DLD 9/7/11
by YonYonson on Sep 7, 2011 8:05 AM PDT
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Washington celebrated Strasmas last night (ESPN)
Stephen Strasburg needs an equipment truck to haul his mystique and aura to the mound, so it's hard to believe the kid has such an unassuming presence in the clubhouse. If you didn't know better, you'd think he was born to blend.
Apparently, he's so good, he's got exotic dancers at his starts.
Adam Rosales plans to head to Mexico for Winter League. (SF Chronicle)
"It's just been a crazy year, trying to come back from the foot thing," he said. "I kept hoping I'd feel good when I came back, but I haven't played the way the team needs me to play."
Rosales is in an 0-for-25 skid with Oakland, the longest hitless streak of his career. He also played for Mexicali after the 2009 season, mostly in left field. This time he believes he'll be playing all over the infield.
Josh Willingham earned the Dave Stewart Community Service award. (BANG)
Willingham and his wife, Ginger, raised more than $100,000 through silent auctions to aid relief efforts in the wake of devastation by tornadoes in the Willingham's native Alabama.
During the All-Star break, Willingham also traveled to Alabama to visit with families affected by the tornadoes and assist in cleanup efforts. During the visit, the outfielder presented personal checks to two high schools from the hardest-hit areas to repair baseball fields that were destroyed.
Willingham's wife led more than 200 volunteers in a cleanup effort of various towns in and around Florence, Ala., where the couple lives with their two children. The Willinghams are also working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to build nine tornado protection shelters around the north half of the state.
A heartfelt baseball 9/11 story. (Yahoo!)
Kevin Williams was 24 years old when he was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. He worked on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center's south tower as a bond salesman for investment firm Sandler O'Neill. He loved his job and was planning to marry his high school sweetheart on Dec. 1 of that year.
The family created the Kevin Williams Memorial Foundation, which sends children who could not otherwise afford it to baseball and softball camps. The first year, the family raised enough money to send 20 children to camp. This year, says Pat Williams, "we just passed our 500th child." One child who was sponsored by the foundation is now attending college on a four-year baseball scholarship.
ESPN's NFL Power Rankings are out for Week 1. (ESPN)
22 (23) |
Raiders | 8-8 | Was 2010 division sweep a fluke? The Raiders need to be more consistent no matter the opponent. |
26 (26) |
49ers | 6-10 | 49ers could have as many as six new starters on defense. |
Others:
25 (19) |
Seahawks | 7-9 | Decision to go with QB Tarvaris Jackson as starter has confounded NFL. |
32 (32) |
Bengals | 4-12 | Coach Marvin Lewis says the 2011 Bengals are better than the 2010 Bengals (4-12). It should be a close race. |
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Gladiator sports stink.
BASEBALL!!!!!
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
Playoffs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lake Monsters take Game 1 in best of 3. Game 2 tonight.
Sacramento, Stockton, and Burlington all start their series tonight.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
Gumby has had to turn to a life of crime.....
The story is great, but the video is priceless. (link)
There's no crying in baseball!
From SFGate:
Not sure whether to laugh or cry…. link
Detective Gary Hassen tells San Diego’s 10News the clerk never heard of Gumby. He described the character as a green SpongeBob SquarePants.
"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
New Gumby theme song
Gumby!
He was once a little green slab of clay. (Gumby!)
You might need to bail him out today. (Gumby!)
He can walk into any store, with his pal from the pokey, too.
If you have a store then Gumby is out for you."
There is an evening coming in/Across the fields, one never seen before,/That lights no lamps. -- Philip Larkin, from "Going"
I can totally see this thanks to Eddie Murphy
“My name is Gumby damnit”
Most likely, the infield is a mess of MIs type
perhaps Mitchell comes up to unclog the OF a bit. Also when did Ladendorf get to Sac?
DC Comics relaunched all 52 of its titles
Here’s a Salon.com interview on it if you want a link.
I’m not much of a comic book reader, but this has me intrigued. I’m going to read Batgirl #1 and probably Justice League.
We're going to need this thing today
"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
Damn.
Now Mr. Sandman is gonna be stuck in my head all day.
No Pams. (Although…)
by harensheir15 on Sep 8, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Losing even in losing
We should help the A’s out in the MLBTR “most disappointing team” poll. Current results:
Marlins 2.36% (55 votes)
Reds 18.04% (421 votes)
Cubs 10.37% (242 votes)
Astros 2.01% (47 votes)
Dodgers 8.31% (194 votes)
Rockies 8.4% (196 votes)
Athletics 3.13% (73 votes)
Twins 23.39% (546 votes)
White Sox 18.34% (428 votes)
Other 5.66% (132 votes)
"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
brainsssssss
"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 Sep 8, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
[checks heading. makes sure he’s in DLD this time. proceeds…]
hey michael, where you going with those pills and a of wine in your hand? hmm… that doesn’t quite have the same ring, does it?
So Jimi literally drowned in wine?
That’s crazy.
by Glorious Mundy on Sep 8, 2011 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Might have to get a pair
It looks like Nike is actually going to introduce the Air Mag shoes from Back to the Future, Part II. The screen shot above is from a video posted by DocEmmettBrown88 (get it?) and while the shoes you’re looking at are probably renders, the viral campaign to promote them is certainly real, as that NiceKicks has been reporting
http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/07/nike-unveil-air-mag-back-future-shoes-tomorrow/
"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
I want my goddamn hoverboard.
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
Question
Anyone know how much of a prospect Moscoso is? I hadn’t heard anything about him prior to this year. Is he legit?
I’ve been overwhelmed and I’ve been underwhelmed. Can I ever just be whelmed?
Answer: Not a prospect
Also, probably not legit. #5 starter material… maybe.
"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 Sep 8, 2011 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The couple things I found on the Interwebs from before he made it to the bigs
Made it sound like he was never much of a prospect, but had potential because of a good K/BB rate and decent stuff, but there were concerns that he gave up too many flyballs (those concerns remain). His AAA numbers were also pretty bad.
If he keeps up the K/BB ratio and manages to keep the ball in the park, then I say he has potential, but I still don’t expect him to keep on doing what he’s been doing. His BABIP is insane .230, so he’ll regress some, unless he ups his currently miniscule K rate.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Sep 8, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesa
Raiders might get a shot of Banta-Cain…
"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
Also, I'm watching Any Given Sunday
At one point, they show a close-up of a newspaper columnist’s laptop screen as he’s typing.
So I pause at this screen and read. This makes me want to throw something:
Beamen is a potential “Franchise Player” and (rest of line is off screen) Stone." He is gifted athelete who may just redifne the Quaterback position.
Beamen is a lethal combination of: mobolity and escapability. A decisive passer who can deliver from the pocket. And a young man with the arrogance to lead and the hipness to give a damn.
A warrior poet … a new breed of athlete and man.
"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
onoez, someone broke the bold text thingy again
what shall we do
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
ok, but I don't like to have tops on when dancing
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
not just me! :P
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
NOW IT'S A PARTY.
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
Hmmm...appears to have been me.
Oops. What did I do?
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Sep 8, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You must have accidentally deleted the
</strong> tag that closes out the bold at the end of your comment It’s OK now, Mike fixed it.
Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree
my new favorite song by someone raised in east oakland.
(lyrics NSFW) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4
well, I couldn't find anyone
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been making mini peach pies
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I feed them to my mini giraffe
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
what??
he’s cute
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
thats me!
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
interesting
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Braden is one guy that
when he says he wants to be in Oakland you can really believe him. I mean, Willingham said he wants to play here, and that’s great, but everyone knows he’s really an Alabama guy. Braden is a Stockton guy, which isn’t quite Oakland but close enough that it carries over. And you don’t have to worry about him being put off by the whole “Oakland is a shithole” stuff, because Braden is all about taking pride in the hometown and making it better rather than criticizing it and wanting to go somewhere else.
Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree
yeah
no
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been waiting for the prime-time debut of
McGruff
"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
needs ketchup
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It should be a cat
Like Heathcliff, but better
"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 Sep 8, 2011 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds like a 70s song
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 8, 2011 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
well, 60s for the original. but here’s a version i really like.
by AV on Sep 8, 2011 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
So... Adam Levine and Kid Rock
That’s how the NFL is going to kick off? Really?
"If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." —Stephen King
i'm just so excited for football i don't really care. my team doesn't play until MONDAY! :(
Lady Jesa
I just have to wait until Sunday
but it is killer.
"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
Slow
Is there some tech problem on AN, or are we just all being slackers?
Seems like there’s been unusually low activity for the past two days.
Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree
End of season doldrums
Combination of:
1. Yet another losing season
2. No interesting new content and no need for Cust/Cahill debates
3. Beginning of school year for some, maybe?
4. Bud Selig kidnapped all front page writers and several regular posters before he announces his decision that he found a great stadium location…in Anchorage.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Sep 9, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I had not thought of #3.
That makes sense, for both teachers and students.
Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree
And parents.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Sep 9, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
SSS :)
Personally, not having Internet set up in my new place yet has contributed to my absence. I can’t speak for anyone else.
Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!
I've been gone quite often lately
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Quite often, young lady,
it seems you’re not getting anywhere when, in fact,
by LoneStranger on Sep 13, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I know, huh?
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The kiddies are still working on their English studies, if you want something to do, Lady J.
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
I'm making banana bread
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I've talked to bristol, eaten and now baking
I haven’t even showered yet
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going out tonight
so I’m taking it easy until then
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Bristol cities?
Being wrong about something you’ve worked on is a blessing, not a curse, and people are so invested in being right that that gets lost. —Graham MacAree
The "dry" thunderstorms are starting up outside.
They are supposed to last until late Saturday. As dry as the grass is here, I’ll bet we have fires flaring up all over the foothills. The worst part, is that I can’t watch the game if we lose PG&E service.
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
Thank you for your concern, Jesa.
We did our yearly 100’ clearance around the houses, but you can never be sure you are safe.
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
Yeah, but it really is no biggie.
If the Lord wants us burned out, there isn’t much we can do about it. The odds of a fire right here aren’t that great.
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
water your roof and yard
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I just set it all up, Chickie.
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
The humidity just shot through the roof in the last 15 minutes!
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
sounds like oklahoma
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones!
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
...or were you talking about the "relative" humidity in Oklahoma?
We don’t do that here anymore.
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
I meant the state hehe
the humidity would pop up like that as the storm rolled in
hey little girl
…want a cookie?
by ChickenStanley on Sep 9, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Weeelll...I'll just move on over there.
"Trying not to rec a "F**k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."
Reviving the DLD
These rookie hazing pics are hilarious, via HH. A Sample.
http://www.halosheaven.com/2011/9/12/2419820/mike-trout-nipple-exposed-in-rookie-hazing
"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
not safe for home?
"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 Sep 13, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, let’s revive.
this is a video. it’s 7 minutes long. it’s subtitled. but it’s the best thing ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeu4BrOkZF0
it’s from a candid camera that some kid put on his dad during a crucial game in which the dad’s team was playing to stay in the big leages. we get to watch the man react, alone mostly, in front of his TV as the team fails.
(caveat, lots of cussing. some bad translation—such as, when he calls someone a “condom,” it’s translated as “a**hole.” in one instance, the translator gives us the N word, which is not what the man “really” said, and i don’t think the translator was conscious of the full meaning and connotation of in english-speaking languages, but there it is.)
it kinda sets a benchmark for fans. anybody who doesn’t go this crazy during a game is strictly bandwagon.
by AV on Sep 12, 2011 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Giants exec hates Moneyball despite never reading it ... Hey Tony, how's it hanging with Joe Morgan?
“Moneyball” venom: There’s a story in the LA Times about the “Moneyball” movie coming out and how polarizing it is. One telling quote is how, after winning the World Series last season, Giants executive Tony Siegle said “so much for Moneyball” in celebration. Later in the article, Siegle cops to having never read the book. And here’s the crux of my criticism with those criticizing “Moneyball.” The book wasn’t saying A’s general manager Billy Beane invented sabermetrics (he didn’t) or that he was reinventing the wheel (he wasn’t). It was just a story about a GM trying to find a creative way to compete with a less than competitive payroll. And he did for several years. It doesn’t claim he invented on-base percentage or that he’s a genius. It’s a story. A good one. Maybe read the book before you complain about it. Nothing drives me more crazy than hearing something like “Moneyball doesn’t work.” Moneyball is a book — and now a movie — not a strategy.
this piece by brisbee is pretty cute. but more than anything it says, it leads to this awesome life mag piece looking at stats in 1954.
Neukom's been fired.
No more Neukom. I wonder if this will have any affect on the A’s quest for a stadium. I know he was the face of the Giant’s extreme opposition to the A’s moving to San Jose, but I wonder how much of that was him and how much was the entire organization’s philosophy.
Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!
Grant's take
It seems like those people are all back in charge now. I don’t know if this move is good, bad, or irrelevant, but I have a hunch. The hunch is that the Giants are going to look for profits more than wins now. They’ll get the profits. If the wins come too? Gravy. It worked so well for the Niners and Warriors, the idea was bound to take off.
If he’s right, that’s not good for the territorial rights negotiations.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Sep 15, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
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