DLD 3.11.10
by YonYonson on Mar 11, 2010 10:59 AM PST
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BULLPEN ... Back to pitching: Oakland's strength. Andrew Bailey starred as Oakland's closer last year as a rookie. Unfortunately, he also won the Rookie of the Year award -- the same award previously won by A's legends Walt Weiss, Ben Grieve and Bobby Crosby. Whoops. They should probably just drown Bailey in the San Francisco Bay now and get it over with.
NOMAH signs deal with Red Sox, retires, gives ESPN much-needed Boston perspective
Garciaparra’s retirement was announced to the crowd before the exhibition game against Tampa Bay. Wearing a home jersey with No. 5 on the back, Garciaparra threw out the first pitch to his former Georgia Tech and Red Sox teammate Jason Varitek.
"Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty special player,’’ said Varitek.
via isportsweb.com
The WaPo's Dave Sheinin compares two pitching phenoms — Stephen Strasburg and Aroldis Chapman.
If the atmosphere feels electric this spring in Viera, Fla., where Strasburg, the Washington Nationals' $15.1 million bonus baby, is taking his first professional steps, it is at least equally so in Goodyear -- where the Cincinnati Reds have invested twice as much in a pitcher they know perhaps half as well.
Re: Chapman, Joe Posnanski also had a blog post about him a couple days ago
There was a time in baseball when baseball phenoms would just show up, when blazing fast and switch-hitting sluggers would wander out of the Oklahoma mines and 17-year-old pitchers throwing 100 mph would walk off of farms in Iowa. But now – you can follow baseball prospects through high school, through college, through the minor leagues, you can see film on them on the Internet, you can hear scouts talk about them, you can find prospect lists that go all the way to No. 2,000.
And then here comes Chapman. He’s tall and lean – he looks taller than the 6-foot-4 that is listed in the media guide. He picks up the baseball to warm up, and he throws so easy, like he’s skipping a rock on a lake. The ball popped hard into the glove. The next one popped harder. Kansas City manager Trey Hillman was only half joking when he used that old line about how Chapman’s pitches "sounded good." They really did sound good.
via vivalavidro.files.wordpress.com
Matt Holliday's life expectancy, if he would've stayed in Oakland? Maybe 40.
Yes, that’s right; "smile intensity" seems to have a statistically significant effect on a person’s longevity.
In their research, to be published in the journal Psychological Science, the professors conducted an amusing case study that used a sampling of 230 photographs of baseball players culled from the now-defunct Sporting News Baseball Register. The professional ball players were chosen as a representative sample because detailed life statistics (such as birth, death, education, marital status, etc.) were available for each, leading to a more conclusive study.
(snip)
The results? Even a partial smile added years to a player’s lifespan.
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Eric Chavez article
Eric Chavez said he’s just trying to enjoy what remains of his career as much as possible, and if that includes home runs like the two he hit Wednesday, all the better.
“I already know the window for my career is very short,” said Chavez, who has had two back surgeries and three shoulder surgeries. “I don’t know how short.”
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/10/SPIT1CDV24.DTL#ixzz0htgAzwEY
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This is a repost, but I threatened it.
so . . . has anyone else (in the 408, i presume) gotten a call for a survey which asks you about a trillion (really, 6) questions about the gnats? first question is "what team are you a fan of?" and then it proceeds with "how often do you watch the gnats" in about four different forms {highlights, radio, tv, in person} and such? conducted by public policy polling, i think.
anyone? maybe? i’m guessing it’s for giants-based anti-stadium groups or such, but has anyone else gotten a call like this?
"The hard... is what makes it great."
I haven't
I only have a cell phone, so I may not be on their list. The Giants have been paying for push-polling for the last 3 months, so I’m not surprised that they continue. They’re just trying to poison the waters.
i actually got the call on my cell phone.
i’m not really surprised though.
knowing the purposes, i was conflicted on how to answer. as it stood, i did so honestly. a’s fan who couldn’t give a damn about the gnats. so that’s that.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
good,
good job.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 11, 2010 11:57 PM PST up reply actions
Adrian Beltre
The third baseman turned down $24 million from Oakland to sign for $5 million with Boston.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 11, 2010 11:45 AM PST reply actions
Jerk!
I guess he didn’t want to hit in another pitchers park.
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I like him less and less.
Maybe I should start hating him and stop hating Chone, in solidarity with our LL brethren.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 11, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
I get the distinct feeling that I will hate Underwear Boy less now that he plays for Seatlle.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 11, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
The two sides of Figgins.
You should love Choanie and hate CHOOOOONNEE.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
but... but... I'm not wearing any underwear right now..
and until “Lace Pantie” Jackson gets called up from AAA, I don’t see what this discussion even has to do with me in the first place!
"The rich people want what the poor peoples got, and the poor people want what the rich peoples got. You can never please anybody in this world"- The Shaggs, "Philosophy Of The World," 1968
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 12, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
Those numbers are a bit misleading.
It was 3 years/24 MM. So, a better comparison would be that he turned down $8MM from Oakland for $5MM from Boston.
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
I don't like to wish bad things for people...
But I hope Beltre hits .200/.205/.210
And he gets less than $24m guaranteed after 2010.
That’s what you get for dissing the A’s.
Except for Scutaro, I’ll always have a soft spot for him for what he did for us.
I don't have a problem with what he did
but it looks like Boras may have convinced him to take the Boston deal. How many Boras clients are on the A’s anyhow? I can’t blame a guy for wanting to win after 5 lost seasons playing for the mostly mediocre Mariners.
I like for our guys to have both balls anyway.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
Conan O'Brien will take his show to theaters
The “Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour” begins April 12 in Eugene, Ore., and concludes June 14 in Atlanta.
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Holla!
Starting the tour in Eugene seems a little weird, but whatever, I got my ticket.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Eugene, Oregon
Well, the University of Oregon is fulled with a bunch of troublemakers!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 11, 2010 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Every college is filled with troublemakers
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 11, 2010 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Purdue...
is filled with Boilermakers.
by timed exposure on Mar 13, 2010 12:50 AM PST up reply actions
I grew up around there.
I must say, for trouble-making and fun, both Ball State and IU seriously outrank West Lafayette.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Got my ticket for Atlantic City.
paid more than i wanted to, but it will be worth it.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
weird schedule...
two SF dates, and then San Jose and Sacramento a week or two later?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 11, 2010 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
player service time article
Tim Lincecum made his big-league debut May 6, 2007. If it was May 14, he wouldn’t have gotten his two-year, $23 million contract because he wouldn’t have been eligible for arbitration. Three years are required for eligibility, but two-year players with the top 17 percent of service time (“Super Twos”) also are eligible, and Lincecum was one.
that was pretty stupid of the Giants.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/11/SPO61CDVNB.DTL#ixzz0hu9WaRf8
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yes, yes it was.
But they needed those 1 and 3/5ths starts badly in 2007.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 11, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Solid Potato Salad - The Ross Sisters (1944)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mVpGmoES3w&feature=player_embedded
this is insane, once it gets past the 1:00 minute mark. I have no idea what solid potatoe salad is though.
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I love this comment in the Poz article:
Mr. Chapman, welcome to the big leagues. One thing you will need to have memorized is the cell phone number of Dr. James Andrews. Your elbow or shoulder will be shot after back to back to back 140 pitch complete games in August when the Reds are fading into a .500 finish. Dusty needs his scalps, and by god he is going to get his scalps.
Stewart: "What really needs to be clear is it wouldn't have mattered if there was an earthquake or not. We were going to beat the Giants."
Also:
I heard a rumor that the Castro family gave the Reds 30 million to sign Chapman on the condition that they kept Dusty Baker as long as they kept Chapman. Apparently, Castro figured that pitching under Dusty would be suitable punishment for Chapman’s defection.
Stewart: "What really needs to be clear is it wouldn't have mattered if there was an earthquake or not. We were going to beat the Giants."
i like these new san jose earthquakes ads
i wonder if they use the same company as the a’s…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
Jason Kendall names Brian Giles, Bobby Crosby in connection to Adderall
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
Uhoh.
I’m just glad it’s not really our problem anymore.
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
well it obviously didn't help them hit very well.
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why is this coming out in a divorce hearing?
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The best part of that article:
… Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Bobby Crosby …
(emphasis added)
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
If Crosby would just turn his elbow inward
and not duck out on inside pitches,
he could be a goddamned hero.
If I were his manager, I’d set the pitching machine to throw fastballs at his elbow until he knew how to take them on the meat of the arm every time without flinching.
I’d Don Baylor-ize him!
"The rich people want what the poor peoples got, and the poor people want what the rich peoples got. You can never please anybody in this world"- The Shaggs, "Philosophy Of The World," 1968
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 12, 2010 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
well, it's not like that'd be a big loss...
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 12, 2010 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
Break him with fire!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 12, 2010 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
Very reputable source site btw...
I really do hope Crosby does well in Pittsburgh…not that anyone is going to notice.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
DJ Gallo's Preview...
Easily the worst lineup in baseball? They’re not going to set the world on fire but easily the worst? They weren’t the worst last year, and this year’s lineup is supposed to be better. wtf?
"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
4th worst in the majors
Just doesn’t sound as catchy I guess.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 12, 2010 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
This is, bar none, the manliest thing I've ever played with on the internet.
Here.
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
Robot Unicorn is dead.
"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
Wow.
I think I just became gay for a bit there.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 12, 2010 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
(call me.)
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Hey!
What are you doing out of the basement?
(pokes Mike with stick to force him back down in Zigfan’s basement)
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:26 AM PST up reply actions
I have connections and can happily turn both of you out...
Too bad the Loading Dock closed down. I could have just dropped you both off and come back at the end of the night for my money.
"The rich people want what the poor peoples got, and the poor people want what the rich peoples got. You can never please anybody in this world"- The Shaggs, "Philosophy Of The World," 1968
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 13, 2010 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
late
i posted that two weeks ago in iglew’s DLD…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
The music totally makes that game
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Mar 13, 2010 12:43 AM PST up reply actions
yeah
it was twice as funny once I turned the sound on.
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I'm still trying to figure out what's so robotic about it
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Mar 13, 2010 12:49 AM PST up reply actions
Mine kept running into that big star with robotic regularity...
Stewart: "What really needs to be clear is it wouldn't have mattered if there was an earthquake or not. We were going to beat the Giants."
you can charge through those!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 14, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
......
Geren said he ran into outfielder Coco Crisp in the parking lot this morning and that Crisp’s hamstring strain was much improved.
I hope Geren didn’t hurt him. I love how it takes running into him in the parking lot for Geren to get an injury update.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/detail?&entry_id=59021#ixzz0i2tDAUAm
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Please Geren, Don't Hurt 'Em?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
I Love Matt Stairs!!
yahoo article on the portley Canadian journeyman
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