Olney Rumor Offers Hope For "Best Case Scenario"
by Nico on Jul 30, 2011 10:10 AM PDT
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PrintThe problem the A's have at the trading deadline is that none of their "trade chips" is going to bring back a whole lot on his own -- and in the case of Josh Willingham, potentially a Type A free agent, the A's stand to get maybe two draft picks if they just hang onto him.
But as the trade deadline looms (1:00pm PDT Sunday), the Atlanta Braves are still seeking help in CF where Coco Crisp might be the most natural fit. And the latest Willingham-based rumor, from Buster Olney, suggests that perhaps the Red Sox have inquired about acquire both Willingham and Rich Harden. Note that this rumor is only in the "maybe" stage for rumors. But, that combination could earn the A's back one of the Red Sox players the A's could not get for Willingham, or Harden, alone, and the Red Sox do have several young players/prospects Oakland would benefit from adding to the rebuild effort.
Those players include OFers Josh Reddick and Ryan Kalish, catcher Ryan Lavarnway, 3Bman Garin Cecchini, and the oft discussed 1Bman Lars "Fusco" Anderson.
Meanwhile, for Crisp the A's would likely be adding young starting pitching, which the Atlanta Braves have in their strong farm system. Possibilities in the right prospect-rating range may include (Sickels' ratings follow each name) Brandon Beachy (B-), J.J. "I Suck Like A" Hoover (B-), Brett Oberholtzer (C+), and Arodys Vizcaino (B, but with health questions).
This is kind of my "best case scenario" hope right now: To get a decent young pitching prospect from Atlanta for Crisp, to get a desirable young player back from Boston by packaging two players, e.g., Willingham and Harden, and then to still take a shot at re-signing Willingham in the off-season, to a 3-year deal, as a "LF-DH".
Perhaps not all of this is realistic. Perhaps none of it is. However, so far all of it is based on rumors, and known needs, that are still out there, and all could potentially make sense for the teams involved.
Who do you think the A's would get for Crisp if he were indeed sent to the Braves? And if Willingham and Harden are being discussed as a package, who do you think is a likely candidate to come to Oakland in return? Because if the A's could get one desirable player back from Boston, and a good young pitching prospect back from Atlanta, for three players who are FAs at the end of the season, I would be a happy camper indeed.
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I would LOVE Vizcaino back from the Braves.
Beachy is good, but he’s been up with the big league club this year already and he’s gotten injured but maybe that means it’s meant to be!
From Boston, Reddick and Kalish are both supposed to be solid major league OFers, so either one might be nice. Anderson has always been talked about, as you mentioned, but i dunno if i want two 1b near the same level when neither can play another position.
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Kalish is still hurt I think
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
I thought something might be up.
Since he’s kinda disappeared this year. Do you know what with?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I seriously doubt they trade Beachy this year.
He’s a rookie with a 9.6 K/9 and a 2.85 BB/9. He wasn’t a highly touted prospect at the start of the season, but he’s been very good so far.
Doug Fister was traded!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I was just coming online to post this
starter Doug Fister and reliever David Pauley from the Mariners for third baseman Francisco Martinez, outfielder Casper Wells, southpaw Charlie Furbush, and a player to be named later
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jul 30, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Not surprising -
When I wanna Fister, Pauley is always involved.
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ooooh a bunch of players i couldnt care less about!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Really? An obscene term, a girl's name, and a friendly ghost - what's not to care about?
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Fister for Furbush
A trade for the ages.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
by FrankCohen on Jul 30, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was waiting for someone to make that joke. Hehe.
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Martinez is one of the top prospects in the Detroit org
don’t know much about the others
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by gigglingone on Jul 30, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmm didn't know that!
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No power either, but he's very young
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Lookout Landing says the PTBNL will be named by Aug 20, so it could be one of the Tigers'
2010 draftees that signed in August, maybe Chance Ruffin or Drew Smyly
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Or it could be one of the secret guests coming to AN Day, and they need to keep him on the west coast until then....
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by gigglingone on Jul 30, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Hee
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
This surprised me.
I thought the Mariners would keep Fister. All jokes aside, I think he’s really good.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Maybe their 17 game losing streak
convinced them they won’t be contending this year.
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Nothing to do with contention.
Even as sellers I didn’t think they’d move Fister.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Not closely, but a certain amount filters in.
It’s very interesting to contrast the attitude of general fans around town and the hardcore fans who populate places like Lookout Landing.
Occasionally I’ll see posts here where someone says “the Seattle fanbase thinks such-and-such” and my impression will be exactly the opposite. But what people really mean is Lookout Landing thinks such-and-such, and they’re an elite sample.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
What a blockbister!!!
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Oh nico,
always trying to coin new terms! It might stick though…
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Fister KILLS us, this is great news!
2.77 ERA in 9 starts against us and he’s getting better….wow, thanks M’s!
He's the best 3-12 pitcher in baseball.
3.33 ERA with that record!
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Which is why MLB needs to really stop keeping that stat.
Pitcher W-L is the worst stat in all of pro sports. Great, a single player stat that is dependent almost entirely on the rest of his team, umpires and manager, makes so much sense…..sigh.
FIP VORP ERA+
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
What about them?
Are people not allowed to publish W/L records or ERA anymore? I said “He’s the best 3-12 pitcher in baseball” — do you disagree?
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No. Never.
We must only discuss players in arbitrary stats we dont know how to pronounce and 80% of the population doesnt understand.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
i agree and disagree.
i agree that the stat isn’t indicative of a pitcher’s production. however, if people just recognize it doesn’t mean much, i dont see the problem in keeping it around. it’s fun to announce. Much better than, "Gio added .2 WAR tonight, while Doug Fister dropped to a 4.12 FIP.
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Its entirely based on if his offense scores runs for him.
And in the AL he has absolutely no control over that. Also he has no control over reliever choice by the manager. There’s absolutely no logic behind it whatsoever. It needs to be abolished so the rest of sports can stop laughing at how fuckin stupid and outdated our stats are at times.
because PPG, Assists, or INTs dont have any problems or flaws.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
that too.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
what about RBI?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I got curious. In 2010:
Win percentage correlated with FIP with an R of 0.42.
RBIs correlated with wOBA with an R of 0.69.
hmm interesting.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
So RBIs are a lot better than Win%.
Although this comes with the usual “FIP isn’t the end all be all metric like wOBA is” warning.
What about wins to like ERA+?
"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 better...
but then again people have problems with ERA. Could wins be correlated to WAR?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
well i think that says a lot.
"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 that's because it is an ingredient of it
It’s like to say that the saltiness of a dish correlates with the amount of salt put in it
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
heh
thats why i was asking if it coul be done
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Could you do a quick "grittiness" / "team winning pct" check?
I’m assuming an R of about 1.2 but I’d like to be sure.
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Makes TOTAL sense!
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 agree
when steve carlton won 27 games with the inept phillies…his record showed nothing about his awesomeness. i mean it showed him being awesome BUT not how awesome he was
by heartstopper on Jul 30, 2011 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I like wins and losses
Even though there’s no rational reason for it.
It think it’s fun to say, “Oh, Doug Fister. Yeah, he pitches well against us but we keep beating him.” Or “Wow. Tim Hudson just won his 20th even though his ERA is over 4.00 and there are dozens of pitchers with better FIPs in the American League.”
Big difference between W-L and ERA
ERA is not the most precise measure of a pitcher but it’s at least approximate. W-L is way off and has more to do with the rest of the team than the pitcher.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Right.
ERA is not a “horrible stat”. It just isn’t as reflective or predictive as some other stats. But most SPs with a 3.20 ERA are pitching very well, and most SPs with a 4.60 ERA are pitching very poorly.
In contrast, W/L records don’t even have that going for them, in that there are plenty of times a guy can be 6-12 while pitching well, or be 12-6 and not pitching that well 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
I enjoy reading a pitcher's W-L, but I don't even
think of it as a measure of the pitcher’s skill.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Note the comment I was responding to
Which contained a claim that “Doug Fister dropped his FIP to 4.12” wouldn’t be something we’d want to read.
I think the day I start reading that regularly
will be the day I switch to following competitive crochet instead.
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It's not gritty enough.
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
BARELY KNEW HER!
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2 homeruns last night
Willingham pushed his price right back up. I am glad to see Beane say he isn’t giving anyone away. Hold out for the best package. I wouldn’t mind them trading DeJesus for a mid level prospect in A ball since he is just taking up space and unlikely to get arbitration. Don’t rule out the Yanks on any trade. Don’t be surprised if Montero comes in a package for Willingham, Breslow, Donaldson, and Harden.
me too.
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Why is he unlikely to get arbitration?
I would be happy if the A’s offered him arbitration and he accepted.
DeJesus needs to be directed to the closest Greyhound Station
ASAP! And he should sneak Michael Wuertz in his tote bag if he has any room….good lord those two guys made me nearly throw my television off the balcony last night!
Free Ryan Sweeney!!!!!!
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Speaking of Donaldson
I’d love to see him get some sort of shot at an everyday position in the lineup with the big league club.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
why?
he’s not playing that great in AAA.
"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 been hitting the shit out of the ball lately
Plus, an .825 OPS isn’t horrible, I think he’s a pretty good defensive catcher, and he’s still only 25.
*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.
that's true
i dunno, he’s just not very exciting i suppose…
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Donaldson's young?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh OK, yes I agree Montero's young
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to see Recker get a shot ahead of Donaldson.
He’s older and might have some value as a trade chip or even as a 1B.
Agreed. Let's see Recker.
Gotta love a catcher named Recker.
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Fingers. Who's he?
BARELY KNEW HER
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
you're going to miss Fister, aren't you?
I hope you’ll be posting BARELY KNEW HER on their blog each time he pitches…
There's no crying in baseball!
Unless the A's offered Gio.
Gio would net Montero and either Betances or Banuelos.
No indication that Beane is willing to deal Gio, but I wish he would explore it to see if he was offered something irrefusable.
The Oakland A's: If you have a no-trade clause in your contract, we're in it.
by notsellingjeans on Jul 30, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
What could you see the A's getting for Crisp and for Hardenham?
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The only offensive guys I like in the Braves' system are really far away from contributing.
Maybe Crisp could net Andrelton Simmons, Edward Salcedo, or Christian Bethancourt. All are toolsy B-/C+’s at the beginning of the year. Salcedo has had a good year and was a B-, would maybe be a B now. That’s too good for Crisp, IMO.
But it might be more urgent to trade Crisp than Will/DJJ, because Crisp offers no compensation opportunities.
The Oakland A's: If you have a no-trade clause in your contract, we're in it.
by notsellingjeans on Jul 30, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm thinking of pitchers
Get a young pitcher for Crisp, and a young hitter for Willingden.
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So what you're saying
Is that you’d be really happy with Chipper Jones and Tim Wakefield.
You really think Gio could net that? Yankees seem unwilling to offer that even for Ubaldo
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Ubaldo has three years of control after '11, Gio has four.
Plus Gio is healthier and left-handed, which works better in their park. They are known to prefer top-of-the-rotation lefties to righties, all else being equal.
I think a gentleman’s offer would be Gio for Montero, Betances or Banuelos (Yankees pick which one they keep), and then two of these three unheralded RHP’s I really like: Graham Stoneburner, David Phelps, and Adam Warren. All three were pre-season B-’s from Sickels, ranked 10-12 on their prospect list.
If the Yankees would do that, I think the A’s should. The A’s very likely won’t make the playoffs in ’12 and Gio will only get less valuable from here.
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by notsellingjeans on Jul 30, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Montero
he is a DH type and is terrible at any position he is put into. Think of chris carter with a higher batting average.
I'd be envisioning Montero as the 2012 starting DH/backup catcher.
He gets 40 games behind the plate as Suzuki’s backup and the rest of the time he’s DHing.
It basically saves a 25-man roster spot. DFA Powell, add Recker to the 40-man this offseason and keep him and Donaldson in AAA in case something happens to Suzuki or Montero.
You could use that extra roster spot to do more platooning in the infield/outfield next year by keeping six infielders and five outfielders (with Montero at DH/backup C).
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by notsellingjeans on Jul 30, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Gio does have four years of control, but isn't Ubaldo better?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Not this year.
"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 pretty close
SIERA 2011:
Ubaldo 3.48
Gio 3.59
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
They've been pretty close. FIP and SIERA has the edge to Ubaldo.
Also, Ubaldo has a much better track record.
And looks more "presidential"
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Yeah Ubaldo had a rough start, that's all i remember.
didnt know he had turned it around this much.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Update
I read today that ubaldo’s 2014 option is waived if traded, which he has been. So really, gio has higher trade value because he has more years of control to two years for ubaldo.
The Oakland A's: If you have a no-trade clause in your contract, we're in it.
by notsellingjeans on Jul 30, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
4 years for gio, two for u j
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by notsellingjeans on Jul 30, 2011 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there any way we can trade Suzuki or send him down or at ACKNOWLEDGE that he's having massive issues at the plate?
I don’t get it: we send Barton down because he’s sucking at the plate, we send Kouz down because he’s sucking at the plate, Suzuki is sucking about as bad as them and is still our everyday C when Recker or Donaldson deserve a shot. Since May 15 he’s had a .596 OPS, and that’s a SLG-infused OPS not an OBP-slanted one.
I’m sick of Kurt Crosby and something needs to be done. Put him on the DL or something so he can play some rehab games at AAA but my lord he’s really doing his best Bo-Cro impersonation right now.
I don't think he can be sent down.
Suzuki has a multi-year, MLB contract. The others don’t. Kouz went through arbitration, and Barton has yet to get to arby. I don’t think a player with an MLB contract can be sent to AAA without consent. But I could be wrong.
I did not know that
Interesting….well we could also get rid of Powell and bring up Recker or Donaldson to play full time and have Kurt come in as a late inning defensive replacement. He is simply not a big league bat right now and needs to completely overhaul his approach or figure out what he did in 08 + 09 that he isn’t doing now.
Maybe he’s hiding an injury too? Typical A’s style if he is….
Hmm?
Barton and Kouz had MLB contracts. One year ones, but they were still MLB contracts. You can’t play in the majors (or even be on the 40-man) without one.
OK, so is there a difference between team control/arbitration and a long-term extension?
For whatever reason I was under the impression that people with contracts like Suzuki’s had to consent to being assigned to AAA. Am I wrong about that? Can Suzuki be sent to AAA?
the only way he couldn't be sent down is if he had accrued like 8 years of service time or something,
which allows him to refuse a demotion. he hasn’t gotten that yet.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I thought it was five years, and he hasn't gotten that. I think he can be optioned.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
you might be right.
i was just saying its something like that
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
OK, thanks for the clarification.
I’m not sure why I thought it was based on the contract. Thanks Dan.
Of course they do.
But…what can they do about it? He’s not hitting bad enough for a demotion, since we don’t have a Posey or an Arencibia-type prospect in AAA.
I guess it's the Jeff Mathis Syndrome, but not as bad
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Mathis throwing with his left hand maybe.
I think it’s also a major embarrassment to an organization to have someone in AAA making $4m a year.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Only if it turns out to be better than his right one
Suzuki career CS%: 27
Mathis career CS%: 23
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Is that throwing out runners or getting thrown out?
Back in April, I think, Suzuki was at something like 50%. Not so much anymore.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Barton and Kouz are way different.
One, they don’t have long-term extensions, and two, they don’t play catcher. Even though Kurt has been sucking, he’s still been only one run worse than the average catcher so far.
Undoubtedly, that one run scored when he dropped a throw to the plate.
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or a runner stole second and third
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Hmmm
A strong belief in the ATL organization that the package they offered for Pence was markedly better than deal HOU made with Philadelphia.
"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 impressive because Singleton by himself is pretty good
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Minor was offered
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ooh...that is good, but the Astros supposedly wanted lower level guys
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Several of the Braves pitching prospects are better prospects than Jarred Cosart
and they have the depth to part with more than one and not really miss a beat.
Yes if they offered Minor and Teheran then that would be hard to turn down, but I doubt they did
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
If we're trading Willingham to Boston I'd want Lavernway or Reddick back.
I’m not seeing anyone else for whom I’d be willing to forgo the chance at draft picks. Maybe Iglesias? Tejeda?
For Harden I’d be fine with a lottery ticket like Sean Coyle or Henry Ramos
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 11:01 AM PDT reply actions
do you have a quick scouting report on Lavernway?
havent heard of him before?
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I'm not sure what I'm allowed to post from Sickels's or BA's books or paid sites BP or BA
but the gist of it is that he’s a powerful bat and a below average but adequate defender
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
From age 22-24,
Powell slugged .341, .428, .439.
The past 3 seasons (same ages), Lavarnway has slugged .540, .489, .589.
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How do the park factors look?
Don’t get me wrong, I’d love ANYONE to replace Suzuki at this point, but Lavarnway’s babip is a giant red flag.
Why do you assume that his high BABIP means he's been lucky,
as opposed to that he’s been hitting the ball especially hard?
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Also, this.
Hitter BABIP is much more an indicator of skill than pitcher BABIP. I mean, obviously, there’s a decent amount of luck in it, but if you’re tattooing the ball every time, you’re gonna have a huge BABIP.
What kind of tattoo does he leave?
A tramp stamp? Korean word for Hope? I need more details.
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To me, there are two distinct kinds of "high/low BABIP"
One is placement, which is highly luck dependent. That’s the difference between a sharp one-hopper to 3B and a sharp one-hopper through the hole, or a soft fly ball caught on the run and a soft fly ball played on a hop.
The other is how well you hit the ball, which is highly skill dependent. That’s the difference between a soft fly ball to left-center and a harder drive to left-center, or between a sharp two-hopper to the 2Bman’s left and a “12-hopper” to the 2Bman’s left.
Before I decide how much is luck and how much is to the hitter’s credit, I want to know whether the high/low BABIP is more the result of placement or how the ball is actually being hit.
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can you explain ISO to me?
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Slugging minus batting average
A good indicator of raw power
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ah okay, didn't know if it was minus BA or OBP
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Eh.
He’s batting .352/.421/.692 in AAA. Even when that .406 BABIP goes down, he’ll still have a hell of a batting line.
jesus that's crazy.
yeah i wouldnt mind having him.
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A catcher whose gonna hit 30 HR's this year?
Even if it’s the minors, hell yes I’d take him. Although I hear he may not stick at C.
And in 2010 he had 140 wRC+ with a BABIP of .320
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well said.
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yeah it was great.
glad you asked!
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Heh
Haven’t played catch with someone in a while. Gotta work on my curve and knuckler a little.
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I also played catch with the Emperor.
That was an event.
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he was winded afterwards. the dude is one of a kind. awesome
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haha seriously.
you’ve got a pretty good arm yourself.
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nice of you to say but it's not true. i bruised my rotator cuff a few years ago and it's never healed well.
now as for your curve ball. nice bendy-ness there.
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that's what i do short distances.
better accuracy for me that way, playing second base and all
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haha more hittable than a fuentes fastball though.
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Well that's cuz i can make it over the plate.
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the problem is that his ball also went over the outfield fence.
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Wins might be one of the stupidest stats around
But BABIP must win the not-really-understood-but-frequently-stated-as-a-fact stat category
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Yes. It's one of my "pet peeves"
the way BABIP is discussed as if everyone is really supposed to have a “league average BABIP” every single at bat and every deviation from it is clearly a matter of chance.
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Right, but it does explain spikes in batting average
Kurt Suzuki, for example, stinks at hitting so he will always have a low BABIP because its all pop ups. When someone adds 100 BABIP points from their previous season and then comes back down the next, its luck.
Depends on the time frame.
Hitters very often have stretches of a month where they simply hit the ball better. They less often have a full year like that.
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That's why I'd be wary of Lavernway
also would to know Pawtucket plays before taking his numbers at face value. Could be extreme hitters park and he’s only mashing there = total fail when hitting at the Coli.
Good point, but he mashed quite well in A and AA too.
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is there anyway to look at pop-ups...what would be in play at the coliseum vs outs elsewhere? and the implications of that for hitting prowess at the coliseum?
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I doubt there's much info out there on foul outs that would be in the seats in most other places
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I did a little research on it
Can’t find the graph now, but no smoking gun
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I suspect it's a rare player who would hit
an inordinate number of “foul pop ups that are playable at the Coliseum but not most places.” Likely, the vast majority of hitters hit roughly the same number of those.
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Agreed
It’s enough to see some differences in people’s AVG over time, but I doubt they’d be keeping a .270 hitter from being a .300 hitter.
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Or they'd about that to everyone
Whether it’s an .010 hit in BA or an .030 hit, my assumption is that it’s close enough to the same for everyone that you wouldn’t sign or scout accordingly even if you had the data.
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Here's his 2011 line so far
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Lavernway's an all offense, bad defense catcher.
But I’ve said this before, Lavernway is probably not tradable because the Red Sox will probably let go of Varitek (who will be 40) next year, so they’ll need another catcher on the roster.
So, you're saying there's something wrong with people turning 40?
That we can no longer perform?
THAT WE HAVE TO BE LET GO?!
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Sounds like he's not much of a future catcher for them,
but could be a future 1Bman for us (and they have A. Gonzalez). So…What if…
Willingham, Harden, and Suzuki for Lavarnway and _? Blockbuster time!
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His bat will be enough to warrant playing time, though.
He’s bad, but he’s a hell of a hitter. People tend to think that backup catchers should be defensive specialists, but for the most part, a good hitter/bad defender will provide similar value to a bad hitter/good defender.
They really dont need a catcher.
Jarson Varitamacchia is doing pretty well at catcher. why would they want suzuki?
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I doubt they're comfortable with Salty as a long-term solution,
given how recently he was a head case and failure. And regardless of Suzuki’s struggles, and how he frustrates this fan base, I think he’s very well regarded around the league. If only he weren’t throwing SO badly I think he’d have quite a bit of value. No idea what’s up with the throwing.
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GO TO ESPN
Coco is on the front page!!!!
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Please tell me he wasn't driving last night.
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I could, but i'd be lying.
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The Astros asked for this from the braves apparently
reportedly four of their top pitching prospects, two from their “untouchable” tier and two from the next tier down-jayson stark
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But they're pissed because the Phillies gave up less than that.
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Ed Wade is such a goddamn idiot.
I bet what happened was that the Braves actually did offer a better package, but he counter-offered with the above and offended Wren, who walked away.
Ed Wade is right up there with Dusty Baker in terms of guys who I cannot believe keep getting jobs.
Ed Wade got at least two serious prospects for Hunter Friggin’ Pence. Unclear why the speculation/rumors about who offered what etc. matters.
Pence might be overrated
Hard to tell whether he is “really good” or just plays in a “really good hitter’s park”.
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he is good
but not much better than brown right now. Releasing ibenez would have been a better idea.
As far as prospects go, I am kind on the fence, it seems like an overpay in a vacuum, but the phillies don’t want Cody Ross bouncing them from the playoffs this year, so spending seems like an afterthought
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This is pretty good analysis
though I think Pence is a significant upgrade over Brown for the rest of this season. But Singleton’s a bad outfielder, and blocked by 1B by Howard, and Cosart’s good but the Phillies have a top five pitching staff. So it’s not like they shot their future in the foot by doing so.
Cuz he couldve had better?
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Minor was offered by the braves, plus others
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I’m pretty well ready to dismiss any claims that he could’ve done better (certainly to the point of calling him an idiot) unless we know who the “others” are. Minor and Singleton are probably ~comparable. But did the Braves offered someone as good as Cosart as well?
Cosart?
All this time, I thought it was Mozart. Now I don’t see what all the fuss was about.
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Minor is better than Cosart
I don’t know who else they offered
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
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Yeah, it could have been that the Astros wanted a bit of offense.
The Braves farm system is really good, but it’s also really pitching heavy. They don’t really have an offensive prospect like Singleton.
Angels are seeking a 6th/7th inning reliever.
Oh Brian!!! It’s time to go homeeeee!
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I think we should just offer him.
Nothing in return.
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by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So generous.
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by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
We'll even pay for his plane ticket
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by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Capitol Corridor!
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LOL
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by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Bus to Stockton, train to Bakersfield, bus over the Grapevine, on to LA
That’s how it’s done.
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Perfect.
He’ll love it.
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by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
do they still want Weurtz?
They offered Sean Rodriguez for him a few years ago.
Honestly, I don't think Wuertz has any trade value right now
He’s clearly either hurt or just completely unsure how to get hitters out, or throw strikes, with any consistency.
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Wow, that was deleted quickly
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the name is suspicious.
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hmm
yeah odd
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DFA got banned?
I assumed he left of his own accord.
by Glorious Mundy on Jul 30, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He did
This was someone with a similar name playing on the DFA thing. Was about as civil, too.
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oh, sorry
they can and they do
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Sometimes we "hide" them,
so that mods can still see them but you peons can’t. <evil laugh>
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Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
they are still here
(in invisible ink!)
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mikev,
US grouping looks good, Mexico and Costa Rica def got the hardest route to the Hex, and Canada has to be happy atm.
what?
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Prelim draw for WC2014 is happening right now
CONCACAF rounds 2 and 3 are mapped out for the region.
gotcha
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i'm not mikev, but i agree. now if only we can get davies back on the field and some quality defenders.
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I would hope that Agbossoumonde, Opara and Gonzalez would be in the mix for central defense
Hopefully Mwanga will be an option up too assuming his green card comes without issue to help the attack.
i worry most about our forwards. i'm done with altidore.
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he probably wont be affective anyway in 2014
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let's see what wondolowski can do. east bay in the house. go quakes!
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If he is on the WC2014 roster as a starter we are worse then we think
I love him on the ‘Quakes but he shouldn’t starting in the WC, maybe as a sub.
yeah, it's just east bay love. seen him in a few quakes game and didn't see much to warrant hope.
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i hope he improves. i just don't see him having useful skills for a forward. you know, like, trapping the dang ball.
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He is out best holding forward
just needs to learn to not try to consistently try to take on 3 men after he has held it up. Verbeek is a solid manager was at Heerenveen when Bradley was there did wonders for him.
Aguodelo, baby
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yep.
gotta hope he gets it together
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he well, he's like danbot and MOs age
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Re-think your answer
or you are shmoopies with a child
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I was just sayin...
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That's more like it
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dude the first time I asked her how old she was she held up fingers and said "this many"
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Mmhm.
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Haven't even looked yet, I've been workin on mah boat all day
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whoa. you can work on your boat and type at the same time. color me impressed.
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I'm taking a break in between coats of teak oil
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My speculation
So looks like for round 3 of #CONCACAF qualifying the #USMNT draw Jamaica, Guatemala and prob Haiti assuming the last 2 win their groups.
Mexico, Costa Rica and probably El Salavador and Trinidad looks the toughest of the 3 Round 3 groupings, Canada is pleased.
Canada will still find a way to blow it
by Glorious Mundy on Jul 30, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i totally don’t get the CONCACAF process. do some teams (US, mex, can, jamaica, etc.) sit around waiting for the others (T&T, antigua, panama, etc.) to finish their group? and then, and only then, do the minnows enter competition vs the Q’s from last year? please correct me if i understand this wrong.
but if that’s the way it goes, that’s not right! i know it’s not numerically smart to have every single team play every single team as they do in south america, which is really the fairest way to do this, but, at the very least, everybody should start from scratch.
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Have to remember CONCACAF is 40 members but only 35 are full FIFA members
setting something up like COMEBOL isn’t likely. The 6 that get tossed into the Round 3 pots are base off past performance. They were going to tweak it this year to make the Round 3 and Hex different but they decided against it.
In fact last year it was a bit longer USA entered in Round 2 and had H/A vs Barbados
if i remember right and that was a thrashing here.
A lot of those little countries don't even have a stadium that FIFA will allow a qualifier to be played in
They have to play their home qualifiers in Miami and whatnot. It’s best for everyone that they are weeded out early.
by Glorious Mundy on Jul 30, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
i totally agree. the amount of money a country can spend on a sport should be be-all/end-all in any competition regarding that sport. i say, let’s whittle down the long boring qualification rounds to what a single put-up or shut-up 10-million-dollar buy in. anybody who can’t afford that is best weeded out early.
signed,
sep
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
you’re re-stating what i said, though, rather than explaining why. yep, too many teams to have a full-out, even-steven, home-away, single round. and, yep, the ones that get the privilege of byes get them via past performance.
so, yeah, i’ll concede that the tournament has to be broken up into rounds. but why should any team (ok, any full FIFA-member team) get a bye during any round? that’s not right. basing it on past success only grooves certain teams into unfair re-qualification. it’d be like saying that every team that went to the division series last year gets to automatically reach the payoffs this year.
there are other tournaments where i’d see how that is beneficial, short ones, the world cup of clubs for example, where some teams get byes straight into the semifinal. but this is the largest tournament. it can be even from the beginning and it should be.
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Non full FIFA teams can't participate in the WC like Guadelope
I’m not saying it is fair or right, that how it has been as long as Warner and Blazer had the reins. Maybe under a new regime it will be different, but honestly I do not look forward to a USA v Aruba purely on knowing the outcome and risking potential injury.
Spain vs. Faroe Islands is more predictable
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what's the point spread in that game? can we get xavi to take a dive?
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they only had a -15 in 10 games last round
I would be shocked to the Carribean minnows put up anything close to that. Like I said I’m not saying it is fair, that the system that is in place.
I hear you
Btw. does anyone know what exception to FIFA rules is allowed in Faroe?
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Something that is normally not allowed is allowed when, say, Spain visits Faroe Islands
I am talking about in-game rules. Come on soccer fans ;-)
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Well, then just try to think of something
Be imaginative
(This one is tough to google, btw. I checked quickly now and found no references to it in English)
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I've been googling the hell out of it and can't find anything
I’ve learned a lot about Faroe Islands history though!
by Glorious Mundy on Jul 30, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
is it something that has to do with being in the faroe islands per se?
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, with the natural specifics of the island
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Nope, but nice try
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because of high wind factors, goalies are allowed to use their hands when same-team members pass it back to them?
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
getting closer!
you have the first part right!
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high kicks are allowed (to bring down soaring balls)?
TWSS?
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys are getting close enough
When a team shoots a penalty kick, it is allowed for another team member to hold the ball with his hand, so it won’t get blown away while the kicker approaches
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hmm. interesting. give me a minute to think about it.
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
nah, can’t think of anything. i looked at a map thinking the stadium would be right on the water or something that mandated no throw-ins form one side. but yeah, i got nothin’.
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Good out-of the-box thinking
I’ll let it be unanswered a bit longer, perhaps someone knows
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USA v aruba. what if instead of 6 groups in stage 2, there were 8. and USA v. aruba was just what was drawn in that group. it would not represent any “extra” chances for injury even if the outcome was more or less predictable since all teams would play the same number of games. and if the outcome is really that predictable, why would the USA be against it?
on the other hand, look at it from aruba’s POV. why should they have to play more games and risk injury. and what if the outcome isn’t that predictable after all…?
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd be okay with it, what I would like is a less drawn out process
hell even COMEBOL takes forever to complete, just wish is was more compact stupid club teams getting in the way.
I don’t think the USA is against any of these ideas, it is the heads of CONCACAF. They want to sell tickets first and care about what is fair second. Shitty attitude but meh not a lot that can be done.
The only thing I can see the USSF beign against is having to travel somewhere where the pitch is worse then say what was at Barbados. I mean mounds, shitty drainage just a dangerous field.
Barbados Coliseum!
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i love the drawn out process in this case. for me, it’s not a competition at the end of 4 years of qualifying. i see it as a 4-year-long competition with a really good playoff. so yeah, the more fair games, the better.
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It is just that there is no ample break for that Nats, Copa America
Qualifying, WC, repeat oh yeah leagues go on in between.
I'm with you on this one
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Anyone see the tweet from ginger willingham?
she said she doubts they’ll be traded.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
huh?
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Since he is one of our few power threats and they don't grow on trees
or they just plain don’t want to play in our shithole then we should offer him a 2 year deal. He likes it here apparently and You would think he would be open to a reasonable offer.
She sounds like she really wants to be traded.
Judging by passed tweets and she RT’s every single rumor about Josh
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by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Tweets like...
Not gonna lie…a team a little closer to home is definitely on my prayer list. #justsayin
Wtf.
Maybe I should head back to OAK, there might not be a trade. #nocomment
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by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the impression I got.
I hope that doesn’t make signing Josh difficult
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"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
southern belle women have trouble acclimating outside of their comfort zone. buddy is married to a girl from south carolina...he's dealing with it big time.
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A bit of a contrast to Amanda McCarthy, who seems to have embraced the A's fans
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One of them was trolling the hashtags last night calling out the naysayers
forgot who it was, might have been Sizemore’s wife.
Which is weird because don't we love Scott?
and nobody has ever really been down on Josh, yet…
Feeling some love for my hubby from A’s fans…it’s about time! Go A’s! #Athletics
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that makes it sound like we all think Josh sucks
not that we dislike his bad defense
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, but if that's what people talk about the most...just sayin'
I mean, we’ve had people here saying he’s a bad player when he’s really having a down year. But, he’s hardly a bad player at all.
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Has he ever played 1B anywhere (Willingham)?
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
I looked it up this week it was like 12 or so games
not in OF/DH/PH and zero at 1B all were 3B and C
Why not move him to 1B then? Can't be any worse than Carter and easier on his legs.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
why not play godzilla in the outfield more and rest willingham's legs more? godzilla has shown some outfield skillz.
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Godzilla's looked great in the outfield
And I’d sign him to a half year contract for 2012. (July-October).
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
A lot need to remember that it isn't his normal position
and I think he has done a pretty good job there so far.
She stuck around after the Tweetup on Tuesday to chat with fans
Could’ve just left when Cotroneo and Longworth did as an excuse to go find her seat, but she didn’t.
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One year deal
And I’d be hesitant about a long term deal based on injury history. That’s just the reality of it for him.
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Yeah, but he's one of those boom or bust guys like Harden.
But they tend to go somewhat cheaply. I wouldn’t mind signing both of them to two or three year deals.
I'd be real hesitant to do that with Harden at this point
Unless you’ve got enough roster flexibility to be prepared for DL stints.
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Harden, I'd prefer on an incentive-laden deal.
I wouldn’t really have a problem signing McCarthy to a three year deal worth $15-18M. He’s been really damn good this season.
Maybe some crazy-ass performance incentive based deal?
"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 30, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
There were some incentives built into the contract the A's signed him to
Not sure how wild they were, though.
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Nah
The contract guarantees McCarthy $1MM and he can earn more through incentives, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle
One of the links on it: http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/as_agree_to_sign_brandon_mccarthy/3786922
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It is.
actual performance based (Wins, ERA number, etc etc) aren’t allowed in MLB contracts
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I sure hope that changes in the next CBA.
I’d love to see pure performance-based payment, not that it would happen.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jul 30, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I've heard that a lot, but
I couldn’t find it anywhere in the CBA. In fact, I found a few things referring to performance-based bonuses implying they were allowed.
Are the maybe banned in some separate agreement?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Still funny.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Only fWAR, not rWAR
The A’s crappy defense this year has really exaggerated the fWAR-vs-rWAR differences. WARs to date for 2011:
player fWAR rWAR Gonzalez 2.2 3.2 Cahill 1.6 3.0 McCarthy 2.6 1.6 Anderson 1.0 1.4 Moscoso -1.0 0.8 Braden 0.3 0.5
Also, I think for pitchers rWAR scales a touch higher than fWAR generally.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
That's the bizarre thing.
I can understand differences in calculation, but they should be on the same scale. But they’re not. Why not?
a nerd's kryptonite.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I thought those were girls.
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
Which is crazy.
Not only are they calculated differently, but a 2.5 fWAR could be the equivalent of 3 rWAR?
I don't think it's crazy at all
It’s a question of whether a team of really crummy players would play .250 or .320 or .340 or who knows what baseball. There’re lots of good ways to answer this question, and I find it not at all unreasonable that we have different people making different claims.
The primary difference between fWAR and rWAR
for pitchers has to do with how they try to control for defense. Both try to remove defense from the equation so that the pitcher is judged on his own merits alone. fWAR does it by relying on FIP, which essentially equalizes all balls in play. rWAR attempts to determine the defense’s contribution from their defensive stats. Both are imperfect, so there’s plenty of room for error, but the more erratic the defense it is, the more the two will deviate. rWAR is essentially crediting A’s pitchers for the crappy defense behind them. I assume that if you compare games, you’ll find that the team has provided better defensive stats when McCarthy is pitching.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Oops, I misread your comment
and answered the wrong half.
When I referred to scale, I just meant that rWAR tends to rate pitchers over all slightly higher than fWAR does. They’re still the same scale in the sense that a win is a win and both are scaled to wins added. rWAR just concludes that pitchers over all contribute more to their team winning than fWAR does. Why is that bizarre?
Anyway, I think it’s a pretty small difference when averaged out over the league. Not the big swings we see in individual A’s pitchers.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
She seems to genuinely care about being an A
and fans. I love that. I couldn’t name an A’s wife before they came along
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
She's said a lot of positive things about how welcoming A's fans have been
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If we don't keep Brandon
can we keep Amanda?
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
ill help
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
ohhh easy joke...
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Um, it that being filed in your room somewhere???
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
filed?
I dont even know what that means.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ground him!
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
i'd say spank him, but he might be into that kind of thing
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
woahhhhh
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
She's hot but no ass.
"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
Definitely.
They sound like they love it here. I get that impression from Josh too, but then not so much his wife
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not gonna be critical of her for wanting to be somewhere else because it has nothing to do with how Josh is playing...
…but you can definitely see what a higher priority is for one person compared to another.
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Of course
but it’s kind of….awkward to say all these things when players always stay quite about rumors
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I lof her.
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Pretty simple: Keep Josh and trade Ginger.
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
LOL
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
She's really cute though...
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
She's also a professional athlete's wife
Not making a judgment on this, but they usually have wives most of us would consider to be beautiful.
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Especially daric barton's ;)
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I hate you more than you know
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I love you guys more than you know
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
A friend of mine got into it with Daric Barton's wife in the stands.
He kept calling him some names and well, she didn’t like it. He told her to enjoy Triple A on her way out. LOL.
"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
Hmm...
They’re often too “generic baseball wife” looking to me. It’s a vapid look I don’t care for.
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
this.
I’m impressed by how “real” the majority of the A’s WAG’s are
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
At Breslow's Blackjack charity event,
I was really pleased to see Jerry Blevins with a woman who was non-causasian (of Asian descent, IIRC). She was nice, perfectly attractive, and so different from most you’ll see.
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? What does it matter?
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The point being, it seems like so many players
choose the exact same woman — there’s a “look” which is white, skinny, usually blonde, very “generic pretty” (IMO). It’s nice to see some variation from the “stereotype”.
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 in a world where so many players
seem to seek only a really specific look that encompasses a sliver of the population, it’s nice to see an exception? Well, that’s my opinion, sorry.
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 share your opinion, Nico.
I completely agree that the guys can marry whoever they want, and being open to all shapes and sizes includes not being against thin blonde women. But I just don’t agree with those who suggest you shouldn’t notice at all. Unlike Dr King, I don’t dream of a colorblind society. I like colors. I don’t want to mistreat anyone based on colors, but I do still want to see the variety of colors and enjoy them.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Thanks.
I don’t think any mention of race, or body type, or look, automatically means “racism!” or “__ism!”
Another observation I had at the event, also not intended to judge any type of body type as better or worse, is that in person and in street clothes Blevins did not look as skinny nor did Landon Powell look as heavy. Both “regressed to the mean”!
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 latter I think is because when
we watch baseball we compare players to other players. It’s the same reason a guy like, say, Tim Hudson looks short as a baseball player but in real life he isn’t really short at all. Only compared to other pitchers.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Maybe. I thought it was probably more
that perhaps the uniform exaggerated their features.
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 hope your comment isn't aimed at me, cuz that's not what i said at all.
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You know, I'm not even going to get into it
but I find that to be a really shitty thing to say.
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
plus it's absolutely no business of ours who they choose to date and marry
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Of course it isn't.
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 basically they love their white girls
Ive noticed that among most A’s platyers wives in recent years
I love white girls. Mostly kate upton
fawn
"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 30, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HEY!
She’s my age! You have your own.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
All I was saying is that I approved in your choice of my daughter in law.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Oh okay.
Well in that case, schedule the wedding.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
is this an "after" from your Photoshop class?
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
In fairness, many baseball wives are too.
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
id post pictures of runway shots
but they’re a little scantily clad. and i got in trouble before :(
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Some people just don't care for airports.
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 know, right!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
There's a "36L" joke in here somewhere
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Wow seriously. I don't really think a lot of white women are hot.
But Kate Upton is so muther#(U$(*#&% hot it’s ridiculous.
"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
Yeah, it's the general type
But I think by most standards, they rate above the typical woman in terms of what the average guy finds attractive.
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Hi-tech typo, sorry
Or they could be from Stepford.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
I was talking with my toaster this morning and she assures me the Red Sox deal gets done
A Kouzmanoff for the rest of us!
are you saying that your toaster is "plugged in" to the news flow?
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Does it give insurance tips?
Like between Kaiser and Health Nut?
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
What, you thought he toasted gay bread?
Not that there’s anything rye with that.
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 the rare guy who can offend you and amuse you in the same 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
TBH I was baffled by the response
If 90% of ballplayers dated women with "red hair, freckles, and who were "heavy set I’d find it noteworthy when I saw an exception to that too. It was a comment on how so many players choose one narrow type more than anything else. It’s a bit eerie to see the similarities sometimes.
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
my only problem was that your view sounded judgemental. i don't care who people date. if they make you happy, then i'm happy. as for the rest, i got more important sh*t to worry about
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The only judgment I was aiming to make is that I was pleased to see
anything that was far away from the “norm”. Partly the “norm” kind of creeps me out. It’s such a specific look/type.
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
but pleased, means something displeased you. you get my point and i got yours. i'd rather talk about something more interesting
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Sorry, I only converse with guys in a certain height bracket.
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
Since when are girls not interesting?
I LOVE talking about girls. Can we talk about Kate Upton again?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I propose Coco Crisp for Kate Upton
I would go to games to watch her play CF.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Ha!
She hates baseball though.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Then she'd be his dad and would hate baseball.
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 photos of WhizMom in bikinis are currently available.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Thank god for that.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
It seems to be a basic "model" appearance
Which, for all we know, may be what most of them prefer.
I know I would, but maybe not to an extreme.
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Well i would too.
Blonde, skinny, and hot is totally my type.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Hopefully no golddiggers involved
I ain’t got much gold to dig anyway.
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SO JUDGMENTAL TOWARDS GOLD-DIGGERS!!!!!!!!!!
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's how he gets that "cutting action" on his fastball.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
'snot bad.
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 the opposite
brunette, non caucasian (or at least mixed)
I think you should compile a large statistical sampling -
of both bathing suit and lingerie shots – and let us be the judge if your point is really valid or not.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Will do.
I’m gonna need a sizable grant and meal money.
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
DONE
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
Tomorrow, section 219
I want color glossies though.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Honestly, it's as much the women's choice as the men.
A person has a certain amount of control over how she looks. Not everything, obviously, but a lot of the “look” you discuss is self-created (and even more if you include surgery). I think the sort of woman who wants to marry a ball player is far more likely to strive for that look.
I’m not sure if you’re drawing your WAG sample from real life or just from pictures, but if you’re only looking at pictures (as is the case for most fans) it’s even more true because then (1) they have more control over which pictures get out, and (2) the sample is selected for those WAGs who choose to let themselves be photographed a lot.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
This is deep
But, I take exception with “A person has a certain amount of control over how she looks.” As a man, this is difficult for me. I find I have almost no control over how she looks.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Try withholding sex.
I actually suggest that at your wife’s request.
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
Dbacks looking at relievers
Wouldnt mind Collin Cowgill n return, maybe for ziegler??
A’s drafted him but went back to school. B- prospect by Sickles
Part of me really wants to see the A's play the kids but if no good deals are there to be made then I understand no just throwing guys away.
But seriously, folks....
Still have the waiver deadline to deal with, someone might squeak through and be moved
if nothing happens by 1pm tomorrow.
Yeah....I'm cool with whatever Billy decides to do.....it's not like we have any truly big chips this year
unless he moves Bailey.
But seriously, folks....
DDJ would pass through?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Like a kidney stone.
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
One of the things I really like about AN is the writers of this site are realistic about the team and don't just write propaganda.
But seriously, folks....
Did you mean to use the "sarcasm font"?
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, thanks then.
This certainly wasn’t intended to be propaganda — though it openly cites propaganda for its thesis.
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 not for him, then me.
I feel pressured to want a good prospect.
"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 worry, kid. We'll get a bad prospect instead.
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
Phew.
"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 bad deal for Cummins, kid.
Twomey will actually get you comp picks when he walks this year, too.
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thanks.
i ran it by LCG. It was the best i was going to get without sending money or taking too much on
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
no, he'll be a good one until he spends a year in our farm system and we either hurt him/change the approach that made him successful
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
cuz they'll play music in bars after the games? jemile on drums? what else?
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luckily that's a relative ranking, not an absolute ranking
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Have there been any rumors about Matsui being moved?
Is there even a market for him?
But seriously, folks....
very small ones,
and nope.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I say we start a rumor then.....Matsui to the Astros for...(name an Astros player here...I would but I don't know any)
But seriously, folks....
The only think I've heard
is no teams have called about him.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Okay here's a trade.
Stringer Bell and Ron Swanson for Tony Soprano. Get it done.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I'd much rather have Ron Swanson.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
BACONNNNN
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Fine.
But i really think we should target Omar.
"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 all in the game.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
If someone put a gun to my head and said name 3 Houston Astros my answer would be pull the trigger.
But seriously, folks....
Pull got traded to Philadelphia
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Bourn...
Wandy Rodriguez…
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
LOL
I can only name Brett Wallace now that Hunter Pence is gone
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Funny Brett Wallace fact
After his ZOMG-Bean-trades-away-future-All-Stars April, Brett Wallace has exactly same OPS as Kurt Suzuki’s 2011
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Ouch.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Yup
Quite a few people should be kneeling in the corner now
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
his babip by month - 471/308/340/273. will the real brett wallace please stand up
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Please stand up, please stand up.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
slim shady?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
So, Jack Cust and the Devil walk into a bar...
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
and the bartender looks up OPS and says,
“Hey it’s 666 — and the devil!”
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
Impressive!
You thought of that one all on your own too!
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Proving once again it's a long season and you go crazy over what someone does in April.
But seriously, folks....
which is why it's silly to conclude anything on small sample sizes: daric barton, michael taylor, whatever...just let dudes play and show you their true ability
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
I totally agree
it’s the same reason I didn’t start talking about us catching the Rangers just because we hit a few home runs in a couple of games.
But seriously, folks....
but it's sure been fun to watch..until our pitching blew up
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
BABIP?
Babe acquisition by interesting propositions?
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
i've told him before.
he likes trying to be funny
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Well, I know I'd rather hang around with my BABIP guy than yours.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
i'd rather hangout with your babip guy's girl than your babip guy. #justsayin
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
ooooh point stm.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
i'd rather hang out with my babip's mama
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
This was pre-WhizMom
I’m a good boy. Plus my eyes are shot so I can see anything clearly anymore anyway.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
yeah and read japanese on the right field wall too.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
So desu ne
Actually, great seats for fireworks viewing.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
we brought my nieces and nephew onto the field. they're a riot
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
haha they were adorable.
pam and i were talking to your sis about one of your nieces playing softball. it was hilarious
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
she's the smallest player on the field by half and yet she plays so well. she's even fielded grounders and gunned runners at 1B. it's impressive. she doesn't hesitate to steal either.
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
I heard mostly about the seeds.
but thats legit.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
yeah, she loves sunflower seeds. the little guy was trying to eat seeds last night. he'd just crush them and spit them out. he didn't get the seeds part. even if you just gave him the seed, he'd spit it out.
hilarious
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Awesome.
That was cool your family could come.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
wait, did you mean wallace's year at 25 (2011) was the same as zook's year at 25 (2009), cuz this year zooks has a lower OPS
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
SUBTRACT APRIL
:D
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
because his BABIP was like .417 or something.
B was just making a point that Wallace since april is just as bad as Zooks
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
oh, i missed the april part of his original post. i'm back. sorry
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Yeah
I am not saying that his post-April is his true talent level, one should never discard a certain time period, unless there is a really good reason for that. That’s why it’s a “funny fact”, especially as there were numerous people on this site who hailed him as the second coming of Pujols after his hot April
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sorry, i missed the april part of your original comment (or forgot it). my bad
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
If you dont count April, for wallace.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
damn Red Sox aquire Mike Aviles from the Royals
I’ve always liked Aviles. The Royals got Yamaico Navarro, INF, Grade C+, and number 15 in the Red Sox farm according to Sickels. Along with RHP; Kendal Volz.
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 30, 2011 1:33 PM PDT reply actions
Why do THEY want Aviles?
Don’t they have Scutaro and Lowrie still in the mix? Or did I miss an injury?
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
yeah that was an unusual pickup. They seem to have a lot of INFs
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 30, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
To trade him to the A's
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And no, I'm not kidding
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Lowrie, maybe.
Aviles DNW
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 all suck
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Lowrie's hurt too
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Ah, so they're insane.
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
Hope not.
I don’t think he’s very good. He had one great season fueled by a spike in BABIP, then got hurt and reverted to suck.
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 HATE THE EAGLES
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Yes.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
FUCK WHATEVER TEAM YOU ROOT FOR
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
by MissOakland on Jul 30, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
CONGRATULATIONS
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
K.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
(I know. He was a niner, and he was an asshole.)
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Yeah.
I don’t find his antics amusing.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I do.
Used to be a great WR too.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
He should be
but I bet he has problems getting in on his first time through…..a lot of writers hate him.
But seriously, folks....
Yep.
probably 2nd or 3rd time
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Really? I think that was the highlight of his career.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
I liked the Sharpie one the best. If you score, you should be able to sign your own ball and give it to a fan.
"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 catch over the middle in the end zone against the packers during the playoffs.
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
I like you a little less 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
There couldn't be a worse team to root for than the Cowboys.
And I say this as a Raider fan.
"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
California Statutory Code c12567ss28b
It is illegal to be a Cowboys fan in California.
It’s the law.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
because the law has stopped me before.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I say that every time I light up.
"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
You'll never catch 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
Marquis to the dbacks
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
nope.
"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 why they only had to give C- prospects for him
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Why SBN made their site work this way, I'll never know.
The page won’t load the comment refresh mechanics until it talks to fbcdn.net (it’s a facebook thing). And if the fbcdn server is down…no more comment refreshes.
[reloads the page, again]
Perhaps it's God's way of saying "Facebook sucks"?
Just a theory.
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 more amused with the hijacking of the Head & Shoulders ad tweets
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youre welcome
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Oh, how's that working?
I have no idea – I just see the weird tweets in the ad. How does one make those appear that way?
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 then anything you tweet will be posted in that ad?
I can’t believe that. And if it IS true, why aren’t I seeing comments about goats and whip cream?
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,
“Man I used Head & Shoulders shampoo this morning and all my hair just fell out. Hey, where’d my penis go????”
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 would be awesome.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
they are missing #lounge in their tweets
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
shhhhhhhh
"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 set up to apparently pick up whatever has the hash tag in it, and show it)
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its easier if you use the widget.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
That flipped me out when I saw ANers in there.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
flagged.
personal attack on a website. :D
"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 going to make an account named static.ak.fbcdn.net
And cry about it when I can comment in two days.
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that'd be amusing.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
also homophobia
(Or possibly heterophobia, not sure.)
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Soooooo many jokes made on Cowboys and Aliens actually being about Arizona.
It was maybe funny the first time, why are they still being made?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
It was.
But im still seeing people on twitter make them. This is the latest,
“Cowboys & Aliens” sounds like the title of a new Republican anti-immigration bill.
"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.
but its obnoxious when everyone thinks they’re the first one to come up with it.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Loose use of the word jokes there.
good thing you put it in quotes.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
STILL FUNNY
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
Crisp, WIllingham, and Harden should all be dealt
standing pat would just be irresponsible
"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/
you've stopped?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Proud of you ;)
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
"Sorry"
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
told you im funny.
"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 you mean
“funny”?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Hey, we're here to discuss supermodels, not baseball
What’s this trade conversation crap???
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
you've learned quickly.
"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 irresponsible on part of the other GMs
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Depends on your definition of good
if they command a return equal to or better than the alternative (in Willingham’s case, 2 draft picks, in Harden’s case, nothing, and in Crisp’s case, maybe a supplemental pick) then they have to do it.
"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 they have to do it if the return is equal?
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Because it's better to take
the prospects who are already established and doing well in the minors, especially since we haven’t drafted that well lately.
"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/
If one side is better, then the offer is not equal
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Woah! Mind. Blown.
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
Sometimes, going back to basics is the only way
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Huh?
I think you’re missing my point.
I’m talking about guys who have the talent of a supplemental/1st round/etc pick, or were drafted there themselves.
"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/
And
it would give us a chance to see what we have with guys like Taylor and Miller. Riding this current roster to a maybe .500 record does nothing for us.
"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/
Then you made a bad point
if they command a return equal to the alternative
talent alone does not define the quality of return. of course that a first rounder who panned out is more valuable than first rounder next year. but if they get such player, then they are getting higher return than the alternative, not equal.
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Heh
So what is equal then?
"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/
Equal is what Billy Beane puts in his coffee when he's not making a trade.
See news story below
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
GO DO YARDWORK
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
WHY DON'T YOU HELP HIM?!
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Cuz i'm a minor and that's child abuse.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
You aren't a nice son who would like to help his father?!
CUT HIM OFF WHIZDAD!
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
yes.
thats me
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
gradening sounds fun
I’ll go try that.
Is it like “tradening”?
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Well, that's for GMs to find out
But think of it as a video game where you can create a character and you have points that you can divide between “potential” and “living up to the potential”. I guess they are trying to find players whose total points add up
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
.
Ken Arneson
Doubting that the A’s make any trades. All their availables are other teams’ Plan C, & teams don’t give up good prospects for Plan C.
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Willingham can stay for draft picks, thank you very much.
Harden, Crisp, DeJesus all need to go byebye
Either a) choking or b) beating the 49ers
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
what are the niners and raiders doing? they're imploding.
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
we are?
shooooooooot
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Dear ad block plus,
Be more proactive blocking ads in Google Reader, nuking them one by one is getting annoying.
Thanks.
Dear anyone who sends out spam:
Please die immediately.
Thanks.
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
Except those enlargement ads.
Oh, and the prince of Nigeria. He’s cool.
"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 so amazingly generous!
That reminds me, I need to check the mail.
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
Still my fav play on the Nigeria scam
I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE FOR THIS URGENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE TOP OFFICIAL OF LOS ANGELES DODGERS BASEBALL ORGANIZATION WHO ARE INTERESTED IN MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES WITH FOX NETWORK WITH FUNDS CURRENTLY TRAPPED BY MLB. IN ORDER TO COMMENCE TRANSACTIONS WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE TRANSACTIONS TO ACCESS SUCH FUNDS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PARTNER WE CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND TRANSFER SUMS OF THREE BILLIONS US DOLLARS ($3,000,000,000) INTO AN ACCOUNT. ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS $30 MILLION IN TRANSFER FEES AND TAXES NEEDED TO RELEASE THE FULL THREE BILLION DOLLARS. PLEASE NOTE THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING BUSINESS WITH YOU AND SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS MATTER.
YOUR FAITHFULLY
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Dear Sir or Madam
DO NOT, REPEAT, DO NOT REGARD THE PREVIOUS EMAIL AS IT WAS A SCAM. SEND ALL YOUR MONEYS TO ME AND I WILL PROVE YOU TO IT.
YOUR FAITHFULLY
JAMIE MCCOURT
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
Damn posts get in the way, huh?
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
Interesting.
JaneMLB
#Athletics lineup not yet posted.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Great.
We can’t trade any of our players and now Bob Melvin can’t even find a pushpin.
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
It's a whiteboard,
so we’re even cheaper than i thought if they can’t replace a dry erase marker.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Do they normally post the lineup 4 hours before the game?
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
yes, thats how i tell you
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
4 hours?
You’ve been holding out. You only tell me one hour ahead of time.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
ehh youd forget anyway
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yes.
I think it is/could be significant if Lee has to tweet about it
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Okay now I'm on the edge of my seat.....of course that could just mean my ass is too big.
But seriously, folks....
You always care the most.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
is it the 12 minutes where you talk A's?
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
I only think it is significant
because she felt the need to tweet that it’s not up. That’s never happened before.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
You almost embed a pic!
proud of you :)
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Someday I'll figure out how to post a photo.
Drat
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
you did it!!!!
"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 happen again
Now, if you could only get the carriage return after the picture
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
so close.
but it’s an improvement!
"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 what I thought as well.....hmmmmmmm why is it tweet worthy that the line-up is not out!?
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Seriously.
The trade deadline needs to be over.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I wish it were always like this.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
It really is kind of fun
but it’s nerve wracking when it could be your own team
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
this.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I tweet that all the time and nobody cares
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
It's cuz it was in german.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
and a lineup
JaneMLB
#Athletics vs. #Twins: Weeks 2B, Crisp CF, Matsui LF, Willingham DH, DeJesus RF, Jackson 1B, Pennington SS, Sizemore 3B, Powell C
Btw Storen for Span.
As I said earlier this week Denard Span -Drew Storen deal will go down it’s a matter of time:secondary players have to be agreed to-Bowden
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Absolutely, positively time to do the yard work.
Have fun. I expect trade updates throughout the sweeping, pruning and mowing please.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Ughhhh fine.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
A shrubbery?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
and once you have the shrubbery you shall say??
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
"NI!!!! NI!!!!"
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
Lance Berkman is a FA again this year AND we might have 1B open....
Can we throw a truckload of money at him on a 2 year deal? If he sucks then whatever we will just put Barton back there….but I think he’s pretty good. I’d also offer him RF if that’s where he wants to play.
How about we not and say we dont?
I really would not like to overpay on a mid 30 year old outfielder.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Yes lets go for that spritely young superstar Josh Willingham instead!
I’d rather not have guys who are in the top 5 for HR, top 50 is a way smarter move….smh
Did i suggest the other?
All im saying is he’s gunna be overpaid after this huge season, which he totally has smashed in. AND he didn’t wanna come here last offseason, why would that change? smh.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
PL78 felt like setting up a strawman, I guess
I wouldn’t mind keeping Willingham and I don’t think they’d have to overpay much for him anyway.
They’ll have to overpay for pretty much any good FA hitter, though.
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true.
Im fine with resigning Willingham, should be a manageable contract. If we were gunna go way of filling 1B and spending tons of money, why not just go with Prince? He didn’t mind playing in Milwaukee, so i dont think location’s a problem.
"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 underestimate the power of a new stadium and bratwurst
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
He's vegetarian.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Like I said, don't underestimate the power of a new stadium and portobellos
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
ah much better.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Not to offend anyone here
But Miller Park is to Coliseum what Porsche is to Del Boy’s tricycle (of course, nobody here watched “Only fools and horses”)
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Prince Fielder at Miller Park
560 SLG at Miller Park in his career
513 SLG in all away games in his career
Fine by me.
Which has nothing to do with what elcroata or anyone else is saying about Miller Park
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But I welcome comical relief at any time, though
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Why are you so concerned about money?
We have been trying to spend for years now and we have internal backup options, if overpaying someone by $5M or so is the only thing standing in the way of being a better team, why not?
Considering Hammer has a 1.0 WAR right now and Berkman a 3.2, we’d be stupid to take Hammer without at least putting in a bid for Berkman. Simply put, Berkman is a much, much healthier and better all round player than Willingham. I’d hate to have Wilingham back unless its a plan C and we have no choice.
Ideally we get both and contend.
1B: Barton
2B: Weeks
SS: Pennington
3B: Sizemore
LF: Taylor
CF: Crisp
RF: Berkman
DH: Fielder
we're resigning crisp too?
And what a terrible defense.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Can't be any worse than what we have now.
In fact Taylor is pretty good and Barton might not be broken next year therefore better.
Indeed, after 10 games of throwing ground balls,
the pitchers might go on strike.
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
Well no wonder!
they’re throwing the wrong way if they’re throwing ground balls!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Hey, I was just trying to get Gio to include more strikes.
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's Suzuki's job!
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ZING
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Hm?
Barton’s a plus defender, as is Crisp. Weeks, Sizemore and Taylor all figure to be about neutral to slightly above. Berkman’s bad, and Pennington probably is, too.
I’d be completely surprised if any of this actually happened, but I really don’t think that defense would hurt us too much.
Not sure Weeks is neutral to above average,
nor Taylor (who looked pretty lost in LF the times I saw him). Weeks’ arm is a real problem, and his judgment is iffy (and probably always will be, but will hopefully improve).
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 was under the impression Taylor was a decent defender.
TZ says he’s not, so there’s that. Weeks’ arm can’t be any worse than Ellis’. His range seems good to my eye test. He should be at least neutral, IMO.
Weeks' arm is way worse than Ellis'
unless you’re only talking about “throw velocity”. Ellis has a quick release, terrific accuracy, and makes throws “the best way possible” almost all of the time, whereas the opposite is currently the case with Weeks.
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 ok with Barton leading off
But Fielder batting ninth seems harsh
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
gotta love it!
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 30, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
ugh i wish i had rememeberd to watch it!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Surprised about lack of interest in A's relievers
We’ve heard high price for bailey, but only rangers connected. Maybe beane also asking also for breslow, ziegler, balfour…wuertz, fuentes are terrible
High asking price, low offers is my guess
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
i like i like
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Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I really wish Pirates make the postseason
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
I was glued to the "radio" (laptop) for the 19 inning game
I was pushing hard for them.
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
Sure enhanced my mood.
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
Always figured you for more of a gasoline guy
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
must not have been superglue
thank goodness
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
What exactly
do the Pirates have to offer?
That rug really tied the room together...
by Streams Of Whiskey on Jul 30, 2011 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
PEDRO ALVAREZ
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Maybe we just trade Oakland for Pittsburgh straight up
Pittsburgh comes with three nice rivers.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
And a shiny stadium.
That rug really tied the room together...
by Streams Of Whiskey on Jul 30, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Oooooh beat me to it
GMTA
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
CHRIS DAVIS TRADED
not to the A’s.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Close.
Orioles.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
sorry, "close".
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Rosenthal
Confirmed: #Rangers obtaining Uehara from #Orioles for two major leaguers including Davis. #tradedeadline #MLB
Well that's practically the same as getting Heath Bell or Andrew Bailey.
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
heyyy i just said that.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Josh Hamilton is the other major leaguer.
dream\
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Bummer. He sucks, so I want TEX to keep him.
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 though it would be Dirk Nowitzky
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
damn that is a great trade for Texas
They get a good RP and didn’t have to give up any of their best prosepcts
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Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how I see it too.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it bad that I am wearing my rally cap right now?
Damnit, the deadline needs to stop being the highlight of every A’s season already….
BREAKING NEWS!
Billy Beane went with cream and sugar in his coffee this morning….once again….cream and sugar.
But seriously, folks....
He's gunna do something big!
i can feel it
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
and he used whole milk, not the skim milk previously reported
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I can't wait to get that player I've never heard of who'll never make it to the majors.
But seriously, folks....
But he'll be penciled in for 5 WAR in 2014 by AN
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
I figured Beane would go more for Tea
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 30, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hen?
Garden?
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
Herbal with a pinch of grass from the Coliseum
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 30, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL...............Bringing Laughter.
wink wink
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
from Jeff Sullivan
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos and Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane have held several conversations, because they are friends.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Is AA giving Billy lessons on how to make terrific deals?
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
Whew......SU Slu just posted a line-up!
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
dammit!
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 30, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a dream i think where the a's made a killer trade.
but then again, it was just a dream…
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I was sharing the SFW version.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
It might go like this.
I had a dream. Then i woke up.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I had a dream about Andrew Bailey.
I won’t tell you about it because there are children here.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Trufax.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
He's in everything
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
So, you, Bailey and Barton were in a dream
Was it the Barton and Bailey Circus?
Were Ozzie and Jose the Ringling Brothers?
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
I like the first one.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
LOL
Sure. Something like that.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
you mean, you?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
You, actually.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Oh that's right.
I’ll go play with my toys…
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
good boy
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Note: I did not mispost that photo for him
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
i posted that correctly!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Photo of a box with a red x in top corner
Always one of my favorites, next to poker playing dogs
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
works for me?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
empty your cache and it won't.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
oh.
too bad.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
.
Susan Slusser
#Athletics vs. #Twins: Weeks 2b, Crisp cf, Matsui lf, Willingham DH, DeJesus rf, Jackson 1b, Pennington ss, Sizemore 3b, Powell c
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i was just about to say that!
"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 "right"
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Depends.
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
Thank you!
Hopefully the same is true of your Depends.
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
still, they could be trade mid-game, post-game, I hope.
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 30, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
it's happened before.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Did it happen to Canseco by any chance?
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Ozzie was never involved
Speaking of 
Esther Canseco
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
what?
looks like lady gaga
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
They're actually the same person
Notice the resemblence
insert @%$*%! 
photo here
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
i dont get it.
you’ll have to start using height tags
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Wow, Matsui looks strange on this one
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Not sure, but it happened before I think
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
not by chance, by cruelty.
“i feel like I’m playing in an all-star game, where you wear the uniform for a day and go home. only this time you don’t go home.”
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what happened with Pence
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I remember watching it happen to Jeff Leonard too
One flap down was such a cool guy….also, I am roughly 70 years old.
I definitely skipped over Willingham on accident.
I need to stop reading so fast
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
I hope some of the #2-6 hitters are gone by sunday
Free Carter, Taylor, and Jai from sacramento
really?!
Not a bad move
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 30, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
good move
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
in that it's not a terrible move.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
but a local scrub!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Stanford boy......oh well he's a 3rd stringer probably...no biggie either way
But seriously, folks....
LGHS too.
which is where i live, for the most part
"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 better than that evil son of Satan Gradkowski
I just hope Campbell stays healthy along with McFadden.
But seriously, folks....
McFadden's key.
I like him a lot
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I say we reconsider the Yanks
Gio to the Yankees for Montero and Manny Banuelos; or Montero and Brett Gardner. BTW, Mariano Rivera said that Manny Banuelos is the best pitching prospect he has ever seen.
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 30, 2011 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
no thanks.
Gio will stay here and be my best friend forever.
"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 prefer we ship Cahill
But, I think teams are catching on….
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Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
To the fact that he's a good pitcher?
In the National League he’d almost never face the Yankees!
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 really like Cahill
He just leaves me so confused sometimes as to what he is doing out there.
My mannerism a prism/ And it should shine
Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i "agree"
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
in a perfect world
They would be our #1 and #2 for years to come, and we wouldn’t have to worry that our only way to land a Top Hitting Prospect would be by dealing either 1 or both of our Top 3 players.
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 30, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
haha you are right...as long as Cahill doesn't have to face the AL East, he could be 1 of the Top Pitchers in the league
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, Cahill is probably one of the Top 20-30 Pitchers in the game as of now
I’d like to see a list.
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I have one.
Does it need to have anything to do with baseball?
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
hahaha
I have plenty of lists that are totally unrelated. Always Great reads.
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Off the Top of my head
1. Halladay 2. Verlander 3. Weaver 4. CC 5. Kershaw 6. Cliff Lee 7. Beckett 8. Lincecum 9. Jurrjens 10. Josh Johnson 11. Zack Grenkie 12. Hamels 13. Masterson 14. Cain 15. Dan Haren 16.A James Shields16.B GIO!?!? 17. Tommy Hanson 18. Johnny Cueto 19. C.J. Wilson 20. David Price 21. Jon Lester 22. Clay Buckholtz 23. Tim Hudson 24. Jamie Garcia 25. Carpenter 26. Trevor Cahill!?!?!? 27. Shawn Marcum 28. Jordan Zimmerman 29. Kuroda 30. Billingsley 31. Morrow 32. Scherzer 33. Jimenez 34. Latos 35. Garza 36. Sanchez 37. Ervin Santana 38. Oswalt 39. Holland 40. Gallardo……………
Etc. Etc. I’m sure I missed a few good pitchers. But Cahill has to be a Top 30 Talent at this point
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
well I'm only 24 and I think I'm losing some hair as well!
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
In terms of WAR, he's the 76th best pitcher in MLB this year.
If you are talking in terms of contract and stuff, probably a little higher, top 40-50.
thats out of "qualified only"
I don’t like excluding those who aren’t qualified, I change the min IP to 10 IP when looking at WAR.
Why would you care about someone with 10 IP if we're talking about starters?
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Its just an arbitrary thing, its the lowest number they have as an option.
You can also use “all players” if you wish but there’s a ton of guys who only come up for 1-10 IP.
Unless you hit Pierzynski with a pitch. Twice.
You get 10 WAR bonus for that
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surprising that nobody's done it cuz at $4.5 mln per fWAR, it'd be worth the fines
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Sometimes, I picture him charging the mound against Nolan and getting Venturad to pieces
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Oh, so were you increasing or decreasing the minimum?
I mean, even 10 IP is nothing right now for a reliever if you’re looking to judge WAR.
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Yeah its just to trim the flock
I sometimes use 30 IP or 50 IP too. Totally arbitrary. Its to get those SPs who are kicking ass but who aren’t qualified, like McCarthy.
well damn! That would have been easier.....I just was thinkning of teams and all their pitchers
And where I thought they ranked in terms of stuff and potential. haha
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
PECOTA Rest-of-season, starters, both leagues, by WARP
Cahill is 23rd, Gio is 44th, McCarthy is 95th. This includes both relievers and starters, but the highest reliever on the list is 68th (sensibly).
I’m still not entirely sure how BPro’s pitcher WARP is calculated, but I wanted to use a projection system for the question to try to get at how good the players are right now, as opposed to how good they’ve been.
that'd be nice
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw Alonso bat yesterday,
so I now have a large sample of one to offer this analysis…His swing seemed really long to me. Then he lined a single to right.
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
We can get a better package from a team that's not the Yankees.
Like, why not try to deal Gio to the Royals? They lack a true ace and that offense is coming together.
Wuertz to DL
Him throwing 87 mph lately, this was expected. Blevins back
you already tried this!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
huh?
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
this.
Someday her tombstone will read,
"Here Lies MissOakland Barton. Hot baseball wife, beloved friend, defender of aprons." --Kyli
Doesnt explain the lack of velocity.
Maybe some underlying problem.
Speculation
Who knows if it does or if it doesnt? It can explain no bite on the slider, but velocity it seems wouldnt be affected.
Whereas your statement is a fact?
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
No
Maybe I should have elaborated. I think there is something else wrong. Maybe he has Bobby Crosby disease.
fangraphs says that his velocity is not down that much this year.
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Blevins now conditional optioned to DFA
Darold Knowles recalled
I saw it on News of the World
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
DWishinsky had a thing on that.
It was technically a DFA but really he was just being sent down all along. I forget the details.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
its because things cant be done on the weekend or something like that
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
I picture A's FO guy standing in line in front of MLB DFA window on Monday morning, waiting for it to open for customers
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
he's averaged between 89-91 on his fastball for his entire career. this is consistent.
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
we talked about you yesterday
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
of course
not.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
still no sleep?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
wooohoo.
it’ll be fun tonight
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
On Facebook, we don't even know what Arkansas is
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Here is what I see as the problem
However, we wonder how this will be policed. Will the state be allowed access to Facebook accounts, personal computers or Internet service provider records to see who’s befriending teachers or students?
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Exactly.
Simple workaround is forcing school to be listed in profile for minors then not allowing them to friend teachers to the same school. But that would require parents not just letting kids fill out their own profile etc.
What? Next thing they'll forbid sex between teachers and students
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
WOAH WOAH WOAH
Let’s not get precipitous 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
yeah i hate it when it rains
"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 thats a good idea
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Private tutoring FTW!
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
For the record,
I did a load of laundry by myself today.
"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 almost ready to step up to 'thewhizman'.
That rug really tied the room together...
by Streams Of Whiskey on Jul 30, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It's time for one more episode of
the wire!
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
jerk.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
other alternate endings:
lynch directs the wire: the whole series is a dream by the guy who swiped the craps game as he transmogrifies into the bum in the 5th season.
cronenberg directs the wire: the reason it’s called WMDs is that it sends pulses of biosoftware up the junkies’ noses and through your TV screen to install bal’more culture and recordings of certain quotable lines into the brains of the show’s viewers.
waters directs the wire: the virgin mary appears to omar and because she thinks he’s pretty hunky re-ordains the city so that all the politicos have to live in hamsterdam in an endless sordid quest for an unreachable perfect bureaucracy while the junkies and the hoppers live in the rest of the city where honey-nut cheerios, drugs, and drug money flow from every park fountain leaving the po-po with nothing to do so they turn to their primary preoccupation: raunchy porn.
by AV on Jul 30, 2011 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
You guys have telegraph shows? Nice
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
yep.
old fashioned baby.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Raiders dont get Gaither.
HAHA
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
here
ClaytonESPN John Clayton
by KLongworthCSN
The Raiders re-signed Khalif Barnes to a one-year deal to be the starting right tackle. Raiders decided not to sign Ravens T Jared Gaither.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
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Instead, the Raiders agreed to a one-year deal to bring back Khalif Barnes. Clayton said Barnes is currently slated to start at right tackle. If third-round pick Joe Barksdale comes on strong, perhaps he’ll join Jared Veldheer as a starter.
The offensive line this year could be a joke.
young guys and guys who never had much.
But seriously, folks....
yeah it will be pretty awful
not that that would be new
"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/
ouch.
he’s SOO good too. i’d be fine with the niners taking a flier on him, though i guess that doesnt make any sense.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
also
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Pirates/Oakland talks over Willingham are dead; never really got cranked up, actually
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
full version
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Pirates/Oakland talks over Willingham are dead; never really got cranked up, actually, but I just wanted to mess with people whose life revolves around jumping on every twitter about trades there is
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
much better
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Draft pick compensation
If the A’s dealt Willingham and then signed him back in the offseason, would that cost them a draft pick?
yes i believe so fooch.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
thanks
One more issue to factor into whether or not to deal him.
by David Fucillo on Jul 30, 2011 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, unless you work out a contract thing
where he cant be offered arbitration. otherwise i think regular rules apply
"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 he'll be type A
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
gotcha.
yeah 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."
off to the a's game and another tailgate. see y'all later
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
have fun man
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
well ghee-chair-moe moose-costco is pitching, so we'll see about that
the artist formerly known as inbillywetrust
Right now I'm feeling 6-7 wins for the Raiders
I think Hue Jackson might be an upgrade at HC but I’m not liking anything else they’re doing…..still time to get a few guys though.
But seriously, folks....
That's how Astros fans feel, too
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
They need to resign Zack Miller
And get at least 1 good free agent in the Secondary….McFadden was a beast last year! I think they could win 8 or 9
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 30, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they'll get Miller but who is going to block for the running backs?
But seriously, folks....
The Ghost of Geren and the Ghost of Gallery
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 30, 2011 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
So, Barcelona vs. Man U at 4 on ESPN2?
I’ll take it!
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 30, 2011 3:18 PM PDT reply actions
the PK one? I thought you just meant that they can go into PKs today
Because it is a “CHAMPIONSHIP” after all. haha
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 30, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
nick's hot GF is back
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
the Brother is a freaking g.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
.
Susan Slusser
Bob Melvin says that there will be some pitchers’ fielding practice in the offing soon. #Athletics pitchers have not fared well defensively
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Yes, please.
It’s been embarrassing.
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
Heard this:
GM’s hold pool party; laugh over how much they have America’s attention.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
LOL
Kevin Goldstein
Between trades, radio calls and the wives of Oakland A’s players being mad at me for something I didn’t even say, it’s been a weird day.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
I guess Ginger.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
It kind of stemmed from a past thing about Goldstein saying fans shouldn't use "we" when talking about what their teams are doing
And someone else was asking him if it was okay for player wives to. He said yes.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Ginger Willingham?
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
Kuroda's not going anywhere
according to buster, he wont waive NTC
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
????
btw can we talk about Brother Mouza or whatever?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
yes he just showed up.
Freaking BADASS. i love that guy
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
how long does he last?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
nothing with us anyhow.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
this is the A's, nothing can happen until a stadium is built somewheres
until then, crickets!
"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 30, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but are the crickets B- or C+ prospects?
"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 30, 2011 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
no
Willingham’s wife tweeted that she would be surprised if they were traded
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jul 30, 2011 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Pomeranz+others might be headed to the Rockies for Ubaldo.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
here
#rockies asked for pomeranz, kipnis and chisenhall
"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 Ubaldo is really awesome and the Indians should be willing to trade just about anyone
in their system for him
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Then you make that trade everytime.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Sure, Pomeranz may one day be as good as Ubaldo, but most likely not
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
What's Ubaldo's contract situation?
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
From Cot's
11:$2.8M, 12:$4.2M, 13:$5.75M club option ($1M buyout), 14:$8M club option ($1M buyout)
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
From Cot's
11:$2.8M, 12:$4.2M, 13:$5.75M club option ($1M buyout), 14:$8M club option ($1M buyout)
2014 option only if 2013 option is exercised (may void 2014 if traded)
"The whole world is fueled by bullshit… What? The kid asked me for advice on his science fair project so I’m giving it to him." - shitmydadsays
This would be awesome for the Indians methinks
Rox in serious talks w Indians. Hearing would center around pomeranz Alex white and kipnis
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
good deal for both sides.
"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 get why the Rockies would ever trade Ubaldo. It's not like they'd ever get anyone back
in the deal as good as he is
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
And he's affordable for them thru 2014.....
Must be really confident that Pomeranz is gonna be the real deal
"The whole world is fueled by bullshit… What? The kid asked me for advice on his science fair project so I’m giving it to him." - shitmydadsays
Or they dislike Ubaldo for some reason
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 30, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Ubaldo scratched.
deals done
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
this deadline has been such a let down
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Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 4:49 PM PDT reply actions
OMG Jerry Hariston Jr. trade
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Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Indians sending pomeranz white mcbride
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Not Chisenhall?
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
here
http://twitter.com/#!/TroyRenck/status/97454660201365506
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Thx.
Doesn’t seem to preclude more being included.
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
true.
i could see more players being involved.
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BREAKING NEWS:
BBC World News Breaking News: On my drive home I see this Hakeem Olajuwon jersey hanging from someone’s garage at a yard sale. Already equipped w/the deepest collection of Mid-90’s Throw-Backs in the game, the mint condition jersey of my favorite player of All-Time had always eluded me. Until today. What a find!
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
If only I knew how to add a picture
if only……You’d think after all this time on AN I would have figured it out by now.
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 30, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
upload to like flickr first.
then embed.
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
how does one "embed"
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by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
the tree button in a comment bar
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
oh I see. Thanks WhizKid!
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Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jul 30, 2011 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
sure thing
"Caring about stuff binds us to the other people that care about stuff, and that creates the communities that makes life worth living."
Welp. About five trade threads and 3,000 comments and the A's finally make a trade.
Rich Harden to Boston for Lars Anderson and a PTBNL.
Jayson Stark: #Athletics are getting Lars Anderson & player to be named later from #RedSox for Rich Harden.
via his Twitter
by NateHST on Jul 30, 2011 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
After all this waiting. I'm not impressed. But thankfully something is done.
"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
Well, it's good for what, 5 starts of Harden. LOL.
"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
Anderson's still only 23 and he used to be an excellent prospect.
He’s still pretty good. Hopefully they bring him up immediately.
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