Sunday, Babbling Sunday: Carter Time!

1. Yes
3. Yes
4. Probably not
5. Ugh me too
6. See 5
7. YES (all caps) Uggla or gtfo.

4. Yes, but not because I ever thought Pennington was good. I just really never, ever liked Bobby Crosby.
5. Maybe he shouldn’t put so much unnecessary stress on himself by sprinting on a walk
6. That one was pretty obvious.

1. Definitely.
2. The game and the fandom has a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately quality; it would really depend on who did what during the streak. I could see Ellis, Kouzmanoff, Crisp being the position players that contribute most in a hypothetical streak. The rest would probably be starting pitchers who were most dominate — heck SPs could make up four or five of the six pack.
3. Tough call. What if he was but just not in Green & Gold.
4. Not me.
5. Nope.
6. I always want to be optimistic but there comes a time when I read about these things and my reaction to a new announced injury with a previously injured guy is, “But of course!”
7. Beane has had moves that haven’t panned with the same frequency like they did throughout the oughts. Beane is now competing with more GMs who are now seeking the unconventional value plays…to the point where one cannot realy call it unconventional. Sheets was an opportunity that didn’t pan. I think the only way Beane looks genius going forward is to get lucky with a bunch of prospects that pan within a short period of time. Arm injuries to million dollar arms and kids retiring from the game for some higher-calling doesn’t help matters.

And, yes, I think a possibility of a post-season run was pretty much not possible [not talking mathematically, mind you] by the ASB.

1. The A’s should always look for any way to positive promote the team, so yes

2.Miggy, Hatteberg, Ray Durham, Hernandez, Chavvy, Ellis (all for their contributions to The Streak. As for “what have you done for me lately”: another important marketing tool is to help fans learn the history of their team. The Streak is glorious A’s history.

3. Is Adrian Cardenas ever gonna be good above AA? sure, why not?

4. Like 3 years ago, did anyone ever think Cliff Pennington was going to better than Bobby Crosby? Really? Yes. By the time Pennington was drafted Crosby was already disappointing.

5. How did I not see the Rosales injury coming? More importantely, how did the A’s not see it, since it was an old injury that hadn’t healed?

6. Ditto Ynoa (same link)? What kind of health check did the A’s do?

7. Does anyone else think this offseason is Billy’s chance to prove them all stupid? Every offseason is Billy’s chance to “prove them all stupid>” But you don’t do that in the offseason , you do that on the field during the season.

1. Yes….how about getting some hitters so when the movie comes out the team is winning again?

2. How about something new?…Bobbleheads seem so 2003 to me.

3. (Dusts off crystal ball)…..I see him being traded this off-season and making it to the bigs in 2012.

4. I still have hope for Pennington and at least his Dad isn’t a jerk.

5. You had something smudged on your glasses.

6. Michael Ynoa is actually Joey Devine.

7. I’m rooting for David Forst to do a great job….who is this Beane guy?

Is that a sneaky religulous reference on a sabbath, for many?

Or an editorial commentary about miscommunication between the statheads and, I dunno, everybody else?

for me, i only thought about the first 2:

1. The risk I see in making a big whoop about the Moneyball movie, is what if it is a flop? That won’t stop them from making a whoop.

2. Lidle (34 inning scoreless streak, anybody?), Hatteberg (rounding first), Bradford (with dirty knuckles), Mecir, Bill King (an updated one that plays only the “Hatte Walk Off Piece”) and Ken Korach (plays the call of Tejada’s Walk Off Piece for win number 18).

1. Cross-marketing with Moneyball? Maybe a tiny bit but not much

2. Say the A’s created some “Bobblehead Six Pack” for season ticket holders. Say it was 20 Game Win Streak themed (to go along with Moneyball). What players would be in it and why? Lidle (good in streak), Hatteberg (20th game HR), Tejada, Mulder, Hudson and Zito (last 4 were the best players on the 2002 team other than Chavez who has bobbleheads already)

3. Is Adrian Cardenas ever gonna be good above AA? Serviceable yes, good probably not

4. Like 3 years ago, did anyone ever think Cliff Pennington was going to better than Bobby Crosby? Really? Not me in 2007

5. How did I not see the Rosales injury coming? You were distracted by all the other injuries

6. Ditto Ynoa (same link)? You must have. He’s hardly pitched

7. Does anyone else think this offseason is Billy’s chance to prove them all stupid? It’s his chance. I’m not sure it’s in him to spend big on big talent rather than bargain hunting though.

a (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBIqLqUenz0)

He can totally do this.
Via sneaky or epic trade, free agency, whatever.
I’m very excited by what he could surprise us with, I hope some of the more negative nancy’s hop on-board with me. :)