Line. Not every team in the NFL has a bunch of weapons. Sometimes you have to have a good player at quarterback.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
or design a scheme that lets you complete short quick passes?
I don’t know who would have done that with great success?
Could you tell me with what team such a person did that?
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
OOH, OOH I KNOW THIS ONE!
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Pam liked my old sig better.
the alternative is we could just hire turner to be our oc after he gets shitcanned this year.
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
basically
another year of excuses for alex?
i say tank the year, fire sing…get harbaugh and luck as a package, hire a GM (dungy, gruden, cower) to run the show.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
or get a good quarterback.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
you say that like its a particularly viable option.
who are you going to sign? Tavaris Jackson?
Who are you going to draft that is going to be good enough in the next two years before gore and willis get old?
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by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
players
FA: Vick, Orton
Draft: Luck, Newton
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Luck, Mallet.
Is Newton even draft eligible?
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Why would you want Cam Newton in the pros anyway?
I mean, for serious, he’s not the most accomplished passer.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
He's not a pro-set
qb like luck, but can be shaped into the mold of a Vick…athletic qb.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Even Vick was only moderately successful
Not saying I wouldn’t want him right this second, necessarily, just saying that I much prefer pass-first QBs. Luck and Newton can feel free to play elsewhere as far as I’m concerned. I’d even prefer a cannon-armed statue like Bernie Kosar.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
O.o
I guess I’m prefer more of a Steve Young type of qb…mobility and passing. And Luck is probably the closest thing to a pro-style ready qb in college now.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Granted, we'd all like another Steve Young
In fact, my argument is that Steve Young is the best running quarterback of all time. But that’s at least partially because he was topping the league in passing efficiency all of the time. And he could throw downfield with touch. None of the current runner-types in the college ranks can claim to have as much of a pass-oriented profile as the Stevester did. So I do not want them.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
Thats a strange argument to make..
that if the qb isnt close to the best (young), then we should forgoe them. if i had the pick, i’d take luck, but looks like buffalo will get it with how much they’ve tanked.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really my argument
My argument is, if they’re not pass-first (as Young was) I’m not interested. These guys aren’t pass-first. The only one who can try to make the case that he is pass-first is Locker, and it’s not a very convincing case since he just recently tried actually relying on his arm (results haven’t been great, to that end).
In short: keep your spread-option quarterbacks unless you want to run the spread-option. Otherwise, give me a guy who can throw.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
You're saying
Luck isn’t pass first? Have you seen him play, much less Stanford? He is basically pass-only.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish every QB were like Vick...
except that they raise fighting hamsters and fish rather than dogs.
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 28, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Cam is
a Jr. like Luck.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't draft Luck...
… unless you can give him some time on the bench behind someone to learn. His numbers are great this year, but he’s also got a long way to go before he is truly NFL ready.
by RickeySteals on Oct 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Orton? Really? LoL
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
You asked for a viable option...
Orton: TDS 11 INT 4 YDS 2,140 RTG 92.1
Vick: TDS 6 INT 0 YDS 799 RTG 108.8
Smith: TDS 9 INT 9 YDS 1,554 RTG 75.0
So you would prefer to keep Smith? O.o
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to keep Smith
So he can keep the seat warm while Luck learns how to be a big boy.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
No thanks
Lets not let luck learn off of someone who can’t recognize coverage….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't say Luck would be learning from Smith, per se
Just don’t want Luck starting straight away. Let the kid acclimate.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
agree with you
i would say sign a veteran like orton/vick and let luck take his time for a couple of years.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You cannot separate that out from the talent of his team
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Kyle Orton is not an NFL quarterback.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
And you think
Smith is?
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
nope.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 29, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe I pointed to Alex Smith as the main problem earlier in the season
And not so much that he sucks horribly, but rather that his is the most likely position for an upgrade on a team this talented.
I was roundly shouted down.
Glad to see others are coming around.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
Again, the problem is not the tools of the offensive line players
It’s the coaching. Every 49ers team for the past six or seven years has been constantly plagued by unblocked pass rushers and blown blocks on running plays. It does not take talent to assign a person to attempt to block a defensive player. Talent only comes in when you’re trying to succeed at blocking them.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Flippant remark, so disregard as a serious argument
But the Niners were still going to the playoffs while other teams were running through the line and teeing off on their quarterbacks. For reference, see most of the games they played against the Panthers’ zone blitzing scheme in the late 90s.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
So I looked this up to compare
1998 – Steve Young sacked 35, 4170 yards, 36 TDs, 101.1 passer rating
2000 – Jeff Garcia sacked 24, 4278 yards, 31 TDs, 97.6 passer rating
2006 – Alex Smith sacked 35, 2890 yards, 16 TDs, 74.8 passer rating
2009 – Alex Smith sacked 22, 2350 yards, 18 TDs, 81.5 passer rating
Interesting…..
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Congratulations
Alex Smith is not as good as Steve Young. (Although it’s fair to point out that Steve Young took a while to become any good himself.) We know this.
Also, however, it should be pointed out that you’ve cited three totals stats and one really dismally poor rate stat. The stats you’re citing don’t even prove what you’re trying to argue, although, as I said, we basically know that it’s true anyway.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
No thanks are welcome
You should know that i was not trying to make a point. More or less I picked several years and saw some “interesting” stats…so if you were looking for an argument, you’re only debating with yourself.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
So your argument is that the coaches aren't telling the lineman to block players.
OK, Paul.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
... whatever
When you’re ready to have a serious discussion instead of a bunch of juvenile sarcasm, look me up.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Yes, you're clearly FAR too smart and witty, I totally can't talk to you about football.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
hes making a better point than you were.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
How do you know that’s not the fault of the players for failing to execute though? Seems like a problem every team could face and would handle during the week. If it’s routinely happening I think blaming both coach and player equally should be valid.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
When the same shit has been happening for many years,
involving completely different personnel, it’s not just the players failing to execute.
The last Niners team that was decent at pass blocking was in, I think, 2003.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
How about
a coach that understands Xs and Os and less about rah-rah-drop-my-pants bs. sigh
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
OK
I need a volunteer to write up a little summary of Game 1, so it awaits me when I wake up. Nothing really fancy, just how the game went, the highlights, perhaps a statement or two.
That would be a really great help, ’cause I could stay in bed a bit longer.
Thanks!
Oh, yeah, it needs to be in Croatian.
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
How about if I just take the vowels off my keyboard and bang around randomly for a few minutes?
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Can you add a picture or two?
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Ok, but there might be some vowels in the picture
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Fair enough
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Croatian is just alphabetically honest.
In English we pretend to have vowels but we really don’t. They’re just an alphabetic legacy that no one actually pronounces anymore. If the phonetic spellers had their way, “circle” would be “srkl” and “computer” would be “kmpjudr”.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Fair point
That’s why it takes forever to pronounce English loanwords in Japanese. They actually require that you have a vowel after every consonant.
Of course, their “solution” is to cut words off halfway and collage them into bizarre portmanteaus, which is at least comparably annoying.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
And if there's any vowel we really do pronounce
they have to make it double-length to emphasize it. Or if it’s a diphthong they give a beat to each component vowel.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Where the hell are you prononuncing a 'j' in the word "Computer" though?
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Pam liked my old sig better.
Right there between "p" and "u"
You picture “u” being pronounced as “you”, where as only the “ou” part belongs to “u”. The “y” is your “j” sound. Iglew will hopefully explain it better.
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
J sounds like Y.
As in “jaegermeister”.
I probably should have used “y”, but I was thinking of ElCroata who would understand. Also the phonetic spelling crowd likes using “j” that way. Like in Esperanto.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Actually, Croatian contains a fair share of vowels for a Slavic language
Czech is much worse. There is this joke about a guy being in the ophthalmologist exam in Czech Republic. In front of him is a board full of letters ‘C’, ‘W’, ‘Z’, ‘K’ and such. And he says to the doctor: “Can I read this? I know the guy!”
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Speaking of vowels
I made a photo-shoot at work to make a poster for a colleague who survived a horrible crash, wishing him well. It was a short sentence, but it still had 7 ’E’s and yet not a single ‘A’ or ‘O’.
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
Didn't someone once write an English novel without using the letter E?
I mean, I’m guessing it was a terrible novel, but probably worth it just for novelty alone…
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
I can write a
short summary for you in chinese. Should take about the whole series for you to decipher it…
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like fun
You should do a FanPost!
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
In Croatian
or Chinese? :X
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Chinese :)
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
I could do one in Ojibwa
But my vocab is limited. It might be interesting to do.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on Oct 29, 2010 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions
The BP of your company is awesome.
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
if you liked our VP,
You’ll love our CEO. He co-chaired/signed the endorsement of the A’s to move south via the SVLG letter ;)
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 27, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
this explains a lot.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Some World Series links.....
Proper usage guide to antlers and claws
Zito’s not on the roster (side note: “fuel stop”? Are Ken Rosenthal and Henry Schulman taking Southwest to all the games???)
There's no crying in baseball!
I like the second link.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Just paid my car registration.
I feel poor.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I had 5 dollars in my checking account yesterday.
me too.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
I dare you both to take the garage/unemployment challenge!
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
...no thank you.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
yeah, you can just stop talking to me if you want.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
rollseyes
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I lived in a garret once.
I was très bohémien.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
[blinks]
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You're STILL on that train?
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 28, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
You're seriously amused by this.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It's seriously awesome.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
,,,,,
ok
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I mean, it was kinda cute.
Awesome? Not really.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Also, I like bothering you.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'm still not going to tackle you. Sorry.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
In fairness
You’d have much more fun if you let her tackle you. So that’s not really saying much.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Plus, I'd have $5.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
As I see it
Everyone wins!
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Meh
You’d trade the $5 for being tackled by Pam and you know it.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
No I meant like right now.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
Beg?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
oh, you kinky schoolkids...
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 28, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
WALKING DEAD APPROACHETH
On AMC. Check local listings. Will be awesome.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
I <3 egg nog
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
not really. its been pre christmas for two weeks. You know october only lasts till the 15th right?
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
no no no thats jan 2. Let NYE shine for two weeks.
god get your hollidays striaght
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard this on the radio this morning.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Are we sure the "new process" is actually better for the environment
Than simply recycling the recyclable cardboard roll?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Supposedly it's just some sort of proprietary winding process.
So, I’d assume so. And I’d guess that a pretty decent-sized chunk of all of the tp tubes end up in the garbage, not recycling.
Well...
I mean that’s what they said about hybrid cars too. But it turns out that the process for making those batteries is very bad for the environment, worse in comparison to more current high mpg gas engines.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
entropy. plus most of the tubes aren't recycled
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
No open thread for the game?
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 27, 2010 4:47 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yes, HELLO! FRONT PAGERS!!!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadface
Unless we are boycotting.
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 27, 2010 4:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I will watch the World Series because it's baseball
But on the serious, I find A’s-less postseasons to be boring. Everybody in baseball avoids making headlines while the other teams are hashing out the champeenship. So the quicker the playoffs end, the quicker I can hear something awesome about my A’s. Like acquiring Joe Mauer or something.
"I've made a huge little mistake." - G.O.B.
But it's not baseball.
It’s interleague.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Screw this support the Bay Area Team Crap!!! When the A's were in theplay-offs and the
Gnats weren’t, I didn’t see nary an article about supporting the A’s. The Bay area media didn’t get on board with covering our 20 game win streak until after the national media did. As far as I am concerned the Gnats pick any spot on my ##$# to place their lips on.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 27, 2010 11:01 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Anyone who claims they're a "Bay Area fan" or "rooting for the Bay Area"
Is no fan at all. They’re just a spineless bet hedger who doesn’t have the stones to actually root for a team.
by athletics68 on Oct 28, 2010 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rooting for a team has nothing to do with proving one's "stones"
Being a passive observer of a pastoral sporting event has little to do with proving one’s mettle or fortitude.
Now, if the fans were allowed to fight in a battle royal in the stands for cash and prizes, then that would be another story…
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 28, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
They need to have a section dedicated to this.
You sign a waiver and whatever happens, happens.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Raiders games?
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Good Point.
But I was thinking roping them off so that we can put wagers on what happens.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Of course it does
If you root for a team as a fan, A TRUE FAN. You have the fortitude (balls if you will) to root for them. Period. Jumping on an enemy bandwagon like the one they’re dragging behind them in SF is anything but acting like a true fan. It’s what people who can’t decide who they actually root for do…
I have decided who I root for
The A’s, Rays, Giants, Royals, Padres, and the Rangers when they’re not playing Oakland or contending. I have favorable feelings towards Pirates’ personnel, but ill will and malice towards Pirates’ management and ownership. Also, I really really love Bobby Valentine, so add whoever he’s managing next year to that list, too.
Oh yeah, don’t forget my Japanese faves, the Osaka Tigers. I also hope the Golden Eagles do well because they exist as a result of the Japanese players’ union finally standing up to ownership and not allowing a team to be contracted.
My favorite Puerto Rican team is Los Leones De Escogido. My favorite Venezuelan team is the Tiburones De Caracas. Los Diablos Rojos del Ciudad Mexico are a powerhouse with a lot of history. Isn’t that where Bobby Cramer played last year?
As for historical teams, I have huge soft spots for the St. Louis Browns and Kansas City Monarchs. I used to really like the Expos too, back when I was a kid in little league and I was on the Expos.
Anyway, you get my drift. The idea that one should pick one and only one team to root for is exclusionary, fascist, and outright non-democratic, and disrespectful to the huge scope of world baseball.
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 28, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
and I'm neutral about 10 of them,
slightly disfavorable to 10 of them,
and severely dislike the Astros, White Sox, and Dodgers.
As for the NFL, I root for ZERO teams, but I watch almost every Sunday anyway.
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 29, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I was an expos team
We wore the powder blue road uniforms and the more modern all dark blue hat. It was an unfortunate uniform combination but I liked it. We got to wear big league uniforms.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on Oct 29, 2010 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I was in tee ball
We wore a light blue uni and had that looked NOTHING like the pro one. They even just put a generic block letter “E” on the cap. We were terrible.
Other way around for me...
we bought the baby blue pants to match the baby blue jersey, and we wore the white pants for “home” games and the blue pants for “away” games.
Everybody had ribbon stirrups, except for me. I went out and bought some old school ones and cut some of the fabric out so only a small bit of white showed. I looked like Carlton Fisk out there.
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 29, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
THANK YOU!!!!
I’ve been saying this to my friends and family for years. Just make up your freaking minds!
by BigDaddyChacon on Oct 31, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I'm with you on this.
I was in a sf bar 1 night full of Gnat fans and I wanted to feel included, so I did my best to cheer along with other Gnat fans, but the problem for me was that it wasn’t genuine, and I privately wanted the Gnats to lose. I was trying to justlfy cheering for the Giants as “supporting the Bay Area”, but I just couldn’t convince myself to do it – the more beer I drank, the more I wanted the Gnats to lose..
by sf drift king on Oct 28, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Who are you to come to our AN board and say , I can't even repaeat it...Go Gts.
Just get ready for the sneering and jeering and general horse-assesedness by the entire Bay area if they win. Wearing your orange & black to work , are you?
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 27, 2010 11:06 PM PDT reply actions
I think it was tongue in cheek
see the parentheses are what he really thinks…
by Billy Frijoles on Oct 28, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
And we have a
winner (ahem)….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
Dude
lay off the crack bro…ive been here much longer than you on AN (#230ish) and if you had any semblance of reading comprehension, this was done in jest as i am rooting for the rangers. /rolleyes
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
You're #502,
which is 78 earlier than me and 3,533 earlier than Imaseasonticketholder.
You can find your original user id # in your profile. It’s listed within the Athletics Nation box among your blog memberships. Any SBN blog that you joined before they all merged will show a UID#. Blogs that you joined after the merger will not show a UID#.
(By merger, I basically mean the software upgrade. In terms of legal organization they were already joined even before that.)
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
AN 2.0
changed the # when it converted….i have posts back to AN1.0 and have seen my previous id.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
and when i say view
this was the old days when you can scroll over your id and see it accordingly.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I was
I was Jim Mecir’s knee brace on the original AN.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on Oct 29, 2010 6:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Why does any of that matter?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
your user id says just about nothing about your commitment to the site or the A's either way.
its a bad argument so you should stop using it.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
ST isn't the one who made the argument.
He was responding to imaseasonticketholder’s “who are you to come to our AN board”. That statement implicitly criticizes ST for being a newbie. You may be right that it would be irrelevant whether he’s a newbie or not, but you can’t blame him for rebutting a false claim.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
ST makes the argument consistently
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, OK.
I was just reading the present argument, not any ongoing thing.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
there is nothing
ongoing. i’ve only cited this twice, and in both cases, they offending person called me a noob on AN.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
The "ongoing thing" is that
any time you and DFA show up in the same thread you two get into a fight.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I've noticed it's not just DFA that happens with.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
please sir
tell me all these people i happen to get into a fight with that isnt dfa or one of the oakland-up-ur-ass-only type. thanks for paying so close attention btw ;)
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
OK, two then
DFA and DMOAS.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
EN too
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 30, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
He's been a completely gratuitous prick to me several times
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
so pretty much everyone, or am i missing people?
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 30, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, as far as I can tell it's pretty much everyone
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Dude..
lets think this logically…
imaseasonticketholder posts: “Who are you to come to our AN board”
what does that imply…bingo. that i’m some sort of newb to the board.
how do you refute that? typically being a newb means that you only came here recently, which is in the context of timeframe.
so in terms of timeframe, i have been a longstanding member of AN, near the old days of AN 1.0 when Blez was here more.
when people imply i’m a noob, i will respond accordingly. what does commitment to the site or a’s (except in your own convoluted way) have anything to do with being a noob? exactly..
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats not saying you are a noob its saying that you don't have the standing to do it
being here for a long time is just one form of standing. There are a ton of people that have been here for less time than you and are more respected. It has to do with posting history in fanposts, your posting history with comments, whether youre a mod/fper, going to AN events, and the way that you relate to the community among other things. Saying that you have been here for a long time doesn’t automatically grant you standing.
Nico and PT make pro Giants comments here and get very little flak for it because they both have superior standing to you.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Um so now
we’re talking about respect and standing? Changing the topic are we?
Was i trying to establish standing? If yes, where so? Seriously, get off your high horse. the problem was simple. immaseasonticket holder misread/misinterpreted the whole point of the post. if you’re trying to argue that he wasn’t, that’s one thing. trying to play it out like im trying be beat my chest is asinine and a gross misrepresentation of the whole rebuttal itself.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah dude
Your original logic is flawed. Just because someone says "Who are you to come to our AN board" doesn’t mean he’s calling you a noob. He could be asking for standing as well, so DFA’s argument still flies. And even he was calling you a noob, stating you first signed up a long time ago doesn’t mean you aren’t still a noob. There are plenty of lurkers who have done the same, but don’t post that much so even taking immaseasonticketholder at face value of not getting your joke, your argument still doesn’t necessarily prove your point. But honestly, I just think you need to lighten up a bit and let these sort of things (the OP comment you took exception with) go. It wasn’t worth getting all bent out over and, quite frankly, you do have a rep for taking this place a little too serious at times.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Umm..
“who are you to come to OUR board.” SO let’s go with your logic a bit there…So, this is HIS board….someone i rarely see (all 69 posts worth). On AN which i have been more involved with and participated than him? Does that really fly? In either case it makes no sense and misses the whole point of the OP trying to attack me as some bandwagong giants fan trolling.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
imaseasonticketholder is a woman 1rst of all.
Secondly 69 is a ton of posts. Thirdly she was around a ton last year when you weren’t before her health was a problem. She goes to most of the AN functions and gives away a ton of tickets that she cant use. Shes a great part of this community and has got plenty of standing.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
as i said below
now i see why you have such a vested interest and tried to turn this whole misinterpretation into a “standings” argument….you’re buds with her. i didn’t know AN now is an elitist board where you have to have some “standing” to post. will keep that in mind. thanks bud, you’re the best! ;)
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
you were the one that tried to make the claim that you were more an ANer than she was
its not an elitist board. you are allowed to post here. Doesn’t mean anyone has to give a damn about your bullshit claims.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You need to update
your vocabulary:
“ive been here much longer than you on AN”
longer: tenure aka history.
stop being so butthurt over your friend already. just call her out for being misinterpreting the post then we can be done with it.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
There were two claims that you made
1that she miss interperated the post which is true
2 that you are a better ANer than she is which is bullshit
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
you are really brown nosing today
“longer” constitutes better?
“Who are you to come to our AN board and say , I can’t even repaeat it…Go Gts.”
So you’re saying that she is not trying to call me out as some Gnats troll like i was a noobie? Seriously, i don’t know what you two have going on, but man…..i will succumb to your little “spat” with semantics. she has more AN cred…she’s part of loyalty here…kool. i could care less, but that holier than thou attitude is weak sauce shit.
At least you finally got the balls to admit she misinterpreted the post.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
brown nosing whom?
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
And you keep coming across as a self-important ass
Seriously. Get over it. She made a comment and you should have let it go. Why the hell does it bother you so much that you continue to make this argument over and over again acting all hurt by it. Grow up.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Menage a trois...
gotta love it ;)
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
Hm
I dunno, I’ve gotten a fair amount of flak… and Nico’s gotten more…
Not that it was unexpected or anything.
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
Actually Nico and PT get plenty of flak for making pro Giants comments.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
compared to others who do not so much.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 29, 2010 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions
and who are you to say
that i am not commited to the a’s or AN in general? Historical membership does have some basis with familiarity and commitment (ask anyone whos married). someone implied im a newbie and that was the rebuttal. or should we delve into how suburban dwellers / non-public commuters done count either. /rolleyes
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't say you were or weren't committed but you want to be an asshat
and marriage is a great example of time not meaning anything with regard to commitment.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
calling me an asshat?
and this is coming from DFA himself? /roflmao
are you married?
and what is your point in the first place in regards to the context of the original post? besides the fact you want to be usual DFA and argue for the sake of argument…
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
My point is above, being here and having standing are different.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
like me, for instance
I’ve been here awhile and have a ton of posts, but not much standing.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
I've seen you standing around a lot.
You have have much sitting around here though. Total failure on that front. Sort of the reverse of me.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
For example danbot has been around less time than me but has more standing than I do.
Also my standing was higher last year, back when I was contributing more and less grumpy.
Time and standing has some correlation but time is not standing.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
TIE-IEEEEEIME is on my side.
Yes it is. Yes it is.
Take your silver mod tubescreamer, your dr. z, your nocaster, put them in a pile and burn them. if god gave you a thousand years, you still couldn't touch this. you can't f***ing keep time to this.
what does
standing have to do with pointing out that someone was wrong in their original post? do you get AN cookie points for having more standing? personally, i treat everyone the same regardless of standing, post counts, or tenureship. and how does in anyway again relate to the original topic of someone misinterpreting a facetious post?
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Mmm. Cookies.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
are they yellow and gray?
i don’t like green and yellow ones. :(
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The topic that I was commenting on is you parading your UID around here like it matters for something
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
ah i see
changing the topic to be in your vested interest. nothing related to the topic at hand or used in the context as such. typical dfa. should of known.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
what the fuck are you talking about?
I have no “vested interest” in what you claim the topic is either. Im defending imaseasonholders assessment of your standing regardless of what you wrote.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
just admit it
your interest in this topic is (and always be) to try to discredit me personally given the context of our past interaction…by trying to defend immaseason ticket holder like he has some justification or “standing” to say even say this, only proves your that you are more tied to this emotionally than rationally
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
dude you take this way too seriously, which is probably why youre an ass to so many people around here.
I didn’t say imaseasonsticketholder was right, just that your UID doesn’t mean shit.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
no
im just an ass to you and oakland-only wannabees. but now i see why you have these futile arguments. you’re buds with her.
first, if 69 post is a ton, then 1151 is much, much more than a ton. secondly, if i offended you in calling her out, then who cares. now,if i offended her, you should be man enough to do your usually “candid corrections” to her about what the posts means, and i’d happily issue an apology as such. lastly, there is only one thing that the uid means, and thats in the context of longevity. whatever that means in your own vocabulary, i could care less.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
um you only have 32 posts a ton of which are fanshots.
she has more than you but its not about that either.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i demand
a pareto of all the posts!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you so much for your support. I had not read these
comments. As far as St….talk about a dog with a bone.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 29, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
You're kind of an ass to everyone
Regardless of who or what they are ST.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
by DMOAS on Oct 29, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
no only the people on my shitlist
now to add another person….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
designatedforassignment: Since May 18, 2007 - UID: 6289
danmerqury: Since Apr 23, 2006 – UID: 4558
BAM. BITCH.
i'm pretty sure
DFA was here before then….i remember he had a bet with an Angels fan way back in the day.
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
by ST on Oct 28, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I had different name before then.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Booyah!
DMOAS: Since Oct 28, 2005 – UID: 3662
Oh… I wasn’t referenced. Never mind. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
This was an A and B conversation.
Duh.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I know
I’m such a failure…
{crawls back into cave}
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
naw youre just fine.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 29, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Wooo!
I was bored watching the shadow puppets on the wall when I knew what was going onside the cave.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Hey ST
“Dude lay off the crack bro…ive been here much longer than you on AN (#230ish) and if you had any semblance of reading comprehension, this was done in jest as i am rooting for the rangers. /rolleyes”
YOur assumption tht I was remarking on how long you’ve been on this board is incorrect. Talk about misreading…..My remark was geared toward your cheer for the Gnats. Now if you want to go with the patronizing tone and sarcasm, let’s go.
And quit calling me Dude or Bro.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 28, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Talk about misreading"
lol….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Just play for the name in front of the uniform.." - Dallas Braden
"Oakland is the emotional choice, and could still work, but San Jose really is the best choice." - UncleLeo
"....there is a little Cust in all of us. " - Athletics fan and runner
This was meant for ST.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 27, 2010 11:06 PM PDT reply actions
Not sure if this has been posted
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Dunno if you just read the headline or not
But for everyone: It basically says that both Blevins and Pennington played through injuries that the club knew about. Both have now required surgery and Pennington’s was a labrum tear in his left shoulder.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Oct 28, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
unbeknownst to many A's fans it appears that
Banjo Man may have been “cheating” on us for years. This comes from a blog with photos from a protest in SF in 2006:
Banjo Man can be seen at just about all the SF protests — also at the annual Bluegrass Festival and most every major sporting event in the Bay Area, from Giants and A’s to 49ers and Raiders and more. He’s been a fixture at these gatherings for as long as I’ve lived here
FWIW, I always thought his name was "Super A"
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 28, 2010 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Banjo man sat next to me at the end of Braden's perfect game......
I am actually a bit sad to hear his devotion is so up in the wind….
His devotion is to going to public sporting events and playing banjo
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 29, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
And a Cal fan
I saw him at a game a few weeks ago selling his hats. No banjo though. I yelled at him to go get it, but alas, he did not….
There's no crying in baseball!
I've always thought he was really annoying.
So they can have him.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
the trumpet guy is definitely better
by Billy Frijoles on Oct 28, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I love trumpet guy.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I've never been bothered by thrumpet guy
Banjo Guy, I have. So yeah, I’d agree with that.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
What. The. Fuck.
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Oct 28, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Word on the street is that banjo guy is a millionaire.
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
HEY ST!
I think we work at the same company because I got that email too (in the Noh)!
I'm hungry.
Can someone make me a breakfast burrito? Thanks.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Wilson vs. Cain. I'm scared.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Quiet day.
I could use some distracting.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
that's not helping
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
fine then. Go back to being bored.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
bah
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
{shakes mikev's junk}
Yeah, I don’t see what the big deal is. Now if he were start playing with his **** maybe you’d be less bored (maybe), but his junk? That’s just cluttery garbage he picked up off the floor.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
That's unusual.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Wow, someone's being catty.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
It's a joke.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Wow, someone's being catty.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
I got it ;)
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
I know YOU did.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
One of my cat pissed on my good jacket
Now I need a new one
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 28, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Piss in its cat box
It won’t know what to do…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Oct 28, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
A new one that won't piss on your jacket?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Heh, no. Cats are here to stay.
Sort of random. She hasn’t done that since she was a kitten.
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 28, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
~~~
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Oh, that's good.
both of them.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
knows his audience.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a broad audience.
Here’s another shoes found recently that’s quite delectable as well
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Don't forget the tub
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Indeed.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
getting better and better
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
[gets up, leaves]
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 28, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Cause of the hat?
You’re not the only one.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
one of my co-workers had a gray and yellow outfit on today
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 28, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I got up and left because of the Diet Coke
The hat’s growing on me. Still not sure I like the A’s with it, but gray and yellow… I think I can take that. Needs another accent color though.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
not my favorite ampersand though.
this guy is my fave
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
~~~
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Ooh. Row 4 is my favorite.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
The site that comes from makes reference
to Sinhalese script. In Sinhalese, everything looks like an ampersand!
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
It's true.
My brother in law speaks Sinhalese. It’s very pretty writing.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hey look, it works on AN.
වෙතින්
සහසම්බන්ධිත වෙනස්වීම්
Too small to appreciate, though.
Also, I’m not really sure what it is I’ve copied and pasted….
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I just see a bunch of weird boxes.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Here is a blog just about ampersands.
It’s defunct, though.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Dayam!!! Iglew. Thanks for the pick me up.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 29, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Has anyone noticed the front office the Mets are constructing?
It’s now virtually certain that Sandy Alderson will take over as GM and he’s looking to bring Paul DePodesta and J.P. Ricciardi over with him. Oakland Athletics East?
by LongLiveLangerhans on Oct 28, 2010 12:49 PM PDT reply actions
One of those is not like the other two.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 28, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Alderson was never Beane's AGM.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
mostly that Ricciardi sucks and the others don't which is the big difference.
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
He is seriously an idiot
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Oct 28, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Mr. "Adam Dunn doesn't like baseball"
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 28, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh hell, I may need to become a Mets fan.
Because that’s just sexy.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
K, I just got invited to a Halloween Party tomorrow night.
I need costume ideas. Cheap, if not free.
Ready Go.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
you can go as a bandwagon jumping giants fan
Zooey Deschanel!
Cluck 'em all and let the Chick sort 'em out - DMOAS
You're worried that you'll come off as nerdy as frack? On AN? That’s like being ashamed of your alcohol use at a meth convention. - danmerqury
by ChickenStanley on Oct 28, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
i like this
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd much rather stab myself in the goddamn eyelid.
repeatedly.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
fear the beard!!!!
Zooey Deschanel!
Cluck 'em all and let the Chick sort 'em out - DMOAS
You're worried that you'll come off as nerdy as frack? On AN? That’s like being ashamed of your alcohol use at a meth convention. - danmerqury
by ChickenStanley on Oct 28, 2010 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Zombie Bandwagon Jumping Giants Fan Trying to Kill Itself Having Realized It's The Giants.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
winner!
make sure to keep the price tags on your newly purchased giants gear
There's no crying in baseball!
Fuck that. I'm not purchasing giants gear.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
steal it from someone
there’s lots of people out there with giants shit on. can’t be hard to take it from them
There's no crying in baseball!
Beat the crap out of a giants fan your size and take his stuff
bonus points if you get his blood on the stuff. Don’t worry, you’re only borrowing it. It’s not you want to keep it, he can have it back after the party.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
return it when youre done
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
but the tags are still on!
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still exchanging money for giants crap.
not happening.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
You're a man of principle.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
See my proposal above
Nix the return thing and just light the shit on fire after.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
then I'd have to stand in line next to all the bandwagon assholes.
fuck a bag of that.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
But you could further the SF bandwagon fan stereotype!
How much fun would it be, returning a Giants jersey the day after they lose the WS? You’d look like a total asshole.
What would look worse, returning a jersey after winning or losing the WS?
"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
Does it matter?
I think it’s punk rock either way!
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 29, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
No. You just have to go find a bandwagoner that you can beat the crap out of.
Fuck standing in lines. That’s for chumps and bandwagoners.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
you can return it.
its a dead parrot!
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 28, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Go as a pun
Peter Pan is a good one (make or use a regular pan and put it over your crotch)
Also, you could be a Ceiling Fan (wear a shirt that says something like “I <3 ceiling” and have a giant foam finger)
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on Oct 28, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Pun costume
Buy a bag of “Smarties” candies and tape them to your pants. (Bonus: invite hot girls to nibble them off.)
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
But only tape them to your ass.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
wear a loud suit and a toupee and go as Craig Sager
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 28, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
oh that's good
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
If you know someone with a surfboard, get some board shorts and a white T-shirt
Walk around with the surfboard.
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 28, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Bonus Points:
Smack any Giants “fan” you see with the surf board by “accident”
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Recently murdered Giants player?
I did recently murdered Yankees fan once, but I think this is even better…
dress up like Vlad
you can leave your glove at home, you won’t need it
There's no crying in baseball!
Neither will he. He's sitting tonight.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
good. he should never be asked to play the outfield again.
on the plus side though, I suddenly feel much better about letting Jack Cust play in the outfield….
There's no crying in baseball!
Let's not get crazy here
I have NO rooting interest. It simply become[s] a process of elimination of who I dislike less. - 67MARQUEZ
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 28, 2010 3:38 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Unabomber.
Gray hooded sweatshirt
Aviator glasses
Maybe a small, possibly oil-stained but otherwise nondescript cardboard box with a mailing label on it.
Take your silver mod tubescreamer, your dr. z, your nocaster, put them in a pile and burn them. if god gave you a thousand years, you still couldn't touch this. you can't f***ing keep time to this.
In other creepy hallowen costume news,
I was a pedophile last year. People loved that….
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
That costume works well if you stay home.
It’s the one day of the year I can hand out candy to pretty little boys and girls. They come to my door of their own accord, and their parents don’t even complain! It’s a pedophile’s fantasy.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
It's always bad when entertainment writers try to write about sports.
Fox scored a homerun on Wednesday, thanks to Game 1 of the World Series.
Writer’s thought process: Hmm, baseball. Well, there are home runs in baseball, and teams try to score runs, so… the network scored a home run!
Jake Fox made it to the World Series?
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Oct 28, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Jake Fox saw 4 pitches in World Series, equals viewership
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Is wanting the Series to end one day sooner
sufficient reason to root for the Giants now?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
If you don't care about it and would prefer it not to exist,
why do you care when it ends?
Unless it’s pre-empting Glee or something…
"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 28, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, well, sports writers are pretty bad at it too...
“Ten Gallon Splat: SF knocks Texas off a Cliff” was the MLB.com headline today.
Take your silver mod tubescreamer, your dr. z, your nocaster, put them in a pile and burn them. if god gave you a thousand years, you still couldn't touch this. you can't f***ing keep time to this.
I hope they're equally "clever" if the tide turns towards the Rangers.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Just hooked up my external hard drive to our wireless network...
We’ve got a 15 month-old kid who’s just learning to walk, and it’s just been easier to work in the kitchen, which is the most kid-safe room in the house. Our kitchen table is more and more resembling a desk, as you can imagine, with two laptops, mouse wires, AC adapters, etc. And bringing the external drive down, with its two cords, put me over the edge.
This little unit was $60, and lets us access stored files through the wireless network at home. Way cool.
Take your silver mod tubescreamer, your dr. z, your nocaster, put them in a pile and burn them. if god gave you a thousand years, you still couldn't touch this. you can't f***ing keep time to this.
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