DLD 05/20/10: My Senior Trip
by Rated-R Superstar on May 20, 2010 5:38 AM PDT
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Today, in just over two hours, eight school buses will depart from Modesto, California for Anaheim, California. No, I won't be seeing the damn Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim play. (Well, they are on the road, you know.) Instead, I'll be arriving with 335 other high school seniors for our senior year trip to Disneyland! It's a two-day trip on a very tight schedule and I'll be back at "12:30ish" in the morning on early Saturday according to the itinerary we all received. I'm using this DLD to inform all of you because, well, I wanted to!
I wasn't going to leave the rest of this post blank. I have links, of course!
Have you read The Handmaid's Tale, Beowulf, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and The Catcher in the Rye? If so, you should watch my group's English class film project posted above! In a group of seven people, we portrayed characters in those books in a mash-up comedy. We read those books throughout the school year and this the film project was our last big assignment. There were six videos shown in our class period and ours was definitely one of the one or two best. I just thought I'd share that with you guys. I loved our intro. From there, the film started off pretty slow. It did, though, get better and better and I thought it turned out okay. All dialogue is 100 percent related to the character in the book. (I'm the dude in the glasses, by the way.)
Milton Bradley has a batting line of .230/.321/.378 this season. [via www4.pictures.zimbio.com]
Okay, that's definitely enough school nonsense. Yesterday, the Seattle Mariners got back designated hitter and left fielder Milton Bradley. Dealing with personal issues and anger, Bradley was on the restricted list.
"I don't have all the answers. I'm not saying I'm cured," Bradley said in a clubhouse meeting room before Wednesday's game against Toronto.
He made a brief statement then answered one question before a team spokesman ended the session.
"I'm working ever so hard, and I'm committed to this process," Bradley said. "It's going to be an ongoing thing. It's the best thing for me. I'm glad I took this time."
From 2004-2010, Kaz Matsui complied a career 5.6 WAR while making $38.3 million through '09. [via a.espncdn.com]
The Houston Astros have had enough of Kaz Matsui. The team released the second baseman after yesterday's win.
The Astros announced Wednesday they would ask for waivers on Matsui for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release and likely eating the remainder of his three-year, $16.5 million contract that was set to expire after this season.
The move didn't come as a surprise considering Matsui was hitting .141 with one RBI in 27 games this season, including an 0-for-20 slump he carried into Wednesday. The club purchased the contract of infielder Oswaldo Navarro from Triple-A Round Rock.
Strasburg hit 100 on the gun last night. [via web.minorleaguebaseball.com]
Pitcher Stephen Strasburg is on fire for Triple-A Syracuse. Strasburg threw 6.1 scoreless innings yesterday. He is now 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 0.44 WHIP, .068 BAA and is averaging 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
"I still need to work on command of all my pitches in the zone," Strasburg said. "I need to work on my bulldog mentality, and I need to be better at identifying weaknesses of opposing hitters and trying to exploit them."
Strasburg got most of his strikeouts with a sharp curveball. He got ahead with his trademark upper-90s fastball, reaching 96 on his final pitch when he struck out Danny Valencia looking to begin the seventh.
According to the link, June 4 is when the Washington Nationals plan on to call him up. Tim Kurkjian also said such things on SportsCenter this morning.
Both former All-Star players are headed for the disabled list. [via www.koreatimes.co.kr]
Yesterday, the New York Yankees placed catcher Jorge Posada on the disabled list with a broken foot. Posada will be out 3-4 weeks. A bruise is what is keeping Cleveland Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore on the pine. The injured left knee will have Sizemore shelved for at least 15 days. Unfortunately for the Indians, infielder Asdrubal Cabrera is going to have surgery on his fractured left forearm. That's too bad for the Tribe. We unfortunately know how they feel.
Other (maybe) useful MLB links:
- Josh Beckett also hits the DL with back strain [CBS Sports]
- Ozzie Guillen discusses the Hanley Ramirez situation [CNNSI]
- Trevor Hoffman will make adjusts on mechanics [NBC Sports]
- New York Mets turn triple play, hit inside-the-park HR in loss [ESPN]
- Adam LaRoche discusses his side of the Giants offer story [The Splash]
- The FanGraphs Primer [FanGraphs]
Well, that's all I have for you. Beat the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants for me! Let's be over .500 when I get back from the trip! You guys have fun, now.
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I figured your trip might be the focus of the DLD
Have a great time and don’t knock anyone up while you’re down there.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
Unless she's British and she overslept.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
oh yeah, that...
but then again, if she’s plumb knackered out, let her sleep in a little…
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 21, 2010 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Ok, so a senior in America is 18, right?
So you don’t happen to have Julie’s number do you?
And Eric Chavez looks way different when he’s not playing for the A’s.
Enjoy your senior trip.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
a good portion of a high school senior class is 18
But definitely not everyone. I didn’t turn 18 until the last 3 weeks of high school.
"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
Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
by cuppingmaster on May 20, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't turn 16 till the summer after I graduated (we graduate high school at 16 here).
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
It's generally late 17/early 18 in the States
Occasionally reaching 19, but rare.
Ask me about my squirrel.
Yeah, but you can leave after a day of school and go get drunk in a pub
I’m pretty sure that in almost every state in the US, you have to be 21 to drink. Indiana used to be 18. I don’t know if it still is.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 20, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
It's 18 over here.
16 is the age of consent.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
18 is just the age you become a legal adult here
you can vote and join the military and stuff.
But you can’t drink a beer. That would be ridiculous!
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I was 16 when I graduated from high school.
But I was weird.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Me too
As a result of skipping grades earlier, I couldn’t take drivers’ ed with everyone else in my class because I was too young to get a permit. So then I made up for it by taking seven years to get through college and 16 to learn how to drive.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on May 20, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't turn 18 until I was a freshman in college
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
same here...
although that “college” thing didn’t last too long for me…
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 20, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
RRS, don't spend too much time in CA Adventure
It sucks compared to real Disneyland.
"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
Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
it's not even really Disneyland for the Senior Trip.
It’s a lot of fun, most of the restaurants are converted into wannabe rave type dance things, etc.
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With no alcohol?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
yeah that kinda sucked
but there were so many hot chicks…
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drunk disneyland is no fun
there are other ways to have fun there.
Be Careful though RRS, Grad night is the most dangerous at disneyland
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
They're revamping it though
Putting (literally) hundreds of millions into improving it…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 20, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Has anyone seen 'Mongol'?
Just watched it now. Surprisingly good.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Nice work RRS. Have fun on your trip!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
For today's start?
"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
Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
by cuppingmaster on May 20, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Who's start would today be normally? Duke or Anderson?
I’m lost.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hmm.
JaneMLB
The move likely means Mazzaro, not Ross, is starting today.
1m ago
via txt
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
okay, that makes sense
I wonder why the change of heart
"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
Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
by cuppingmaster on May 20, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
now she's saying Ross is starting
and Mazzaro to the pen
"Every year someone will win the World Series. Other things are more, shall we say, unusual." - EN
That's what I thought too
It just seems weird to call Mazz up now for a start he’ll make in 5 days. Unless this is for Braden?
"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
Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
by cuppingmaster on May 20, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW, who is going to the game today?
I’ll be in the value deck, possibly 318 row 12 seat 14. Unless I’m sitting somewhere else or walking around taking pictures.
I'll be
at work. Sadness.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'm going to be heading out soon, I think.
My email should be in my profile. If anyone wants to meet up, just shoot me a message where you’re at or going to be.
by LoneStranger on May 20, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Just one?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'll be there
don’t know yet where, but I’ll be somewhere….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 20, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
So this sucks.
A job opening was posted at work, and I’d love to go do it. In case anybody cares, it’s an IT Infrastructure type job, Server/SysAdmin and Active Directory Admin type stuff, along with physical infrastructure, data storage center maintenance, etc. Not a bad step up from the plain old system/network tech support stuff I do now.
The LOL of it: The job requirements are basically “sysadmin, windows, and AD infrastructure experience”
How the hell are we supposed to have that experience when our jobs are compartmentalized and we’re not allowed to touch any of that stuff now?
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just apply and see what happens
Worst thing they say is no.
"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
Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
by cuppingmaster on May 20, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Eh. We'll see. I might.
I have a feeling that they already know who they want and the whole job posting nonsense is just a dog and pony show, but…
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I know the feeling, man
That happened to me a few months ago. Still kinda peeved 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
Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
by cuppingmaster on May 20, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
So can I, but I can't really put it on a resume :D
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i'm afraid to ask...
why not?
The Not-So-Casual Fan
because where I'm at now is compartmentalized so much that I'm not allowed to do it now.
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Does that mean you couldn't have learned it elsewhere?
by LoneStranger on May 20, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Not necessarily.
I’m sure there are other people who will apply that do have those skills from previous jobs. I’m not one of em though :P
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how about claiming that you learned those items on your own time
at home and/or side jobs?
The Not-So-Casual Fan
Well, AD isn't really something you can do at home. It is an Enterprise function, for
the most part. Side job possible.
by theblackpearl on May 20, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually have a couple of 1U blades at the house that I've been meaning to set up and screw around with
but yeah, it’s not a lot of real experience when you’re doing like a 4 node environment
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Pretty sure they have accredation classes available though
Not that he actually took one.
Ask me about my squirrel.
That would be a part of the MCSE,
Designing a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and Network Infrastructure
Exam 70-297
by theblackpearl on May 20, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, lots of school groups coming today
Lines at the beer stands = short
Lines at the Dreyer’s stands = waaaaaaaaaaaay too long
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on May 20, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
SJ A's News Update
http://cbs5.com/local/san.jose.stadium.2.1705523.html
The Not-So-Casual Fan
Seelig.
Rhymes with earwig.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
I love this.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2010 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
So this is what it was about.
Always, always have a fastpass pending. Doesn’t matter if you’re not sure if you can make it. Just know that you can’t get another one until the one you’re holding can be used.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Is that what you expected Rated R to look like?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Pretty much, actually.
He mentioned he was Indian before.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
He's taller than I expected him to be, but just as goofy.
And yeah I remember that post about him being Indian.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Yeah, that's true.
I didn’t expect him to be so tall.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
He's posted some video before.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Oh has he? Must have missed those.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
The rules are thrown out the window for senior day, I don't remember if there are fastpasses.
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dude things might have changed in 10 years.
im just saying
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 20, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Dan, if I'm not mistaken, the Hokey Pokey is what it's all about.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on May 20, 2010 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
You can always use the fastpass even after the one-hour window is gone.
I stacked up a bunch of them last time i went and used them all in about a one hour time frame. I was dizzy beyond belief, but it was awesome. :)
There's no crying in baseball!
they are on to you
from what I hear, you can only get one fast pass at a time now.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Huh. Seems too good to be true...
JaneMLB
Anderson to throw 50-60 pitches in rehab start for Triple-A Sac on Monday.
8m ago via txt
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
and Adam Foster is reporting that hes going to need surgury at some point
possibly the end of the year.
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 20, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh fuck. Seriously?!
Why can nobody on this god forsaken team stay healthy?!
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Anderson has always been a boo boo pitcher though.
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 20, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that's not conflicting enough.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Here is my question.
Was the original injury misreported, because they said that it was muscular and not the ligament, which doesn’t really allow for it to be fixed by surgery.
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 20, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, I'd very slightly prefer he get the surgery now
because we all know how well pitching through injury and young pitchers works.
Let’s not go the Mark Prior Prodigy Route, kthxbai.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
I mean he either tears the ligament or not right?
why not just see if he can do it without busting it.
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 20, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Link?
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 20, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It may not be until the offseason, but it sounds like Brett Anderson is going to have arm surgery this year — reoccuring forearm issue. about 8 hours ago via Echofon
Insider information :) RT @bradleyjdunn: Anything beyond spec to back up your Brett Anderson claim? about 8 hours ago via Echofon
I’m sure if an A’s beat writer asks someone in the org about B. Anderson’s looming forearm surgery, they can get something on the record. about 8 hours ago via Echofon
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 20, 2010 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Hm, gonna take this with a grain of salt.
Foster isn’t affiliated with the A’s in any way and he hasn’t cited any sources. That response to you doesn’t really answer anything. And no one from the A’s org or Slusser/Lee has even mentioned surgery. And how the hell is surgery supposed to fix a forearm muscle issue?
Reminds me of when Will Carroll used to (wrongfully) speculate about Harden’s injuries.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 20, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
though they reported that it was an issue with where the muscle and the ligament which I guess could require surgery.
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 20, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone know if there is any truth
to the 100 MLB innings clause in Strasburg’s contract?
I’m curious because if they call him up June 4th then he’ll most likely reach that number if he stays in the bigs the rest of the year. It’ll be interesting to see if that is the case or not…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
I don't know, but he seems to be the real deal. His numbers are amazing.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Huh. so thats what RRS looks like.
I gotta say, “Sweet Biscuit” is not the first thing that comes to mind.
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He's still a sweet biscuit.
I knew what he looked like.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Dallas gets his very own "Strong Side/Weak Side" over at The Onion
Link.
Do I need to warn people not to take it too seriously nah I probably don’t have to do that nope not one bit…
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
HAH
Has attended a major-league perfect game.
Owns only copy of MLB’s unwritten rules.
And wow. (wrong… and funny)
Never bothered throwing a perfect game on Mother’s Day when his mom was alive.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
yeah that one was a little much, but the rest was pretty good
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eeeww
that mother’s day comment made me cringe a little.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
What the hell?
I get that the Onion is funny, but that’s a little far. A little too far.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Meh, disagree.
With The Onion, there really is no “too far.” Absolutely everything is fair game for them.
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by thejd44 on May 20, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought it was funny in t he context of The Onion
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Agreed
I was taken aback by the comment about his mom. By the same token, it was one of very few outlets making a good point about Dallas’s achievement being framed in terms of his interaction with A-Rod. Straight up and down, The Onion just doesn’t play favorites.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Sigh.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/19/SPVI1DGN0P.DTL
Duchscherer is scheduled to see a local doctor about his left hip inflammation today, and it’s likely he will receive an injection of Synvisc, a substance that cushions joints, as a potential measure to avoid or delay season-ending hip surgery.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
WHATEVER DUKE.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Does he still get paid if he doesn't pitch?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
But seriously, Duke has got to have so many needle holes in his hip that it looks like he ran into a porcupine.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
I think AN has pretty much assumed he's done for the year
Any other news would be great, but it just seems the sentiment around here is such.
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 20, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Who is this Duchscherer they speak of?
Ask me about my squirrel.
Today is a great day: Even more evidence comes out (as if it was needed) about the complete and total fraud (and total douchebag) known as Lance Armstrong!
Of course, that article is wrong in saying Armstrong has never failed a test. He HAS failed tests. He’s just skated on technicalities (and, now we learn, payoffs) before.
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by thejd44 on May 20, 2010 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
meh
My best friend is a die-hard cyclist and he just doesn’t give a shit about Landis, Ullrich, Armstrong, etc.
Really, the sport is so fucked in doping allegations it’s insane. So many of those guys are guilty the sport is more tainted than most any other. My buddy gathers from what he’s seen and heard that it’s close to, if not well over 50% of the pros are bending or breaking the doping laws one way or another…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 21, 2010 3:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting Fremont news.....
Tesla to buy NUMMI plant, build cars with Toyota
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
so much for the nummi option
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
WHOA.
That’s pretty huge news.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
oops, didn't rtfa
maybe not:
With the upcoming Warm Springs BART under construction, the area has "a lot of redevelopment potential," Taylor said. NUMMI’s 380-acre property includes 170 of vacant land that could be used for more development. Musk said Tesla was purchasing only part of the land at the site.
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
Yeah, I remember driving around the site months ago because I was curious.
The actual plant is huge, of course, but there’s a huge lot of empty land north of the plant that’s completely empty.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Yea, that's where they wanted to build the park.
It wouldn’t have to have any environmental work done since there was nothing there putting chemicals into the ground.
by LoneStranger on May 20, 2010 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said when he drove a Tesla Roadster: "To put it simply, I felt the wind, the wind of the future."
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
That sounds like something Ichiro would say.
Japanese is fun.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Taylor on DL
A’s prospect Michael Taylor, who has been out for Triple-A Sacramento since May 12 with a calf strain, was placed on the 7-day DL in the minors on Thursday. The move was retroactive to May 14 despite Taylor last playing in a game on May 11.
(Updated 05/20/2010).
from my CBS.sports fantasy league, can’t link to it.
If this is really so, it is another in the series of, well, strange moves. The guy has been shelved for 9 days, 9 days in which A’s didn’t realize it was going to be that long again, and hadn’t placed him on the DL. And when they finally do, they make it retroactive to May 14th, so that in best case scenario he can only miss one more day on top of the 9 already missed. What the Hell?
Like after nine days of injury you should already know what you are dealing with! It is either something that will heal in a day, in which case you don’t put the guy on a DL, or it is not, in which case there is no point in making the arbitrary day of the beginning of DL so, that he can return in a day. Just puzzled again.
Not necessarily
This is one injury situation you really can’t call unique to this organization.
I mean, plenty of teams have situations where they would rather not call guys to the DL in hopes they can be healthy before the 15 days…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 21, 2010 3:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Except it's a 7 day DL. Give the guy week off if he's hurting.
That’s what annoys me about the A’s and how they handle injuries. If after a day or two it’s still hurting. Then shut them down. Don’t keep testing it over and over or else you’re just going to make it worse. If you put him on the DL, yes you’re not going to have him for 2 weeks, but then he can take his time and ease back into baseball shape and becomes less likely to re-injure it or suffer a cascade injury.
Ask me about my squirrel.
yes, to some extent
But first of all, we don’t know if they “keep testing it” or are letting the player rest and leave it up to him and his work with trainers in order to determine when he’s ready. You’ve got to look at each case as being unique in its own.
Secondly, yes, they could shut it down, but I’m sure there are cases like this where it looks like a guy will miss a day or two, and that’s all he needs. The last thing you want is a guy to prematurely go on the DL and have to deal with the repercussions from that decision being made if it’s incorrect (i.e. him being displeased with the organization, filing a grievance, etc.)
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 21, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I watched some of RRS' "Movie" and I smell Oscar
and by that I mean I smell a burning hot dog….I hope you have a fun trip RRS.
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
I watched the video RRS, I had no idea that Eric Chavez was a student at your school..
There is no A in OFFENSE!!
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