DLD - 5.25.10
by YonYonson on May 25, 2010 10:19 AM PDT
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PrintIf Steve Phillips were in charge of the Nationals, he would've been beheaded by now. (hat tip: mikev, from yesterday's DLD)
"Here's the thing," Phillips told Mike Francesa on New York's WFAN Monday afternoon. "If I'm the Astros, I'm saying Washington Nationals, sure, [Roy] Oswalt, I think he'd fit great for you. I'll take Strasburg, and then I'll take...."
Shoulder inflammation lands (Homer) Bailey on DL
"They didn't ask my opinion. I guess that's where everything stands," said Bailey, a little miffed.
The A's left-hander threw 57 pitches against the Nashville Sounds. He allowed six hits and two runs, struck out one and walked one.
"I wasn't too worried about the results per sé, but my arm felt good," said Anderson, who went on the 15-day disabled list April 25 because of left elbow inflammation and a medial forearm strain.
"My arm strength is pretty good. It's rusty, as you can tell."
The Sac Bee also shows what some A's and Giants players have as their intro music
Dallas Braden, LHP
"Welcome to Stockton" - from compilation album "Thugs on My Payroll"
Texas Rangers file for bankruptcy, try to force sale to Nolan Ryan and his business partner
HSG Sports controls the Rangers and the National Hockey League's Dallas Stars, both of which he has been trying to sell to pay off his debts.
In January, Mr. Hicks reached a deal with Messrs. Greenberg and Ryan to sell the Rangers, the Ballpark at Arlington, and some 150 acres adjacent to the stadium in a deal valued at about $530 million, although the value has escalated with the rising amount of liabilities the new owners are prepared to assume. According to court filings those liabilities include almost $25 million that the team owes slugger Alex Rodriguez in deferred compensation and almost $13 million it owes pitcher Kevin Millwood. Neither player is with the team anymore.
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Yon!
That second link ISN’T FUNNY!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It freaked me out too
I was on an article about Strasburg, and that was one of the top news links… it had an “oakland.athletics.mlb…” address and I was like… uh whoa.
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
I was wondering how I missed it.
I freaking saw him pitch on Sunday.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
That was MEAN.
I even moused over the link, and saw that it was an “oakland.athletics.mlb.com” article before panicking.
I KNOW.
I’m not happy.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Whew.
It seriously made my heart skip a beat.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
hahaha that was great
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 25, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
er. Steve. I don't know how that "n" got in there.
by whiteshoes40 on May 25, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
stupid double posting.
(I’ll stop replying to myself now. Sorry.)
by whiteshoes40 on May 25, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmm. This is very GD/ED.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It was like my Dad trying to use the interwebs
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
The best part is he thinks the Astros could get more than Strasburg for Oswalt.
Here’s how the conversation actually goes:
“Washington Nationals, sure, [Roy] Oswalt, I think he’d fit great for you. I’ll take Str….[CLICK]”
This man makes more money than I do – there is no justice in the world.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I honestly believe I could run a team better than him.
I know that’s not saying a lot, but… still.
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I believe a number of people here, with a couple years of apprenticeship, could run teams better than many GMs
The reason we couldn’t do it now is there’s lots of ins and outs we’re not privy to, lots of legal stuff, etc. But when it comes to just having some damn common sense about baseball (and really, this is THE most important part. The rest is just stuff you can learn), there are plenty of people here who could be a general manager as long as the stress of the job wouldn’t be too much.
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by thejd44 on May 25, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
no disrespect, since I don't know you, but I seriously doubt you could run a team, better than GM's.
There are a lot of smart people on this site, and I wouldn’t want any of you running my team. Just because you can post on a blog, doesn’t mean you can run a team
by theblackpearl on May 25, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
If you'd rather Steve Phillips...
…
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
That is why he isn't doing it anymore. He wasn't very good, and I wouldn't be either.
by theblackpearl on May 25, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Sabean's pretty sh*tty, and so is Dayton Moore in KC.
Omar Minaya’s pretty horrible at the job too. It’s a little early to judge Zdureincik in Seattle, but so far, signs point to him not being all that great, either.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
ahhh, I disagree about Zdureincik
He made good moves, his team is completely under performing.
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by stranahanahan on May 25, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, and look what he came into office with
Little minor league talent, loads of dead weight. Outside of Felix and Ichiro, and maybe Morrow and Jose Lopez, to an extent, he didn’t really have much talent I’to work with.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
he got super lucky with jojima
made a couple of good moves, a few bad ones. I am not ready pass judgement, but early returns are neither good or bad for me.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
I've never said that because I post on a blog I can run a team.
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you were comparing yourself to Steve Phillips, thedj44, was less specific. I was referring to thatq
comment.
by theblackpearl on May 25, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
TO be fair
if it were my money, I would rather Mike V or the jd44 use it then Steve Phillips
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
I once again quote Monty Brewster
NONE OF THE ABOVE
by theblackpearl on May 25, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Me, too
I recognize that there’s a lot that goes into helping run an organization—and I say “helping” because it’s not as if they control absolutely every aspect of the business—but for my money, the most important part of being a GM is being able to use and understand the best tools made by people smarter than I in the most effective way to put a talented team together.
For that purpose, gimme either one of the named gentlemen not named “Steve.”
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I think the biggest problem would be having the respect of your organization
but I think that there are several of us ANers who would be good GMs.
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 25, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
agree
At least better than the dregs that are Dayton Moore, Steve Phillips, Bill Bavasi, Omar Minaya, and Ned Colletti (I might be inclined to include Sabean).
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
sabean
I think he is really bad, bad decisions with the kids and with free agents and trades. But when he had Bonds to play around with, he made moves that made me think he was OK. I really wasn’t paying that much attention though. So my question to those of you who were, was he doing as poorly in the 90s as he is now? Were all his bad moves masked by BOnds?
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
I would think the harder part is just
the general skill of managing a large department in a large business. Sure, it can be learned, and I know that some people here on AN already have that skill, but most of us don’t and it’s not something you just pick up in an apprenticeship. Also, some people just don’t have the personality type to be any kind of manager. I know I don’t. If nothing else, you have to be a gregarious people person. It’s not like the GM just sits alone in his office all day deciding who to trade and who to sign.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I wish he was still a Major League GM.
Obviously so Beane can take advantage of whatever team he’s running.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 25, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Like say the Angels.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Basketball, soccer, boxing, hockey...
They are all Olympic sports. I wonder what people consider to be “Olympic sport”
I meant more like track and field and stuff like that
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
Sports people tend to not give a shit about except during the Olympics?
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by thejd44 on May 25, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooh, forgot to answer the poll.
Other: tennis.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
D'oh
I KNEW I was forgetting a big one.
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
bowling and golf too
If he wants to run across the pitcher's mound, tell him to go do laps in the bullpen - pepe
by closetasfan on May 25, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
The poll asks for your favourite sport.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Emphasis on sport.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Surprising.
Because usually guys get all verklempt about Anna Kournikova and Maria Sharapova.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I didn't know Kournikova was actually a tennis player
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
She's really not.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
wasn't the she the #1 ranked doubles player in the world for a while? i think she cracked the top 10 in singles ranking as well.
she may not have won any singles tournaments, but that’s different saying she wasn’t a tennis player.
from her wiki page...
“Although also successful in singles, reaching No. 8 in the world in 2000, Kournikova’s specialty has been doubles, where she has at times been the World No. 1 player.”
Yeah, but where's the laugh in that?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I don't like to let the facts get in the way of a (potentially) good joke.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Peuh. Serena can kick both their asses.
Well, Anna’s for sure. Maria is much tougher, but I’m still betting on Serena.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Verklempt?
Never heard that one before. iglew, your turn – is this an imported version of German verklemmt, does it come from Yiddish or something else?
I don't know the details.
But I’m 100% sure it’s cognate with German verklemmt and means roughly the same thing, and I’m 90% sure it comes to American usage by way of Yiddish (since such words almost always do).
I don’t know the proper spelling.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
gigs and DFA and I
have decided we need to have a west wing off on AN.
dropping random quotes into threads, etc and seeing if people can identify who is being quoted, what season, and maybe what episode (but that might be too hard). honor system. no googling.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
If you ever do "Mr. Show" or "My Mother The Car"
let me know.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
:)
{grumble grumble something incoherent grumble grumble}
Ask me about my squirrel.
Didn't he say "I love you, teddy' once?
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
X-mas special if I’m not mistaken.
Ask me about my squirrel.
Hasn't everyone, at one time or another?
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
yeah mostly random crazy Oregonian pols, gigs, and pamcakes decided this on my FB
I just sat back at watched… West Wing
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 25, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't bring the Yiddish unless you know what you're doing
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
fatooshed
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hah. I don't know if that's right either.
Going with the phonetic.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
The last time I watched SNL on purpose
Dennis Miller was one of the cast.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
1989?
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by Leopold Bloom on May 25, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably earlier.
The main seasons I watched were around 1980-1984, the Eddie Murphy era. But I definitely can recall Miller doing the news, and according to wikipedia he didn’t start until 1985.
When we were teenagers we were convinced that SNL was hilarious. Now I think it’s stupid. It’s commonplace to hear people say that some former cast was great but the current cast is lousy, but I think the real truth is that SNL is funny when you’re a teenager and it stops being funny some time around age 25.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
by iglew on May 25, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
bah. You can't say the current cast is lousy if you don't watch it.
Like any SNL cast, there are funny skits and there are unfunny skits. How the group interacts is probably the most influential aspect, and this group is good.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Tina Fey is the only really funny thing that SNL has produced in awhile though.
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I most definitely had this same experience
It was fantastic when my two best friends and I stayed up late watching it at 14/15/16, but at 31 I find it mostly not too funny.
Who's Dennis Miller?
Was he after Eddie Murphy?
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Two linkys for you
Urban Dictionary
Wiki
Tawk amongst yourselves.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hah
I answered tennis too and was wondering who the one other person was. I should’ve known. We really do need to go to a match together some time.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
My vote is still under "other" sadly.
There was no “tennis” when I voted.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I really like rugby and aussie rule football
but theyre rarely on in the US
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 25, 2010 11:08 AM PDT reply actions
*rules
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 25, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
There's two codes of rugby!
And Aussie Rules is just a clusterfcuk. Seriously – I appreciate the skill required to play it, but as far as I can tell it’s a free for all.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
which is why i like 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 25, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
me too.
I’d like to breed it with the NFL and have a halfway-padded mostly timeout-free demon child, named Darrell.
Long live Darrellball!
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched this game for the first time last night, and laughed so hard
I can’t wait to watch another one.
Ms. Jesa
Check out ESPN360.com
Go to the espn website and look for the links in one of the dropdown menus. They stream live games and replays of all kinds of sports, including rugby (mostly 7s, from what I’ve seen), cricket, soccer, aussie rules. All for free, no registration required.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
sweetness
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 25, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Aside from baseball: Running, cycling, triathlon.
An od combo I know. I love running, cycling, and, to a much lesser extent, triathlon. Hockey is growing on me also.
Baseball is my all time favorite to watch and it is after running, cycling, and weight lifting in terms of favorite to play.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on May 25, 2010 11:10 AM PDT reply actions
and by running
I mean track and field, road races, marathons, cross country, and ultra running. I enjoy following them all. I have watched the end of the western states 100 several times (I would never run an ultra, by the way. I have run 6 marathons but an ultra would be a bit much.).
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on May 25, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty fit, but I doubt I'd ever want to complete a marathon.
And you’ve finished 6 of them. Woah, that’s some achievement.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
marathons
once, for me at least, I completed the first one all I wanted to do was run one fast. I got to the point where I ran one as fast as I thought I could and then I lost interest. I still run, obviously, but shooting for a marathon is not one of the things I am interested in right now. Maybe after my kids are older……..
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on May 28, 2010 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
My crazy friend is training for an ultra.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I just watched the Dean Karnazes movie
50 Marathons in 50 Days.
Then I ate a cookie and went to sleep.
Hopefully he's not a next Jim Fixx
Remember Jim Fixx? The big famous jogging guy? Jogged fifteen miles a day. Did a jogging book. Did a jogging video. Dropped dead of a heart attack when? When he was fucking jogging, that’s when!
Dean
Dean is not well respected among competitive runners. More of a self promoter than an accomplished athlete.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on May 26, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
funny
I just mentioned how dean is not well respected and then this article pops up:
http://running.competitor.com/2010/05/features/a-simple-kind-of-man_10093
Anton >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Dean.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on May 28, 2010 7:00 AM PDT up reply actions
If it weren't for the A's
I wouldn’t be watching baseball.
by sf drift king on May 25, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
There are other sports besides baseball?
I really need to get out more
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 25, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Basketball
I tried to watch the end of the Celtics/Magic game last night (which says a lot for how bored I was).
Occasionally, I really, really try to like the NBA – I just can’t. There was 1:59 left in the 4th quarter when I turned that game on last night, right around 8:30. 10 farking minutes later, the game was finally over. 10 minutes to play 119 seconds of basketball is just stupid.
Since Boston lost, at least I enjoyed the outcome.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
This is also a main reason of why I never watch football.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I enjoy playing basketball
And watching college one. I don’t particularly like watching NBA anymore and I rarely do.
The power conferences went that way some time ago
I still watch Cal, of course, but beyond that, most of my college basketball viewing is directed toward the mid-majors. Even there, though, you’re starting to see some players leave before four years have gone by. But it’s not to the point of having the O.J. Mayos come through, treating the Pac-10 as just another NBA minor league.
I use to love watching the NBA
but recently, I’ve been finding it harder and harder to watch even the playoff games. I would record them and prefer watching the highlights to the actual game. It also doesn’t help that my team stinks and is clear across the country. College basketball is far more exciting. I’ve gotten back into that more in the last several years.
by sf drift king on May 25, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
College has gotten much easier to watch lately.
There is nothing better than watching a college team that can really move the ball and have a good post presence.
NBA, not so much.
Although I will say that if we see more guys like Curry, it’s going to get fun again. That kid is going to do some great things in the next couple of years, on and off the court.
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by stranahanahan on May 25, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
This sounds like a strong case of
“My team sucks!!!” versus an indictment of the game. I mean, if you can’t enjoy Lebron tearing up a team( and when he’s a Knick, it’s certainly going to be difficult ), then you’re being a fair-weather fan.
I’m definitely in your category here though. I think they need to speed up the end of the games to make them even remotely watchable. I haven’t really enjoyed basketball since the Kings were last contending.
I guess for me, having an idol or someone
you really appreciate helps. I caught the tail end of Dr. J’s career, became a huge fan of Charles Barkley, and a few years later, was greeted by the awesomeness of Allen Iverson. Now, the 6ers don’t have that type of star for me to get excited about. Don’t get me wrong, I still prefer watching them over any other team, but it’s just harder to do as time goes by.
And I was pulling for a LeBron v Kobe Finals, which sadly didn’t materialize. Stinky Boston ruined that. Curry, I agree will be a huge star. I just hope they get rid of Don Nelson. I still haven’t forgiven him for causing Chris Webber to be traded. The dubs were quickly becoming my 2nd team.
by sf drift king on May 25, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That game went to overtime though
I mean, you’re right about Basketball sucking ass in the last 2 minutes of the game, but you chose the wrong example. That was actually a really quick end of the game, when you figure it only took them 10 minutes for 7 minutes of game time and a break between the end of regulation and overtime.
Oops - there was 1:59 left in OT
I honestly did not know that game was in overtime when I tuned in.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
I've always thought there should be a rule in basketball
3 FTs if you are over the limit and foul in the last 2 minutes of any quarter. That would make the “tradeoff” that teams make in fouling much less appealing and keep the game going.
"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 25, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I like it.
There could also be some kind of use of technical fouls, but I think that your line is cleaner.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
how about just giving up? that would save time.
TO me basketball is one of those, I guess its alright if I am playing, but “oh my god why is this on my tv” when I am not, which is most of the time.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Basketball has this annoying capacity for a blowout to become close again.
Which often makes the first half just a lark. Not like BASEBALL! Where every inning counts, but if you go down by 5 or 6 runs, even the Rays won’t catch up, except once in a long, long while. Which makes those games extra special.
Also, I think the whole “second season” problem is really dumb. Why do 50% of the teams get into the playoffs? They should call it a tournament, not the playoffs. The point of the the previous 82 games is rather slight.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Basketball has this annoying capacity for the referees to control the games
by calling fouls and penalties disproportionately. Oftentimes, this makes a blowout become close again, or in fact, takes a blowout away from a team… (begins rant) … a team that was GOING TO WIN THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX. They were the best team in the NBA by far, and they were GETTING GOOD TV RATINGS. They were the FEEL-GOOD STORY OF THE YEAR!
The 2002 Sacramento Kings had their year of destiny taken away from them by petty NBA executives who feared that the Finals ratings would suck if the Kings made the series, and wanted their bullsh*t NY-LA series, even though IT WAS THE DAMN NETS from NEW FREAKIN’ JERSEY and ratings for the series weren’t that great anyway because it was the Nets, not the Knicks or Celtics.
F*ck you Dick Bavetta, you f**kin’ tool, and I will quite gladly live two or three extra lives on this strange backwards planet if it means I get to live them with one of my boots on your neck and the other one so far up your ass that you’re spitting out shoelaces!
(ends rant. calls Future Ed for a ride in his time machine. goes back to 2002. starts Sacramento Kings blog. posts rant. goes home.)
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, what a rant!
I knew about the problem with dispoportionate foul calls, but didn’t know about the 2002 season (I was busy at the time).
I LOVE the idea of your extra lives. What a beautiful way with words you have.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Thanks, Doctor.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
The 2002 Kings-Lakers series was one of the saddest moments in my sporting life
The other being the non-slide.
You’re right though GS, hard to get excited about basketball when it’s clear how rigged the system is.
Exactly
I was trying to explain to an avid basketball fan why basketball is slower than baseball. The first three quarters are nearly meaningless and the fourth quarter takes four hours to play. Oh and the fouls are rediculous
He's not missing bats and still giving up HRs like they're party favors at Chuck-E-Cheese - mikev
by designatedforassignment on May 25, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I like women's volleyball.
I really don’t have time to get interested in another sport, but when I did, my favorite was college volleyball. But I liked normal volleyball on a court with six on a team wearing normal uniforms. it’s not just better sport than the two-per-team in bikinis on the beach variety, I think it’s actually sexier. Women being athletic is sexy. (Women in bikinis on the beach is also sexy, but if I want to look at women in bikinis I’d rather just watch normal beach-goers not playing volleyball.)
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I like indoor volleyball more than beach volleyball too.
You get to see a lot more rallies and those diving saves.
I like the team aspect, too.
There’s something wonderful about seeing the team work together. Beach volleyball is more like doubles tennis, which isn’t really the same kind of team.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Thought you'd all be sufficiently perturbed at this tweet:
oakclubhouse
Finally a return to fundamentals RT @OaklandAs Barton has 6 sacrifice hits this year, which is one more than the A’s team leaders from ’09. 6m ago via web.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Why do you wish to upset the masses?
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on May 25, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it's fun.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
ok that was fun.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
This is a sacrifice reply.
It purposely sucks, has no content, takes up space and hurts my online reputation. However, there’s the very slight possibility that it will provide fodder for other, better comments.
It’s sad, really, because when I make a real comment, it’s usually awesome. But I didn’t feel confident in my ability to do so in this situation, so I thought I’d drop the sacrifice instead. It’s my goal to further the conversation any way I can.
by oblique on May 26, 2010 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
[postgame manager to reporters]
You know, I don’t care what we’ve done in the past here—the stat heads and the blogosphere be damned. Sometimes, you gotta play small talk. Oblique stepped in there and laid one down for the team. FOR THE TEAM!
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 26, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Favorite sport
It used to be football, but over the past 3-4 years, hockey has taken over. Of the list, the only sports I just can’t watch are soccer, NASCAR, and most Olympic sports (meaning the sports that are only on the national radar during the Olympics). Don’t love MMA, but it’s a lot more interesting to me when I’m shooting it than watching on TV.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on May 25, 2010 12:13 PM PDT reply actions
have you ever watched Euro soccer in Europe with hometown fans?
It completely changed the sport for me…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 25, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
You shoot MMA'ers?
Don’t they come after you, and like, beat you up and take your gun away from you?
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
AN has disturbing ads sometimes.
That dog-human hybrid ad is just wrong.
by goldfish on May 25, 2010 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
mine are ford ads
um, what, uh, have you been googling?
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
by Future Ed on May 25, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
side note
Google Chrome doesn’t think “googling” is a word.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
What else would you call a baby goog?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I've got Hertz. How do I get the dog-human hybrid thing going?
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
by paris7 on May 25, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm pretty sure you're wrong, there.
My wife asked me the other day, if we had a deaf child, would I want cochlea implants for her/him (with all of the concomitant effects on deaf culture)? I said “Of course, we should all be cyborgs, and for Jabber’s sake, it’s already 2010!” She said, “Be serious,” to which I reminded her, “I am being serious, in meaning if not in tone.”
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
I heart you.
Not in the same way Bloomie does, though, ’cuz, umm… my pants are on.
(checks to see if pants are on)
Shit!
(puts on pants!)
I want the ability to read, analyze, and digest many sources at once, as if I had fifty pairs of eyes and a processor to match. I want the ability to synthesize drugs from my own glands at will. I want green skin so I can photosynthesize, even if that means I have to take dirt baths on occasion to nurture my trailing roots.
And more than any of those, I want a tail. Seriously, can I please have a frickin’ tail already?
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay, me, too, a tail!
You read Blue Mars, right, where they engineer working tails? Makes my heart just about roll over.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Tails
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 25, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
"You could always get on an airplane!"
hahahahahahaha!!!!!
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
That's exactly what I was thinking about too!
Ask me about my squirrel.
He REEEEEALLLLY want a tail.
That would be sooo cool.
Ask me about my squirrel.
Google desperately would love for "googling" to not become a word
Because if Google becomes analogous to “web search”( a la, Kleenex ), then it weakens their brand.
Ars Technica, among others, has an article explaining this: link
Lol. Is that how it works?
The ad had something to do with optical illusions, I think. (I didn’t examine it too closely.) So who knows! I’ve mostly been googling recipes. That may explain why I sometimes get that woman whose body balloons up and then deflates.
suddenly I am craving goldfish crackers
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
as I often tell her, she is delicious.
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 25, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
They were on sale the other day
Bought a couple lil’ bags. I couldn’t decide which flavor. There are, like, 30 to choose from. I remember when they were just…cheese crackers. And now they have X-tra Flavor BLAST!
"Sorry guys, I’m not going to try and hit (Douglas) Murray anymore. It doesn’t work." - Steve Ott, Dallas Stars.
by SwisherThresher on May 25, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate how every food product is driven to extremes by marketing.
If a salty cracker is good, then an extra salty cracker must be better! If a cheesy cracker is good, then an extra cheesy cracker must be better! If a sandwich cookie with goo in the middle is good, then a cookie with twice the goo must be better! If a cereal is good, then the same cereal with sugar, cinnamon, and/or honey-nuts must be better!
Can’t food just be yummy in its normal state without them loading more and more stupid crap on it?
People say I don’t like food, but sometimes I get the feeling I like food more than other people do, I just don’t like all the crap that it gets loaded up with.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I drink Diet almost exclusively now.
When I drink regular stuff it seems too sweet.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Should avoid it altogether.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Diet soda is really just as bad for you as regular.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
But it makes me think it's better.
It’s bad for different reasons. Reasons I prefer.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It's bad because it's watered down AND unhealthy
YAY!
Ask me about my squirrel.
I avoid all artificial sweeteners.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 26, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
...
"I hate turkeys. If you stand in the meat section at the grocery store long enough, you start to get mad a turkeys. There’s turkey ham, turkey bologna, turkey pastromi,.Some one needs to tell the turkey, man, just be yourself." – Mitch Hedberg
"Sorry guys, I’m not going to try and hit (Douglas) Murray anymore. It doesn’t work." - Steve Ott, Dallas Stars.
by SwisherThresher on May 25, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad doesn't like food.
He often wishes he could just not eat and not get hungry.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 26, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I was like that for about 15 years.
When I was a teenager I often did forget to eat, and then after about a day I’d be like, “Dang, why does my stomach hurt? Oh yeah.”
Now I tend to eat a little too much, though most of what I do eat is fairly healthy since a lot of the really bad stuff is stuff I hate anyway.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
The Ad at the top of the page?
I’ve got something about Earthshare.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I haven't seen creepy baby in a long time.
Right now I have Ford, but a few times recently I got “make your zwinky”.
That word already sounds like it’s either a pet name for female genitalia or a brand of inflatable sex doll, even without the picture of cartoon girl in her underwear.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I can't believe only 4 other people like hockey most after baseball
I mean, the Sharks ate it lived up to their expectations but hockey, to me, is the most exciting of the 4 major sports. Don’t get me wrong, I love baseball and it’ll always be my #1, but watching a hockey game can really be a rush!
If I could vote for a third fave, it would be curling. I really got into it after the Winter Olympics.
"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
Whenever I've watched Ice Hockey I've always struggled to follow the puck.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I think they have a new video technology to help you see the puck on tv, now.
But I don’t watch hockey on tv because what you see on tv is so limited compared to what you see when you’re there. This is like the opposite of football, which is horribly dull when you’re there (can’t see anything at all), whereas on tv it is very detailed and visible. Those camerapeople are really skilled now.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
doesn't HD help?
I don’t have it and don’t watch hockey, but I figure that would help. Wasn’t it FOX that put some sort of blue circle around the puck in the 90s?
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Yeah
They did that for the All-Star game for a couple of years.
Dumbest idea ever.
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 25, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
HD most definately makes hockey watchable on TV.
I can’t really watch it in SD anymore, at least not on a big TV. Smaller TVs don’t look so bad, but I’m also so used to the wider aspect ratio that I feel I’m watching through a keyhole in SD.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I've been to the last three Wembley games.
It’s unbelievable how heavily tailored for tv American Football is.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
That's the main reason it got so popular here.
If the “soccer” federations had been smart enough to do what they were told and stop the action every 10 minutes for a TV time out, then they would have ascended in popularity and maybe even Americans would call it “football.”
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I went to my first football game last year and enjoyed the action
But I was ready to kill at every commercial break. Everyone standing around doing nothing. It was painful.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
You kinda get used to it, but yeah it's definitely not catered for the guys that
bothered to actually attend the game. You obviously notice the breaks on tv, but at the game the action just stops for and as you said everyone just stands around. It’s very surreal.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
The people that actually attend the games are suckers.
NFL is a TV sport.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
If you want to watch football in person, go to a highschool or junior college game.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
The minute somebody in the US hires me and I get to live there I will.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I'm in two minds about that (that they're suckers, it's definitely a TV sport)
I’ve been to the Wembley games the last three years, but I’m not going this year. That’s mainly because 1) it’s a hell of a lot of money (and a ridiculously long day) and 2) the atmosphere is awful as there aren’t enough ‘home’ supporters. Nobody gets behind either team.
Which is why I’m in two minds: I imagine going to a game where you’re the home team and you’re allowed to really get behind your team and influence the game (crowd noise) is quite fun.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
The appeal of going is to hang with your friends
get drunk, and paint your body with your team colors.
Football is a McGuffin for gambling, (homo)social bonding, and engaging in otherwise unacceptable behaviors (public drunkenness, screaming, dressing up in bizarre costumes).
The point spread is the main reason the NFL is so successful, and I think it’s the reason that soccer will continue to have problems here.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I can't read your list without
wanting to add tribal bonding around a totem identity.
Much of the football ritual is influenced by Native American ritual that preceded it. It’s no coincidence that the areas of the country with the deepest football tradition roughly correlate to areas that formerly had the densest non-nomadic Native American populations.
There’s much less of that in baseball. The symbolism is more intellectual and you’re less likely to see things like body painting.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
It's a good job you're joking.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Come to think of it
on days that I “work from home” I sometimes watch some kind of (rest of the world) football on TV and its kinda neat. Although I don’t trust that these aren’t games from the 80s.
My favorite (favourite) parts are cuts to the coaches/managers sitting in lounge chairs looking mad.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
I am and I'm not.
I’m glad that the NASL told CBS to stick it, but all the same, it’s the answer to the question
“Why don’t Americans like football (soccer)?”
Because soccer wouldn’t reshape its game for the TV networks, and Americans love TV more than live sports.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Fill in the blank - everyone wins!
Americans love TV more than ________
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Sex?
Life?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Win!
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Oooh what do I win?
It’s a Green Card, right?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
It's sort of off-green, I guess. I'm not sure what color it was originally.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
See I don't understand this.
Football is a fantastic experience both on tv and in person. It’s more fun going to a game, which is true of most live sports, but you get a better account of it if you watch it at home (different tv angles/replays etc).
The tv companies still pack the show with adverts – often the half time ‘analysis’ is 2 minutes long, with the remaining 13 being adverts and the pre and post match coverage is littered with the darn things too.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Adverts are pretty cool, these days.
And anyway, without ‘em, I wouldn’t be able to run outside and smoke, or refill my drink, etc.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
I always bring my radio when I go to a sporting event.
It’s easier to follow, number one, but I also learn more about the sport since there tends to be less commercials on the radio than on TV.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought learning something on television would be easier since you can see it.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
"In the classroom, I attempt to disinguish myself from a television."
Words from my first application dossier for a job. It worked!
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
You can also see the game while you are sitting in the stands,
and you aren’t limited to what a producer thinks you should be looking at.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I think for an NFL game I would.
Definitely for a cricket match.
Certainly not for a Rugby League or Football match though. I’m too wrapped up in shouting encouragement/obscenities!
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
For this discussion
you really want this song.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I picked hockey
Most exciting sport to watch in person.
I’ll still take in a baseball game over hockey, but hockey will always be 2nd best.
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 25, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I voted hockey
surprising, I know ;)
since I rock the ol’ Charlie O’ era NHL Oakland Seals logo, which I find to be the perfect representation of my two favorite sports/teams.
I’m an obsessed hockey fan, but I’ve loved baseball a lot longer. They’re 1a and 1b for me.
"Sorry guys, I’m not going to try and hit (Douglas) Murray anymore. It doesn’t work." - Steve Ott, Dallas Stars.
by SwisherThresher on May 25, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
NO.
Daric Barton cannot like Korn.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
haha
give him the benefit of doubt, maybe he just likes that one song…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 25, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
BREAKING NEWS
BrettAnderson49 has tweeted something informational
BrettAnderson49
about to get on a plane to vegas then connecting to baltimore to meet up with the team. 22m ago via web
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
BrettAnderson49
details or people magazine what do you think? 3m ago via web
BrettAnderson49 first class rocks!m. 2m ago via web
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Ok, but mine was real.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
And for a fake one
It lacked the excitement while being boring.
Ask me about my squirrel.
but I hate this one
Don’t worry about what tomorrow brings So let’s pretend that We’re giants among common men
1:23 AM May 21st via web
Can you do bold on Twitter?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I don’t think so. You can maybe try putting in a code when you tweet something, but I doubt it works.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
After I posted I realized
Zonis probably typed *giants* and AN autoformat turned the asterisks into bold. Presumably you can type asterisks in Twitter.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
That's my favorite too.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I've woken up with a pinched shoulder before, so yes.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
of course.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Oakland to Vegas to Baltimore
Southwest Airlines? Geez, can’t Beane/Wolff afford a direct flight to Baltimore?
by Colorado Fan on May 25, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe Brett wants to spend some of his signing bonus on the slots.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
That can't be good for the arm.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
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The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Aren't they mostly buttons, now?
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
The joke, people!
Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good joke! Sheesh.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
You are moving up that list Pam!
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 25, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That makes me sad.
But I guess I’m not the target demographic.
Seems to me like losing the physical aspect of the slot machine remove all the joy of it. But that’s why I play pinball and not video games.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
It's still around
A lot of machine have both. Gives you the option.
Ask me about my squirrel.
Lazy people slots
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Do the three wheel things still spin?
Or is that all video display now even on the ones with the crank handle?
I would think the spinning wheels would be too hard for them to maintain precise control over.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Depends on the slot machine
There are an awful lot of permutations nowadays. Some certainly have the wheels still spinning. Some are just touch-screen and displays.
Something for everyone.
Ask me about my squirrel.
but even the 3-wheel ones are computer controlled.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 26, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
0.0001% OF THE TIME!!!
Ask me about my squirrel.
Google Pac-Man eats up work time
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
and JavaScript NES does too.
JSNES tip: use Chrome for best performance.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Stiglich with some injury info about A's minor leaguers.
On Taylor:
Taylor, 24, is still sidelined by a calf injury suffered earlier this month. He’s been able to do little except rest, and the A’s won’t rush him back. Calf injuries can take a long time to heal, as we saw when Mark Ellis was sidelined for two months last season. "In most cases you have to let it heal completely and be conservative, or you’re going to be dealing with it the rest of the year," Lieppman said.
On Weeks:
Lieppman described this injury as a partial tear in the hip flexor, and the A’s are hopeful of getting him back by mid-June.
On Ynoa:
After being slowed by an oblique injury, Ynoa needed to have his wisdom teeth pulled and suffered complications from that. But he’s back on the mound now, and Lieppman anticipates Ynoa, 18, will be in the rotation when the A’s Phoenix-based rookie league team begins play June 22.
Seriously?
On Simmons:
Simmons is home recovering from a shoulder ailment that limited him to 22 starts last season. He’s gotten several different medical opinions and won’t report this season until there’s a clear diagnosis on his shoulder. "There’s something he feels in his shoulder that doesn’t seem able to heal through physical therapy," Lieppman said.
On Doolittle:
Doolittle, who shows good potential at both first base and the outfield, has recovered slowly from October knee surgery. He’s just coming off physical therapy and is trying to work his way back to the diamond.
I guess that’s sort of good news for Doolittle?
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
We need to
contract with the Mayo Clinic doctors. That’s where the Saudi Royal family go for their healthcare.
by sf drift king on May 25, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta love our medical staff.
“Yeah we don’t know what’s wrong with Simmons……and there’s nothing we can do about Taylor, sorry.”
That’s the second time Weeks has injured his hip playing baseball. Doesn’t bode well for his future.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I hope Weeks does get back in mid June and performs well.
If the A’s are in it, he would be my number one trade bait.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 25, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
With. You. There.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't get my hopes up. I'm sure I read over on the Scouts board that Doolittle's knees are shot.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Hey, gotta cut the costs somewhere.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I want to make a joke about grills and gold teeth and Oakland
but I just can’t seem to find ti.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Adam Rosales is fast
And David Ortiz is slow. Or a total hot dog. This guy keeps track of home run trot times. Rosales is ridiculously fast.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
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Just heard from Keith Lieppman that John Halama will join the River Cats today and will be a starter. #Athletics less than a minute ago via web
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 2:51 PM PDT reply actions
Interesting.
I wish him the best.
That would be kinda cool if he kicks some butt and wins a September callup.
Quality Jones is my kind of hero.
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 25, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
joestiglich
Geren says Brett Anderson joining team tomorrow. He’ll throw off mound, and if it goes well, he’ll come off DL and pitch Sat. #Athletics 1 minute ago via mobile web
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 3:00 PM PDT reply actions
brett anderson
anyone know how to use an airline barf bag?
2:45 PM May 25th via mobile web
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
caseypratt
Crisp cfBarton 1b Sweeney rf Suzuki c Cust dh Kouzmanoff 3b Ellis 2b Patterson lf #ATHLETICS Crisp is back batting lead off half a minute ago via TweetDeck
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 3:03 PM PDT reply actions
I guess we can assume Pennington is batting ninth.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Coco's back!!!
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Good lineup
We’re so good we don’t even need to field a shortstop. Going old school tonight.
Ask me about my squirrel.
BrettAnderson49
On the way to Vegas http://twitpic.com/1r1gzq less than 10 seconds ago via Echofon
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 3:06 PM PDT reply actions
Wait, aren't you supposed to have the cell phone off for the whole flight?
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
Usually you can throw it into an airline mode where it's supposed to not give or receive signals,
but maybe that’s relaxed while you’re in the air.
by LoneStranger on May 25, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Right that's it, I'm going to have to bookmark this guy.
He can’t possibly be this boring.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
au contraire.
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 25, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
How dare you use french!
Those traitors!
I call for Freedom Fries again!!
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 25, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Check out all of his tweets.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 25, 2010 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh god. Seriously?!
correction aussie rules football.
9:40 PM May 22nd via web
rugby on espn 2..nice
9:32 PM May 22nd via web
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
yes he can.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Even better!
Frisbee golf!
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 25, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Erm....yes to an extent. I played it in Uni.
The whole ‘no contact’ rule though means that I’m hugely disadvantaged being 5’9".
The best teams tend to just be a bunch of giants throwing it downfield out of everyone’s reach. That’s no fun.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
To watch?
Frisbee golf pisses me off. It should be fun, but it’s fundamentally crippled as a competitive sport because it requires artificial limitations rather than natural ones.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
See how yoooooooou like!!!!
Ask me about my squirrel.
Here is the BEST entry I have seen for a while for a DLD.......
Boost Collins…...Funk University.….I want a shirt from my college…….FU
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Ah, the name's Bootsy, baby!
And I have his Christmas album, with assorted others.
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 26, 2010 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow....that was some typo, huh?
I knew that.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Furman University too
I remember seeing a 1-AA football game on TV, people holding signs that said “FU.”
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet
Squirrel delays Twins v Yanks.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
USA World Cup roster announced
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England).
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England).
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, Denmark), Stuart Holden (Bolton, England), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico).
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull, England), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles), Robbie Findley (Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Puebla, Mexico).
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I'm giddy.
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 26, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't you lose 4-2 to the Czech Republic?
I’m terrified about that opening game now.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Yeah, with the B squad.
7 or 8 of the starting 11 weren’t even in uniform to play. It was essentially the final chance for people to be cut from the 30 man roster before the 23 man was announced today.
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Interesting.
Our B squad dicked on Mexico.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Was Mexico playing a lot of starters?
And Portugal drew 0-0 to Cape Verde Islands.
The details (who exactly did and didn’t do what) are more important than the final score, I think.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Coco to DL and Landon recalled
joestiglich
Official: Coco to DL and Powell recalled from Sacramento.
#Athletics
19m ago via mobile web
Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere. Behind on my AN today.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Landon
"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 26, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
is getting his FF miles in
"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 26, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd almost tell them to fuck off if I was Powell.
How many times has he been up and down now?!
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Moar.
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#Athletics lineup @ BALT tonite: Davis cf, Barton 1b, Suzuki c, Kouzmanoff 3b, Sweeney rf, Rosales lf, Fox dh, Ellis 2b, Pennington ss.
19m ago via web
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
as much as we lament our situation
even if the O’s double the amount of games they’ve won, they’d still be under .500
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