Open Thread: Split Squad Action!
by Nico on Mar 13, 2010 11:45 AM PST
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Greetings from Phoenix (he pre-wrote 5 days ago from his Berkeley home). OK actually, Scottsdale, because "the gang," aka me, baseballgirl, Oaktown Power, gigglingone, and Wes7 are taking in the A's-Giants game today. (Unless my plane crashed last night, in which case this post is probably more than a bit awkward for everybody.)
I'll try, when I can this weekend, to weigh in with "on the spot" eyeball reports as I take in games today, tomorrow (from Phoenix), and Monday (in some place they're calling Goodyear).
As for the starting lineups, they were a tad difficult to predict when I wrote this 5 days ago. But go A's and talk to you again soon from the valley of the sun!
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Greetings from Phoenix!
I love sunshine. :)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 13, 2010 11:47 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Hi gigs!
(waves furiously)
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Hi from Nico, Baseballgirl, OaktownPower, Wes7, and skigurl
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 13, 2010 11:56 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hi all!
(waves furiously)
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Inmquiring minds wanna know
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
GORGEOUS
Sunny and hot :-)
"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 Mar 13, 2010 1:02 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Thank you,
but I asked about the weather.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
I'm gonna try to listen to both games at the same time
See if my head will explode
I thought about that
but seeing as I’m also working it might not go too well.
BTW, MLB.com audio feed for the A’s game against the Giants only had the KNBR feed, while the game agaiinst the Padres has both KTRB and the Padres’ radio.
It's ALWAYS sucky every year
Spring Training tends to lag a inning or so for Gameday.
here are the starting lineups for both games
courtesy of Joe Stiglich:
The A’s lineups –
Vs. San Francisco — Ellis 2B, Barton 1B, Sweeney DH, Kouzmanoff 3B, Gross RF, Taylor LF, Brown CF, Powell C, Pennington SS, G. Gonzalez P
Vs. San Diego — Davis CF, Patterson LF, Chavez 1B, Cust DH, Fox 3B, Buck RF, Rosales SS, Donaldson C, Petit 2B, Mortensen P.
(note: Slusser tweeted both lineups earlier):
I'm at the Phoenix game vs Padres
We have Chavvy and Cust and Buck and Rosales and Donaldson and Fox here, Mortenson pitching. Can’t remember who else they announced. Also NO HOT LINKS wtf?
by stormtown on Mar 13, 2010 11:56 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Send some of that Phoenix sunshine eastward, and GO A's!!!
We haven’t seen the sun since Wednesday and it has rained steadily since Thursday evening. I’d rather be in Phoenix….
by A's Fan in Virginia on Mar 13, 2010 12:12 PM PST reply actions
I live in hawaii
if that makes you feel better
Nice quick inning by Gio in Scottsdale
don't grow up too fast / and don't embrace the past / this life's too good to last
I listened to him talking to Buan the other day.
He sounds nice. Not overly bright, but nice.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Hi
This is a great day for college basketball.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 12:25 PM PST reply actions
It will only better between now and opening day, RRS.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
True
I am excited. Oh, and there’s baseball on today.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think yuo were born yet,
(and how I’ve longed to tell stories that begin with that disclaimer), but I remember taking BART to opening night and some guy having a little portable television on the BART train and all of us watching as Chris Webber called a timeout he didn’t have.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Webber
I think I was 14 months old or something when he called that timeout, but I remember him being a great player in the NBA for the Kings.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
I have that goddamn Robot Unicorn song stuck in my head.
All. Night.
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
Did you use your magical rainbow powers to blow things...um...up?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:26 PM PST up reply actions
Of course.
Speaking of which, I see Mark Ellis scored earlier.
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
he's magical.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
it is a catchy tune.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
it has possessed Zonis, it appears.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
Only Shane from Chicago can save him now...
oh wait…
"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 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Damn it, Buan!
GET SHANE ON THE PHONE!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck you. FUCK. FUUUUUJSFD2IONDNNW44NDDEISOMKZKl
The colors are shiny.
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
how can colors be shiny?
"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
so can drugs.
"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
I'm the Captain of Cheese...
You’re a cheese zombie.
I’m afraid we have conflicting interests.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Mar 13, 2010 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
This is true. You can be an ally or an enemy.
Your choice.
"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
I want to print this whole exchange and put it on my wall.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Also, wow, the Giants are 8-2?
I know, it doesn’t mean anything, but still.
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
Outs are great when they're productive.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Mar 13, 2010 12:35 PM PST reply actions
kindof...
i mean, it’s better than an unproductive out
"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
Okay so what's happening?
"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
The A's are scoring for our AN contingent!
4-0 A’s in Scottsdale.
don't grow up too fast / and don't embrace the past / this life's too good to last
Mortenstein's moster showed up?
"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
monster...
"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
Geren didn't read the "Dispose after expiration" label.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Mar 13, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Of course, it would have been impressive
If he could have seen it from Scottsdale since he’s at the A’s-Giants game. If he could do that, I would be forever impressed with him.
@worldblee on Twitter.
You'd think that two games at the same time would lead to twice the excitement
but in reality, I am but doubly confused about what’s going on.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
Yeah, but I have shittacular internets, so I have no way of following the games aside from AN and twitter
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
I had Nutter Butters.
Several of them.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
So how am I supposed to rearrange my house if `
there’s a marathon of Ninja Warrior on?
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feng shui and lots of padding?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
hi from Scottsdale!
Robert Buan says to say hi to AN and to let you know that Chavy has a new bat coming out, called Diego. :-)
"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 Mar 13, 2010 1:04 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Loving Gio and Michael Taylor
And Pennington and Ellis :-)
"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 Mar 13, 2010 1:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
it was awesome he answered my question.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
no.
(hangs head in shame)
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
We're waiting, Bloom
"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 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
ik, r?!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
no, but it doesn't shock me.
You’re awesome!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
Gameday agrees
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Did he say that when Jane Lee ran into him in the parking lot?
Taken down with hearts alive, our hearts alive.
Except for Geren and Duchscherer, it'd seem
he seems to be none the wiser, every time Geren says something about his fitness, or lack thereof
Seems a bit odd to me, but perhaps they’re just very, very busy and Geren has to concern himself with active players, and is just getting reports from his training staff.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
GYMNASTICS!
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Cap'n.
So, my little league team came back and scored 7 runs in the top of the 6th inning this morning.
They were down 10-1 though. :(
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
srsly.
and you call yourself an A’s fan?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
Coach Pitch. :(
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Cool
Can I play?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
can you pitch?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
No
I am the total package, though. I can’t hit. I can’t run. I can’t pitch. I can’t field.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
and if all this and mikev weren't enough...
Matt Stairs goes for glory!!!!
(top story on Yahoo! News!!!)
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
wait, I don't get it
how does this apply to me
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
you were the first comment i saw when i came in
we showed up simultaneously, because great minds think alike =)
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Mar 13, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
What is everyone listening to?
I have KTRB on
"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.
the ceiling fan.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
well, the Nutter Butters quelled their call for blood.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:36 PM PST up reply actions
wow I turned on KTRB
and it’s coming in clearly!!! And Raj just knocked in Rosales!!!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Go go
Gadget Rajai wheels
"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.
...
"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
We could fix the A's roster
If we could attach Rosales’ shoulder and back to Chavez.
@worldblee on Twitter.
Booo Chase Headley
"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.
Chris Denorfia
There’s a blast from the past.
"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.
hmmm
Cross kilby off the long-reliever list!
"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 Mar 13, 2010 1:37 PM PST via mobile reply actions
"Cross kilby" is too close to Crosby for my comfort, BBG.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
perfect
"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 Mar 13, 2010 1:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Sousaphone!
Your grandfather played sousaphone! With those terrible kidnapped musicians…
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yay!!!
We are killing the Giants! All is well in the world.
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
Unicorn UP!
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
PLAY THE SONG!
PLAY THE SONG!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
OT
Has anyone had Absinthe before? What’s it taste like?
"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.
Anus?
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry, I am usually the butt of jokes
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
black Licorice.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
wormwood and Julian Barnes.
with a smack of Toulouse-Lautrec
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
You nailed it
Although I’ve never had the real good stuff, just the stuff they serve in bars in Europe.
@worldblee on Twitter.
i’ve only had home-made: herbal and licorice-y. if you don’t like licorice, you won’t like absithe.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmmm yeah not sure about that licorice thing
"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 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
It's legal in the US now, though, right?
"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 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
yes, but not "real" Absinthe made with wormwood
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
yes, the real absinthe is legal in the US.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
really since when
I was under the impression that absinthe without wormwood is legal, and wormwood is legal, but you cant buy absinthe with wormwood in the US
Like how an 18 year old can not buy beer, but they can a beer brewing kit and make their own
i’m almost certain that st. george absinthe, made in alameda, has wormwood.
the thing about legality is obnoxiously unclear though. the FDA doesn’t like is thojune, a toxin. and as long as you can keep the thojune down, the wormwood is OK. i just closed the window i got the quote below from, so i can’t source it for you, but you still get the content.
Thujone itself was present only in the smallest amounts and that it’s the combination of Wormwood along with other herbs such as hyssop and calamus which create the drink’s notable characteristic of mystically lucid clarity. After much legal wrangling demonstrating this data to the FDA, the government overturned the ban with set stipulations that the thujone would remain at a low 10 parts per million.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Good to know
Thats on park st, right?
I used to work in alameda at pappo
and yea the FDA loves creating completely vague bureaucracy
oh i see it google maps
damn thats on the edge of alameda, I hear there a lot of meth labs over that way
it has a beautiful of sf from the tasting room, you can bring a picnic lunch
you will probably get buzzed so either eat or bring a desginated driver : ) the tasting room has hoola hoops and when they see groups of people getting buzzed off of the vodka tasting the staff has them do the hoola hoops, it’s pretty funny
what? get outta here. that’s the navy station. lots of antiques on certain weekends, kids skating, and maybe a decom’d aircraft carrier or two.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Do you remember when that abandoned building exploded and burn down
That what happens when meth isnt made right. You also need a lot of open area, because you can smell the stench of a met lab a mile away.
And I wont need a dd, I ride my bike everywhere
really? that building that the fire dept allowed the fire to run its course on a couple months ago?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
alamethda, who knew? but i think this isn’t out by the naval station.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
that sounds about right
thou fire i was thinking of i thought happened in late 08
anyways the real point of this is we should all go to an A’s game and get hopped up on absinthe
Yea that sounds about right
thou I thought this fire happened in late 08, and that one happened in the summer of 07
Anyways the important point of this story is we should get hopped up on absinthe and go to an A’s game, or something
YES
its very licorice-y, anise-y
the there a traditional way to enjoy it by taking a slotted spoon with a sugar cube on it, then you add another liquor to the cube light the cube on fire and pour the absinthe throu that
kinda like Ouzo
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I had real Ouzo in Greece
Opiate based. I could tell you some stories
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
opiate-based
I gotta try some of that drink
"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 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
halluciatingly good, that's all I can say
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
You cant get real Ouzo outside of Greece
the opium based kind anyway
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
eh, skip all that crap.
go out and get some heroin.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
Hardcore Superstar
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
better to burn out than to fade away.
Which, if you think about it, is a fucked up mixed message transposed with The Needle and the Damage Done.
What gives, Neil?!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
It's my life... it's my wife...
"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 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
Kava is great I drink it a fair amount relaxing fun and numbing.
Taste like dirt in the most pleasant way possible.
I also love absinthe. I was at a Alice and Wonderland party in July 09 where I got put in charge of keeping three hookahs going and this beautiful tall black girl kept giving me shots of absinthe and then disappearing before doing it again. Fucking great night.
"Since other people actually read these threads, though, probably best that your particular brand of wrongness not go completely unchallenged." - PT
There are differing opinions on me. According to Iglew "DFA is PT with a sense of humor. PT is DFA with introspective self-doubt. I like them both" but according to sirbed Im "The Stats Killer"
by designatedforassignment on Mar 13, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
myth has it that the sugar and fire are what activate the psychoactives or whatever.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
of course, you have to snort the remaining substance
off the teats of a 19th Century French courtesan.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Teats...teehehehehe
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
someone told me Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
is this true? I feel Leo would know somehow.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Mar 13, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Henri agrees.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
I do, too.
I was lucky enough to be in Chicago when The Art Institute did an exhibit.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
me too
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
didn't see it,
but which painting?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Sometimes I wish I was a 19th Century French courtesan
"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 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
sometimes I imiagine you are.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
I was about to say the same about you
"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 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Well, aren't we a happy lot!
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
Are we admitting to some sort of long distance mental circle jerk?
"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 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
"admitting?"
have you not bean here for the past eight to ten months?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
srsly
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
I'm only asking for dramatic emphasis to the lurkers.
Lately, I’m realizing that the lurkers are having trouble following the plot, so I’m trying to paint broader strokes.
"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 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
OH!
That’s nice of you.
If I get too obscure, please let me know, lurkers.
Um, by…post it note, I guess.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
And we are winning!
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
only watching from a skybox in left field would be better
"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 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
word
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
where's the "like" button??
"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 Mar 13, 2010 1:59 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
wrong application.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure how, and it's a little creepy,
but I must suggest Pandora to all of you. It’s kind of really good at rooting out music you may like and may not know about.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
Listening to new Sade album, watching the scores
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
I would recommend thesixtyone.com to you
For the same thing, except more with unknown bands, but they went all corporate and destroyed the community there. Uvumi.com is my new online music watering hole, but it’s still pretty small.
@worldblee on Twitter.
Thanks!
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
I use Pandora to find new music...
and then www.legalsounds.com to buy it. $0.09 per mp3. I’ve practically tripled my music collection for less than $50.
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."
oooooo.
I love you.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Would you love Elvez if he/she were a sock puppet wearing zombie?
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
if he kept feeding me tips like where to find legally downloadable songs nine cents, yes.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
you are easy
and that is a compliment
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
but zombies don't have the brain power to use sock puppets.
they’d see the sock puppet and try to eat him.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
Is that from first "hand" experience or did you read that in a text book?
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
simple logic, my friend.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
they're good!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Barton making a bid to be the Survivor at first
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
When comparing teams' Spring Training Records
It’s only the head to head matchup that matters most.
Follow on Twitter - @MAD_Marvin
The FairWeather Channel - Sports Comics and Bandwagon Forecast
I can't speak for the game.
But I like the commercials.
don't grow up too fast / and don't embrace the past / this life's too good to last
that's awesome!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
That is awesome
EA was never that stoked on baseball, the company was more focused on Madden and FIFA, and then NBA Live (which I also worked on).
@worldblee on Twitter.
Thats too bad
Me and my friends all agreed that EA makes the sports games, and we never why they got exclusive rights to the nfl for madden, when Madden is always the best football game. Its one of those games that sells a few million copies before its even in the stores
nope
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.
Santiago Casilla is a Gnat?
I’ve never seen anybody who looks so good wearing black and orange.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Allright people, I'm outta here...
double extra band practice time…
I leave you with this…
If you’re down in the dumps
and your soul has the mumps
just try on a pair of undersized pumps and say
“Damn, my toes hurt… My toes effin huuuuuuurrrrtttttt”
"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
speechless
Ciao G_S
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
my band broke up
I am jealous. Anyone know of any Depeche Mode tribute bands in need of a lead singer? Just askin….
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
by OptimistPrime on Mar 13, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Bob Lefsetz was just saying the other day
That tribute bands are the future of music.
@worldblee on Twitter.
byebye G_S
kisses.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Back to culling though resumes
Audi 5000
"Tonto think Billy Beane need to make team full of squirrels and bears."
Isn't that the car back in the day that was then accused of unintended acceleration?
"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 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
i recently noticed (while watching magnum pi) how you don’t see any audi 4000s anymore, and very few 5000s. what gives? did they all fall apart?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Mar 13, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Very few 80s cars still around in general
Fewer Audis were imported back in the day than now.
"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 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
If you stumble across a good sign monkey, let me know.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 13, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Even though I have not listened to the game
its still awesome that we are kicking the Giants ass on KNBR
Close
That was some cat like reflexes by Greiss.
Follow on Twitter - @MAD_Marvin
The FairWeather Channel - Sports Comics and Bandwagon Forecast
he hit an hr earlier
"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 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
SuSlu's reppin'
I love AthleticsNation, it’s true. They’re in force here at Scottsdale Stadium. Hi Baseballgirl, Nico, Gigglingone and everyone else!
Last of the Ninth - Photography
jeez, fox can't even get on base when they're handing out walks like candy
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
is it on TV for you?
"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 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
What's for lunch?
"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 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
darn
I am going to make some chicken later
"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 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
McPherson scores on WP
"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.
and so does Buck now on another WP
8-4 A’s
"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 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
lol, buck scores on wild pitch
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
Jemile Weeks didn't get the memo
Swings at a pitch and makes the 3rd out. But 3 gift runs put us up 8-4.
@worldblee on Twitter.
I really wish we could trade the slegnA for the Pads in he AL West
"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.
Good Idea
Both Pennsylvania teams are in the National League, so why not both Los Angeles teams? Plus, the San Diego Chargers are in the American Football Conference so the San Diego Padres should be in the American League. I am on board!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 13, 2010 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
How about bringing all the NL West teams into the AL
Except for the Giants. And put the Angles, Mariners, and Rangers in the NL West. Giants never win another pennant, while the A’s dominate the AL West.
@worldblee on Twitter.
I like the way you think
"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 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
It all starts with kidnapping Selig
Then we make our demands known by ransom note.
@worldblee on Twitter.
FDLS gives up a leadoff walk
Hopefully, this won’t turn into the mirror image of the previous half inning.
@worldblee on Twitter.
The AN representatives showed up!
don't grow up too fast / and don't embrace the past / this life's too good to last
I had no idea Glenn Hoffman was Trevor's brother
"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.
Too bad there are no split-squad games in regular season
We do have impressive depth on this team.
you have got to be kidding me....
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
In the big picture
I guess it’s better to see them fail so we know where we stand. But dang it, I like seeing the A’s win, even if it’s only ST.
@worldblee on Twitter.
barton looks great today, honestly
"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 Mar 13, 2010 2:58 PM PST via mobile reply actions
small sample size
"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 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
DP!!
5-2-3!!
"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.
Buck pops out
1 out
"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.
Cardenas infield single
1 on, 1 out
"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.
Bases loaded now!
1 out!
"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.
Really? 5 IF for the Pads?
"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.
I vote for the suicide squeeze
"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.
2 out, up to EPat
(oh crap)
"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.
i thought ST was for practice
not hey lets try this little league idea
if some gets caught doing the hidden ball trick i am gonna very angry
3-2!!
"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.
Fin!!!
"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.
a split-squad sweep!
"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 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
I channeled a
Rally Gilmore Girls down to Pheonix there!!!
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
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