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Cust-ulation and selective information presentation

I'm a little perplexed at the heavy adulation (cust-lation if you may) for the departed Jack Cust on AN.

We talk about the home runs, walks, strikeouts, defense (or lack of) but not often about his infuriating inability to make a constructive out or put the ball in play when needed. I'll bet the house that Matsui (however they numbers play out) is a much more professional hitter and will make whatever adjusts are needed within an at bat to give himself the best possible chance to succeed. I welcome the change...

 

The selective information presentation phenomenon is rearing it's head again in regards to Chris Carter's September call-up. Not from AN, but from the media. The same type of media types caught talking about Mark Ellis as an average defender last year (on the season preview shows) and still ask questions about Moneyball like they are the first. "Struggled" and "0-33" are sexy tag lines for Carter's debut. Nobody want's to take a deeper look into the next 30+ at bats to see a guy that was making adjustments, driving in runs, hitting for average and making very loud contact. To many pundits and not enough scholars...

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Huh?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 19, 2010 9:42 PM PST reply actions  

Oh...

Huh?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 19, 2010 9:42 PM PST up reply actions  

huh????

Every man for himself...

by MMunoz33 on Dec 20, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

yeah. totally.

"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!

by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions  

[snicker]

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 Dec 19, 2010 9:43 PM PST reply actions  

doodle?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 19, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions  

ANSWER ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I get a little wound up waiting for Absolut Vodka Bloody Hour.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 19, 2010 9:47 PM PST up reply actions  

PUN!

Every man for himself...

by MMunoz33 on Dec 20, 2010 9:06 AM PST up reply actions  

I love snickerdoodles

I also love snickers bars…

hmm, if I combine the two..?

[runs off to the kitchen]

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 Dec 21, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions  

My prediction for the comments to come,,,

Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.

by doctorK on Dec 19, 2010 9:47 PM PST reply actions   2 recs

Maybe thats what he want's

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 19, 2010 9:48 PM PST up reply actions  

half life 2?

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"Berserkers: the new market inefficiency."
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by Zonis on Dec 19, 2010 10:10 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL

Every man for himself...

by MMunoz33 on Dec 20, 2010 9:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Ooh, I need to do a laundry.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 19, 2010 9:49 PM PST reply actions  

got some extra apostrophes to wash out?

Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.

by doctorK on Dec 19, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Love this comment.

www.zekeishungry.com

by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 6:08 AM PST up reply actions  

And

Napoleon Dynamite

Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.

by doctorK on Dec 19, 2010 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

My dad is obsessed with this show

To the point that he now tailors his day in order to catch reruns on FX.

All I can say about stats is…

SCOTT BROSIUS!!

by stranahanahan on Dec 19, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions  

I think your dad needs a DVR, strana

Xmas gift?

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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 7:41 AM PST up reply actions  

Seriously though

I have tried numerous times to explain to him the benefits of DVR.

My efforts have been futile thus far…

All I can say about stats is…

SCOTT BROSIUS!!

by stranahanahan on Dec 20, 2010 9:54 PM PST up reply actions  

You know what doesn't get enough love?

Community. The recent Christmas episode was quite brilliant.

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Dec 19, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

YES.

That show has quietly vaulted to near-Arrested Development levels of brilliance. The blanket fort? Oh my god.

by danmerqury on Dec 19, 2010 10:24 PM PST up reply actions  

fine I will aet my tivo

"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes

by Future Ed on Dec 20, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions  

done

"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes

by Future Ed on Dec 20, 2010 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I love it... but so does everyone else I know so Im wondering who you want it to get more love from?

Also Annie…. yum

first off: it was a joke dumbshit and second, who gives a shit how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.

keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).

until then, FUCK OFF. by 2pintsofbooze

by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 9:59 AM PST up reply actions  

Not enough people it seems.

Doesn’t it have a ratings problem? I think it’s always in danger of cancellation.

"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Dec 20, 2010 8:34 PM PST up reply actions  

How old is that kid? Shouldn't it be called "3 Men"?

During a contract holdout with Oakland in the early 1990s, Henderson said, "If they want to pay me like Mike Gallego, I’ll play like Gallego."

by Man Bear Pig on Dec 20, 2010 1:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Actually, Charlie Sheen is the half-man

The other half has been replaced by cocaine

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by CaliforniaJag on Dec 22, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions  

Soooo Matsui is better than Cust

and the A’s don’t get any love? Is there any tying theme or is this just a mash-up of thoughts?

by Furyan on Dec 19, 2010 10:00 PM PST reply actions  

Maybe his first ever comment will clarify!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 19, 2010 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Commenting is overrated.

Everybody knows the TRENDY way to interact with AN is to create a series of one-off identities, each of which is used to write one post, and then forgotten.

It used to be that the hip way to operate was to ragequit and come back under a different name, but SirB(rian24)ed(Fore!) killed that strategy dead by going to Hawaii afterwards, and nobody’s ever going to top that.

The new trend, of course, is Leopold Bloom impersonators.

"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!

by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 11:01 AM PST up reply actions  

I have no idea what this fanpost is about.

That said, as one of the biggest Cust homers on this site, I’m gonna say that I don’t really want to talk about Jack Cust right now. He’s gone, it’s old news, and we have a new season to think about. It’s a pretty fruitless debate right now.

And while I’m at it, since this is your first post, welcome to AN! I’d suggest reading http://www.athleticsnation.com/2010/11/29/1843510/a-newcomers-guide-to-a-few-commonly-held-viewpoints to make the best of your time here.

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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 19, 2010 11:54 PM PST reply actions  

+2

Every man for himself...

by MMunoz33 on Dec 20, 2010 9:07 AM PST up reply actions  

I believe that I can best sum up my thoughts in photographic form.

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by mikev on Dec 20, 2010 12:02 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

damn i thought you were going to sum up your thoughts in pornographic form :-(

first off: it was a joke dumbshit and second, who gives a shit how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.

keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).

until then, FUCK OFF. by 2pintsofbooze

by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 10:01 AM PST up reply actions  

Dude...

Please leave the kitty out of this

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

tis tis...

any scholar would know what thou means!

~
 FIN

Every man for himself...

by MMunoz33 on Dec 20, 2010 9:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Tron Legacy was better than the original

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by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 7:40 AM PST reply actions  

I watched the original last night again

That truly was a weird movie. But, hey — it was the 80s and the movie was more about effects than anything.

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 8:11 AM PST up reply actions  

I actually watched the original for the first time only two weeks ago

Weird? Yes. No character development to speak of? Yes. Obtuse story? Yes.

But it was also was amazingly imaginative in many senses.

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions  

Did you go to Disneyland back in the day?

When they had The Peoplemover and you went through the gamegrid as part of the ride? I miss that.

“You have escaped for now, user; but next time, you may not fare so well.”

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 8:30 AM PST up reply actions  

I didn't unfortunately

Coincidently, I was just down at Disneyland about two months ago and California Disney had a Tron light show, or something like that, to go along with an extended trailer for the movie. However, I had yet to see the original at that point so I didn’t check out the Tron stuff.

Probably for the betters since I like going to see movies without much prior knowledge. Probably for the better since whatever they threw together this year probably wouldn’t have compared to the Peoplemover.

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 8:47 AM PST up reply actions  

I have enjoyed walking dead

though I don’t know many who like the comic graphic novels and like the show.

Also, the more that I think about it the more I find holes in the story…….. Overthinking it.
At this point, I don’t know if I would rather watch the walking dead or watch Cust draw a walk.

Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964

by Athletics fan and runner on Dec 20, 2010 7:50 AM PST reply actions  

As someone who read the first few graphic novels and just finished watching the first season of the show

I enjoyed the graphic novel, though it didn’t knock my socks off.

The show was eh OK. I had some fun watching it, but it kinda drags. Also, they seem less willing to let big characters get killed off in the show, and that was one of my favorite parts about the graphic novel.

Zombies are fun though, and the show has a pretty nice production quality to it.

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 8:00 AM PST up reply actions  

I can separate show from graphic novel (which I love)

The show has been, at best, okay. The writing has been downright terrible for the most part (The first and 4th episodes were good, the 5th was okay. The other 3 were garbage).

There are tons and tons of holes in the story. There are holes in the zombies (as in they’re made to be wildly inconsistent to the point that they make no sense in any way). The acting from some of the main characters is bad (or their characters are written so terribly no acting can save it). The stuff that’s supposed to be important (like Rick miraculously finding his family, a true needle-in-a-haystack moment) is completely without emotion or fanfare from the characters themselves.

It’s not all bad, but it’s a very mediocre show.

www.zekeishungry.com

by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 10:43 AM PST up reply actions  

Not the best offering on AMC, but it'll tide me over untill BB season 4

However, it’s had its moments, and that’s enough to get me to come back. I’m thinking of the whole scene leading up to the beatdown the one A-Hole got in front of his wife. The scene with the two sisters fishing. Random but nice shots.

"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King

by Buck Turgidson on Dec 20, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

The main problem is they tried to cram 22 episodes of story into 6

So nothing got developed. SPOILER – Don’t read the rest of this if you haven’t seen The Walking Dead season 1 and intend to do so *

We were just expected to feel for Andrea when Amy died because of that one scene in the boat (which wasn’t a bad scene, but it was a scene designed to get a lot of character crap in because Amy was about to die). They didn’t spend any real time building the relationship. They had a bunch of random background people in the group, which totally defies the closeness, the family aspect of it all.

Perhaps the biggest oversight of the whole thing: Merle’s brother completely and totally abandoned his effort to find Merle FOR NO REASON.

Ugh, just thinking about all the horrible writing is obnoxious. Let’s not even get into how it makes no sense to have a zombie that can only shamble about in one second, but run in a full sprint and climb a fence in the next. Either they’re brainless creatures with minimal motor skills or they aren’t. Too much just doesn’t make sense.

www.zekeishungry.com

by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions  

There could be different kinds of zombies.

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by mikev on Dec 20, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah

Plot device zombies

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions  

This is opposite from plot device Orcs

Who run at 25 mph plus, dipsy-doodling through the forest, whilst never catching the hobbit and the old wizard who amble along like a pair of geriatrics.

"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King

by Buck Turgidson on Dec 21, 2010 12:42 AM PST up reply actions  

This

It makes no sense to have a creature that shambles about mindlessly in one instant and then sprints full speed and climbs fences the next.

It would make sense if different zombies had different motor skills (lots of things could explain this). It makes no sense for a single zombie to stumble about as if his legs don’t work until he apparently forgets he’s a zombie and decides to run around.

www.zekeishungry.com

by thejd44 on Dec 22, 2010 6:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Godspeed, Travis Buck

Please don’t hit any HR against us.

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needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 8:17 AM PST reply actions  

hope he makes it

There just wasn’t any room last year and it’s never a fair shake coming off the bench. Hopefully he’s healed up and can get himself back on track.

It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.

by ru155 on Dec 20, 2010 8:34 AM PST up reply actions  

His hair was the only good thing about him

Mira mi pinche pelo guey!!! Pinche piernotas que tengo de jugar futbol soccer todo los dias con mis camaradas!!!

by MudkipzGetHYPHY on Dec 20, 2010 8:47 AM PST up reply actions  

Correction

His hair was the only good thing about him that we could expect him to repeat each year

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 8:59 AM PST up reply actions  

{rinse and repeat, that is}

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Are you implying that Buck did not lather?

That would explain the oily sheen…

"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!

by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions  

you don't need lather, that's just the surfactants

If you want to be a trendy kind of kinda woman you’ll need to stay up with the latest in non-foaming shampoo technology.

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by stormtown on Dec 20, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Si.

No sodium laureth sulfates.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions  

aw.

Poor OAH.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 9:36 AM PST up reply actions  

I shall break the news to her soon

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 9:46 AM PST up reply actions  

This was some good hijacking

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 9:36 AM PST reply actions  

"We’re not talking to each other. We’re writing at each other. We’re writing for an audience. We know that other people are reading that wall post. We’re trying to elicit a response. I get the appeal, but you are forfeiting humanity." - - Aaron Sorkin

by EddieVegas_NRAF on Dec 20, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I am wired on donuts

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needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Dec 20, 2010 9:47 AM PST reply actions  

better than bathtub crank, I guess...

"Burt Reynolds witnessed the conception of his own dad, and frankly, that's what's wrong with him."- TPDMTD!

by Gaijin_Suketto on Dec 20, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions  

Where can I go for a test comparison?

I may live in Oakland, but still wondering where the “Donutz ’N Crank” Shop is.

Your poem here.

by paris7 on Dec 20, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions  

Used to be on West Grand and Market

But they tore it down. I haz a sad.

"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King

by Buck Turgidson on Dec 20, 2010 11:31 AM PST up reply actions  

So the book I just finished, The Raw Shark Texts, was extrodinarily well written.

The problem is that the plot was just strange and fantastical, which for most of the book was ok, until the ending which was essentially a photocopy of the Jaws script. Now I am trying to decide whether or not I liked the book, or if I should try to go back and find the meaning in the Jaws section of the book.

first off: it was a joke dumbshit and second, who gives a shit how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.

keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).

until then, FUCK OFF. by 2pintsofbooze

by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 10:04 AM PST reply actions  

I have a handful of books to tackle coming up soon.

But first I must finish Elmore Leonard’s “The Hot Kid.”

www.zekeishungry.com

by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions  

"or put the ball in play when needed."

You do realize that Cust’s career avg. with RISP is higher than his career avg. with the bases empty? This is of course irrelevant unless you actually believe in the myth that “clutch hitting” is a skill and not just random luck.

Win or lose, we will always be here for you.

by johnjahafanclub on Dec 20, 2010 10:55 AM PST reply actions  

I think he's referring to the kinds of outs Cust makes in those situations

not the frequency with which he gets hits, which is indeed higher, but minimally.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Dec 20, 2010 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

a-HA!

Strickouts.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 1:18 PM PST up reply actions  

He is. And if this hadn't been covered a googillion times already

Someone could, again, show how the amount of “unproductive outs” Cust makes compared to average is more than offset by the getting on base/hitting home runs stuff he does.

But, really, he’s on another team now. It’s silly to continue discussing it, at least until the Mariners are in town.

www.zekeishungry.com

by thejd44 on Dec 20, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Am thinking about rec'ing the post

Just to draw more people in.

Is it spring yet?

by eastcoasta'sfan on Dec 20, 2010 11:24 AM PST reply actions  

do it!

Every man for himself...

by MMunoz33 on Dec 21, 2010 7:21 AM PST up reply actions  

I was hoping for some new entries for my troll-spray library

So far no joy.

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by nevermoor on Dec 20, 2010 11:47 AM PST reply actions  

it seems like no one knows what this is about

Mira mi pinche pelo guey!!! Pinche piernotas que tengo de jugar futbol soccer todo los dias con mis camaradas!!!

by MudkipzGetHYPHY on Dec 20, 2010 12:26 PM PST reply actions  

No, we do.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions  

It's about 120 words.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions  

It's about Custulation

and everything it stands for.

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by Rebuilding Season on Dec 20, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Or, for those who found him aggravating,

Custration.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait...

Are we talking about crustaceans? My profile image can’t possibly be that interesting.

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Do you have a Custration complex?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Cool. A DLD for 12/20!

"It boils down to this. You guys aren’t fans of our management and look through that prism." ~ DrDoom

by LowcountryJoe on Dec 20, 2010 2:03 PM PST reply actions  

I think this is just a dump

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions  

so, I have a rash.

And the last remnants memory destroys.

by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 3:25 PM PST reply actions  

hey talking about pustuals is better than talking about the shit thats at the top of the thread!

first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.

keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).

until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze

by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 3:27 PM PST up reply actions  

In other news i really like the new Opera 11

first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.

keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).

until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze

by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 3:27 PM PST reply actions  

its really working quite well so far. Ive only been on it a couple days tho

first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.

keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).

until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze

by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 3:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Not enough comments.

I like using these threads as DLDs.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 3:53 PM PST reply actions  

We should make this into a CT thread, front-page edition

Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.

by doctorK on Dec 20, 2010 4:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Here are a couple of links

First a scary one for the Angels:

Angels Interested in Podsednik

I can only hope that comes to fruition.

And here’s a fun/unsettling piece of trivia I fell upon for the first time:

The movie “Angels in the Outfield” was filmed in the Oakland Coliseum.

And is anyone aware that they made both a “Angels in the Infield” with David Alan Grier and an “Angels in the Endzone” with Christopher Lloyd again?

"Juuuuust a bit outside" - Harry Doyle

by ArunisArun on Dec 20, 2010 4:07 PM PST up reply actions  

More news that no one cares about. Im succeding in my eat more veg goal for winter vacay by dousing everything in butter

I think this is cheating.

Also Chard sauted with butter garlic and feta is delicious.

first off: it was a joke dumbs*** and second, who gives a s*** how long you’ve been there? although I will say that being one of the most rec’d posters on a sports blog for the Oakland A’s is pretty impressive to me. it shows me that you’ve attained a level of loserdom that I thought was only imaginable at a Star Trek convention.

keep taking count of your recs on your spreadsheet and one day I promise it will get you laid (fingers crossed).

until then, F*** OFF. by 2pintsofbooze

by designatedforassignment on Dec 20, 2010 4:00 PM PST reply actions  

Doesn't sound like cheating to me

Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.

by doctorK on Dec 20, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Not at all.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 4:13 PM PST up reply actions  

You're tempting feta.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Threadjacked thread is threadjacked

Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.

by doctorK on Dec 20, 2010 4:04 PM PST reply actions  

I agree, dr.

And the last remnants memory destroys.

by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions  

it was fun.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 4:19 PM PST up reply actions  

This thread made me smile

Good jacking guys, I’m proud

"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10

by MissOakland on Dec 20, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions  

umm...

TWSS?

"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"

www.domingobeisbol.com/Domingo/Home.html

by hero66 on Dec 20, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions  

Wait
To many pundits and not enough scholars…

Please! Come back and finish this sentence! We’re all waiting for the exciting conclusion!

To many pundits and not enough scholars…moldy bread is an undervalued currency?

…pink tutus are a popular form of winter dress?

Don’t leave us hangin’, bro!

m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!

by JediLeroy on Dec 20, 2010 4:22 PM PST reply actions   1 recs

shouldn't you be in bed?

And the last remnants memory destroys.

by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions  

We're 7 hours behind you, a day in the future.

Your 5:30 PM is my 10:30 AM on the next day.

m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!

by JediLeroy on Dec 20, 2010 6:14 PM PST up reply actions  

(provided you're in California, which I don't believe is currently the case)

m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!

by JediLeroy on Dec 20, 2010 6:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I think it goes

Too many pundits and not enough scholars
eating their curds and whey
along came a slugger who struck out, the bugger
and frightened said pundits away.

"Why is it listed as a fact on Wikipedia?" - hishnik

by stormtown on Dec 20, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Jack and Jill went up the hill

to fetch some baseball contact
Jill swung wood while Jack just stood
And Jill was offered a contract

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

FYI. Cool.
Chabot_Space
Planetarium’s open ALL night long to show you the lunar eclipse as seen from other not-so-cloudy skyscapes! 9pm-2am
#LunarEclipse #Oakland

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 4:23 PM PST reply actions  

oooo, that would be cool.

And the last remnants memory destroys.

by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Stalker!

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Me?

Howzthat?

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh.

Ooooooooooooooooooh.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Ha! That's why I'll be wearing a mask.

No one will recognize me.

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Do you see how paranoid I've become?

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions  

I do.

It’s pretty amusing.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions  

And you don't believe I'd feel your absence.....

Whom am I supposed to amuse then?

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions  

The masses!!

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions  

Masses are no good at hair-twirling.

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions  

True, it's an art form.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Hi Everyone!

I am making pasta sauce.

Ms. Jesa

by Athletica on Dec 20, 2010 4:23 PM PST reply actions  

Oh hey

is this Jesa? My facebook friend? teehee :)

"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10

by MissOakland on Dec 20, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions  

yum witch pasta sauce.

And the last remnants memory destroys.

by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:25 PM PST up reply actions  

You get around

"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10

by MissOakland on Dec 20, 2010 4:26 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm sure

haha

"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10

by MissOakland on Dec 20, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Mainly by Don. And Matt.

And the last remnants memory destroys.

by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Bloom on parade!

I have abandonment issues. Thanks Lew.

by OptimistPrime on Dec 20, 2010 5:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions  

You're there right now?

Huh? I lived close by there three years ago.

"It boils down to this. You guys aren’t fans of our management and look through that prism." ~ DrDoom

by LowcountryJoe on Dec 20, 2010 7:23 PM PST up reply actions  

So I'm excited for the football game tonight.

Outside in Minnesota for the first time since…1981?

And the last remnants memory destroys.

by Leopold Bloom on Dec 20, 2010 4:32 PM PST reply actions  

Power down, clonebot.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 20, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions  

That's the plan.

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions  

Thanks, man!

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Im dreading driving home from San Jose to Oakland

Traffic around Santana Row is fierce. How’s everyone doing? This is the CT daytime thread?

I have abandonment issues. Thanks Lew.

by OptimistPrime on Dec 20, 2010 5:15 PM PST via mobile reply actions  

Get yourself a double.

Then, you can take the carpool lane.

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions  

The carpool lane is pretty much

the only perk of being schizophrenic.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 20, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions  

That and scintalating dinner parties.

If anybody asks, I'm not here.
I'm never here.

by harensheir15 on Dec 20, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions  

we agree

I have abandonment issues. Thanks Lew.

by OptimistPrime on Dec 21, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Who wrote this post and why?

Oh wait, I wrote it…and after reading again I’m not sure why…

Cusssssssst!!!!!!!

by Oaktown Stew on Dec 20, 2010 7:07 PM PST reply actions  

Psshhh . . . amateurs.

How to hijack a thread

"We’re not talking to each other. We’re writing at each other. We’re writing for an audience. We know that other people are reading that wall post. We’re trying to elicit a response. I get the appeal, but you are forfeiting humanity." - - Aaron Sorkin

by EddieVegas_NRAF on Dec 20, 2010 8:30 PM PST reply actions  

Here's what I got of tonight's lunar eclipse

Link

And just one of the pics from above (there are a couple really cool moon & stars shots, too):

If we get a formal DLD in the morning or so I’ll probably drop this in there again.

Last of the Ninth - Photography

by Flashfire on Dec 21, 2010 2:09 AM PST reply actions  

Nice!

will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody

by day-to-day on Dec 21, 2010 3:00 AM PST up reply actions  

It's part eclipse effect, part longer shutter

As the eclipse is approaching totality, the moon is still bright enough that I need to use a faster shutter speed to capture the details, but once the totality took effect (I read it lasted about 70 minutes) the moon was dark but still visible, just with an orange/red tint to it. It wasn’t as bright as the longer shutter speeds made it look, but that’s the effect from having the shutter open a few seconds. More of the light that was there gets captured and adds to the tint.

Last of the Ninth - Photography

by Flashfire on Dec 21, 2010 8:59 AM PST up reply actions  

interesting. cool.

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Dec 21, 2010 9:04 AM PST up reply actions  

For the record, the eclipse effect part of the color

comes from refracted light and the earth’s atmosphere. Same reason sunsets are orange.

by danmerqury on Dec 21, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Probably

Even before it was completely eclipsed I could see some tint showing.

Notice there’s an ‘N’ in that word, boys and girls. We’re not talking about Janet Jackson here.

Last of the Ninth - Photography

by Flashfire on Dec 21, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

cool, thanks gents

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Dec 21, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

gets?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 21, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions  

wiseguy

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Dec 21, 2010 2:59 PM PST up reply actions  

{hags head in shame}

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Dec 21, 2010 4:46 PM PST up reply actions  

excellet

the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust

by stm72 on Dec 21, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions  

I tried to get a few pics of it and massively failed.

Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.

by mikev on Dec 21, 2010 8:59 AM PST up reply actions  

With all the storms we've been having I didn't think I'd even have a chance to see it

Aside from a few minutes where some clouds passed through, it was clear the whole time. I feel lucky.

Last of the Ninth - Photography

by Flashfire on Dec 21, 2010 9:00 AM PST up reply actions  

Yup, me too. I just don't know how to work a camera

Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.

by mikev on Dec 21, 2010 9:08 AM PST up reply actions  

Mmmm, nighttime shots like those aren't that easy for basic hand-held stuff, I'd say

It helps to have a high-powered zoom, a very steady hand or a tripod, and the ability to manually select the shooting options you want. Otherwise chances are the camera will want to shoot so slow to compensate for the overall lack of light that you’ll miss out on details because it will wash out the light that is there.

Last of the Ninth - Photography

by Flashfire on Dec 21, 2010 9:16 AM PST up reply actions  

Damn!

That’s awesome

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 21, 2010 9:51 AM PST up reply actions  

you didn't let me down

these are great, man.

!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon

by cuppingmaster on Dec 21, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions  

Speak for yourself. :(

Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.

by mikev on Dec 22, 2010 8:12 AM PST up reply actions  

You're a rich girl

and you’re going too far ‘cause it really don’t matter anyway.

by mk on Dec 21, 2010 2:16 AM PST reply actions  

You can rely on the old man's money

You can rely on the old man’s money!

rebuildingseason.blogspot.com

by Rebuilding Season on Dec 21, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions  

I love the both of you

I have abandonment issues. Thanks Lew.

by OptimistPrime on Dec 21, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Josh Outman cracked a Uni Watch headline

Roll Over, Robert Marshall, and Tell Josh Outman the News

Paul Lukas got holiday cookies in the form of stirrups this year, that came with a handy decoding sheet:

And he loves the A’s one, since it matches his wardrobe. Have I mentioned just HOW much I love this guy? Paul, that hat is adorable.

All flash no substance hair twirler.

by pam5981 on Dec 21, 2010 10:39 AM PST reply actions  

Hmm.

Many mentions, no headlines.

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by pam5981 on Dec 21, 2010 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

Thread of the year?

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

by travdog6 on Dec 22, 2010 8:01 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

Custalation

Cust and Rajai are gone and I love the A’s just alittle bit less.

by Graybeard on Dec 22, 2010 1:27 PM PST reply actions  

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