SB Nation Bay Area Regional Meet-Up

by baseballgirl on Jul 2, 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Note from Nico, 1:25pm: The A's have signed 3 international free agents from Venezuela. Discussion thread is here.

It was great to see everyone out at the Bay Area meet-up last night!

First of all, the venue was amazing; even located in Pac Bell Park, the newly-opened Public House proved to be an awesome place to watch sports (and they showed the A's game on multiple 65 inch flat-screen TV's). Brand-new flat-screen TV's line the walls in the large rooms, and A's, Giants, Warriors, Sharks, Cal, and 49er fans, as well as a few other SB Nation blogs filled in the space nicely. At last count we had between 150 and 200 people watching the A's and Giants games, and thanks to Crown Royal Black, there were plenty of free drinks to go around.

Here is some of AN:

Here was the sign in front of Public House:

Thank you to the A's and David, who provided tickets for the raffle.

Here are some Giants' fans!

And the famous 49er crew!

Even the Warriors represented!

More people enjoying Crown Royal drinks.

Thanks again, everyone!

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It was really fun! Thanks for putting it on, thanks to Crown Royal for the drinks, and Public House for being great to us!

by LoneStranger on Jul 2, 2010 12:07 PM PDT reply actions

Special props to mrod

for being an awesome bartender and all-around good guy.

Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.

by skigurl on Jul 2, 2010 1:20 PM PDT reply actions

Thank you skigurl!

I really enjoyed reconnecting with many of you and meeting some of you for the first time.
It was a lot of fun and I hope that many of you will return to visit again, even if it is at the Giants park. I can’t stress enough how we re trying to build a “true sports bar” atmosphere and we welcome everyone, no matter which team you root for. Cheers and thanks again to Christy and Scott for being the hosts for SB Nation! You rock! Peace and all good things..-MRod

Go A’s!

"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets

by mrod on Jul 3, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Here is how NOT to make a batting order

Crisp cf, Ellis 2b, Kouzmanoff 3b, Suzuki c, Sweeney rf, Cust dh, Rosales 1b, Gross lf, Pennington ss

Here’s what it should look like:
Crisp cf, Pennington ss, Cust dh, Kouzmanoff 3b, Suzuki c, Sweeney rf, Ellis 2b, Gross lf, Rosales 1b

My team will score more runs today, it is a fact. Why? Because I have a guy who has a .500 OBP over his last 20 games hitting 2 not 9.

-Yeah, I just posted that, but my opinion is apparently "wrong" a significant portion of the time though, so take it as you will.

by PL78 on Jul 2, 2010 1:50 PM PDT reply actions

When does your team play?

I’d like to catch a few innings. Oh wait, Suzuki’s already catching all the innings; never mind.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 2, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

barton in the lineup now, hitting second

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 2, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Is he the new Dallas Braden?

“I’m not dead yet! I can feel most of my fingers and almost a knee!”

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 2, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions

ZOMG EVERYBODY!

Have you heard about the Jeff Lyman signing?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 2, 2010 2:11 PM PDT reply actions

(claiming)

SIG SPACE AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP. INQUIRE WITHIN.

by mikev on Jul 2, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Holy crap.

He was in my high school graduating class.

She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.

by danmerqury on Jul 2, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh great, so he's what, 12?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 2, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

So you went to Monte Vista HS in Danville.

Interesting.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 2, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm a bit creeped out right now.

Just a bit.

She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.

by danmerqury on Jul 2, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

She's good at what she does, dan.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 2, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I just came back to the post, so you probably won't see this, but:

One of the tweets about Lyman from earlier in the day said that he went to that high school. Using my incredible skillz in logic, I deduced that you must have gone to the same high school. See, not too creepy… I hope…

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 3, 2010 5:04 AM PDT up reply actions

Hah.

Fiiiine. Creepiness abated. For now.

She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.

by danmerqury on Jul 3, 2010 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions

That shirt looks good on you, by the way

{how did he know what shirt I was wearing…mommy…?}

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jul 3, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Is that Boof Bonser's real name?

Just kidding.
Great party last night, BBG.
Lots of fun to see old friends and meet some new ones!
Diito on Skigurl post – thanks, Mrod!

#8. Seriously, how cool a name is Dallas Braden?

by LongTimeFan on Jul 2, 2010 2:18 PM PDT reply actions

The Public House is nice and it was a great party!

The onion rings were particularly tasty, though as remarked by everyone who tried one, extremely salty. Also, they have scoops of a few flavors of Humphrey Slocombe ice cream including the celebrated Secret Breakfast, which contains enough alcohol that the waitstaff must see your ID before you order it. (Humphrey Slocombe is a fashionable artisanal ice cream shop that’s located in an inconvenient corner of the Mission District and the lines can be terrible, so this is a good way to experience it with less hassle.)

Even SBNation’s super-overlord Markos showed up, but he took one look at the AN horde and fled to the other room.

It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.

by Englishmajor on Jul 2, 2010 3:54 PM PDT reply actions