OMG, is it time for baseball yet?!?!?!?!
It all started with a simple link in a DLD. And now the organizing will commence. But first, we need to figure out the plan...
The parking lot will open at 9am that morning, which means we could do an early tailgate (mimosas!) should you all want to. Alternatively, we could show up a little later and do a not-so-early tailgate...
I know this is the day of the Fan Appreciation Tailgate (which is free, so we could go back and forth between our tailgate and theirs....maybe we can drag invite some of the players over to ours too...) the A's are throwing (it takes place from 10-12:30), and some of you may have tickets already, so choose the appropriate answer in the poll below:
Depending on how many people need tickets, we could either go the goldstar route or the group tickets route...
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doh! that's totally what I meant
I guess I shouldn’t type while trying to watch TV….in my head, I totally included the tailgate details….let me edit it….
There's no crying in baseball!
Well since I'm a NRAF
I guess I should say we rule! but….since I’m jealous of you local fans I guess I’d have to say you folks rule.
I rule as well.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 12:05 AM PST up reply actions
and stuff.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
yup.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
Sigh
I’ll make it one day.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 2, 2010 9:02 PM PST reply actions
True
I have strict Indian parents.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 2, 2010 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
No
They’re busy.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 2, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
Ha
Explain that to them!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 2, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
Okay... so the party starts at his place
where 20 of us explain to his parents that a baseball game isn’t a rave… then tailgate at the coli. What time should we be over at your place and where is it?
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
It's not?
So… can I still bring glow sticks?
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
But what about some K, x?
"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 2, 2010 11:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
by any means necessary.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
What is a....
rave?
NocturnalGamingSociety.org -- "The Real Gamers Come Out At Night"
by NocturnalMatt on Mar 3, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Get a job.
When I was in high school, my parents were pretty strict too. They almost never let me go out. Finally, I got a job at a local pizza place and once my parents got used to me not being around so much, they were much more lenient about letting me go out.
Now, I was a very good kid and did well academically so I had earned their trust and that certainly helped. But sometimes parents just aren’t ready to let go. Having a legitimate reason for being out is a good way to ease them into seeing you less.
Plus, working at that pizza place was awesome. There were a lot of young people who worked there, and we could take home whatever food we wanted (seriously, like an extra large pizza, a whole basket of buffalo wings, anything). My friends would stop by and I’d give them free food and beer. One time I made Gilbert Arenas a sandwich. Sadly, that’s probably the best job I will ever have.
by LongLiveLangerhans on Mar 2, 2010 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Good Suggestion
Get a job.
I stopped reading at that part, though, but Gilbert Arenas’ name caught my attention in one of your last lines.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 2, 2010 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, I was offering you the point guard position for the Wizards now that Gilbert Arenas won't be using it.
by LongLiveLangerhans on Mar 2, 2010 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
Oops
Well, I want the job! Andray Blatche has been on fire recently and is a beast inside.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 2, 2010 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
You forgot to say dip-dip-dip-dip-dip-dip-dip-dip
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
"A Gilbert Arenas Sandwich"
Boy does that bring up some interesting visuals….

"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
Maybe
Was your mom born in England?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 3, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
I still have bellini stuff......but with OJ a mimosa can happen, too.
I have tickets for this game – so I’m down for hanging out before the game. I think we should send spies over to the fan thing to see if it’s worth attending!!! But then again – I might just wish to stay at our tailgate – it seems were going in that direction??
I might know a guy with a grill.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Would you wrap it..
uh..
THEM… in bacon
The scallops, I mean. Of course.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
SEE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
I'm looking into my crystal ball,
and I predict that Eri Yoshida will make the big leagues in Korea, Japan, or the US by the age of 25.
She may not stick, but I predict she’ll get at least a cup of coffee.
"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 3, 2010 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
you should be there
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Sigh x 2
No Opening Day for me = Reason it sucks to be in Washington, D.C. w/o the Green and Gold.
I’ll be proudly wearing my brand new Brett Anderson jersey to the office, over my suit .
Anyways i said F*&K it and booked a 2 week trip to Cali; thanks Virgin for having a sweet sale = $119 non stop. I’ll get my fix in June w/ several games.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
Just say the word baby.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
done
so…AN tailgate for the weekend before Opening night…plus AN tailgate for Opening night?
Or is this one or the other?
This instead, I think.
I won’t be able to do Opening Night, but if people want to do that also, or instead of this, speak up.
Important info
So I’ll know when to bring chicken Parmesan sausages
by OaklandSi on Mar 3, 2010 12:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I hadn't planned to attend the preseason games
since I have tickets for the first two games that count, and, well, I’m pretty busy.
But an AN tailgate with Lynn’s cooking (and of course the BAG and all the other goodies) is hard to pass up.
I'm going to do my best to be there for this
It all depends on how my schedule goes with my new job.
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
I wish I could say yes right now
But I may need to clear up some other obligations before I’ll know if I’m free to go to any games that weekend.
by OaklandSi on Mar 4, 2010 3:11 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm in... need a ticket, however you organize it
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
I will by God make it there one of these years
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
JEALOUS AND SAD!
"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
They have planes ya know....
they even fly from socal to oakland pretty frequently. I’m just sayin’…
There's no crying in baseball!
and cheaply.
just don’t be a fatty like Kevin Smith.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
So in the spirit of is it time for baseball yet...
ZF’s Latest Dating/Relationship Drama
(not doing a FanPost for this)
So random guy (who wanted to hook with me last summer, who never even came close) just sent me an email. It said “Remember Me?” with a picture of his unit attached. WTF WTF WTF! So when I didn’t respond and he follows up with “So you don’t remember?” I said, “That’s the first time I’ve seen it!” He said maybe he dreamed it. WTF Who just sends an acquaintance a pic like that!?!? Man, I meet some ballsy guys!
Bailey is ROY!
he sent you a picture of his junk?!
Junk which you’ve never seen?
…..
…
..
Was it impressive?
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
so maybe he was just bragging.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
I got it.
Still, you were impressed. So maybe he was just giving you a preview.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 3, 2010 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
It'll probably get me another strike, but...
here’s a picture of me and my cock.

"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 4, 2010 4:14 AM PST up reply actions
Dude, don't you know
that you can do some serious damage to your cock by shooting it up with junk?
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
That's no Foster Farms
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
That's gotta be a Tyson chicken, right?
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
Ballsy is not quite the word for that
though stupid does come to ones mind.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
And right after he sent it, he asked me to delete it!
I said i was saving it for blackmail!
Bailey is ROY!
i asked you not to tell
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Wow. Um, wow.
It’s a sad day when I guy can’t remember which girl he’s shown his unit to.
There's no crying in baseball!
Even sadder...
when the girl can’t recall it.
Must not have left much of an impression.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I actually work with someone who married a guy who pulled a similar stunt
But um, I’d have to recommend never seeing this guy again. Believe it or not, I used to know someone who had much worst dating stories than you. Pretty scary weird shit with friends professing their love for her out of no where.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
sure
“friend at work who married a guy”
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 4, 2010 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
The friend wasn't the one who married the guy
Sadly not even divorced myself, Mr. Signs.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
Mr. Signs.
cute.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 6, 2010 12:18 AM PST up reply actions
So here's the plan.
We don’t have enough for a group discount (you need 25). Gigs and I might could get tickets through Goldstar for the peeps with firm commitment at this point on Monday, if available (Sec. 106, Field Level). Another option is to go for the $12 tickets in 317 or the $5 tickets in 230. Anybody wanting to get in on any kind of group deal after that point are on their own.
We are doing the tailgate regardless, and I will post about that after I know who can make it.
Love ya!
PS You're all a bunch of bastards.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 5, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
You need an LB to AN translation
“How dare you guys make fun plans in my sight knowing full well I’m stuck in a sign shop in Florida and can’t come. How dare you guys go to the trouble of getting seats for everyone else willing to go but not getting me a single seat on an airplane to fly out there to join you. How dare you talk about delicious food knowing full well I can’t taste any of it.”
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
See, that's the problem
As great as all the things you’ve done here have been, when you’re stuck in a sign shop in Florida that keeps pulling you back in (a.k.a. Hell), the simple things just don’t cut it anymore. You need grand sweeping gestures. So make sure you wildly wave your hands in the air as you talk next time. At the very least it might distract him from what you’re saying.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
If nothing else, you gotta dig his style.
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by Leopold Bloom on Mar 6, 2010 12:19 AM PST up reply actions

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