DLD 7-2-10 - 2.2 Million Dollar Man
by Zonis on Jul 2, 2010 8:47 AM PDT
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PrintWord out of Venezuela is that the A's have inked one of the top international prospects, 3B Renato Nunez for $2.2 Million dollars (Baseball America, MLB Trade Rumors). Will he be half an Ynoa? I just hope he doesn't play half as many games.
Meanwhile, big changes in Arizona. The Diamondbacks have fired their GM Josh Byrnes and Manager AJ Hinch and replaced them with someone I will not name and their director of player personnel Jerry Dipoto. Reactions here.
On the Injury Front:
- Dallas Braden threw a bullpen session, reported no pain. The "Plan" is for him to start on Sat, but we all know how likely that is. A's could call up Mortensen just in case.
- Daric Barton - Knee Contusion suffered during yesterdays game.
- Ryan Sweeney - Getting an injection to the knee during the All Star Break.
- Coco Crisp - Should be back today
- Conor Jackson - Hamstring acting up again
OT News:
Airport Security is like a fly on the wall.
Dump away.
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I am not a scout, but his throwing motion looks strange, and he loses balance on most of his
swings in that video.
by theblackpearl on Jul 2, 2010 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I noticed the same thing
Throws looked awkward. Hit a lot of grounders. But it’s one video of a 16-year old. Swing looked nice.
the oakland athletics: hittin' ain't easy
by walk off bunt on Jul 2, 2010 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice pants
Plus a sweet silver belt.
RIVER CATS: AAA CHAMPS!
Why am I not impressed after watching that video?
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
by OptimistPrime on Jul 2, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
He's throwing like an OF
Watch the video, the 1st and 3rd throws look like they’re from the outfield, it’s really bizarre.
Perhaps that’s why some scouts think he’ll move there…
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Eh, $2.25 mil
If he doesn’t pan out, oh well.
"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 Jul 2, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Give me the $2.24 mil
I’ll gladly not pan out
Your third place Oakland A's.
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 3, 2010 5:28 AM PDT up reply actions
neither was I
but look at the playing field, his equipment, etc. I mean he’s standing in a pile of sand, wearing dress pants, and swinging the ugliest bat I’ve ever seen
Exactly
Clearly he’s probably one of the most talented young, raw talents out of Central America right now.
Get him some good equipment, training, you never know what a guy like this can do, that’s why it’s wise the A’s sign a guy or 2 like this a year, because for under $5 Mil a year, if 1 or 2 of these guys becomes a star every 5 years, it’s well worth the investment
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh whoops
For whatever reason I was thinking he was from Honduras…
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Easy mistake to make
Baseball in Latin America is overwhelmingly a Caribbean phenomenon. The South American players you see are all from the Caribbean coast. That’s why you’ll see plenty of players from Venezuela or Colombia, but hardly ever from Brazil or Argentina or Peru. Even within Colombia, if you look at where they’re from it’s always the north coast areas like Barranquilla or Cartagena, almost never in the interior like Bogotá or Medellín.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
precisely
isn’t this similar to the way we signed Tejada, a raw teenager out of the Dominican, albeit for far less money..
by sf drift king on Jul 2, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Tejada was signed for $2,000
At a time when the A’s weren’t terribly invested in the International market for players.
In a way this could be Beane’s new moneyball strategy, where in addition to spending money in the draft the A’s have been linked to many of the high profile Latino signees since Ynoa…
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Omg
I knew it wasn’t for much but just $2,000, that is highway robbery.. We should have given him the $72M contract just out of guilt.
by sf drift king on Jul 2, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
If you have some time read this
http://64.17.135.19/APF_Stories/Brenton_Villegas/Brenton_Villegas04/Breton_Villegas.html
It’s a story from a Sacramento Bee writer about Tejada’s first professional year.
I
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Banana
the oakland athletics: hittin' ain't easy
by walk off bunt on Jul 2, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes!
My buddy and I called that.
Everyone said we were stupid, but in reality they’re starting 11 is just more consistent than Brazil’s/
Now, Germany, please do some damage to Argentina tomorrow!
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I want to see Maradona cry
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
but if he wins, he said he’s going to run naked around the obelisk in buenos aires. wouldn’t you rather see that?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
If Maradona Won't Run Around The Obelisk, The Obelisk Will Run Around Maradona
sorry, AV – I like you, but I just have to root against Argentina tomorrow, Messi or not.
i was gonna say, today we are friends and sunday we’ll be friends. but tomorrow is a day off.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
No problem
The World Cup has pretty much gone according to my wishes so far, so I can’t complain even if Argentina takes that game.
Although, if Germany, Ghana and Spain join Netherlands, I’ll be perfectly happy and will have no wishes remaining. It sounds as if I were against South American teams – I’m not. It’s just that all the European teams I wanted out are already out :)
that’s the way players play, all day every day.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 12:44 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."
-BB 07/27/05
Boo.
I was hoping for an all-South-America semi-finals.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
me too, but with chile instead of brazil.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I was particularly intrigued by the notion of
all four semi-finalists being contiguous, which hasn’t happened since 1934.
But even though that’s spoiled now, I’ll continue rooting for the South Americans just because.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Although I am glad that Brazil is out,
it’s a pity that they will not play Argentina. Those matches seem to bring the best out of graphic designers.
After Brazil won the qualifications match against Argentina, Argentinians were ready for revenge:
(Ya estamos pensando en la revancha = We are already thinking about revenge)
It didn’t take long for a Brazilian response, though:
(No fue la primera vez. Tampoco la ultima = It wasn’t the first time. Nor the last.)
the better translation of revancha is rematch. revenge is venganza.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
i think the intention of the message is the combination of the both
and while both translations are acceptable (well at least in castellano, not sure about how it is used in argentina), you are probably right – rematch might be better one in this context if one has to choose a single word
yes, it’s a dual meaning in argentina too: rematch and payback. (linguistic aside: castallano del río de la plata is the official name of what argentines speak, although the rest of latin america calls its language español.). but since in english the meaning of revenge is just one (with hints of rambolike violence), using it in this case paints a slightly different picture. but “we’re looking forward to the rematch” carries everything intended without adding foreign connotations.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
and, by the way, tulipán is a brand of condoms.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
estás en lo cierto
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Who the hell carries spoiled meat in their baggage?
Like “mmm, I’ll eat this on the plane…”?!?!
"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
a lot of folks
bring food onto the plane, esp since airlines started charging for the slop they serve.
by sf drift king on Jul 2, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, but spoiled meat?
"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 Jul 2, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I know,
I wonder how long it takes for maggots to form?
by sf drift king on Jul 2, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
They don't actually form unless
flies are around to lay eggs in it.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Are you denying
the theory of spontaneous generation? I’ll have you know that my belief system says this is heresy. I see flies come out of my compost bin all the time, but I never see them fly in!
Thanks much for not naming he who shall not be named
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Voldemort?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 2, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
i swear i heard KK gasp after VC mentioned him and his fist-pumping in likeness to luke scott’s homer.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
VC should be publicly flogged for that one...
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it just me
Or does it seem that Ken gets very frustrated by VC sometimes.
I was listening to Tuesday’s game and it seemed like Korach wanted nothing to do with some of Cotroneo’s “insights”
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
no, i wonder too.
i used to think they hated each other. the discomfort was tangible and i used to wonder if they even talked to each other off the air. now there’s just some awkward moments but less often and not too deep.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I still would like to see Cotroneo move on to another club.
I’ll take our chances with a devil we don’t know…
or better yet,
let Korach audition and pick his partner
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe VC on TV
and have glen do studio work, then have KK pick another. But I can’t imagine KK didn’t have a lot of input to the hiring decision.
I think they get on fine, they joke around plenty
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
My dream scenario, which will never happen
Would be to bring Matt Vagersian back to do play by play with Ray Fosse.
It’s worth a try!
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Vasgersian used to be with the A's?
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 2, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
No, but he's a Bay native
and was a die hard A’s fan for his entire childhood.
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm willing to give that try
I was also thing Brodie might do well in that job too.
Ask me about my squirrel.
he really misses texas. just sayin’.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard that on the radio this morning
While I was waking up, and mumbled “Fuck Kirk Gibson” which made my sleepy wife turn and look at me to say “What???”
So we all officially hate the Diamondbacks now?
I didn’t really have any opinion on them either way before.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I sort of liked them
In that they were young team with potential, but now I think I must hate them.
Bobby. Bonilla.
Thanks to a Deferred Buyout, the Mets Still Owe Bobby Bonilla 25 Annual Payments of $1.19 Million
Nevertheless, starting on July 1, 2011, Bobby Bonilla will remain on the franchise’s payroll for 25 years, collecting an annual salary of $1,193,248.20. Those are the terms the Mets agreed to Jan. 3, 2000, when they bought out the final year of Mr. Bonilla’s contract.
“That beautiful thing,” he said here Monday.
Hahahahahahah.
"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 like the quote at the end of the article too
“Hey,” Mr. Bonilla said, “a blind squirrel can find an acorn.”
"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 Jul 2, 2010 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Now it makes sense
Beverly Hills Sports Council represented Mr. Bonilla during negotiations with Steve Phillips, then the Mets’ general manager
But don't worry,
that hypothetical Oswalt for Strasburg trade doesn’t look stupid at all now, Mr. Phillips
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Eric Brynes needs to recruit him to play RF for his softball team
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Dan Quisenberry
Rarely (if ever) a topic here on AN, but Joe Posnanski—as usual—posted a damned fine blog entry about him this morning.
Read this, it’s quite good.
http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2010/07/01/the-quisenberry-tree/#more-3669
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
thats just an excellent piece of work right there
it brightened my dark soul.
-Yeah, I just posted that, but my opinion is apparently "wrong" a significant portion of the time though, so take it as you will.
Sean Gallagher DFA'd by Padres yesterday...
I wouldn’t really mind if the A’s picked him back up, to be honest with you. I always thought the guy had talent…maybe he’d be motivated to come back and show some backbone and get his act together back here.
I'm never gonna do it without the fez on!
I'm not opposed to the idea
But I wouldn’t do it if his attitude is at all off or he isn’t 100% healthy.
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
except that A's just signed Boof Bonser
now when someone asks “where’s the Boof” we know the answer!
It might be tought to work out though
I imagine he would have to be claimed on waivers and he is out of options so even if the A’s were able to claim him he would have to stay on the big league roster. He’s been pretty terrible this year but I guess he wouldn’t be all that worse than the last guy in our bullpen. But if he still can be “fixed” I doubt it’s going to happen with him pitching a couple innings a week as the 7th man in the bullpen.
The best thing for Gallagher would probably be if he got claimed by a team like the Pirates, Orioles, or Royals who could afford to make him the 5th starter and not be afraid to give him a couple months to work things out because they have nothing to lose.
I agree there.
I guess I’m trying to rationalize ways where Tyson Ross could be sent back down to AAA to get stretched out and he could be replaced with a reasonably talented arm in the current bullpen.
I'm never gonna do it without the fez on!
This please
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be nice
If the chance to get Sean Gallagher back in the green and gold is what it takes to convince the A’s that Tyson Ross isn’t really doing anyone any good in the bullpen then I’m on board.
At this point I’ve just decided I’m a happier person if I stop thinking about why Ross continues to be a mediocre middle reliever on this team and just accept it.
Well if we're just looking for relievers who are better than Ross or Bowers
I’m betting there are better options than Gallagher who are freely available. I was more concerned with Gallagher’s viability as a reclamation project.
He'll have to be on the big league roster anyway
might as well get him some mopup type innings nad see if he can work into being a long reliever
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He has been truly terrible so far this year
If your looking to find someone who can be a decent long reliever there has to be much better options available.
Oh yeah, I agree with this.
and the A’s can develop pitchers and have history of doing so, and Cedrick Bowers/Tyson Ross both need to be off the 25 man. Especially Ross.
But then, the best place for Gallagher to get claimed (and the first or second in waiver position) is definitely the Pirates, a team where he can be a starter for the remainder of the season, and is in a weak division with 3 other bad NL teams (Cubs, Astros, Brewers), along with the Reds and Cardinals, which are good teams, but they’re not AL teams.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Oh yeah, I agree with this.
and the A’s can develop pitchers and have history of doing so, and Cedrick Bowers/Tyson Ross both need to be off the 25 man. Especially Ross.
But then, the best place for Gallagher to get claimed (and the first or second in waiver position) is definitely the Pirates, a team where he can be a starter for the remainder of the season, and is in a weak division with 3 other bad NL teams (Cubs, Astros, Brewers), along with the Reds and Cardinals, which are good teams, but they’re not AL teams.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
AAAA
Id rather him than Bowers, but not Ross.
-Yeah, I just posted that, but my opinion is apparently "wrong" a significant portion of the time though, so take it as you will.
I would rather Ross refine his skills in Sacto
and develop into an awesome pitcher.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Ok, this is one of the funniest videos I've seen in a while.
http://www.viddler.com/explore/failblog/videos/681/
Enjoy!
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Oh, that's AWESOME!!!
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
that is what I did when I first heard one
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
by OptimistPrime on Jul 2, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
oh wow
I’m laughing so hard I can hardly type. i watched it 5 minutes ago and still can’t stop laughing.
Your third place Oakland A's.
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 3, 2010 5:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I just gotta say that today has the potential to be a very interesting day...
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and why?
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Could it be because
we just signed Boof Bonser???
http://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/17585590547
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh hot DAMN
the oakland athletics: hittin' ain't easy
by walk off bunt on Jul 2, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
doughnut inning eater.
lemon-filled AAA roster filler.
by LoneStranger on Jul 2, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I like it for the name
Boof!
"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 Jul 2, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I like having veteran pitchers in Sacramento
might not be good for the A’s in the long run, but it’s good for the local fans.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't break the bloom dude.
Ask me about my squirrel.
I was talking to the Reverend Billy Lard today.
He’s really excited about the possibility of meeting someone who might not exist.
He says he hasn’t met anyone who might not exist since he looked in the mirror this morning.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
RAFs, here's how to get timely info post-verdict
The prosecution in the Mehserle trial is presenting rebuttal now; then the judge will instruct jurors and they will probably begin deliberating later this afternoon. If there is no verdict today, the indication from the court is that they won’t deliberate again until Tuesday morning. If a verdict is reached late today, the court may choose to hold on to it until tomorrow morning if it seems it would be disruptive to the afternoon commute.
I’m sure all ANers, whether we claim the 510 as home or not, hope that any aftermath of the news will be peaceful, and many in the community are working toward that end today. But it’s prudent to be prepared. You can sign up for email and text message alerts from BART here and the City of Oakland here (scroll down to lower left of page). You can sign up for emergency updates only so that you won’t get pestered with notices about elevators out of service in Dublin or the updated City Council agenda.
Peace.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Jul 2, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I doubt there will be a verdict so soon
But yeah, be prepared and park carefully
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Well said Englishmajor
My heart’s with Oakland today and in the next few days hoping that this goes over peacefully, regardless of what happens.
I know we are all hoping for one verdict or another, but none of us are in favor of violence as a means of protest…
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks EM
I work in the City Center, and I’ve been told that the Judge has said that there will not be a verdict today, although I haven’t been able to confirm that from another source (this is through our office manager who heard it from building management). I hope that the people of Oakland show their true colors, and that we don’t get too many outside agitators as we did last time.
We can be pretty confident
There will be no verdict. this is a very complicated case and the jury is going to START deliberating today. I doubt they get past picking a foreperson and organizing how they will proceed.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
This makes sense to me
But can’t you tell us exactly what is going to happen, Future Ed?
Unfortunately, he can't tell us anything
for fear that it may disrupt the timeline. Didn’t you watch Star Trek?
by LoneStranger on Jul 2, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Come on, man, he can't change anything.
Whatever happened, happened. Didn’t you watch LOST?
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jul 2, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
but 2 matter, can not occupy the same space, didn't you see
Time cop?
by theblackpearl on Jul 2, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
but changing even the smallest thing could lead to the universe as we know it
ceasing to exist! Didn’t you see Back to the Future I, II, and III?!
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jul 2, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmm, touche
I had forgotten that we could turn this town into Biffville. . .
I mainly skipped "Voyager"
and only saw maybe half of “DS9”, and although I tried to watch “Enterprise”, even Scott Bakula and a Vulcan former model couldn’t save it. “TNG” was, clearly, fantastic.
Oh, right the point of the comment: Of course he could tell us, because either way it’s already going to have happened (English doesn’t have a tense for this, does it?). the problem with all this timeline changing is that it involves seriously pre-destination and no free will, so if he tells us, it will be because he was meant to.
Or you could just go with the most current “Star Trek” franchise, and just have them change the timeline to split into an alternate universe.
C’mon LS, I expected better of you. 8]
The split timeline only means anything for the people who have seen both sides of it.
i.e. Ed Prime.
For anyone else, their perspective is that their timeline is the prime. Now, depending on where the divergence is, enough of the alt timeline would be the same as prime and the information would be just as harmful.
Continuing this is going to give me a headache, and I have a year-end personal appraisal to write before they kick us out of here early. I hate these things. ;)
by LoneStranger on Jul 2, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
is this a self-appraisal?
Or one of co-workers/subordinates?
We finally did our 2009 year-end appraisals in March, and I self-appraised myself as awesome. Then I got reviewed, and they said I was awesome, and deserved a promotion. 3 months later, still no promotion, and I doubt they will give me one in the next five days before I quit.
Good luck man!
I think Ed follows the Prime Directive
"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 Jul 2, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Sleep with all the alien chicks,
and then don’t subspace-com them when he says he will?
by LoneStranger on Jul 2, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
don't forget
rip or remove the shirt once an episode
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
We want the Boof!
We can handle the Boof!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Inspirational Friday Quotes regarding the Boof. Pt. 1
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the Boof.
Boof is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the Boof, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, “Boof is the daughter of Time.”
A lie gets halfway around the world before the Boof has a chance to get its pants on.
The Boof is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.
All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Boof.
Even if you are a minority of one, the Boof is the Boof.
Boof is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize [him].
Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute Boof.
Boof is on the side of the oppressed.
The Boof is found when men are free to pursue it.
You shall know the Boof and the Boof shall set you free.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me Boof [Bonser].
I am very fond of Boof, but not at all of martyrdom.
If you seek Boof you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find Boof you will become invincible!
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jul 2, 2010 11:39 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Inspirational Friday Quotes regarding the Boof. Pt. 2
The Boof is more important than the facts.
Nature has planted in our minds an insatiable longing to see the Boof.
First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of Boof.
Justice is Boof in action.
Boof is like the sun. You can shut [him] out for a time, but [he] ain’t goin’ away.
Boof is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the Boof, we cannot know it.
It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged Boof sometimes comes to the top.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jul 2, 2010 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
As for realistic expectations regarding Mr. Bonser and his possible A's career-
You’re damned if you Boof, and you’re damned if you Boof.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
When injuries shall this team waste,
Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe
Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say’st,
“Beauty is Boof, Boof beauty,—that is all
Ye know in baseball, and all ye need to know.”
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
From the MLBtr post:
Rumors are already flying about who Arizona might hire as their next full-time general manager. Morosi’s story notes that Dodgers assistant GM Logan White and former Padres GM Kevin Towers will be given “serious consideration” for the job. Jim Bowden of Sirius XM Radio has those two plus three other assistant GMs (Kim Ng of the Dodgers, Ben Cherington of the Red Sox and “Avila,”
Logan White? Kim Ng? I hate the Dodgers. Either of these two going to Arizona would be more awesome than anything.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
It's about time Kim Ng got a GM job.
Get’er done, Dumbondbacks!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I have this weird feeling that Kevin Towers will get the job
And promptly toast his hiring with a terrible trade
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell, with the way White drafts, lets have him take over as GM for us
Billy isn’t paying attention to the club anymore anyways.
Man, that shot was alllll Jabulani
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think so
The keepers view was covered by two players and he took the step to the wrong side before he saw the ball. And the ball was not fluttering (the main complaint against Jabulani), but rather curved like a hard slider, as it was hit with the inner side of the foot.
I only saw a replay on a small airport TV from about 30 feet away
It just looked like the keeper lined up like it was curving left and then it just moved back right.
I’ll have to watch it again.
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Tiger just learn a pretty expensive lesson there
Don’t fucking cheat on your wife.
Ask me about my squirrel.
No wonder he
was so desperately trying to ‘save’ the marriage. Part of that settlement is that she can’t say anything about what happened; ie, no Oprah, no book deal, etc..
by sf drift king on Jul 2, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
For $750M, I'd gladly take a court-enforced cup of STFU
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
I hope Tiger turns heel,
and flaunts his exploitative playboy side…
He should dress all in black and have models as his caddies.
He and John Daly should put out a country/rap album with Kid Rock and Beck.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn right!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Well he's a heel in real life so why not.
I have to say as a golfer I’m really enjoying watching Tiger suck as it makes me feel better about my game as I’m better off the tee at this point.
No way she gets $750,000,000
He was an idiot for cheating on her and she should take him to the cleaners but I doubt it’s anywhere near that.
That amount is is a pipe dream.
His net worth according to Forbes is 600 mil so you can halve it and divide it some more.
Boo
Looks like it’s only 100 million
Ask me about my squirrel.
Update some more?
A’s are signing more!
The A’s announced that they agreed to terms with two Venezuelan left-handers, plus Nunez. Anderson Mata, 17, and Jose Torres, 16, will join the A’s organization. It’s worth noting that this is not the Jose Torres who Keith Law described in a July 2 article for ESPN.
My son-in-law's band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_jasR-czm4&feature=player_embedded
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
To the D'Backs new manager
Change your name so I can have mine back.
“Hank Gibson” would sound good.
Your pal,
K _ _ _
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
susanslusser
#Athletics at #Indians: Crisp cf, Ellis 2b, Kouzmanoff 3b, Suzuki c, Sweeney rf, Cust dh, Rosales 1b, Gross lf, Pennington ss 16 minutes ago via Twittelator
Yeah, Geren, all that ice worked realllll well for Daric.
susanslusser
Geren wants to see how Barton comes out of batting practice, but if he’s OK he’ll be at first. #Athletics
12 minutes ago via Twittelator
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 2, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't know if anyone has posted this,
but it’s a great read. Bob Gibson
"The whole world is fueled by bullshit… What? The kid asked me for advice on his science fair project so I’m giving it to him." - shitmydadsays
Shit!!!
I mean, good for Uruguay and everything, but man… so close. I really feel brokenhearted now. I had a chance to see how soccer can give hope and dignity to people in Africa and I would have really, really loved for Ghana to have prolonged this improbable dream.
I pick vuvuzelas.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
*sigh*
That was disappointing, especially after Ghana came so close in the final seconds. Would have been a great story if they have moved on.
Finally, something that makes sense!
susanslusser
It won’t be announced until later, possibly even tomorrow, but it sounds as if Braden won’t start tomorrow and Mortensen will. #Athletics 7 minutes ago via Twittelator
susanslusser
I believe the #Athletics will wait to announce Mortensen is starting until he actually gets to Cleveland.
I hope that's just an intelligent move,
rather than a move forced by Braden saying that actually his elbow needs to be removed.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
I'm glad to see Mortensen back up
from my sample of games on the radio and in person, I think he’s ready.
I’ll even go out on a limb and predict that he won’t suck nearly as bad as he did last time, and possibly might even do a good job.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 2, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
susanslusser
#Athletics officially announce Mortensen starting tomorrow
30 minutes ago via Twittelator
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 2, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
??
did you think uruguay didn’t play well? or are you upset about the sacrifice handball at the end?
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, penalty kicks are lame.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 2, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
not quite as lame as a 3-2 foul ball with runners going
but it’s all in the game, yo.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Greatest character in the last ten years.
Maybe more.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Ghana choked no doubt
but Suarez’ complete, blatant disregard of the BASIC RULE OF THE GAME is sickening to me as a player.
I don’t think that he’s a smart, veteran player who saved a goal for his team. I think he’s a cheat.
It’s sad that Ghana could not convert the PK, because Uruguay deserve to go home after that.
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cheat? he wasn’t trying to get away with anything. it was a sacrifice. he had to do it. rules are if/then propositions. and there are times when you have to break one because the consequence still leaves you better off than not breaking it. is it really any worse than earning a yellow for being the last man fouling someone who’s braking away alone toward goal? no, not really.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not disagreeing with you
Just pointing out that I feel it’s a despicable tactic.
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I was watching the game on my computer at work
and literally screamed at the screen when he threw that hand up. All my coaching days came back to me in one very loud (and somewhat profane) tirade at my poor computer monitor…..
On the plus side, the boss let us all leave early. I’m sure it wasn’t related to my screaming at the computer, but perhaps it was…..
There's no crying in baseball!
it's not 100% clear but ghana was probably offside
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
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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
yep. that’s the difference. diego was cheating. he was trying to get away with it. suarez was not.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 2, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
It’s a shame.
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by stranahanahan on Jul 2, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure he was.
That picture shows it’s pretty blatant.
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blatant and trying to get away with it are two separate things
Intentionally taking the red card to stop the goal vs. trying to intentionally hand ball it and try to cover it up as an accident.
Ask me about my squirrel.
I never thought a day would come
where I would say Germans play the prettiest soccer in the World Cup. I was wrong.
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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
don’t cover his eyes! his peter lorre-ness is even better looking than his game.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 3, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
it's the "deal with it" meme
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
oh. sorry. i was trying to share something funny that wasn’t stolen off the web. my bad!
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 3, 2010 12:47 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."
-BB 07/27/05
who is peter lorre, the internet says no such thing exists
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
lorre lore
bug-eyed, inimitably voiced actor of old. more of us might remember him still if he hadn’t appeared in so few movies, all of them obscure and unpopular movies such as casablanca, the maltese falcon, arsenic and old lace… and while that last sentence was a little facetious, i honestly think ozil owes some of his charming handsomeness to lorre-like eyes.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Jul 3, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
dude i know who peter lorre is...
also, you forgot his best film, M.
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
One of the great films of all time
Remember me sometime when I am far away/and I will try and do the same/Maybe just like you someday I will forget/every hit song America ever had -- Yo La Tengo, "Lewis"
I loved every minute of it!
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by stranahanahan on Jul 3, 2010 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Germany made Argentina look like children, ouch.
Pretty shocking that neither Brazil or Argentina made it to the semi’s.
I wonder if Maradona will be lambasted for his selections and unorthodox ways.
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