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Please Welcome Your 2030 Starting Oakland/San Jose/Fremont/Las Vegas Athletics Third Baseman Alexander Bleszinski

Hey AN, it was five years ago that my then business partner (and best friend) Markos announced the arrival of my daughter Maya on AN.  Thanks to the wonders of technology (wifi in the hospital room) I'm going to go ahead and announce the arrival of my son Alexander today, February 4, 2010 at 2:29 a.m.  I'm still in a bit of a haze given that I've slept a total of about an hour and a half over the past 48 hours, but he's a beautiful little boy with a ton of hair and weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long.  Both baby and Mom are doing very well (and sleeping heavily right now).

So I'm already acting as his agent in preparation of him being drafted by the green and gold to play third base starting in 2030.  You can never start negotiating too early.  I just have to make sure that the Rangers don't sneak in and take him one pick before the A's...

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Congratulations

I am so happy for you!

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 4, 2010 3:26 PM PST reply actions  

Blez!

Congrats to your new son and your whole family!

Always the summers are slipping away.
Find me a way for making it stay.

by danmerqury on Feb 4, 2010 3:30 PM PST reply actions  

Congrats!

All hail the savior!!!

by Kaiser99 on Feb 4, 2010 3:33 PM PST reply actions  

ALL THE BEST to you and your family Tyler

Congratulations on this day-you’ll-never-forget.

Now if you’re gonna put him in front of the pitching machine right away and get him started on recognizing the breaking pitch, don’t make the same mistake Jack Cust Senior made and remember to at least buy the kid a glove ;)

Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?

by emperor nobody on Feb 4, 2010 3:34 PM PST reply actions  

congrats

Enjoy those kids blez!

Jack Cust: Nothing but true results….

by Athletics fan and runner on Feb 4, 2010 3:35 PM PST reply actions  

Congratz Blez!

And Congrats to Mrs. Blez as well!

"I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." ~Michael Scott

by ZeroIndulgence on Feb 4, 2010 3:36 PM PST reply actions  

+1

She did most of the work after all.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Feb 5, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions  

Awesome Blez

Congrats.

"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra

by Ovale Fan on Feb 4, 2010 3:36 PM PST reply actions  

Teach him to throw left handed so he can pitch.

Congratulations.

They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick

by mikev on Feb 4, 2010 3:43 PM PST reply actions  

Congratulations to you and Erika and Maya!!

And welcome to the AN family Alexander!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Feb 4, 2010 3:50 PM PST reply actions  

Congrats Blez!

My sons (ages 4 and 1) will welcome him to the team when he makes his MLB debut. I haven’t decided yet what positions they’ll play. ;-)

"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)

by FoolshGame22 on Feb 4, 2010 3:52 PM PST reply actions  

Congrats!

Not just athletes, Athletics.

by Wiers103 on Feb 4, 2010 3:58 PM PST reply actions  

Fantastic.

Congrats, Tyler and fam!

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 4, 2010 4:04 PM PST reply actions  

The first A's fan of the New Year!!!

Congrats!

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Feb 4, 2010 4:06 PM PST reply actions  

Congratulations, Blez!

Although he may be a chubby little dude soon. I’m not sure if he has the body for third base long-term. Would you consider a move to first?

"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige

by YonYonson on Feb 4, 2010 4:51 PM PST reply actions  

Can we work on nicknames yet?

Alexander the Great third baseman?

Congratulations Mr. Bleszinski!

and thanks to everyone for spelling congratulations for me. I hate to write the abbreviated form of the word.

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

by micdog2001 on Feb 4, 2010 4:54 PM PST reply actions  

Congratulations! But do you really think

he’ll be in the big leagues at the age of 20? Sounds like someone has a little “Ed Crosby” in him.

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 Feb 4, 2010 5:12 PM PST reply actions  

Ahh, if only Ed was around for the proverbial

Do you have any Ed Crosby in you? Would you like some.

"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra

by Ovale Fan on Feb 4, 2010 5:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I have a little Ed Crosby in me.

Make him leave.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 4, 2010 8:43 PM PST up reply actions  

Congratulations!

You should have checked the clock, see where AB came in at…

http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html

Awaiting the start of the 2010 season!

by One won lost won on Feb 4, 2010 6:07 PM PST reply actions  

Congrats!

Mo’ Blez the better!

"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane

by pickinmachine on Feb 4, 2010 7:25 PM PST reply actions  

Congratulations!

A boy that big may turn out to be a pitcher, however.

by stormtown on Feb 4, 2010 7:30 PM PST reply actions  

I hope that by 2026 or so MLB will be completely integrated

So Maya can have her shot at the big leagues too! Congratulations on A-Blez!

It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.

by Englishmajor on Feb 4, 2010 7:43 PM PST reply actions  

Maya's a lesbian?

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 Feb 4, 2010 7:45 PM PST up reply actions  

Congratulations, Bleszinski Family!

don't grow up too fast / and don't embrace the past / this life's too good to last

by goldfish on Feb 4, 2010 10:41 PM PST reply actions  

YAY!!!

Joe Alexander widely approves of the name as well! Nicely done Tyler!

"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."

by OptimistPrime on Feb 4, 2010 11:45 PM PST reply actions  

Congrats Blez, I am right there with you

My first was born on Saturday, so I am up right now after putting my beautiful 5 day old baby girl down to sleep. We do get to sleep sometime right? : )

by AsFanInLA on Feb 5, 2010 12:54 AM PST reply actions  

Congratulations

Congraz to AsFaninLA as well. Yes, sleep does come….sometime……

Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone

by closetasfan on Feb 5, 2010 4:50 AM PST reply actions  

in about 22 years

Hey Al, just go away, baby.

by doctorK on Feb 5, 2010 7:58 AM PST up reply actions  

Congrats Blez!

Your son is destined for something great, as he already outshined a superstar on his first day on earth!

"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons

by dtownmbrown on Feb 5, 2010 10:07 AM PST reply actions  

Prayers of thanksgiving for you and your family!

"The only way I'm going to get a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint." - Reggie Jackson

by the_rozeboom on Feb 5, 2010 10:44 AM PST reply actions  

Alexander Bleszinski...

…would have to be one of the highest scoring Scrabble names ever!

Congrats!

I bleed green and gold!!! (my doctor is worried)

by Vaillant on Feb 5, 2010 10:56 AM PST reply actions   2 recs

Congrats!

Many blessings to you and your family from me and Gus. :)

Ms. Jesa

by Athletica on Feb 5, 2010 12:17 PM PST reply actions  

Congratulations Blez and kin!

but aren’t you prematurely assuming lil Alex will throw right-handed?

by scatterbrian on Feb 5, 2010 12:42 PM PST reply actions  

Congrats

And don’t forget to teach him to switch hit… avoid that pesky platoon split.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Feb 5, 2010 2:51 PM PST reply actions  

CONGRATS!!!!! Much love to your family! :-)

(Pssst….make him do everything with his left-hand and then teach him how to pitch.)

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Feb 5, 2010 7:31 PM PST reply actions  

Congratulations, Blez!

The first day I ever saw AN was on the birth of Maya. Can’t believe it’s been 5 years!

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on Feb 6, 2010 1:50 PM PST reply actions  

2030?

Wasting a ton of service time bringing him up that young.

Congrats!

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

by jeepers on Feb 7, 2010 8:17 PM PST reply actions  

congrats!

biased with a Feb. 6th birthday, but now you’ve got a fun little Aquarian on your hands, only 2 days off from the Babe’s b-date. Congrats!!

"I saw a curveball, that’s about it," Rangers’ manager Ron Washington said. "You can’t take anything away from the kid; he went seven innings, but it wasn’t any shutout stuff." - Ron Washington on Gio's performance and the 7 k's.

by catfish hunter on Feb 8, 2010 7:14 PM PST reply actions  

also born on Feb 4

Current Mariners pitcher Doug Fister, and a bunch of people that I’ve never heard of (link).

Best career OPS (more than 500 AB) for a player born Feb. 4 = Chris Coste, who OPSed .744 with the Phillies and Astros over the last 4 seasons.

Best career WHIP (more than 100 IP) for a player born Feb. 4 = Pat Perry, who posted a 1.194 WHIP over 6 seasons (1985-1990) as a relief pitcher for the Cardinals, Cubs, Reds, and Dodgers.

I have no doubt that Alexander can best either or both of those records!

by colin on Feb 9, 2010 1:42 PM PST reply actions  

Little late to the party on this one, but...

CONGRATS!!

"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."

by Joey C. on Feb 9, 2010 5:11 PM PST reply actions  

BLEZ!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I’m super happy and excited for you!!!! :)

"I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that." --Barry Zito

by GreenNGoldGirl on Feb 10, 2010 8:07 PM PST reply actions  

Advice:

Don’t let him waste any of his sports time playing pussy sports like cross country running or soccer. Football, baseball or basketball, find a fit and ride it hard. No BS snowboarding garbage either, Alex. You want the best looking girls, don’t you? Yes, you do. Third base.

by Doryano on Feb 11, 2010 12:28 AM PST reply actions  

LOL, and Congrats!

Andy Lee for MVP! Hey, that rhymes...

by Ramah71 on Feb 11, 2010 9:39 PM PST up reply actions  

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