Trade Deadline Thread: The One That's On The Front Page!
by Nico on Jul 29, 2011 10:41 AM PDT
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PrintYes, the last week of July is largely about rumors with no teeth, but that's still more appealing than my Aunt Bertha, who is an overbearing in-law with no teeth. Let's take a look at the rumors that have two aspects in common: They involve the A's and they have actually been suggested by quasi-reliable (i.e., not just people on AN) sources. I invite you to weigh on with reasonable trades you could see going down involving that A's player and that team...
Rich Harden: Reportedly scouted yesterday by the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, both known to be keen on adding a starting pitcher to their rotation. Harden's value could be enhanced if the Red Sox and Yankees are bidding against one another, and in a way Harden is the consummate end-of-July trade piece: A pitcher who could "be an ace for you for the next 2-3 months" even if it turns out to be the only 2-3 months he's healthy in the next 2-3 years.
Harden / Red Sox trade could look like ___?
Harden / Yankees trade could look like ___?
Coco Crisp: The Braves have reportedly had internal discussions about Crisp, and this makes sense given their need in CF. Coco figures to be a "Type B" free agent at year's end.
Crisp / Braves trade could look like ___?
Josh Willingham: The A's have seemingly been "underwhelmed" by the offers for Willingham, but as his bat continues to heat up he could be, at the very least, a consolation prize for the team that misses out on another target, e.g., Hunter Pence, Carlos Quentin. The trade of Carlos Beltran to the Giants took one more slugging OFer off of the market. One team known to have liked Willingham for years is the Phillies, who are reportedly discussing a big trade for Hunter Pence -- one that looks, based on the rumors, to be a bad one for Philadelphia (rumored to include Jonathan Singleton and Jarred Cosart).
One would think that if that trade doesn't occur, the A's might be able to interest the Phillies in giving up far less than "Singleton, Cosart, and another second-tier pitcher" for Willingham. Willingham is only under contract through the end of the year (Pence is under contract through 2012), but is also currently a Type A free agent in the making.
Willingham / Phillies trade could look like ___?
Andrew Bailey: I suspect the Rangers will wind up trading for Heath Bell, but Bell and Bailey's names have both come up as serious targets for Texas, which appears determined to add a closer in the next 72 hours. Bailey is under contract control through 2014, so the A's would want to get a real haul for a front line (though sometimes injured) closer, with 3.3 years of service time left, who would be sent to the A's chief competitors in the AL West.
Bailey / Rangers trade could look like ___?
Finally, there has been some discussion around other relievers, such as Craig Breslow and Brad Ziegler, but since they are not "centerpiece" types you can use them to round out trades including some of the above "centerpieces". If traded on their own, the deals would likely be relatively unremarkable and probably not worth trying to predict what team or return might be involved.
And of course, the A's might just do nothing and roll with the guys they have the rest of the way. But that's far too dull for the front page, so have it with the trades you think might go down from the above possibilities...and then we'll see what really happens!
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I'd hate to see any A's player on the Yankees
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 29, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, we should try really hard
to make the Yankees trade all 25 of their players and not get any back.
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they just can't do any trades with us.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 29, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
rich harden only kinda counts though
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I would *HATE* to see Rich Harden on the Yankees.
Ugh, that makes me sad to even think about that possibility.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 29, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
how does this make you feel:
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Why's He Laughing?
Wait: let me guess. Teixeira’s mooning him.
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
He saw this happening in the dugout
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I almost didn't recognize him cleanly shaven
it’s like he’s not the same person
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 29, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Seems like a bad move tactically as well
Since Bailey has 3+ years of team control. You don’t want to be seeing him when the team may be contenders again in 2013.
Unless they get a crazy good haul…
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
I agree
but what if we can trade Bailey for Wash?
24 is my age 22 is my gauge
by catfishunterSthompson on Jul 29, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
No and thank you.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
by thewhizkid on Jul 29, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Doesn't Beane usually make trades before the deadline?
By the looks of it, maybe Beane really will stand pat this year at the deadline. I guess Carter and Taylor will be September call-ups.
Those Two
And perhaps someone like Cardenas. It happened last year, though just before the end of the season.
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I Figure
That the team that misses out on Jimenz (Boston/New York) will try harder to get Harden. If the Sox miss out, could we try to get a guy like Reddick? I don’t know much about the boston youngsters?
I don’t want Bailey to go to texas (don’t really want him to go at all), and I don’t think Beane will make a trade within the divison.
And, if Beane isn’t impressed with the offers for Willingham, Josh will still be here after the deadline.
Beane has traded with Texas quite a lot.
Most recently this year for Guillermo Moscoso.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
he's traded with the angels too right?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Only just barely
In 2006 he traded a AAA pitcher for cash considerations. Other than that, it hasn’t been since 1999 when Bavasi was GM down there.
Beane never traded with Bavasi in Seattle, but he did do one trade with Zduriencik (Hannahan for Souza in summer 2009).
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Someone needs to do a
What a Gio to Yankees trade would look like too. Apparently Yankees are hot and heavy for him and Brad Pitt isn’t answering the phone
I’ve been overwhelmed and I’ve been underwhelmed. Can I ever just be whelmed?
What If The Yanks Offer Nunez And Montero For Gio?
Tempting?
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Nope.
Not enough at all.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
OK;
What if the Yanks make a trade with Atlanta to get Teheran, then offer him, Nunez, Montero and Swisher for Gonzalez.
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Woahhh
that’d be crazy. I dunno, maybe. I dont know why Swisher’s in that deal. But Teheran and Montero are both legit prospects, and Nunez would fill a need right?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
What need does Nunez fill?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Infield suckiness?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
We got that and then some throughout our minors.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
I'm Fine With Him,
But for some people, a shortstop not named Pennington.
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to amend that to a SS not as bad as Pennington
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
The only "word on the street" I've seen about Gio
is that teams inquired and Beane said, “Not available.”
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Really?
that’s good to hear. I wasn’t sure how the team felt about Gio, since he was the third best prospect out of the Kinda Big 3.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Still Waiting For The A's To Sign Him To An Extension
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
They will.
Whether they intend to keep him or trade him, an extension makes sense.
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They may have thought he was only 3rd best
Two years ago, maybe even last year. Not now
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 11:43 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I might be wrong, but
Gio wasn’t part of the “Big 3.” That was Mazarro, Anderson, and Cahill.
Wade Hines
Yeah that's true.
Gio was just kinda a fourth guy.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Mazz really? It was always Gio, Anderson and Cahill for me.
I had always read Mazz projected to be like a 4. All the other guys had front line potential.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
The advertised future big 3 was mazz, anderson, and cahill.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yep, the Big MAC
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Jul 29, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Mazzaro and Cahill were drafted by the A's
The A’s didn’t trade for Anderson and Gio (in the Haren and Swisher trades respectively) until January 2008. Gio was not part of MAC only because he was further along than the other 3 and was expected to be MLB ready before them.
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 12:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
And "Not Available"
means “you’ll have to keep adding on players if you want me to talk.”
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Get in on the Hunter Pence trade
Houston wants pitching prospects. Latest rumors are Phillies would send Dominic Brown to a 3rd team in order for Houston to get prospects they like.
That's a good idea - very "old Billy Beane"
Especially if the other two teams have no idea it’s a 3-way!
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yes!
Just tell both teams the A’s are trading prospects to the other, and steal Dominic Brown from under their noses!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Last time they got themselves in a three way
with Philly for their OF prospect, didn’t turn out too well
I’ve been overwhelmed and I’ve been underwhelmed. Can I ever just be whelmed?
by closetasfan on Jul 29, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Heck,
While you’re at it, try to steal Ryan Howard.
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
We could trade for Mike Leake, and then ask him to shoplift Ryan Howard!
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Or maybe bring along that Cozart kid with him.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Maybe:
But you got me thinking.
Who wouldn’t love to see Dontrelle Willis play for the A’s?
by Jason James on Jul 29, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Me.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
by thewhizkid on Jul 29, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Watchoo talkin' about, whizkid?"
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
I get that reference!
even though it was before my time… who feels old right now? haha
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
That idea would make a lot more sense if
the A’s actually had pitching prospects. Houston is looking for guys who will arrive in the next year or two. Pitching prospects at that level is not a strength of our system; in fact, it’s a weakness.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
TYSON ROSS
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
for Hunter Pence???
No matter how much you arbitrage through third teams, I just don’t see the equivalence there.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
IT'S TYSON ROSS
haha
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Well
What if Houston gets Cozart, Singleton, Tyson Ross and Ian Kroll. Philly gets Pence and we get Brown.
"Ross and Krol "
aren’t anywhere close to the equivalent of either Pence or Brown.
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
I don't think "old Billy" could pull that off
He’d just offer more and it would still be a great idea.
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
Beane hasn't lost anything (AFAICT)
But the other GMs have gotten way smarter.
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
Then on a curve, he's gotten dumber.
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
Yes, relatively.
But you can’t criticize someone for it.
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
Here's the tweet
"@SI_JonHeyman: phillies might shop prospects (even d. brown) to find fit astros for pence. hou wants pitching."
do A’s get in on this if Singleton or Brown become available?
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 11:29 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If Beane can get himself into the middle of this trade
and end up with Brown then he’s a genius again.
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
only IF dombro starts
living to his potential including running to first base
by heartstopper on Jul 29, 2011 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
yes.
well they should
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I do agree that Tyson Ross is a good piece for us to trade,
one of the few we have that is likely worth more to another team than he is to us.
I guess I just don’t have as much faith in his value than others here do. If I’m Houston, I think he’s way way down on my list of possible targets.
But if we can match him up with something to get someone like Domonic Brown, hey, I’m all for it. I would happily give up Ross and Krol for Brown. I’m not sure what else could be added to that. That’s pretty much the entirety of our pitching prospects. Who else is there? Griffin??
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
James Simmons!!!!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ynoa, but he might be only a rumor
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
"Bailey / Rangers trade could look like ...."
… a bargaining ploy to drive down the price on Heath Bell.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Why would the Rangers rather have Bell than Bailey?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Possibly lower cost.
Since Bailey is under a longer contract right?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yes, Bell should be cheaper to get, but Bailey's the more attractive piece I'd think,
although Bell is a Type A
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what i was saying.
The only reason theyd go after Bell is cuz he’s cheaper.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I wonder how much cheaper though....Would the Padres take Miguel De Los Santos
and Engel Beltre or something like that? I’m thinking if they’re going to insist on Erlin or someone like that then why not go for Bailey?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
In a vacuum, they wouldn't.
Bailey is better. But I think they’ll get a better deal on Bell.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Unless overwhelmed
I don’t see Bailey going anywhere due to the bullpen being a little in question. He is our most reliable arm at the moment too.
If I the choice of one move. DFA Fuentes, eat the salary. He is a loss waiting to happen every time he takes the mound.
Isn't the whole team "a little in question"?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Bailey/Rangers trade could look like
Martin Perez, Joe Wieland, Mike Olt, Chris Davis
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
It could?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't accept much less than that
Trading Bailey to a division rival
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
I'd accept just Perez and do it before Daniels came to his senses
I might do it for just Olt
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
So if Beane does trade Bailey for Perez or Olt, he shouldn't be the GM of the A's?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he should hold out for a few more pieces
And he probably would…
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
That's not an answer to my question
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL, yup.
WC, if you’re going to have any credibility you have to stop acting like every player associated with the A’s organization sucks. Sure, many fans overvalue their own players, but you way undervalue them all the time. Come on.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree with WC for the most part.
Bailey is a good reliever. Gonzalez is a 3-3.5 WAR pitcher. I’d say WC’s estimation of a player’s value is closer to the truth than most people’s. Martin Perez is the sixth best prospect in baseball, according to BA. If you can get the sixth best prospect in baseball for a reliever, I’d jump on it.
I know everyone likes Bailey and hates the Rangers, but trying to gut a team’s farm system and bathe in its blood is bad business. Get value, maybe a lot of it, but let’s be reasonable here.
It's not about trading with TEX or not
It’s about Bailey being a valuable trade chip you can only deal once. Look at what demands are being made for rentals like Heath Bell, and realize that Bailey is under contract through 2014.
Also, if you want to trade Bailey for a really good starting pitching prospect, instead of giving the Rangers a closer, why not…wait for it…move Bailey into the rotation?
Notice how the Rangers have taken two relievers inferior to Bailey (Wilson, Ogando) and made their rotation far better. And their health has been just fine. No guarantees that Bailey would be an excellent SP, but no guarantee on Perez either.
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Because Bailey already failed as a starter and has arm problems.
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The former was years and years ago now
The latter is legit — yet in my heart I know that if he were on Texas, he’d be starting the All-Star game before long.
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
Or Toronto....see Brandon Morrow
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If the guy already has dealt with arm problems
can you imagine what starting for a Nolan Ryan team would do to his health? God damn.
The Rangers have far fewer arm problem issues than the A's do.
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
The Rangers have different pitchers than the A's do, too.
Correlation and causation. Playing on a Nolan Ryan team would absolutely terrify me if I was a pitcher, especially one that has dealt with arm problems.
I'm still in favor of moving Fautino to starter, arm problems or no
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here.
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
His arm problems were different though.
Bailey couldn’t cut it as a SP in Double A, which is why he was converted and fast tracked as a reliever.
FDLS never really failed as a starter, I’m very much in favor of him being moved back to the rotation and learning how to actually pitch instead of just throw as hard as he can.
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
WC has more credibility than just about anyone who posts here.
"We've come a long way, and I'm not talking about Virginia Slims, either." - Art Howe
Look, I like WC, it's not that
He’s just compulsively down on any player or prospect on the A’s (maybe it’s superstitious pessimism, I don’t know). You kind of have to take any player or prospect and add 10%, and you get a more accurate picture of how you should regard that player or prospect.
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
They're not all great, that's for sure.
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
the problem is that he's an upside whore
kevin goldstein-ish. and we don’t have any of those super high upside guys outside of maybe Dixon and De La Cruz. and ynoa, if he still exists.
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Hey, I wish our farm system looked better
and had more high upside guys in it. But there are some potential bright spots, from Weeks (now up) to Choice, to Y. Cabrera and V. De La Cruz, to Green (progressing steadily, though not “great”).
It’d be super ducky if Taylor and Carter would get it back together, and the pitching is generally sucky or homophobic, but luckily we have some good young talent in the bigs for a while.
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
Oh I totally agree
not a particularly great system but it’s certainly not barren
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
"Barren farm systems: A llllllegacy of elegance!"
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Martin Perez would be nice.
But i dont get why people are including Chris Davis in these deals. I REALLY dont want him.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ehh,
im not really against him.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
You're against Chris Davis but not Conor Jackson?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes.
Im more neutral. It’s one of those things where if i dont wanna trade for the same, or not much better, i’d rather just keep it. why spend on a 0 upgrade?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
How is Chris Davis not a huge upgrade over Conor Jackson?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Because he can't field and he has flailed mightily at major league pitching
since his rookie season?
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
Are you talking about Davis or Jackson?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Davis.
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
So you're impressed with Jackson's stylings in the batters box?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
if it's not an upgrade, why do it?
why not target someone else
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I'm neutral on Davis
but the guy is younger than Michael Taylor, who some people think is still the A’s savior. I’d rather have him than Jackson.
But you're not trading Jackson for Davis
you’re trading good players for Davis. In a vacuum, sure i’ll take Davis over Jackson. But if there’s any cost, i dont see it.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yeah, but Davis is blocked by Moreland Young.
They might actually be able to get Davis as just a throw-in. If he’s the centerpiece, well, fuck that. But in a deal for Bailey, he wouldn’t be.
Me personally, no.
Not a fan. But he’s e’er so slightly better than Davis at the moment in that he can play 1B ok and can hit ok.
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Davis has yet to even come close to a league average hitter btw.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
You mean other than his 123 wRC+ in 2008?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
oh yeah, other than that :P
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Oh shit he was good 3 years ago
GO GET HIM
Wait are we talking about Chris Davis or Conor Jackson
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by mikev on Jul 29, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hee
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
TBH I'm not a huge Davis fan either
Just in a deal like the one I mentioned that had so much talent already in it, I felt as though I needed to throw in an “MLB-ready” offensive player, as long as he wan’t the centerpiece of the deal. Maybe instead of Davis, David Murphy?
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David Murphy is actually good.
I wouldn’t mind getting him just for him’s sake.
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Get in on the Hunter Pence 3-Team Trade Rumors
Reportedly, the Astros:
The Phillies initially offered their two best prospects, pitcher Jarred Cosart and first baseman Jonathan Singleton, and were told that wasn’t enough. The Phillies then offered to include their right fielder, Domonic Brown. But the Astros, according to one team that spoke with them, would prefer to spin Brown elsewhere for multiple prospects than take him themselves.Via Jason Stark, at ESPN.com
So both clubs have been contacting other teams, trying to construct a creative enough deal to work for everybody. According to an official of one club that got drawn into those talks, the chances of that happening are “50-50.” But it sure won’t be because they aren’t actively trying.
So, what I’d love to see…Old Billy Beane
The Phillies Trade: 1B Jonathan Singleton and OF Domonic Brown to the Astros for Hunter Pence
The Astros Trade: 1B Jonathan Singleton to the Oakland A’s
The Oakland A’s Trade: 1B Chris Carter, LHP Ian Krol and 2B Eric Sogard to the Astros
The Oakland A’s Trade: RP Grant Balfour to the Phillies
The Phillies Trade: Justin De Fratus, RHP to the Oakland A’s
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 11:06 AM PDT reply actions
they just said they don't want brown though...
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I know I know
But I thought, if they are losing their OF Pence, and probably Bourne before it is all said and done, Then They would rather ship out the 1B Prospect (although I heard he too might be turned into an OF sooner than later) than their OF Prospect….Just because of position need and depth. Also, I wasn’t 100% certain what exactly Jason Stark meant by the way he wrote that article.
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, what are the Astros thinking?
Rejecting Singleton, Cosart, and Brown??? WOW.
Anyway, if this rumor is true, we have to get in on it…
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I wonder if Stark means "include Brown [instead of one of the minor-leaguers]
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Definitely.
But still a terrible move for PHI to deal Brown and either Singleton or Cosart for 1.3 years of Pence.
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It makes both orgs look bad
PHI is making a huge overpay and HOU is too dumb to realize.
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
Why is HOU too dumb for that?
It’d be brilliant!
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If they miss the trade they are idiots
It should have been done already is what I’m saying.
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That seems very likely.
The Twitter approach to trade rumors is causing more than the usual amount of misunderstanding this year. Someone types something out quickly with awkward wording, and it is instantly repeated all over the Internet with the wrong interpretation.
That’s exactly what happened with Biertempfel’s tweet that got repeated as the A’s getting ready to trade for Garrett Jones.
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How many times was his name re-tweeted then?
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
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The big one was MLB Trade Rumors,
from whence it spread everywhere. Also, several here on AN made the same misinterpretation independently.
Biertempfel clarified with a follow-up tweet, but it was too late to stamp out all the rampant discussion, and the correction got little notice.
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Thanks for the follow up, but I was really just being funny.
Biertempfel is an amazingly tough name to spell out.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
Just call him Beer-Temple
That’s what it means.
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It would
If his name was Biertempel
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Just an old spelling, though, right?
(That’s a non-rhetorical question. I’m really asking.)
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I don't think so
In althochdeutsch it was tempal and as it does come from templum, I don’t think there ever was a version with “f” in it.
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Hmm, OK.
I’m not well versed in German. I was just thinking of other words where the pf corresponds to p in English cognates — apfel apple, pfeiffer piper, pfad path.
Seems to be some discussion of it here, but I didn’t follow enough to make sense of what tempfel might be.
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I think the Astros want lower level prospects, not the likes of Carter, Krol or Sogard
They might take something like Ynoa, Nunez, De La Cruz and Shipman for Brown though
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
hmm well. Would you do that?
I’d rather have Singleton than Brown.
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
haha are you being sarcastic?
Yes, definitely!
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
No, not being sarcastic
I just personally value Brown a lot more. Interested to hear why you personally prefer Singleton
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Well, mainly because the times I have watched Brown play this year
I’ve been completely underwhelmed. I know he is still learning on the job and is still very young. I guess it is just a preference, because I’ve never actually seen Singleton play live/on tv. I’ve only seen a few prospect clips. Also, I’d rather have a 1B than an OF, but I also heard that Singleton might end up in the OF anyways. So I guess it is a wash,.
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Always go for the talent
Brown has elite talent. He may never realize it, of course. But the opportunity to get it worth the risk.
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
But as an active player in the bigs...wouldn't the teams be wanting someone who they can use to their advantage now?
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I saw him in Philly when I was there.....agree. He is supposedly in the Phillies doghouse (according to their fans) unless he is doing better than he was a month ago.
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He hasn't made the fans forget
About Jayson Werth yet…
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 12:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Although Jayson Werth has.
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Singleton is young and raw too
I’d rather have the young guy who has already passed all of his minor league tests, than a guy who has 3-4 more tests to go and may not even make it to the big league club
I personally wouldn't trade all our lower level prospects for one outstanding prospect
just because I think we’re really far away from contending, and I like our lower level guys
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel the opposite.
I have no attachment to our lower level guys. It’s not that I don’t like them, it’s that I believe pitching prospects are far more likely to deviate from their projection than hitting prospects. That’s the whole logic behind TINSTAAPP. Ones who look good go bust at a very high rate, and on the flip side ones who look meh turn out to be awesome. You do your best to pick the likeliest pitchers, but it’s not so much about cultivating a few great guys as just gathering up a big collection of lottery tickets and seeing which ones work out.
There’s a lot of uncertainty with hitters, too, of course, but it’s not at the same scale. So if I have a chance to trade four lottery tickets from the lower minors for one hitter who was a top 20 prospect overall just last year, that feels like a great deal to me.
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by iglew on Jul 29, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ooh, I forgot about Ynoa.
That’s a good idea.
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Why get Carter when they have Wallace?
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, IDK just guessing what it may take
Carter or Choice or Taylor
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I can't see us trading Choice. He is part of our future.....
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Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Choice wont be traded.
But i think everyone else could, except maybe Green
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
That's sort of what I am thinking.
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I think Green could be traded if the A's could shore up their OF in the process
His future isn’t on the INF anymore and as an OF he’s inexperienced, in the middle of an “ok” hitting season. Seems like a guy good enough to trade (and get something back) and “not sure enough” to trade.
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What could they get for Green though?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
He could part of a pretty attractive package
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A part of.
Not by himself. Which is fine, but who do you package him with
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
MO says Gio, Barton, and Gray are the most attractive on our team
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
SWEENEY!
How can you forget sweeney. He’s a hunk.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I think Sweeney, Gio, and DeJesus are the most attractive,
But we are talking MO here.
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yeah weird taste.
I agree with you.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
He's a MAN'S MAN
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
First of all, if these rumors are true PHI is being epically dumb
Pence is NOT worth trading Brown and Singleton! (Or Brown and Cosart.)
If that’s where they’re thinking, why not jump in directly and say, “Look, we’ll trade you Willingham for just Singleton” and you can keep Brown and Cosart?
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Pence is a lot better than Willingham and he's under control for 3 more years
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh he is? I thought it was one more year.
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He's FA after 2013, so 2 years plus 2011 which counts as 3 for the Phillies
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Got it.
It counts as 2.5 for the Phillies, though, in that it’s…2.5.
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Yes but the .5 counts as 1 for them but 0 for the Astros
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I think I confused him with BJ Upton, who's a FA after 2012.
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One way fo the A's to get in on the Pence deal
if they really want it, would be to talk about Harden going to the Phillies and Worley going to the Astros. Worley was a 3rd round pick a few years back, so he’s not a nobody, but his minor league numbers weren’t fantastic, he wasn’t a top prospect or anything, and he’s getting by this year by giving up lots of fly balls (.74 GB/FB ratio) with very few HRs (only 3 in 71 IP), which seems unlikely to hold up. He’s also got a .236 BABIP, which won’t last, either.
Here’s Sickels’ evaluation of Worley from this April, which makes him sound a lot like Blanton. Valuable, but not an ace.
So the argument from the Phils’ perspective would be to sell high on Worley and in return get a pitcher who’s likely to be just as effective over the next couple of months. The Astros would get a young pitcher who’s ready for the majors now, even if he’s not as good as his ERA says at the moment.
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It's all in how you spin it
You tell the Astros, “Wins!!! ERA!!!” and then tell the Phils “MPH! K/9IP!!!” and then enjoy having Brown, Cosart, Singleton, and Pence.
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Wait so all Oak gets is Singleton in this scenario?
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Brown, Singleton & Cosart for Pence
That’s a really bad deal for the Phillies.
It looks like the Reds are going to sell and possibly now the Rays too...
So Beane really won’t get what he’s looking for.
What are the Reds going to sell?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess they have Cordero, Arroyo, Phillips and maybe Volquez
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes I forgot about him.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
This is going to be interesting
At first, I thought Beane’s statement about keeping Willingham, DDJ, etc. was mostly posturing. But now, the list of interested teams might be really shrinking…
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I really don't know what a Harden deal would look like
Any ideas? What prospects could we expect from the Red Sox? Yankees?
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No one good.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Unless you can get a bidding war going
Harden staying healthy is a huge risk for the team who doesn’t get him
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
Especially since they'll face each other in ALCS.
So Harden will pitch against the other.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
The only real possible trade that would get the A's back anything worth talking about is...
a trade involving Bailey, Cahill, or Gio.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
You're not excited by the upcoming Harden for Michael Bowden blockbuster?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Not really...probably a below average starter or an average reliever
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
can we get Bourn at least?
that shouldn’t take too much
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Get Bourn for Crisp.. then Houston can let Crisp go for picks if he becomes a Type B.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
But why would the A's do that?
Bourn is getting paid $4.4 million this year, and next year is his last arbi-eligible season before free agency. Do they really want to commit $5 million or whatever to make him their CF next season?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
YES!
The real question is why would the Astros do it. Coco for Bourn is soooooo lopsided.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
why wouldn't they do it?
there doesn’t seem to be any interest in Bourn but oddly there does seem to be interest in Coco
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This would indeed be odd if it were true
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Uhh....
so does that mean Willingham is better than Pujols? Cuz people are trying to trade for Josh but not for Albert.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
uhh no
it means there is a rumor at least about Coco and none about Bourn
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But you said they'd trade Bourn for Coco straight up
because Coco has interest but Bourn doesnt.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
rumor / interest
it’s all the same right now.
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I meant in terms of the multi-year plan for contention
That is, almost no one here thinks that the A’s will contend seriously next year, and Bourn is unlikely to be with the team beyond 2012. I suppose he’d be a Type A and net picks if Beane offered him arbitration (assuming that system continues in the next CBA), or Beane could flip him for prospects any time before the end of next season.
Incidentally, Bourn hasn’t been much better than Coco until this season, when he seems to have cut down massively on his FB tendencies, resulting in a much higher BABIP and thus better BA and OBA. Is this a blip, or did he actually revamp his hitting approach in a way that’s permanent?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Wasn't Bourn basically a 5 WAR player in 2009 and 2010?
And hasn’t he averaged 4 WAR per 650 PA for his career? I’d think Beane could flip Bourn for better prospects than he could flip Coco for
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
From what I can tell about his WAR
it was all about his defense, until this year at any rate. Baseball-reference.com, which I know isn’t the favored WAR listing, says that in 2010 he was 6 runs below average hitting, 9 above average baserunning, and 25 above average in CF. The previous 2 years, however, he’d been 12 below average and 5 below average in the field.
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Well he's a lot better than Crisp, so there's that
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Why on earth would Houston want Crisp?
He’s a terrible fit for them.
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The rumor is that they want low level prospects...
If Crisp is a Type B free agent, Houston will get 2 picks that will obviously be low level prospects.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
But the legitimate question would be
why they wouldn’t just trade Bourn for the prospects without bothering with Crisp in the first place.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Then they can draft their own prospects?
I’m just thinking out loud here.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
But Crisp isn't even a B is he?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
nope
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Don't they also get a second round pick?
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
.
A Class B free agent is ranked below the top 20 percent but in the top 40 percent of players at his position. A team that loses a Type B player receives a supplemental pick, but the signing team does not lose a pick.
He's not even a Type B yet either
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
A switch to the NL would put him just under the B cutoff
I assume the numbers just shift over, forgot how that works. But point still stands not a B in either league.
It's kinda awesome that he could be a Type B in the NL but not in the AL
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
like it
someone get houston on the phone
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hmmm maybe we will make that trade with Texas
Rangers are now locked into 3 different bullpen pieces could be phone call away but they’re not waiting if they get a deal they like
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 11:44 AM PDT reply actions
In news that really only matters to me,
my roommate is canceling his enrollment today! Already college is throwing me for a loop!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
ahhhh. bummer. I am sure you there will be another person who they can match you with.
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Idol Contestant: [Nods]
take out that you
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
im not necessarily opposed to having a whole room to myself
since ive already started talking to other people
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
No,
but there’s facebook groups and social network stuff ive met people through.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ah, cool
So are you prepared for Cal to own you guys in football on national television? :)
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Haha i think you have it reversed!
ASU is ranked 24th!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep at night ;)
but really, im just excited to go to games. ASU opens at home against UC Davis, and i know a bunch of kids going there, so thatll be fun!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Haha
We opened with UC Davis last year. Well at least you will start your season with a 40+ point victory.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
Definitely.
A nice ego boost i think.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
UC DAVIS!
I graduated from UC Davis in June 2010…Nice place.
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Even nice place is generous ;)
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Come on, how many towns have an entire subdivision with street names taken from Middle Earth?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yeah I don't care about their sports teams
Especially the football team. So many tools when I was there. My girl was on the Soccer Team, so I had to interact with a lot of these dudes who all thought they were NFL prospects. Laughable!
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
haha its probably like that in all college towns
it was like that growing up in San Luis Obispo. I hated all the college kids. All the locals do
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry was a reply to the middle earth street names
Yeah but I agree, who cares about Davis’ sports teams. You don’t go to Davis for the sports teams; nobody even knows when the games happen.
by Billy Frijoles on Jul 29, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT???? Davis is a great place to go to school AND live.
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
ugh
it’s a bunch of cows! haha. and it’s funny because i had a really good friend hate it and drop out, so i had a negative impression but it’s been positive other than that.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
well....it really isn't - but you've gotta be there to know.
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
i know.
i tease.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
this wasn't always true....when I went there they were great....but still Div II at that time.
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Go AGS!!!
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
are you an alum too? B/C if you are - I did not know that - or forgot!
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
yes ma'am. we've discussed this before. doctork and lenscrafters (who is still there) too.
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
I just graduated from there.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
look at all these UCD Alumni
I love it! 2010 BA in English and History; minor in Communications
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Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I remembered Dr K......
always nice to find fellow Ags
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
it's harder to meet folks that way - but you are pretty friendly.....
one advantage is peace and quiet when you need it.
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Well there are other advantages,
but yeah it makes it a little harder to meet people
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
As long as you are in a building in which the rooms aren't isolated from
one another, you’ll be fine meeting others without a roommate
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
yeah it's not like that at all.
it’s all together.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Nothin to worry about then
My roommate was actually my twin brother, so it was almost as if we were one person when first befriending our floormates haha
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
Wow lol
You know what? This could be for the best…he could have been a psychopath for all you know! Or…your next one could be…
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
well we had already figured out a lot of stuff,
and he seemed alright. but yeah, who knows!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Won't they give you a replacement roommate? Don't most colleges have housing shortages?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
not ASU i think
brand new dorms on a smaller campus. im sure they’ll give me a replacement, but who knows.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I fully intend to live vicariously through your adventures
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds good.
chickie and bloom are coming with me anyways
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yay!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, here we GO!
Brady Tinker of Fox Southwest reports that the A’s Andrew Bailey is now the “most likely” addition to the Rangers bullpen.
That would certainly come out of left field. The Rangers’ talks with the Padres regarding Heath Bell have reportedly hit a snag, but given that Bailey is under team control through 2014, his price tag will almost surely be much higher, making it a strange fit unless the Rangers like Bailey that much more. We’re guessing this information was floated to Tinker in hopes that the Padres will lower their demands for Bell.
Source: Brady Tinker on Twitter
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm excited by this, but I've no idea how credible Tinker is
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah I've never heard of the guy
Maybe this is to get the Padres going
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
They could just take the picks
Or re engage talks with cardinals, jays who have shown past interest
by J.J. Miller on Jul 29, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but I don't trust that Anthopoulos guy. He seems shifty.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
And Adrian Gonzalez
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah... right Wad...
They’re gonna get Smoak, Danks, AND Gonzalez. Keep dreamin’.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
What if we offer Adam Eaton, Brandon McCarthy and Bruce Lee?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I want Sierra
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I hear they want Canseco for him though
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Quick, get him out of the on-deck circle!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
they actually have
Ruben Sierra jr…
JD’s like, "you want some f*&#ing pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, b*#&hes!"- RCCook
LSB: "Oh s#*t, JD. You crazy!"
now THAT is a trade I can live with - as much as I'd rather we keep Bailey
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Tinker mentioned Heath Bell...
Would that be the Tinker Bell rumor?
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on Jul 29, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
She looks trustworthy. I believe her.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Headline I'd like to see "Tinker: Bell talks peter out, unlikely to pan out,"
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Speaking of Pan, he's injured now
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Sign him now!
He’d fit right in – he even wears the right colors.
Oh, I thought you meant the flying dude with the green tights.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Jul 29, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The great god Pan is dead.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Hmmm, interesting.
I like this part:
his price tag will almost surely be much higher
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Yay!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
of course
he’s taller
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
AA instead of A player
A Kouzmanoff for the rest of us!
by OptimistPrime on Jul 29, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Also,
can you please clarify who you are quoting? The source line makes it seem like the blockquoted part is Tinker’s tweet, but Tinker wouldn’t refer to himself in third-person, would he?
If you’ve quoted another source’s commentary on the tweet, you should cite your source and link to it.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
The commentary is from Rotoworld.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a good point Roto brought up though...that the Rangers could be feeding him this info as a ploy to talk down the Pads
by Billy Frijoles on Jul 29, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally
My gut: I really doubt Bailey is going to Texas.
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I like your gut....er your instincts
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
sorry I always do that
this time I didn’t separate the ROTO commentary from the Twitter feed. sorry
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
One thing that worries me about Bailey to the Rangers...
Is that does it mean that Neftali goes back to the rotation? If Feliz goes back to the rotation after this year and Bailey takes over as closer, the Rangers could get a lot better.
But then again if the A’s get a haul of a couple top 6 or so prospects I would be pretty excited.
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by winchester5 on Jul 29, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they could move Feliz into the rotation regardless of Bailey,
but i see your point. I think the A’s just have to move their contention window back a few years anyway, so if the rangers get better next year it really doesnt matter
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You think it's unlikely?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I think The Rangers would really need
To overwhelm Beane to get Bailey. Slusser and Stiglich among others have said the same thing.
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 12:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I wonder what constitutes overwhelming
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Would be more than what Houston is demanding
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 1:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Whoa
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
actually, Bailey has always come out of left field. Duh
A Kouzmanoff for the rest of us!
by OptimistPrime on Jul 29, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Bailey has been a lottery ticket trade chip
Injury history- check
Cost a ton in arby next year- check
Have a deep enough bullpen and power arms in AA/AAA to take over- check
Bad teams with good closers is not necessary, this isnt early-mid 2000’s when A’s couldnt produce any decent home grown relievers
Pitching freakin' lights out - check
I’m with you. Give them Bailey and steal their farm system.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I might be crazy, but i wouldnt surprised if Moscoso as closer
He seems to have that aggressive, no fear mound presence. His FB might increase to 04 mph as a reliever
It's worth a shot
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
this.
Why not at this point? He’s not gunna be a long term viable starter.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yeah he's real good as is.
Perfect #4 or 5 starter. We could think about moving him to RP or trading him if Braden was here, if only that were true :(
Moscoso is a perfect 4th starter?
I dont think so. He’s a spot starter at best on a decent to good team.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
i'm not trying to.
he’s not a pitcher you want consistently in your rotation if want to win.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
He's a bit older
but Moscoso actually has an excellent record as a starter in the minor leagues. Last year was pretty much the only year he posted a FIP above 3.00. I agree with PL78, his role as 4th or 5th starter suits him very well.
Wait are we talking about Guillermo Moscoso?
His FIP is 5.15 this year! And he has no other track record in the majors.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ya, I'm not sure I buy Moscoso as a starting pitcher, but then I also don't
believe your 4th and 5th starter should be crappy. I don’t see why we don’t want all above average starters just like we want all above average position players
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what i was trying to say.
Maybe i wasn’t as eloquent.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
This would be a lot like the Phillies' philosophy
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Sure your 4th and 5th starters pitch as much as your 2nd starter
Why should they be worse?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I'm with you on this.
I see no reason to throw away any games.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
I think this idea goes back to the original "4-man" rotations.
Teams weren’t ready, nor able, to field a quality 4th starter.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Not true
5th starters typically pitch less. They can be skipped when there’s an extra rest day in the schedule.
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
But the A's don't do the 4.5 man rotation any more and when
somebody inevitably gets hurt your 5th guy becomes your 4th guy
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
In less than sixty innings.
I wasn’t talking about his performance in the majors. I was talking about his excellent track record in the minors, which is indisputable. In 500 minor league innings, he’s posted 8.8 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, and 0.7 HR/9. Like I said, he’s a bit older, but it’s too early to write him off.
I don’t think he’s a crappy pitcher. Part of the problem is that he’s not striking people out this season. I’d expect him to be better.
I think JJ Miller was thinking that he could be a strikeout guy as a reliever
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd be willing to try that out.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I don't think he has the stuff for that
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
I think his biggest issue is a lack of sufficient secondary stuff
At times where his breaking ball has been a bit sharper and his changeup more consistent, he’s looked like a solid pitcher. Without that, with just a “good but kinda straight” fastball, I don’t see him thriving as a SP or as a reliever.
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No other track record as a starter, you mean?
He was in the Rangers bullpen for a while in 2009. Plus one bad outing in 2010.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Yeah,
like no other time as a starter in the majors.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Long reliever.......
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
You want Pennington as closer?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't he more valuable at SS?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He seems pretty chunky
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
so is Tejada
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I wonder who the fattest SS of all time was
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a sort by weight column?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Not a fan of La Petite Boulangerie then?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
mayor mccheese
plays ss for the mcdonalds team
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Kevin Mitchell?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yeah, but he has wingspan,
and he pitches to his defense.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
How's he going to pitch to the defense at SS?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
If he can pitch to his defense,
Then he should by definition have insight into playing said defense.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
True, and if he can pitch to hitters, he should by definition have
insight into said hitting
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like the basis of a dynasty!
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
only player in the league that can touch
3rd and second at the same time
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Hee
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
FDLS is the most likely replacement
Devine is good too, but always injured
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
Balfour!
why the F does no one mention Balfour at closer?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
He'd disapprove of the shortening to "F"
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm still innocent.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
College has a way of fixing that
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he would be the logical one for this year, but if FDLS continues to progress
it would be his next season with Balfour as a setup.
I figured he was trade bait
But yeah, I can see Balfour closing next year and FDLS setting up. Then FDLS takes over when Balfour leaves as FA (or is traded).
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
Doesn't save count
weigh heavily in the Type A – reliever formula. Give Balfour a few more saves next year and we can lock up a Type A FA.
Can't offer arb to him
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
I clearly remember it being part of the deal
But I have no confirmation. (And I’m too lazy to look for it now).
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
I can't find it anywhere from light searching
Also next year may be moot, who know compensation may disappear with the new CBA.
I think the A's have been reluctant to use FDLS in high leverage situations to this point
so I doubt they’d move him directly into the closer role. Balfour or Fuentes is next in line, assuming they don’t get traded. Then probably Ziegler, who’s had experience there. FDLS should probably be the guy, but I doubt he will be.
His reputation is that he nibbles too much
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Yeah, but we're talking about how he pitches, Nico...
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
We are? Why would we do that?
I’m no longer interested.
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no bourn for us
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Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Klinnsman named US Soccer Coach
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yay!
(waits for someone who knows what they’re talking about to confirm)
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
mikey?
confirm this for him please
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yes. It's what they needed.
They’ve also got to give him enough time to set the team up the way he wants it.
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My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Yay!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
How would you feel about Jason Kreis taking over the U-20 after
Rongen made a complete mess of it this year with the eyes on him taking over for 2018 or 2022?
Haven't really followed the younger levels too much.
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My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Why do I see all around the internet
that he could potentially be a massive failure?
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Cuz US players suck?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
basically this.
Bradley has pretty much been trying to live off of Dempsey and Donovan
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My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Can't we just steal some of brazil's players?
like the ones who can’t start on their national squad but would still rock on ours?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
they wouldnt even notice
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
We're the goddamn USA!
We do what we please
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I don't think many people will be upset about this
Bradley had kind of run his course, and Klinsman was a terrific, winning player who later went into coaching and lead Germany to a good deal of international success. He almost took the job about a year ago, IIRC, but wanted more control over youth development than the US Federation was willing to hand over. I wonder who changed their position to make this deal happen.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Ha! Doesn't Lichaj play on the left?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
all his neighbors said
he was a quite but polite man, i just can’t believe he is a Soccer coach and lived just down the street
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
I like how you use "but" between quite[sic] and polite
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First manager with an umlaut for the USMNT
What I want to know is did he get the full control over the developmental system he wanted the last time they couldn’t agree to terms? If he did FUCK YES, if he didn’t still a YAY but somewhat tempered. Next step removing Gulati and Flynn.
Yay!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK YES
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(psst mike, you forgot the umlaut)
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I don't know the key combination for that :(
I leave the accent squiggly stuff up to OaklandSi
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Fück Yes?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Well done!
Plus you can always use an “e” if you’re all-capsing it:
“FUECK YES!”
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FŰCK YES?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Crap
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
doesn't work for me.
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me? Mac?
SHIRLEY, YOU JEST.
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Yes, I forgot to say that
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I lof you guys.....
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Idol Contestant: [Nods]
ooh I like that
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I can do ümlats
But they’re not my specialty
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 1:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
ascii
ä = alt + 132
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it must suck to type in a foreign language
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they're all foreign to me
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they coulda gone to you.....you the expert!!
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you got the 'n's wrong
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i know.
i rushed the post :(
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padres price for bell
T_Kaufmann Todd Kaufmann
#Padres want Derek Holland and Jurickson Profar according to @XX1090 in San Diego
damn that's a lot.
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Awesome!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you still settle for Mike Olt for Bailey?
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
I would if I believed Olt was a future 3-4 WAR 3B.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Is he?
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I don't know enough about him to say
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Even if you believed that
You could clearly get more than just him for Bailey…
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
Let's see what Bell actually goes for before concluding that
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Um, yes.
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Though I doubt they want to take Holland off that team right now.
How about Erlin and Profar?
by Brett Narloch on Jul 29, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd take either one of those alone
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm....I'd have to check their match.com profile before agreeing to that
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
seriously
i would add ross and green to get just profar
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Why would you do that?
We would be getting hella owned in that trade
by Rygoslinglover on Jul 29, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
no, we really wouldn't
profar is a top 10 prospect and has all the makings of an elite shortstop. trading a reliever and starter both with health issues, and then a fringy CF prospect for profar would be oustanding
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
I'm not sure why they would want those players rather than MLB talent
like another reliever, but if Profar actually is available, I’d give them what they want. Sickels projected him as at least an average hitter, and an defender. Considering Pennington is going to have to tear through the next 50 games just to come close to being worth 2 WAR, Green’s no longer a SS, and Yordy Cabrera never really was… Profar would be a godsend.
I just feel like that would be giving up too many of our trade chips.
Yes, Bailey and Ross have had health issues, but I think that Bailey will not have as many health problems in the future now that he has successfully returned from surgery and he is pitching better than before. Green is not really “fringy” because we just drafted him last year. I have heard nothing but good things about his offensive production. On top of all of this is that we can control Ross, Bailey and Green for several more years.
We don’t need Holland, and he has been “injury-prone” in his career as well. Profar is a nice prospect, but he is still just that. A prospect. I don’t believe in giving up three above average players for one pretty good prospect who may not even pan out.
by Rygoslinglover on Jul 29, 2011 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be more like one good reliever, one wild card pitcher
and one decent prospect, for a grade A/A- prospect at a position the A’s desperately need. Green and Ross aren’t average players yet, and Profar is more than a “pretty good prospect”.
by NateHST on Jul 29, 2011 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you look at Green's AA stats
he’s doing ok, but not great at all. You’d like to see a player “own” a league, not just “have a solid campaign” in it, if you’re getting excited about a prospect who isn’t young for his level.
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That's true, but Green has not had much time in the minors,
so he could vastly improve. Wasn’t Profar the number 74 prospect heading into the season, but now he has shot up to the number 10? Green could shoot up as well, so I am not ready to concede that Green is just an average MLB player waiting to happen. Ross has shown flashes of being deceptively dominant, and Bailey is one of the games best closers. Green could be very good as well, while Profar could be good but maybe not.
Profar is not a sure thing, and many top ten prospects don’t amount to anything in the majors. It seems like too big of a gamble. Plus the Padres are asking for Holland and Profar for just Bell. Why should we have to throw in two more good players along with a “just as good as Heath Bell” closer? Maybe I am a bit more conservative with trades, but I could see that trade as being one that we look back on, and think “we got fleeced.”
by Rygoslinglover on Jul 29, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If you look at what Profar is doing so far,
and consider that he’s 18, it’s pretty impressive. And he’s supposed to be elite defensively.
As risks go — and any A-ball player is a risk, just for the possibility of injury before they get to the big leagues — Profar doesn’t appear to be a big one. And if you figure him to be a future star at SS…That’s a heck of a player to have.
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You make a pretty good case
To be honest, I did not know much about Profar, and I was only skeptical of the trade because I don’t like giving away three players who could help the rangers in both the present and the future, although it sounds as though they may be parting with a big part of their future in Profar. Either way, the point is probably moot because I doubt that Beane will make that big of a trade with the rangers.
by Rygoslinglover on Jul 29, 2011 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
The case against taking Profar
is that apparently the side effects include headaches, nausea, depression, and loss of hair. But really, what doesn’t?
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profar is a lot more talented than green.
a lot. much younger with way more upside. apples to oranges, really
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Holy shit that's ridiculous.
No wonder there was a snag in their negotiations. If Profar is actually available, sign me the hell up.
Sounds like if nothing else he could help my depression or my erectile dysfunction
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
Why not both?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
They're likely intertwined anyway.
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
no chance the rangers trade Holland for Bell
WTF are they thinking?
by Billy Frijoles on Jul 29, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone remember the timeline on the PTBNL in the MaEl trade?
The trade went down on June 30th, according to baseball-reference.com, so we’re coming up on a month later.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
yes, the PTBNL
is definitely Troy Tulowitzki, that is a given.
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, six months.
That is my understanding as well.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
so did we deal Chris Carter and Michael Taylor and Ian Krol
for Albert Pujols, Evan Longoria and Hanley Ramirez yet? Come on Billy Beane, my TV told me you are a genius and you look astonishingly like Brad Pitt, let’s go!
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 12:47 PM PDT reply actions
We would have,
but Beane was nervous about Pujols injury history and canceled it.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I wouldn't be shocked if Hanley were traded at some point
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That's when he signs a free agent deal!
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OT: Rick Tittle now the weekend host of the dugout show and A's talk
ANNOUNCEMENT TIME: Please welcome Rick Tittle to 95.7 The Game as weekend host of The Dugout Show and A’s Talk, effective August 6th.
by Glorious Mundy on Jul 29, 2011 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
Am I confusing myself or is (was?) A's Talk
CT’s show?
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by MissOakland on Jul 29, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
It's his show, I think he's just not going to do it on weekends anymore
Dude deserves a couple days off.
by Glorious Mundy on Jul 29, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I obviously didn't read it all.
Thank you!
Someday her tombstone will read,
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by MissOakland on Jul 29, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
no kidding.....he's been working non-stop for a while now.
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
weekend only.
it gives CT the weekend off
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ok, can people now SHUT UP ABOUT RICK TITTLE ON 95.7!?!?!`
He’s there now. So…..can it.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
easy there
I was rather hoping Hunter would be the substitute host… it’d be so cute when he just dozed off in the middle of Bitter Bill from Modesto.
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by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Right now, he'd refer to all the callers as Sam-I-Am and ask them if they liked green eggs and ham.
And ask them if they would, if they could, eat them in a house or with a mouse.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
THIS is must-hear radio
we are talking about doing a monthly panel segment, a half-hour on CT’s new evening show, featuring me and Marine Layer and others from the blogs… I think Hunter should be in on it so the three-year-olds won’t feel left out.
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh. If I could guarantee that he wouldn't shy away on-air, I'd be all for a Hunter appearance. :)
Then we would remove Marin Thor as the youngest.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
"Hi Chris Townsend!"
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
I am imagining Hunter just potting down the obnoxious callers (reztips LOL)
and settling in for a few dinosaur movies on his portable DVD handheld thingy.
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously.
That would be amazing.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
That would be fun to get in on.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
we are discussing it and trying to maybe rock it for an end of August premiere, but we'll see
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Will there be obscure pop music?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
um, obscure Indonesian Psych Garage Hits of 1968
specialized, for a specialized audience of course
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Mengagumkan!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Dara Puspita!
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by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, they're good!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
yes they are!
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh and Reztips can give you tips on that
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Hoping it works out
That would be good radio.
by Glorious Mundy on Jul 29, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Good possibilities
Would like to hear a variety of bloggers, including Baseball Oakland, Dale Tafoya, our own BBG. Perhaps a rotating pairing?
Hope it happens!
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 1:30 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I would not acquire it in a bar, I would not acquire it if it had fifteen WAR
I will not trade for green eggs and ham said Sam-I-Am.
"I wouldn't honestly be surprised if there was a Derek-Jeter’s-d**k-shaped Popsicle concession at Yankee Stadium."- emperor nobody
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 29, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hee
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 29, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I could get my 2.5-year-old niece to co-host with Hunter
Her favorite word is “bunghole” so I think she has a future in sports talk.
M-A, M-A-R, M-A-R-K, Ell-is!
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Your sig reminded me,
I’ve been saying “H-U, H-U-N, H-U-N-T…E-R!” recently.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
and my 2 year old nephew can use his Spanish
to bring in a whole new audience.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
YOU DO NOT WISH TO FACE THE WRATH OF MY BUNGHOLE
I don't feel that I'm feeling your feelings, about these feelings that you feel.
Yes please do
And after he said he left game #20 in like the third inning to go to a bar instead. Dont tell me he is a die hard a’s fan. No die hard leaves a game early when there team is making history. Especially to go to a bar.
It’s funny same people praising him as a die hard are the same people bashing lew for leaving the owners box during the perfect game when he probably was just going to the stands behind the dugout
by Athletix Man on Jul 29, 2011 1:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Must need my contacts checked again
That subject line made me snicker.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
PL78, get your bags. They're sending you to Baltimore.
We got a bag of used batting practice balls in return.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
i think they overpaid a little ;)
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
PL78 sent to Baltimore for a bag of balls
Orioles flip him to the Brewers for one of the guys dressed as a sausage.
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by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would so do that trade.
The sausage guys are epic.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Luckily I'm a FA after the season and will re-sign for $0.00.
Thanks for sending me to a pennant race, AN!
Enjoy your time in Houston!
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
You'll be replacing the Italian one.
Good luck in the race!
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Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Randall Simon disagrees
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I read this as a bag FOR used BP balls
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
The A's have reportedly traded Matt Carson to a team that has yet to be announced.
Speculation that the other team is in fact the A’s.
who will then designate him for assignment before sending him back to Sacramento where he belongs.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 29, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Ironically, this is pretty much Jay Marshall's career path every two years.
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
Next time you complain about a trade, PL78
I’m quoting this
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I wrote this 1 day before the deadline!
Theyre SUPPOSED to be makin moves now, cmonnnnn so boreddddd
two days actually.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I suggest deep breaths and meditation. Let the energies of the universe flow through you.
Embrace the calm.
Either that or start slamming whiskey and crying, whatever works for you.
"I wouldn't honestly be surprised if there was a Derek-Jeter’s-d**k-shaped Popsicle concession at Yankee Stadium."- emperor nobody
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 29, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Nnamdi still available.
gahhh
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Jets or Cowboys...just a decision between those 2.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Niners.
and Cowboys just signed someone to a big contract so he’s not going there.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Niners are out and probably were never really in it.
The Cowboys signed Spears, but are still in it.
John Clayton as of 7 minutes ago:
The Cowboys are becoming real players in the Nnamdi sweepstakes. The Jets still hold the lead.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Why are the Niners out?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Because every report this Am said they were?
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh i mustve missed that.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
From Michael Lombardi this am, who is very in the know
michaelombardi
Just updated the Nnamdi situation—49ers telling people they are out..Right now, Dallas and Jets, Ryan brothers are battling. Stay tuned
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Lombardi is wrong a lot though. Esp with Raider news.
"I thought it was going in," Warriors center Chris Hunter said. "It looked like the invisible man tipped it away at the last second."
"He's chicken curry right now. He'll become beef curry a little later on."
-Keith Smart
Just like when every report said Harbaugh was going to Miami.
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My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
'cause he wants to go to a winner
I don't feel that I'm feeling your feelings, about these feelings that you feel.
COWBOYS.
He will be ours.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Since birth
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
What a sad life you now have
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
....
You’re alive to me.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
YES!
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
So, not very long then.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
mikev?
is that you?
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
no
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My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
K
just checking
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Satan's Team
They have a pentagram on their helmet for Pete’s sake!
Cardenas!!!! WoooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOO
It's a star.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
BREAKING
Andrew Bailey, Casey Chavez, Steve Vucinich, Reggie Jackson, Diego Maradona and Jose Canseco sent to Cardinals for Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday. Matt Holliday immediately exiled to Farallon Islands farm team for Smiling Lessons and Coli Etiquette Training. Albert Pujols eats Conor Jackson in 3 bites and is installed as our 1B until he retires in 2019.
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
You almost had me for a second...
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
yes, Diego Maradona, that was realistic LOL
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
i saw BREAKING
and block quote. forgive me if i got a little excited.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
BREAKING
100% of the Brett Anderson tweets I have ever posted have been entirely fabricated by me, just to see if you guys would believe them.
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Jul 29, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
i could see that.
his tweets read like he’s half baked anyway
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Did you tinkle a little bit on the rug?
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
my pants actually.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ah. Then you're on par with Hunter today.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
YESSS
cuz he’s the coolest one of us all
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Shoot me now, going to a pre school graduation in an hour
Hopefully distracted by more A’s trade rumors and hopefully see some hot moms and teachers.
I worked at an Elementary School last year
In Shell Beach, which is 10 minutes south of San Luis Obispo. And wow, very very very attractive young MOMS all over that school. It was a great added bonus to an already fun job.
My mannerism a prism/ And it should shine
Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If your goal is to just look and
maybe light flirting but nothing beyond that, then elementary school moms are the best. Way way better than singles at a bar.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
oh I was very respectfully just looking!
Wow, it was great. The Central Coast has some of the most BEAUTIFUL women in the World. From Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo. I have a very serious girl whom I love to death. But it is healthy to look!
My mannerism a prism/ And it should shine
Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 29, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Amen, brother.
In my experience, Oregon is unusually blessed with beautiful women. But thankfully they are everywhere.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
i wish the best.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman
andrew bailey the fallback choice for #rangers if cant make bell deal. but but heath is 1st pick. #tradedeadline
that's probably been known for a while, because Bell should be cheaper
However, I wonder if they already are falling back or if they still are aggressive with Bell. That last rumor up top demanding Derek Holland; that is a nonstarter, Rangers aren’t taking a guy out of their rotation right now.
by Billy Frijoles on Jul 29, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha! The fallback for a player whose team
Wants to trade him, is a player whose team is not looking to trade.
by OaklandSi on Jul 29, 2011 1:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nate McLouth just hit the DL.
Braves are really going to need some Coco Puffs a centerfielder before Sunday.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
BJ Upton is my guess there.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
makes sense
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
And they can have him
BJ Upton is on my “do not want” list.
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
I observed him yesterday at the game.....he looks like a jerk
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Then he's a jerk with surprisingly poor stats.
He has a ton of talent, but he hasn’t harnessed them at all.
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
KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ!!!
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Really? I think Kouzmanoff is probably the opposite.
He doesn’t have a broad base of skills but for a few years, he’s been able to get as much as humanly possible out of himself. Only like, two of his five tools (fielding and power) are above average. And his power’s only slightly above average. He can’t run, his arm is weird (accurate, but not that strong) and he can’t hit for average. It’s impressive that he’s been as good as he has the past four years.
WOAH BIG TRADE
Dbacks acquire Ryan…Langerhans!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
watch out snakes on a plane with langerhans piloting
What did i tell you...didn't I say they would win? Yeah that's right I did didn't ? Wait.. what? They LOST?!?!?
Oh Olney
As of 5:15 p.m., NL source says the Phillies have no intention of putting Domonic Brown in a deal for Pence
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
ok this is sad
we dont even have a top 3 in ERA because there are no additional qualifiers past gio and cahill. (scroll down on the A’s website)
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Paging MO
After jerry’s long phone call that included rob ryan talking to someone – believed to be an agent – Jerry just gave a fist bump to Stephen.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Oh shit.
Oh my goodness.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I see new comments showing up,
but a few of them are just blank spaces… almost like they were placeholders or redacted comments.
I don't.
So either:
1. Your computer is wigging out.
2. You’re on hallucinogens.
3. Both.
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
I prefer B
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
It's weird, because I can see replies to them.
Like Copenhagen right above, or iglew and mikev a little higher up. Oh, and a new one in reply to Widowwolf below.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, now I see some Twitter posts that are blank.
This is weird.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
sure it's not your eyes???
hope not!
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
No, eyes are fine.
Browser’s fine. Network is fine.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Nico in censoring any
anti-Oakland p—
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
*is
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
anti-Oakland pis?
Eeeww.
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
That entire post was fail
can you delete that? Haha.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Freaking A's twit feed
Saw this in my twitter feed and about had a heart attack:
athleticsfeedr CSN Bay Area – A’s: A’s send Gonzalez to cool red-hot Twins http://ffd.me/q0p2we #athletics
Thought we just traded Gio..Whew it’s just about him starting
Founder of team Omté Caspeen
they def could have worded that better
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
If it had been a trade, it would have to be more
A’s Send Cedrick Bowers To Cool Red-Hot Twins
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
Me too!
I even tweeted back. I just about flipped out.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
ME TOO!!! IT'S the headline for a story. I saw it in the sidebar.
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
off to the tailgate.
woohoo
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
AV:
If you are out there anyone to watch for on the Argentina U-20 team? Kickoff against Mexico is like 15-30 mins on Galavision.
good timing. i just logged on.
nobody famous yet… erik lamela (yes, lamela does mean “lick it.”) plays for river plate and he might be a star some day. and facundo ferreyra has been shaping up as a good goal scorer for banfield in the national tournament.
by AV on Jul 29, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
trying now
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Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Ugh for me maybe not for others
957thegame 95.7 The Game
Tweeps, BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME: Co-hosting The Wheelhouse with @JohnLundRadio, weekdays, 10a-2p are: Greg Papa, @MUrbanCSN, & @MSteinmetzCSN.
Whhhhhhhat?
Could do without Urban. To KNBR for me.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Imitation MUST be the sincerest form of flattery, because 95.7 is just like KNBR, whenever you turn it on
they are talking about the Giants and 49ers
by theblackpearl on Jul 29, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
A's BASEBALL.
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That must have taken you some time to do!
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Yea, about 30 seconds or so, cutting and pasting from the Internet and making sure it was formatted properly here.
i.e. I didn’t make it. :)
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
so disappointed now.....
;-)
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
OK so the 2 teams in the "2 team race" for Awesomewah are both out of the running.
I’m guessing he stays in Oakland or goes to SF.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Please let him go to SF....
We need some good news.
by LoneStranger on Jul 29, 2011 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Last I heard
he’s about to be a Cowboy
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Via Adam Schefter
Jets out, Cowboys out on Nnamdi. Any one got any guesses?
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Yeah.
Just read that. I’m gonna go cry into my soup now.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
They were in and out and in and out
I don’t
MOTHERFUCKER SCHEFTER JUST SAID ON SPORTSCENTER EAGLES. I WANT TO KILL SOMETHING RIGH TNOW.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
dshhakxABxkjbxjb
I am going to punch everything
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Confirmed
Life really sucks right now.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Worked out as badly as possible for Jerry
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know how this just happened
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Samuel, Mugha and DRC
at corner….Holy shit.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It's going to scary
Philly already had one hell of a defense. Now it’s just unfair.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
I hate that team
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Who should we pistol whip first?
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
So many choices
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
I'll let you pick first
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
New rumor is the Iggles
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
you heard wrong, kid.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
I did.
From a high to a low in 5 minutes.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I may or may not have a heartattack soon
JUST FREAKING SIGN SOMEWHERE!!!
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
Trade time is not good for our health
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
He signed with the Eagles.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 29, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Out for the game! Keep your eyes on the tweets and AN for BREAKING NEWS!!!
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Yea and they always bitch about posting pictures.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
they also have WAY too many front page posts.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Sold to Japan? Why haven't the A's done this with Fuentes?
D’Backs announce sale of Yhency Brazoban to the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
because you shouldn't sell people.
Even if they are Brian Funtes.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I just picture Fuentes sitting on a shelf
with a “15 25 30 50% off” tag on him.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
CLEARANCE
Major League Reliever!
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
"Got store manager fired!"
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
wtf
That seems like it’s against the CBA.
by Billy Frijoles on Jul 29, 2011 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I had no idea they could even do that.
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
You hear about it a few time a season,
though I don’t know what the process is for how it goes down.
Well they can't just send a player to Japan against their will.
I’m sure Brazoban agreed to it, or he can reject it. Though if he rejects it, he’d probably just get released. I’m not positive how it works either.
Here's how soccer teams buy players
When an English soccer team wants to buy a player who’s under contract to another team, it negotiates with both the team and the player in question. They say, “If we pay Player X amount and Team Y amount, will you guys terminate your contract with each other and then, Player X, if we agree to pay you Z amount per week will you play for us?” When all those numbers are agreed to, the “purchase” goes through.
So Fukuoka would pay both Brazoban and the D’backs money so that they’d mutually agree to terminate their contract with each other, on the condition that Brazoban also agree to a contract with Fukuoka immediately afterwards.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The general rule of thumb with these things is that the player usually requests it
Then, he is either released to sign with the team, or “sold”
Even a blind squirrel is right twice a day.
Jayson Stark tweet
Multiple sources say no more talk of 3-team deal for Pence. If #Phillies-#Astros deal happens, it will just be 2-team swap
Bring back Hammer.
Why again isn't there a stand alone Langerhans thread?
We yet enjoy little to be envied, but endure much to be pitied.-Thomas Dudley
We'll put one up for two days.
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
Anyone know how to interpret Dominican Summer League (DSL) slash lines?
Vicmal de la Cruz is hitting .331/.447/.448 but I don’t know if that’s terrific, fine, or awful.
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
He seems to be leading the team in OBP and is second in SLG, so I think it indicates that he's doing well
He’s also 1 of only 2 players with more BBs than Ks.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
A .447 OBP is certainly shiny!
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
He doesn't have much power yet, but he's only 16
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
it looks pretty good in comparison to the rest of the league
by Billy Frijoles on Jul 29, 2011 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Woo hoo! Thanks.
CALL HIM UP!!!!!!!!!!!!
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
If you're looking up box scores, use MiLB. But for stats, use FanGraphs.
They have a stat called wRC+, which is based on wOBA, then league and park adjusted. A wRC+ of 100 is average. Right now, his wRC+ is sitting at 160, good for 13th best in the league. In other words, yeah. He’s murdering the ball right now. Out of the twelve that are better than him, only two of them are younger (one by two days, so basically one). The only knock is that he isn’t hitting for much power, but his plate discipline makes up for that and then some.
On a similar note, Renato Nunez,
the A’s $2.2M Venezuelan signee, has a 110 wRC+, and he’s about five months younger than Vicmal. He’s shown better power than de la Cruz, but he’s only walked 4 times compared to 36 strikeouts.
On another similar note, if Vicmal de la Cruz ever makes it to the majors
can we agree right now to give him the one name Ichiro deal? Vicmal is such a sweet name.
Thanks -- maybe I wasn't clear.
I know how to read the stats, I just don’t know what kind of a league DSL is considered to be. I was just curious whether lots of guys put up huge OBPs or whether it was as special as it would be in A-ball here.
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
And yes, I realize things like wRC+ can help distill that, good point.
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
Pence traded to phillies
confirmed pence goes to philly for singleton, cosart, 2 PTBNL
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
whoa
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
both midseason BA top 25 prospects
Beware- Taylor was a midseason top 25 and Cardenas was a top 30 at one point, we know how that turned oyt
I hear the PTBNLs are Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee
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
I'm sure Houston doesn't actually need all those guys,
so maybe they could send us Singleton?
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
Okay
so even a FP deadline thread didn’t result in a trade. What now?!
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Trade it for a game thread?
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
worth a shot
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
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