DLD 6.18.10: Slackers!
by pam5981 on Jun 18, 2010 10:30 AM PDT
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PrintOk, so yesterday sucked. It's time to get up off the mat, people! It's Friday!
There was some game this morning at 7am. There may be a little controversy/discontent over the quality of refereeing at this year's World Cup.
Toy Story 3 opens today. Are you going to see Pixar's latest?
Make sure you get in your GOG for the next series...I don't even want to go in there to see how you all think our "scuffling" team is going to do.
We're lite on links today. Make up for it below.
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1000 what?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
paper cranes?
points of light?
eyes ready to judge your every move?
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Fantastic goalkeeping shown in that picture.
It’s a fucking football you muppet, it’s not going to hurt you. Stop trying to hide behind the post.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Ewwwww, contact!
Muh-ma! Fetch my carriage and my manservant! I believe this game of football has become too brutish for my gentlemanly sensibilities.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Well yeah that's a more eloquent way of putting it.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
i don’t know if this is eloquent, but donovan made that goalie look like a pu**y.
LD: “My first thought was to pass … but at the end I took a touch and decided to aim at his head.”
don't care if i ever get back.
My guess is that the goalkeeper, if he could have overridden his central nervous system,
would have gladly stopped that ball with his face.
However, flinching is hardwired animal behavior.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
RE: "However, flinching is hardwired animal behavior."
Maybe, a lot of athletes overcome this “hardwired animal behavior” all the time. You see it to an extent in the batter’s box with guys “wearing” pitches for a HBP. Considering the level of play here, the goalie is a relative pansy.
Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.
by methodrampage on Jun 18, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody ever willingly takes a pitch to the face.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
New market inefficiency!
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
just to clarify… my interest wasn’t so much whether the goalie voluntarily/accidentally flinched. it was that donovan went right up to his face, and of entirely on HIS volition, forced the goalie to flinch. it was a badass move. kind of old west, even.
don't care if i ever get back.
oh heck yeah it was.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Again that's why he's wearing gloves. He's allowed to use his hands.
Just shit goalkeeping.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I agree, he shouldn't even be in South Africa.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
That's what his hands are for.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Oh, I'm not defending him. He totally blew it.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Made him look like a puppy?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I just saw some interesting pornographic drawings that happened to be about that exact subject!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
a pushy pukey puppy. or a purty purry little kitten. (what are those called again?)
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jun 18, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That picture cracked me up.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Can we talk about soccer for a minute???
US got robbed on that goal….I mean for pete’s sake there were two bear hugs in the middle of the freakin’ box!! Either should have had that goal or a penalty kick…….should have 3 points for this game instead of a measly 1. True that the play in the first half was not as sharp as the second. Donovan’s goal was BE-U-TI-FUL!!! I wish I had $100 or all the cards given….I think the ref has stock in Hallmark.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Yeah, but here's the thing: the draw benefits England, so I support the referee's decision whole heartedly. =)
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Hey we're starting Carragher, Heskey and Lampard/Gerrard today.
We need all the help we can get!!
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I'm getting ready to hit the road - so won't be able to watch. There have been some crazy ass results in this cup.
I would wish for a strange outcome for you to help US!! But….really may the team that plays the best win! Have fun!!!
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Berry - where is the wedding in SLO?
Eat some good SLO food while you’re there!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It's at an event venue the Monday Club maybe?? Got any suggestions??
http://www.california-west.com/mondayclub/page6.html
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Oh yeah!
Monday club is right on Monterey, close to downtown.
There’s a great wine bar on Monterey too.
Firestone’s/Woodstock’s downtown.
Mo’s BBQ. Gus’s Deli. Louisa’s for breakfast. So many choices!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Thanks....is that firestone as in the former bachelor firestone?
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Ooh, Splash Cafe, how could I forget?
Yummy clam chowder.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
We certainly got the strange outcome!!
Could be seeing Slovenia and USA qualify from the group. How funny would that be. Imagine France and Spain left behind too!!.
by A'sFanInLondonUK on Jun 18, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd hang Capello. Seriously.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
My dtr and I were going over all the possible scenarios wins and losses and what might happen and what MUST happen for the teams to advance.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Got to be rooting against your boys today...
I’ll start rooting for them when pool play is over, but until then,
Drool Britannia!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Algeria! Algeria!
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, the US should have had that 3rd goal.
What a bullshit call. It’d be nice to have referees/officials/umpires NOT ruin the outcome of a game for once. I used to be totally against instant replay…after the past couple years I’m more and more for it.
by bakerbeachboy on Jun 18, 2010 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I've even seen Toy Story 2...
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
So I'm back to square one? Awesome.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Yes you do. That's the point.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I honestly can't remember if I've seen 2
How long has it been?
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
...me too!
I think I have…
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Toy Story was 1995, Toy Story 2 was 1999.
Long time.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
After reading the wiki
I have, but I’ll have to see it again before watching TS3
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." - Satchel Paige
I bet they are self-contained....but 2 is cute too.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
I'm pretty sure I haven't.
oops
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I've never even seen Toy Story I
I really really dislike nonviolent/non-irreverent cartoons.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
It's pretty great.
Not as good as the first, but how could it be?
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
I can beat that.
I’ve never seen Toy Story 1.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I've never seen Toy Story 1 or ET, and I have kids!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Ooh. I fold.
I know when I’m beat.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I think that's a Kenny Rogers song
“You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em”
"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
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If he's playing the kid card, I can't match that.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Me too.
Although I take the side pot against Iglew for having said I’d never seen TS1 two hours before he posted it :)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never seen TS1 *or* 2.
Is this one worth seeing without all that important background information?
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
They probably stand alone alright.
I’ve only seen TS1.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yeah, I think you could just see TS3 and be fine.
You’d catch on quickly enough.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a quick study.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
I am just shocked
to see you in a DLD!
Yay!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It's Sunny's birthday.
I’m celebrating. (And avoiding work.) Plus, if you’re gonna do a DLD, I’m there!
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
Woot! Yay Sunny!
Don’t make me do the DLDs every day! I’m tiiiiiiiiiiiired.
No game for me tonight, either.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Un-rec that DLD monstrosity from 2 days ago, k?
We don’t want visitors reading that stuff!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
By visitors you mean CT?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
anyone...
that thing got OOC.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I was afraid to venture in....sooooooo many comments!
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
It's your magnum opus DLD, and you dismiss it so easily
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
...did you read it?
ca razy
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Read it? I wrote about 50 posts in that thing alone
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
You're dependable Joey.
So I guess no studying then? :)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Pffff, studying
I ain’t skurred of no bar exam.
Nope, not worried at all.
… Hmmm. Left arm… kinda feels funny.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Um, not to "skur" you, but
Date Calculator Result
From 06/18/2010 to 07/27/2010 is 39 days.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
The sheer # of posts scared me away
As some of you know I’m 1000’s of miles away and actually have a life away from AN. I have been listening to some the games and checking in here, but not as quickly as when I’m in Oakland.
Hey, as long as you’re all having fun…
by OaklandSi on Jun 18, 2010 12:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
how soon can our b-2s reach mali?
The U.S. got jobbed by Malian referee Koman Coulibaly. The U.S. made one of the most remarkable second-half comebacks in World Cup history, becoming only the fifth team ever to gain a tie after taking a 2-0 deficit into halftime. But this result should have been the first time a team had ever won 3-2 in the World Cup after going down 2-0 at halftime. Maurice Edu‘s goal was disallowed by Coulibaly, apparently on the grounds that the U.S. was offside on Landon Donovan‘s free kick. That simply wasn’t the case, and one of the greatest moments in U.S. soccer history was negated by the call. You have to wonder why FIFA lets referees from minor soccer countries work in the sport’s most important games. How often does Coulibaly officiate a top-level game in Mali? Still, the amazing U.S. comeback puts the Americans in a position where they could qualify for the second round with a win against Algeria on Wednesday. This was an all-time game marred by an all-time officiating blunder.
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
I haven't been following the US team for quite some time ...
When did they add Sam Wurzelbacher to the roster?
A B -3X = Swedish girls like chocolate @('.')@
that's michael bradley, the coach's son
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
why is michael bradley wearing a huge backpack...
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
It can get dangerous with so many players in such a tight space
He just wanted to make sure Michael was safe and grounded.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Bitch and moan. Bitch and moan.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Excellent vantage point, there
Clearly shows the Slovenian player hugging Michael Bradley like a 13-year-old girl accosting Justin Bieber outside of his hotel.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I just demonstrated this incident to my officemate
using my boss to portray Bradley.
I think I still have a job.
Hell, you might be in line for a raise
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Yikes!
Not loving that headline. I assume it’s irony, but still.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Yeah. This is the modern world.
We can have a drone strike hit the ref’s house and only take out him and his family, as opposed to carpet bombing a city.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah but then el salvador would say that americans don't take soccer seriously
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
Dude, what's gotten into you?
Nuclear option? Blow up the world? Have you been possessed by Dr Strangelove?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
why must you always be a humorless wet blanket?
and if you are, why not refrain from commenting?
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
Thanks for looking out for me,
but this is between me and the Iggster, so amscray.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it's just my dark side.
My dark side hates to see weakness unexploited or unpunished.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have rather seen the hippies launching spitwads made of acid tabs
and dosing the poor bastards!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Right I'm off to watch England struggle to beat Algeria.
Toodle pip.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
You'll put 'em away
Have fun.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Toodle pip?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
slacker
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=toodle%20pip
"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
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah,
I just know someone will do it for me :)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Uh huh, and that's pretty much the definition of slacker.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I'd like to believe it's because of my charm.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Heh heh. Toodle pip.
Interjection
toodle pip
1. (humorous British) goodbye
Usage notes
Toodle pip is typically used jocularly, in imitation of upper-class speakers.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
You forgot
Click here to buy toodle pip T-Shirts, mugs, or magnets.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Aw, there’s no link.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It's in cup's link.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Forgot
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Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Bertie Wooster says "toodle pip" in more than one Jeeves story
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Jun 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Draw draw draw please draw draw draw!
Go Algeria!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Toodle pip.
That’s got to be an act.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
RABBLE! RABBLERABBLERABBLE!
It may be my nationalistic “Amurrica!” mindset, but I daresay that the sabotajjj-ing of the U.S.’s greatest comeback in its World Cup history has overshadowed an otherwise shocking defeat of Germany at the hands of Serbia.
I would describe the ref’s blown call as inexcusable. The excellent coverage over at BBC.com terms it “harsh.” Will Leitch, writing New York Magazine, takes a look at the call and asserts that it’s “worse than anything Jim Joyce [did].”
At the end of it, we just need to take care of business against Algeria, and hope the English do the same against Slovenia. And really, this was an amazing, furious comeback. But even so—this one stings.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
inexcusable day for referees all around. the spaniard officiating germany-serbia decided that any contact at all was yellow-worthy. klose being sent off was entirely the ref’s doing.
but worse was the malian who couldn’t give a reason for the nullified goal. you gotta be able to say, even if shown incorrect by replays: “i blew the whistle because ______.”
don't care if i ever get back.
I hate referees, umpires, and officials of all sports.
The sooner they can be replaced by sensors, cameras, and visual detection algorithms, the better.
Hopefully, someday soon, every major street corner in the world will have one or two officials begging for spare change to stay alive, only to see their cups fill with the spit of all the fans they fu*ked over through the years.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm sick of having a one track mind.
I wish I could listen to thirty thousand songs at once and analyze them all simultaneously.
I wish I had a photographic memory, not only of my own memories, but of the entire experiences of all mankind from the caveman days on.
I wish I could smite my enemies long distance with nothing more than a thought.
I wish I could ship Bob Geren in a wooden crate stamped “Dinner” to a small cannibalistic island in Micronesia.
Other than that, though, I’m fine.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You're a rabble rouser! You rouse rabbles!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Good job, Pam. I was going to make one but I'm glad you did
I’ve been using twitter more lately, and one of the trending topics has been #fakemoyerfacts
Here’s some funny stuff
skutir
Ty Cobb has never successfully stolen a base off of Moyer. #fakemoyerfacts #thataretechnicallytrue
about 21 hours ago via web
m_salig
Jamie Moyer was in the middle of a 2 hit shutout and paused when Armstrong landed on the moon. #fakemoyerfacts
about 21 hours ago via web
thisisbeth
Jamie Moyer was the veteran starter when the Cubs won the World Series. #fakemoyerfacts
about 21 hours ago via web
Ledger_Yankees
According to Baseball-Reference.com, Moyer’s best Major League road splits are at Louisville, Providence and Brooklyn. #fakemoyerfacts
5:43 PM Jun 16th via TweetDeck
Landoriel
Before Cy Young came along, it was called the Jamie Moyer Award. #fakemoyerfacts
about 24 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
"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
I don't see no links in that comment, cups.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
who said there were links?
"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 Jun 18, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Proving his toughness, Moyer only missed 1 start his rookie year, powering through a severe case of dropsy.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
pictures, please
"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 Jun 18, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
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"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
thanks for that
I wanna get a suit like that
"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 Jun 18, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he'll let you borrow it someday,
as long as you dry clean it before you return it.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Gerrard giving away that chance right in front of the goal was bad
Like, real bad. Someone’s gotta grow some stones and take a shot, here.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Oh, cripes, AN's jumping all over the place on me
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
That's because Nico is really David Lee Roth.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He's your Ice Cream Man?
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop him when he's passin' by.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
JoePo
Only the winning goal was disallowed by Koman Coulibaly. And nobody knew why. Nobody. They showed the replay on television again and again … there was clearly no offside on the play. There was no foul — and if there was any foul it had to be on Slovenia. There was nothing to call. There was nothing but a brilliant goal. But the brilliant goal was disallowed anyway. Donovan would say after the game that the players asked Coulibaly for the simplest thing: Just tell them the call. Just tell they WHY he had disallowed the goal. Donovan would say that Coulibaly refused.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Bailey will be limited to 1 inning appearances
according to John Shea http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/18/SPKP1E0TET.DTL&feed=rss.athletics
I guess 2 outs counts as 1 inning for yesterday’s purposes?
rebuildingseason.blogspot.com
by Rebuilding Season on Jun 18, 2010 11:13 AM PDT reply actions
Ally McCoist sent Edu a commiseration text
What a shame he couldn’t say it face to face, as McCoist has one of the best accents of all time.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
At first I read that as "McMoist"
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Grey's Anatomy fan?
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
No. Horny old man.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you'd have to go with McMoisty
and get the etymology right.
McDreamy, McSteamy, etc.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Oh
I guess I outed myself as a non-fan.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I'm sure you're devastated about that.
I was a fan originally. Can’t say I’ve watched in the last 3-4 years.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I did see the first 4-5 episodes while working in India.
They weren’t terrible
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
What did you do in India? How long were you there?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I was training stock analysts.
I was there almost every alternate month for the month between 2001 and 2005. I was also born there and my family owns a house.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't know you were Indian
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yes. But they're not very good at soccer.
I’d support them in cricket though.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
One more known Desi on AN.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Are there others?
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Plenty.
Me, oblique, inbillywetrust, RRS, sal, xbhaskarx…there are more I’m forgetting.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Wow! I had no idea.
Probably because I’ve never met anyone from AN being a St Louis person.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
You should make a trip!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Well they're here now.
I can at least try to make Sunday’s game. My boss is based on Marin Co., so I occasionally get out there. I really hate travel in my old age though.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh. How old is your old age?
Are you going to all three games this weekend? There are a handful of ANers going.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I can't go tonight or tomorrow, but Sunday is
possible. I’m older than Jamie Moyer but younger than Bob Geren.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Prime of your life
(takes one to know one)
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
Yes, I feel better than I have in years.
Mainly because I don’t care what anyone else thinks anymore.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just getting to that point in my life too
F what others think of you. And with that, life is so much better lol
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Been there a long time,
and in the words of Old Milwaukee,
It just doesn’t get any better than this.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Well me too!
And most of those I listed, prob.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
are you quickly reaching success
through underhanded vicious ways?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Desi, huh?
That’s a new word for me.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I'm only barely aware of GA, but
your logic here looks wrong to me. Seems to me the relevant fact about “dreamy” and “steamy” is not that they end with Y but that they are adjectives. “Moist” is already an adjective, so no need to add a Y.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Humorless wet blanket!!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'd love Ally McCoist to do baseball.
“Thassa Heume Roan” (that’s a home run!)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
with Kei Kato from Ninja Warrior/Sausuke doing the color...
Hooomuuue Raaanoooo! (Home run!)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I love Kei Kato
(Translated from the Japanese play-by-play)
“The veteran pitcher, son of a humble millworker, achieves momentary peace at the mound. He begins the whirling dynamo that is his windup. The delivery of the ball is righteous and true, resulting in a glorious increase in pride for his teammates and family.”
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Some of that is the inherent politeness and familial deference of Japanese language
and some of that is pure Kato.
Another thing I love about Kato is that he’s fluid with foreign names and words. He doesn’t have to syllablize everything that doesn’t end with a vowel. Plus, he’s got a passable “L”
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That. Would. Rock.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I'm filling out a special events permit application for the city of Oakland
and it says in huge capital letters on it
DANCING IS NOT PERMITTED BETWEEN 1:00AM and 9:00AMI feel like breaking out into a Footloose rendition.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Kenny Loggins approves
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
When I was taking dance in HS
we actually did a number to Footloose. Thank god there’s no video of that.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Damn, I would pay to see that
"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 Jun 18, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It was bad.
Like I said, thank god.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
hahahah.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
good to know!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Goodness
I didn’t realize anyone under the age of 55 knew that song.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
Eh, it's not that old.
Plenty of songs from the late 1950s still reasonably well known.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
"Woot, There It Is!" is from the 50's, right? :)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
From personal experience I know
That dancing has occurred many times in Oakland between those hours
by OaklandSi on Jun 18, 2010 12:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I was dancing passed 2 last night
but it was in the city
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't Oakland a city?
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This conversation has appeared before :-)
All references to “The City” by non-NRAFs mean they were in San Francisco.
"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
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to change that.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It's true.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
is oakland still called the town?
or has it moved on?
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Ask the mayor, if you can find him
"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 Jun 18, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
he is still around?
I thought he runnoft
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he was busy hosting the new Soul Train revival...
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
ha! He does kinda look like Don Cornelius
"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
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
But does he have the Cornelius voice?
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the BAAAAAAAAARRRRRRT Train
"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
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd get down to that
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
no no no
It’s the SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUL mass transit system.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You could be in downtown San Jose, which is larger in both size and population than San Francisco,
and say “I’m going to go to the city”, meaning you were going to make the drive up to SF.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Loving the double negative.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
Yeah of course, but not under a special event permit.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Exactly
We had to get one for our wedding (in a city-owned building), but the dancing was over by 11pm, so we were safe. What puzzles me is why we can’t start dancing at 8am.
While we're on the topic of Pixar, by the way,
I’m a little worried at the number of sequels they’re making in the near future. Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Monsters Inc 2. I know, I know, if any studio has earned the benefit of the doubt, it’s Pixar, but still.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Yeah, meh on sequels for the most part.
I’d rather see new stuff.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Pixar's so good at it, too.
Part of what makes a Pixar film (any of them, really) so great is the sense of wonder at the new world and atmosphere they introduce. The first act of WALL-E, on the abandoned Earth? I had my jaw on the floor the entire time. The first time you see the coral reef in Finding Nemo? The whole premise of Monsters Inc? It’s all new, and it’s all so vivid. The storytelling in Toy Story 2 was really good, but that sense of amazement just wasn’t there for me.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
And the fact that they see and tell stories the way no one else does.
Like in UP! When they just had no dialogue the whole time they were telling the story of Carl and Ellie. That’s awesome. No one does that.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Oh god, that part kills me every time.
So glad that they used the silent film-y experience they got from WALL-E in a film with actual dialogue.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
that was one of the most beautiful sequences in any modern film, animated or not
by OakA'sHoney on Jun 18, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
when I saw Up on sale for $8
I had to buy it. I have watched it so many times since lol
squirrel!
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my. I cried SO MUCH during the first 10 minutes of Up.
It was slightly ridiculous.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't cry when watching movies.
I just don’t. But dammit, Pixar knows exactly how to push my buttons.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
You don't cry when watching movies? Seriously?
Schindler’s List gets me teary eyed every time.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Pretty much, no.
But the dancing scene in WALL-E? The first ten minutes of Up? There I go.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
I haven't seen WALL-E either [ducks]
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Go see it.
It’s my favorite Pixar film. And my favorite film of 2008, actually.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
The Dark Knight?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Good.
Tons of fun. But not better than WALL-E, and not better than Milk.
Definitely better than Slumdog Millionaire, though.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Haven't seen Milk or Slumdog either.
Hmmm – I don’t think I went to the cinema much that year!
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Slumdog was really...not good.
Average at best.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
That's worse than not seeing TS2 (which apparently is a pretty common thing).
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I've just never got round to watching them.
Not really a film my friends and I would go to see – more of a date movie/kids movie [ducks again!]
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Heh.
I’ll inform them immediately.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Good.
Let us know how that conversation goes.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel really stupid crying at movies, but it happens occasionally.
Like the tragic waste of life in the beginning of Saving Private Ryan makes me choke up too, even though it’s just actors playing make believe.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
The end of City Lights
Chaplin knew how to tug the heartstrings…
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
more recently from a few years back the last scene of "In America" (on the fire escape)
people in the audience, including grown men, could not hold back the tears, it gets me every single time
I also love "A Bug's Life"
“Pretend it’s a seed!”
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yeah... I agree.
I don’t really see the need for a sequel to Cars. Or to Monsters Inc, for that matter, since the original was so great. But I trust Pixar to handle sequels better than most studios, so I’m sure I’ll see them anyway.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I can haz a Bugatti Veyron?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/technology/internet/14burger.html
This year alone, Mr. Sawicki [an exectuve, not the founder] said, the company will generate a seven-figure sum from advertising, licensing fees and merchandise sales.
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Scoreless at halftime!
Algeria! Algeria!
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:30 PM PDT reply actions
England has looked tentative thus far
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
They need Kevin Keegan to quickly take over as manager.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't believe Gerrard just gave away that one in front of the goal
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I thought it was Terry
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope they keep up the tentative work.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
How convenient this come out today, from Rotoworld by way of the SF Chronicle
The Athletics plan to limit Andrew Bailey to one-inning appearances this season.
“I just think he wants to get guys more roles and have them confident in certain situations, which will play out through the end of the year,” said Bailey, who added that he was told about the plan last weekend. “I think it’s a smart move.” It didn’t pay off for the Athletics on Thursday, as Athletics manager Bob Geren pulled Bailey after he allowed an inherited runner to score in the bottom of the eighth inning, tying the game at 2-2. Jerry Blevins would come on in the bottom of the ninth, giving up a walkoff RBI single to Kosuke Fukudome. For what it’s worth, Bailey said he feels fine physically.
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
If you mean it's convenient because it gives Geren an excuse for yesterday, then
NO! IT DOESN’T!
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
How f'n stupid and weak.
I’ve got a case of the CT’s right now. I feel like running some players into the ground and then standing over them and cursing them for being weaklings.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So much better than a case of the DTs....
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
It's just silly to artificially limit someone for no reason
Yeah, sure, ideally you’d use your closer for 3 outs only. But, the game was on the line there and was going to be again in the 9th. Like others said yesterday, he threw only 10 pitches in the 8th. Didn’t he throw like 30 in a one inning save against the gnats? Like I said in the GOG, it’s like he consults an 8-ball.
Gahhh.
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's so ridiculous
I can imagine how this went.
Geren: “Hey, Andrew, come in my office for a second.”
Bailey: “What’s up boss?”
Geren: “Look, uh, I’m going to get a lot of flack for the loss today, so, uh, read this script, memorize it, and then say it back to John Shea. It’s perfect. PERFECT!”
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by stranahanahan on Jun 18, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Especially since Bailey,
unlike others in our bullpen, has demonstrated his ability to get an out or two in the 8th and still come back and pitch effectively in the 9th. What a strange blanket declaration.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
I bought some delicious roast beef at the deli yesterday
And before I read about this I was going to do something silly like try to eat it all up today or tomorrow while it was still fresh. But now, inspired by Geren’s wisdom, I think I’ll have one slice now and put the rest of it on top of the fridge for a week or so to conserve it.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Jun 18, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
i cant explain how pissed off i am at that game.
The anti US bias is just horrific in international soccer.
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by mikev on Jun 18, 2010 12:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Stronger bias: Anti-US or Anti-A's?
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta be Anti-U.S., yeah?
We’re like the Yankees to the rest of the world. More or less the top dog and not above being smug about it.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
We're literally Yankees.
Or septics.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, good point
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I think its more that the rest of the world
Does not want us to be relevant in international football. There have been questionable calls against us for as long as I can remember but never so blatant as to straigt up disallow what should have been the greatest comeback in world cup history
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by mikev on Jun 18, 2010 12:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
They seem to be getting their way so far.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Germany being down 3-1 to France in extra time in the 1982 semis
then scoring twice in 6 minutes to tie it, then missing a penalty kick before coming back to edge them 5-4, is a much, much greater comeback than the US win would/should have been.
Obviously, that ref did an incredibly awful job. On the other hand, the US has no business playing the way they did in the 1st half, and the players better be more upset at their own play in the first 45 than with the ref’s massive screw-ups.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yes but if the US isn't involved it's not important
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Surely they are, evidenced by bearing down, making adjustments, and scoring three in the second half.
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Well, it remains to be seen what they do this upcoming week.
Obviously, they have every right to be pissed off about the ref and the goal being disallowed. But they need to get over it, right now.
They need to stop playing not to lose at the start of matches. What was it that Arkansas used to call their full-court press, “90 minutes of hell”? That has to be their attitude against Algeria. Go all-out, be aggressive and confident and push forward from the opening kick. If Algeria manages to put one in, you’ll get it back and then some. No more “smart,” low-risk play.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Shut. The. Fuck. Up.
Honestly, the rest of the world doesn’t give a shit about US football. This side you’ve put out is nowhere near good enough to win the thing. There isn’t a grand conspiracy to keep you down, you simply haven’t produced enough talented players to make an impact on the world stage.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
by OldhamA on Jun 18, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sour grapes much
Don’t be pissed that your “superior” squad couldn’t beat our less talented squad.
or Algeria’s.
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No I just get irritated when people make shit up.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I'm not making up a damn thing.
The US constantly has shit calls against them.
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Yep, it's a grand conspiracy.
Where’s my tin-foil hat?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Hey.. hey... you're both right.
The US constantly has shit calls against them because of individual referees’ hatred of the USA, not any institutionalized conspiracy.
I thought England was pretty hated too. Doesn’t England get a bunch of shit calls against them in international play, too?
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm with you 177%.
Getting cheated like that makes me want to blow up the world.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
If there really is an anti-U.S. sentiment in the World Cup,
I’m guessing that comments about blowing up the world or sending B-2s to Mali aren’t a good way to make that sentiment go away. In fact, I think that kind of reinforces bad stereotypes about us.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Nah, I'm just particularly violent today.
I really want to blow up Bob Geren…
with a rubber hose up his butt, like the old video game Dig Dug.
Puff.. puff… BOOM!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a friend who was a master at Dig-Dug.
I never realized the hose was going in the monsters’ butts, though.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
either that, or it's got barbs on the end and it tears through flesh...
I prefer the back door method, myself.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yikes are you Method Man?
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha...
My sexuality is way more complex, twisted, and downright weird than that.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi, I just woke up. I guess I missed a good soccer game or two.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 12:48 PM PDT reply actions
Hot and steamy!!
joestiglich
Hot and humid here in STL (shocker right?) … Vin Mazzaro’s stamina will be tested 2nite for #athle tics.
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I can testify to that. This ain't Oakland weather.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Oakland Athletics OaklandAs
Ryan Sweeney had the #Athletics 11th pinch hit of the season yesterday, which matches the A’s team total from all last year.
6 minutes ago via web
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 12:50 PM PDT reply actions
well, whoop-dee fuckin' doo
We lost in part because of that pinch hit.
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
True. He should have homered.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
fangraphs
FanGraphs: The Wrong Way: Barton’s Bunts http://bit.ly/9e2L1e
2 minutes ago via WP to Twitter
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 1:03 PM PDT reply actions
Stupid Barton.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I like this analysis.
The author is clear about exactly what he is measuring. I applaud that.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I like it when people write things like this
Yet in not a single case did Barton make the right decision.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Moar AAA filler?
mlbtraderumors
Red Sox Designate Boof Bonser For Assignment http://bit.ly/9CjCqr #mlb
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Oh, we must sign him, just for the name value
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by Englishmajor on Jun 18, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Not old or washed up enough.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jun 18, 2010 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
but has he a history of injuries?
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
His grandfather's name was Boof
and he legally changed his own name to Boof to honor him after he died.
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He was a solid pitcher a few years back for Minnesota
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I think HE changed it by deed poll.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Vancouver starts their season tonight
AJ KJ and Tony Thompson are both on the roster. None of the other names stick out to me though. Still no Ynoa.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Ryan Doolittle?
Isn’t that Sean’s little brother?
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
yep
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jun 18, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
We really go for the bloodlines thing.
Blake Crosby, Kala Ka’aihue, Juston Street, Ryan Doolittle. I’m sure that Beane would have taken Kellen Sweeney if he was still available.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Not to mention Bobby Geren, Eric Macha, Matt Howe and Ozzie Canseco
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm surprised Kellen slipped through our grasps.
We’ll trade for him at some point I’m sure.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
LOL, england 0-0 algeria
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
Total fail.
That should have said
“Best English group since Led Zeppelin.”
:)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, they were British?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah.
If the first digit in your age was a “2”, I wouldn’t have given you a pass on that one :)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I ain’t 20 yet!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Screw Led Zeppelin. Best British group since Kajagoogoo!
I am angry, I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin/My irritability keeps me alive and kicking/I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit/I know beauty and I know a good thing when I see it -- Magazine, "A Song from Under the Floorboards"
naaah. It's all about
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I don't want to die without the record being clear -- I love The Fall, do not love Kajagoogoo
I am angry, I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin/My irritability keeps me alive and kicking/I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit/I know beauty and I know a good thing when I see it -- Magazine, "A Song from Under the Floorboards"
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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
Isn't that a girl?
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
even more appropriate
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
Y'mean he didn't palm the ball into the back of the net? Congratulations(!)
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
You mean hopeful long shots?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
About what?
I’m calling it how I see it.
England created nothing and had to resort to hopeful long shots. Only incompetent keepers like Green let those in.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Yay, French reserves...
I mean, Algeria!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
France could have used some of these guys on La Defense
(not the office suburb of Paris)
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
How long would England have to play France for someone to score a goal?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
how many years did the 100 years war last?
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
Don't answer. It's a trick.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It lasted for 116 years.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Dutch look really impressive.
I’m happy Van Persie was able to come back so well.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought all along that the netherlands were the #2 team after brazil
(spain are even bigger chokers than ned, imo)
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
Maybe historically, but it was the Dutch who "choked" in Euro 2008 while Spain won.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
eh, even greece won that
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
Greece was 2004
They were amazing.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
They're flying under the radar so far
Might help them avoid their usual infighting. They have the talent and the depth, that’s for sure.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Hi all, I'm playing around in macromedia flash.
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
Wear your rubbers
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
“Nice to see your home fans booing you,” said England striker Wayne Rooney to the television camera as he left the pitch in Cape Town.
“nice to see your national team playing like shit” responded the fans who traveled all the way to south africa for this.
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
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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. Disturbing.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
What's trailer trash like that doing playing for England?
Everybody knows that the trailer trash belongs on the American team!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
now i'm even more pissed off about that blown call
the group should be
usa 4
slovenia 3
england 2
algeria 1
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
Just take care of Algeria and it’s all good.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
And the US doesn't seem to play well when they think, "A 0-0 draw is fine"
e.g., the start of both games so far, the qualifier at RFK against Costa Rica. No more “playing smart” or playing not to lose. Go out there and take it to Algeria. Play the full 90 to win.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Offense right off the bat...
I mean, right off the boot…
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Be even more pissed about that pathetic 1st half
I mean, we fans can be pissed at whatever we want. But I hope the US players are more pissed about the 1st half than about the ref.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
very true, the first half was awful, but a win is a win, and worth 3 points
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
I agree, but bad refereeing does happen at the World Cup
No one has any control over it. The first week was very well officiated, but the last couple of days have been sketchy.
The US should be able to put enough distance between themselves and Slovenia that a bad foul call doesn’t stand between them and a win.
The team repeatedly plays tentatively, sloppily, and lazily until they fall behind. That pattern is completely their fault, and if they don’t focus on fixing it they don’t deserve to go through to octos.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
True.
Too much whining, not enough self awareness
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
If someone had told them before the WC that a win against Algeria would guarantee they'd get out of group
they would have taken that deal. So stop whining and go out and play all-out for 90 minutes.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
last of the nyt article: "It’s easy in hindsight to ask why we didn’t start that way," Donovan said. "We do need to start games that way. We’re going into our third game. We have no choice but to win."
the difference between the halves had something to do with the substitutions and putting a third striker up front. do you think they should start with that lineup against algeria? USA’s back seems pretty shaky on the run. can they handle a more open midfield? think they should try? hope to score early and then substitute into a roman testudo formation?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jun 18, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't expect Bradley to change his formation
because he never seems to do that. Maybe if England had won and they needed to beat Algeria by at least 2 to advance. But just needing a win, I imagine hell keep the changes to a minimum. Findley is obviously out because of his 2 cards — I guess he could start Feilhaber and slide Dempsey to forward. More likely, he’ll put Buddle in to pair with Altidore.
The rational argument against a 3-4-3 or a 4-1-2-1-2 or even a WM (3-2-2-3) is that the team can get away with 3 at the back once their opponents are tired, but at the start of the match the US simply doesn’t have the backs to cover with only 3. Of course, they keep conceding early goals, anyway, so you could ask, why not just emphasize your strengths (which evidently don’t include organized defending in the early part of the game) and just try to outscore Algeria? A 3-4-3 with Holden and Edu dropping into a defensive midfield position, and Donovan and Bradley in an attacking position, with Dempsey, Altidore, and Buddle up front, would probably be okay defensively. And I could imagine it being a real pain to defend against. The US gets control of the ball outside its own area, and Edu turns to make a pass. He can go laterally to Holden, or make a quick pass upfield to Donovan or Bradley, either of whom has a lot of room to work with. If Algeria doubles someone, just kick it downfield to Altidore, and if he wins it you’ve got Buddle and Dempsey up there to grab a loose ball and head toward the goal. Do Algeria’s midfielders press Donovan and Bradley, and risk giving opportunities to the US forwards? Do they drop back, and let Bradley and Donovan operate in space?
I think the big-picture question is whether the kind of team Bradley clearly wants — tough, well-organized, very difficult to break down, and then capable of counterattacking — really fits what the best American players do. With Onyewu injured and very, very rusty, the best American players, other than Howard, are on the attack: Donovan, Dempsey, Bradley, Altidore. Even Cherundolo, as a defender, is excellent going forward. Shouldn’t a manager with limited talent choose tactics that emphasize his best players’ skills?
One of the short-term questions is whether it’s time to give up on Onyewu. I suppose Bradley could just start Goodson in his place, but stay with 4 backs. But I wonder if some kind of 3-4-3 would keep Belhadj from zooming forward all the time.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
you’re probably right, but i hadn’t thought of it as the back is weak until the opposing team gets tired. i thought of it as, a weak back has to defend more times than it should, raising the chances for failure, because the front isn’t putting pressure on the other team.
but you’re definitely right about matching the style to the players’ strengths.
don't care if i ever get back.
You have to give Maradona (or whoever is really in charge of tactics over there) credit for that
They have a slow bunch of backs, so they’ll head out planning to score 4 and if you end up scoring 3, they still win.
One of the announcers on one of the games quoted Cruijff saying, “If you’re weak on defense, attack.” Now, against the Netherlands or Brazil or Argentina or Spain or Germany, the US is completely outclassed on the attack, and it would make sense to defend and counter. But that’s not the case against Slovenia and Algeria, and with England’s malaise it doesn’t seem to have been true of them, either. So I think a higher-scoring game would favor the US more than Algeria. Open it up, and let your best players do what they do best — push the ball, create in space, attack the goal.
I’ve also started wondering about whether “My shit doesn’t work in the playoffs” applies in a way to the World Cup — maybe in order to qualify Bradley needed to build a defensive team with a basic 4-4-2. It prevents massive screw-ups, and allows the team to succeed even when the roster is turning over as it always does during the long qualifying process. But playing in the WC is so different from that — maybe it sacrifices something when the team is actually in the tournament.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
what’s funny is that i didn’t realize i was describing argentina till i read your reply. now i feel like i’m in a new yorker cartoon: driving through at slum looking out the windows of of a rolls and saying, why don’t these people just get jobs? but seriously, i think it’d work for the US in this case.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jun 20, 2010 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe if England had won and they needed to beat Algeria by at least 2 to advance.
if england won, the us wouldn’t need to beat algeria by at least 2 to advance, they would just need to win. a win would give them 5 points, slovenia would have 4.
bradley will stick with the 4-4-2, as he probably should.
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
If England had beaten Algeria
the group would be England and Slovenia at 4, US at 2, Algeria at 0.
If England and Slovenia subsequently draw, they go to 5. Just like the US with a win over Algeria. Then it would go to goal differential and then goals scored. That would all depend on the actual score of the England/Algeria match, and of next week’s matches. Bottom line is that the US wouldn’t control its own fate completely.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Slackers
is the English translation of this excellent song 混子 by Cui Jian, who’s the Dylan and Springsteen and Lennon of China. (The CD performance is better than this live one, though.)
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Dylan and Springsteen are awesome.
I’m indifferent towards Lennon…
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by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Lennon and Dylan are awesome.
Springsteen = Mehsteen.
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That's why opinions exist, good sir.
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, but those are undeniable facts
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
As a world renowned scientist and historian, I concur
I am angry, I am ill and I'm as ugly as sin/My irritability keeps me alive and kicking/I know the meaning of life, it doesn't help me a bit/I know beauty and I know a good thing when I see it -- Magazine, "A Song from Under the Floorboards"
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Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He's right, though.
Lennon and Dylan are music gods. That’s a fact. Springsteen is just fun.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
I love Dylan's...
… Nightman.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
What's fer lunch everyone?
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
I want pizza.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Del Taco!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally registered in my head as Crack Monster.
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by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a burger and arugula salad from Chop Bar.
It was delicious.
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Did you save any for me?
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, cups.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Damn
Maybe I’ll go for banh mi tonight
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yum. Chop Bar has a banh mi on the menu too.
It’s next on my list.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Make sure to get it with pate
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yum
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I had eggs in a basket
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Jun 18, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Tyler Colvin, with nobody out in the ninth, has hit a three-run home run. The Angels still have a 7-5 lead.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 2:02 PM PDT reply actions
Needs to hit more bombs, those Cubs.
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Godammit.
Lee hits a solo shot. But Angels hold on to win.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jun 18, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
So much for the rosterbation about Willingham?
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Lineups
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#Athletics vs. #Stlcards: Davis CF, Barton 1B, Jackson LF, Suzuki C, Sweeney RF, Kouzmanoff 3B, Ellis 2B, Pennington SS, Mazzaro P
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Hmmm...Cust on bench. This is bad for my GOG prediction.
That sounds like some sort of sexual metaphor. - iglew
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 18, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Bah, I was hoping Cust would run into one or something.
Since the A’s usual m.o. of stringing singles together isn’t going to work against Carpenter.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jun 18, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Did Sweeney sit yesterday?
I forget.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yeahha.
He pintch hit for Bailey in the 9th
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, right.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I actually kinda like that lineup
If Cust was DH hitting 4th it’d be perfect
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I'm sensing a pattern.
1st game: Conor New Guy hits leadoff.
2nd game: New Guy hits second.
3rd game: New Guy hits third.
There IS a method to the madness!
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 18, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
tomorrow cleanup! woo!
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 18, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked it better with New Guy #2 and Barton #3.
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FDLS promoted to Midland
I’d post the tweet all fancy-like in a quote but I don’t know how, so here:
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Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 18, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Is he definitely in the bullpen now?
Are they going to give up on another starter like they did with Ross and Bailey? (I guess with Bailey it turned out OK….)
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Well FDLS needs to make the majors soon.
He has one option left I think. Hopefully he makes it as a reliever and then in an offseason can make the transition to SP.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
I was curious what was going on with Figueroa the last month or so...
Perhaps he was pitching through pain?
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by stranahanahan on Jun 18, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sigh.
Why do I know so much about sports in general? Why did I see that performance coming from a mile off?
Fabio Capello should be hung for high treason, Italian or no.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
um, you said "stuggle to beat." a scoreless tie is not "beat."
he should be fired just for those glasses.
And we did indeed struggle to beat Algeria.
He should be fired for playing a 4-4-2 formation with the players he’s chosen. If he was hell bent on playing 4-4-2 he should have taken Adam Johnson or Stuart Downing – the only two left wingers worthy of selection in England.
With the 23 he’s taken we should be playing 4-3-3 (with Barry, Carrick and Gerrard in midfield and with Cole, Rooney and Lennon upfront). That brings the best out of all the players he’s chosen, rather than shoehorning them into positions they’re not suited to (Gerrard on the left wing for fuck’s sake – and he spent all of 5 minutes there too, the rest of the time he roamed about disrupting the rest of the team).
We were excellent in qualifying playing that formation, yet all of a sudden he’s reverted to a rigid 4-4-2 starting a guy that can’t even break into his Premiership team’s starting 11 upfront with Rooney. It’s baffling.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
We struggled to tie Algeria?
Are you high?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
England created nothing and had to resort to hopeful long shots. Only incompetent keepers like Green let those in.
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'Struggled to tie with Algeria' suggests Algeria were in the game at some point.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Did they even have a shot?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Well this is circular. Have fun with that.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
You're making yourself look foolish. But yeah, whatever floats your boat.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Algeria were never in the game.
They had energy and committment in bundles.
But they could have played 10 games in the same way as today and still wouldn’t have beaten England.
by A'sFanInLondonUK on Jun 18, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
For a guy that's getting his rocks off on semantics you'd think he'd know that the UK
doesn’t field a football team, right?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Aw snap.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Then apparently England just fucking blow.
Since they’re SO much more talented than everybody else, and yet haven’t won a match.
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Any team would be poor if they played their players out of position.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
1990 World cup. Drew first 2 games against weak oppositin then won the final game.
Went on to deliver the best result of the last 40 yrs.
Ya just can’t tell. But, have to say, not expecting the same here.
by A'sFanInLondonUK on Jun 18, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends if Capello realises he's picking the wrong team.
I really, really don’t understand where he’s coming from.
Heskey doesn’t play for Villa and isn’t a goal threat, yet he’s starting for England in the World Cup finals?
Rooney plays alone upfront all through qualifying and does the same for Manchester United, yet now has to play off Heskey?
Lampard and Gerrard CANNOT play in the same midfield, yet they’re both untouchable?
He plays 4-4-2 without a left winger?
He brings Carragher out of international retirement and he gets picked over Dawson?
The list goes on. He’s fucking lost the plot.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I think Geren's trying to ruin England's chances.
(wait, that didn’t come out right…)
I mean, I think Capello’s not using his bullpen properly, and limiting Rooney to only one inning is an atrocious policy.
(yeah, that’s it!)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he'll do just that
For all the whinging you and I have both done today, I take some solace in knowing that our teams have a very clear way of advancing: just win the next game, against (presumably) inferior opponents. Then we both advance. And lord knows it’s anything goes after that.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I think struggle to beat is correct.
If you struggle to do something, that means you have difficulty doing a particular thing, whether you eventually did it or not. If someone at work tells you they struggled to get out bed that morning, that doesn’t mean they’re not actually there, standing in front of you. It just means at an earlier point in time they struggled to do something, which they may or may not have accomplished.
by LongLiveLangerhans on Jun 18, 2010 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That makes sense.
I know little about the game, but I know that England sure looked defensive today. I thought they were going to attack attack attack and maybe give up one, but score two or three.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 18, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
In the baseball world, Stephen Strasburg is starting against the Chicago White Sox and Manny Ramirez is back in Boston.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
Strasburg is on again?
Hmmm Yankees-Mets/Strasburg or sleep? What to do. What to do.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Most of the Boston crowd applauded Ramirez.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 4:32 PM PDT reply actions
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Geren says he likes Barton-Jackson for the 2-3 spots. Expect that to be a regular thing. #Athletics
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 4:35 PM PDT reply actions
grrrrrreeeeaaatttt
As stupid as it would be, I almost want the A’s to call up Carter so we have some hitter that resembles a middle of the lineup threat.
As much as I do like the Jackson acquisition, you cannot expect to compete when you’re #3 hitter was just acquired for a bullpen arm with no major league experience…
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by stranahanahan on Jun 18, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I've only seen Jackson in two games, but I REALLY like what I've seen so far.
I like his swing and I LOVE his approach at the plate. If nothing else our #2 and #3 hitters are going to see a lot of pitches and get on base at a decent rate of knots.
Yes there’s still a distinct lack of power in the side, but I think Jackson’s a fine acquisition.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I do too
Just want someone who will strike fear in the eyes of pitchers.
On the plus side, we’ll start getting to bullpens early with the way the 1-5 guys have been working counts lately.
With Davis getting a few walks lately and then Barton and Jackson, pitchers could easily have 20 pitches by the time they’ve worked their way through those 3
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by stranahanahan on Jun 18, 2010 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I like it too.
Provided Barton stops bunting, of course.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
eff the World Cup refs today
Germany got squeezed too…
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Could have just as easy not been a sending off.
But, lets face it…. it’s the Germans! They have to be kept on a short leash!
by A'sFanInLondonUK on Jun 18, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly, give them an inch and they're taking back the Rhineland.
Next thing you know they’re demanding the Sudetenland too, then all hell breaks loose.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Yeah, what kind of arsehole just gives them that stuff anyway?
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Anderson began throwing from flat ground yesterday, will increase distance each time out. #Athletics
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2010 4:41 PM PDT reply actions
will increase distance each time out.
Huh. Sounds a lot like Bobby Crosby.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
heh heh
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by stranahanahan on Jun 18, 2010 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
.
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."
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