Daily Link Dump 10-27

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 8:21 AM PDT

So, I'm up at 8... inexplicably. I didn't get to sleep until like 3 last night after putting the paper to bed. If there are any errors, blame the sleep.

I didn't see a DLD, so I figured I'd take a stab at this thing. All the cool kids are doing it!

This is a test of the emergency blockquote system. This is only a test. Beeeeeeeep.

As we all know by now, the White Sox won their first World Series since 1917 with a 1-0 victory over Houston last night

Former A Jermaine Dye was named World Series MVP, whoda' thunk it?

A's-related nuggets in the Dye article:

A proven slugger, Dye struggled so much with Oakland in 2003 that backup catcher Adam Melhuse pinch hit for him in the playoffs with the season on the line.

But there was nobody Chicago would rather have at the plate in this Series.

He wanted to stay near home with the Athletics after last season, but wasn't willing to take a huge pay cut to do it. Oakland declined his $14 million option for 2005.

Looking to find a comfortable spot and cut down on some cross-country travel, Dye signed a $10.15 million, two-year contract with Chicago.

Is the Black Sox ghost really put to rest?

It wasn't all bad for the Astros, who at least now have their own rapper.

Even though he just about went Byung-Hyun Kim on the Astros, Brad Lidge has no regrets.

I think Lidge just needs a hug.

Wash's name apparantly out of the Devil Rays managerial hat.

Also:

Also, the Rays expect to interview Oakland player personnel director Billy Owens for an assistant GM position within the next week.

A's mailbag: Urban on Hudgens, Bill King, Los Kirk, a big bat, and Wash

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Not bad for a first-timer

But you will not be a DLD master until you have learned the ways of the blockquote!

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Oct 27, 2005 8:36 AM PDT reply actions

blockquotes

Borrowing from Jennifer:

<$div class="blockquote">YOUR TEXT</$div>

Remove the $$$$.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 8:36 AM PDT reply actions

Wow

That's hot.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Oct 27, 2005 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, but...

That's hot.

This is hotter.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh, yeah?

That's hot

This is hotter.

This is the hottest.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions

You ain't seen nothing yet.

This is hot

This is hotter

This is hottest

This is Huston Street's ass...on fire!

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Oct 27, 2005 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions

<head explodes>

(link)

This is nuclear.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions

Or

this is zen

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Oct 27, 2005 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions

Can anyone get

font color codes to work?

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

no

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions

I can't get any font tags to work.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Hmmmm....lemme try

I can't believe it's not butter!

Damn, I am good.

I sipped the Kool-Aid, and it tastes gooooooooood!!!

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions

weak

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Now, now...

be nice, that was my first one.

I sipped the Kool-Aid, and it tastes gooooooooood!!!

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Well, in that case...

Best. Blockquote. Ever.

I can't believe it's not butter!

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions

I did it!

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions

woohoo!

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions

roster update (from scout.com)

The following Oakland A's minor league players have elected to become six-year minor league free agents:

C: Thomas Gregorio
IF: Andrew Beattie, Adam Morrissey, Francis Gomez, Bobby Smith.
OF: Jack Cust, Jose Pineda, Shawn Garrett.
P: Keith Dunn, Evan Fahrner, Britt Reames, Adam Johnson, Nick Mattioni, Brigmer Leon, Mike Nannini, Alex Santos, Manuel Rodriguez, Mike Saipe, Andrew Shibilo, Victor Moreno.

The following players have been dropped from the A's 40-man roster and are now free agents:

P: Ryan Glynn, Seth Etherton, Keiichi Yabu
C: Alberto Castillo

http://athletics.scout.com/2/458070.html

"you know it's way cooler to be an A's fan" - billy beane to larry krueger

by gotgreen on Oct 27, 2005 8:43 AM PDT reply actions

Oh well

I always thought Morissey might amount to something interesting. But you know, without Smiths like Bobby, he's never going to be the same anyway.

Actually, the only one I'm sad to see go without getting a chance is Jack Cust. In another world, he might have grown up in the Oakland system and been a star for two or three years.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Oct 27, 2005 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions

Robb has reappeared

at southsidesox: http://www.southsidesox.com/story/2005/10/26/19233/990

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Oct 27, 2005 9:14 AM PDT reply actions

Yet another great diary posted by Robb!

I sipped the Kool-Aid, and it tastes gooooooooood!!!

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Our loss is South Side Sox's gain

One man's trash is another man's treasure

by ArakSOT on Oct 27, 2005 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions

It's no thathe doesn't capitalize...

it's Just the he Does It randomly, don't you Think?

"HRs by second basemen are sexy. They're rare and exotic." -Kyli

by McFood on Oct 27, 2005 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions

gasp!

It's Hunter S. Thompson come back from the dead!

username

by spal on Oct 27, 2005 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

I've been talking to robb

He doesn't write in AIM speak anymore, even on AIM. He's changing it all up. Yes, he randomly capitolizes things, but one step at a time.

RIP Bill King "By the Beard of Zeus!" "I don't know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand"

by ohad on Oct 27, 2005 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Apricot's discovery of the day

Inspired by your formatting experiments, I dug around and found neat stuff.

ANers Do It With Keyboards!

I could write a diary about this and get it recommended by default!!

I think Monkeyball is

hawt

mentally unstable.

Bwahaha! I am the Omega Man!

Now that you know it can be done, I'll let you HTML and CSS jockeys figure it out yourselves... I'll post the source to this comment in a couple of hours.

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 9:55 AM PDT reply actions

YOU BITCH!

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions

AN is going to get COLORS!!!

All over the place! :)

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions

HA!

EAT THIS!

I HATE YOU!

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions

do you

hate me

this much

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions

ummm...

This much.

I hate monkeyball

this much.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions

"mentally unstable"?

Don't you mean ... LEASE MY NEATT BUN?

(It's a lot easier when you understand some of the language of the cultists, by the way.) - salb918

by monkeyball on Oct 27, 2005 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Please don't ruin this place!

I've seen more than one site ruined by letting that stuff get out of control. This place is about substance over flash, but now that you've opened Pandora's box...

well, may Blez have mercy on our souls.

"HRs by second basemen are sexy. They're rare and exotic." -Kyli

by McFood on Oct 27, 2005 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought about that

but I figure after a giant spasm of colors for a day or two, we'll drop back to a tasteful level.

(poopyhead)

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

We could agree to only use it in the link dump...

...and butt diaries.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah...

the last time we agreed to do something, someone posted the photo of Naked Swish. I'm not going to say any names....

This diary should be deleted and we will act like nothing ever happened.

Nothing to see here.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Noooo

Not my first DLD :-(. Think of the children, Jennifer, think of the children.

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

test

<font color="#FF0000">testinga</font>

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Well.. THAT worked

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh...

A secret message:

Scott Boras is the devil! FIRE MACHA NOW!

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Ha!

I knew it...

You're a closet Macha hater!

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions

Well...

This is the best! We can hide from the CGV here! It's like having a secret clubhouse, with a password and everything!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Totally!

I love it! It makes me feel like a secret agent.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Sure...

They'll never be able to figure this out.

by ArakSOT on Oct 27, 2005 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions

That's okay.

You can be in the club. We love you. <does secret handshake>

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

What's okay?

So, what's our password?

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

What are you talking about?

I don't know. Any ideas?

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions

Me? I just joined this discussion!

Not yet. Let me think...

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions

<Sobs>

I feel so left out for not knowing how to do it! ='(

"If I'm not having fun, then I am not playing well" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 27, 2005 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Do what?

I have no idea what you are talking about.

You better not tell or I'll break Crosby's other ankle! I can make it look like an accident!

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Seriously!

I can't get it to work! I want to play!

"If I'm not having fun, then I am not playing well" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 27, 2005 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Nothing!

So Mean!
YEAH! I got it! Please don't hurt Bobby! I promise I won't tell!!

"If I'm not having fun, then I am not playing well" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 27, 2005 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't believe you're not going to tell me.

I'm clueless. I can't think of anything besides <throws chair>, Santa, Porn(too many people use this), Billy hearts Hatte...

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Have you been drinking?

I don't know what you are talking about!

"Billy hearts Hatte" is cute! I was thinking "I want to <censored> Mark Kotsay while covered in chocolate pudding" but it's a little too wordy. Plus, I'd get distracted every time I thought about it.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Thank you!

Gives secret hugs

by ArakSOT on Oct 27, 2005 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I heart baseballgirl.

We'll have to write something in the subject line that keeps people from snooping around our posts. :)

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

No...

I'm an armoire Macha hater.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions

holy crap

I heart Apricot.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Wow!

This day sucks

APRICOT RULES!!!!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 10:04 AM PDT reply actions

Wow Pretty colors

WOW I can do it too.

by theblackpearl on Oct 27, 2005 10:12 AM PDT reply actions

Not exactly A's related...

But I want to test out my HTML skills.

Well, ok it IS kinda A's-related. It's one of my favorite pictures I took at one of our school's Fall Ball games yesterday. He's wearing an A's hat, so there. And the link is to an article I wrote about him when he was in high school... he threw a no-hitter!

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 10:30 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah, but that A's hat is...

...

RED

That's just too weird...

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 27, 2005 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions

In case anyone is in the area and interested

http://www.berkeley.edu/calendar/#breaking

Forum: Breaking into the world of sports business
Oct. 27, 7 p.m., Toll Room, Alumni House
Ever daydreamed about working for a multi-million-dollar professional sports team? In this event sponsored by the Beta Alpha Psi National Honors Business Fraternity, professionals and agents from top Bay Area teams will speak to students about how they got into the sports business.

The panelists are David Alioto, vice president of sales and marketing with the Oakland As; Craig Purcell, VP of sales and marketing with the Oakland Raiders; Haas alumnus Paraag Marathe, director of football operations with the San Francisco 49ers; Lisa Pantages, VP of finance with the Giants; Steve Baker, CEO of Baker Sports Management; Jim Weyermann, CEO of the San Jose Giants; Adam Lippard VP of marketing with GMR Marketing; and Todd Lieman, managing and executive producer with Leader Enterprises.

Joe Blanton is phat

by gojohn10 on Oct 27, 2005 10:38 AM PDT reply actions

Oops

forgot to mention this is at UC Berkeley

Joe Blanton is phat

by gojohn10 on Oct 27, 2005 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Damn

I want to marry Lisa Pantages and take her last name as my own.

Pantages
Pantages
Pantages

I can't get enough of that name.

"HRs by second basemen are sexy. They're rare and exotic." -Kyli

by McFood on Oct 27, 2005 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Rob Neyer chat

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=9650

Roy (Toledo): Of the following free agents, who do you think has the best chance of landing in Oakland? Frank Thomas, Brian Giles, Mike Piazza, Bill Mueller, any one else I left out?

SportsNation Rob Neyer: (1:16 PM ET ) The A's need a bat but they can't afford Giles, and the other names here aren't worth more than a flyer. I just don't see how they get better by spending on a good free agent this winter.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 10:56 AM PDT reply actions

Dieter (Gig Harbor, WA): How do you expect the AL West to stack out next seaon?

SportsNation Rob Neyer: (1:29 PM ET ) Angels/Athletics again, though the Rangers do have some pretty impressive pitching prospects. Orel Hershiser might be the most important man in the division next year.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions

B-Diddy (Chicago): Looking ahead to Konerko as a free agent, how do "Moneyball" followers price Konerko's leadership and influence on other teammates? It's clear that there is value to such traits. Isn't this a case where his stats don't tell the whole story, and that on the right team (like the Sox) his value is higher than if he were on a team with other leaders (like the Yankees)?

Rob Neyer: (1:10 PM ET ) It's not clear at all. While I'm sure that Konerko is intelligent and passionate, the value of his leadership wasn't at all apparent when the White Sox were finishing in second place every season.

... and it was at that point that I realized that by thinking outside the box, I had simply walked inside a cube...

by Zonis on Oct 27, 2005 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions

I love Neyer.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

haha neyer...

nice to hear something aside from "smallball" banter from an espn analyst. seriously, if i hear those guys talk about how smallball is how the white sox win, i will personally sic a juiced jason kendall on them.
i suspect he's right about FA's...if we get a big bat, it's coming via trade. while we do have a little money this offseason (though some may go to extending z), we can't really compete on the market for guys that'll help.

"welcome to ME, motherf*^*er!" - tim hudson

by guy incognito on Oct 27, 2005 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions

Could it be the...

MOST. ANNOYING. LINK. DUMP. EVER.

by oblique on Oct 27, 2005 11:09 AM PDT reply actions

AH!

Blinded. And ouch.

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions

I just spit tea all over my keyboard

THANKS!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions

Sorry...

Now I feel bad. But at least I never did get the blinking to work!

by oblique on Oct 27, 2005 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions

Trying out the block quote...

Since I am HTML deficient and can't figure out the color stuff...

Can you see me now?

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 11:21 AM PDT reply actions

Wooo, it worked!

Now, does someone want to help me with the oh-so-special coloredness? Please? <smiles innocently>

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

Just say no...

it's an illness you don't want.

"HRs by second basemen are sexy. They're rare and exotic." -Kyli

by McFood on Oct 27, 2005 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions

BP chat

Joe Sheehan

jm010e (NY, NY): HOT STOVE! What are the odds that Frank Thomas makes a semi-triumphant return to Chicago next year? Given his injuries, is he solely a DH or could a NL team take a flyer on him as a first baseman?

Joe Sheehan: DH only, .275/.385/.545 in 450 ABs. Less value than that line because he's in that 5% of players who just kill you on the bases.

I'd love to see him close with an Edgar-link finishing kick. One of my ten favorite players ever.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 11:22 AM PDT reply actions

Die, Scooter, DIE!

ssimon (Pelham, NY): Joe, instead of BP's annual "Free X" campaign to get an undervalued player some game time, would you organize a petition to kill Scooter the talking baseball?

Joe Sheehan: Scooter, I'm just sayin', you might want to get an unlisted number. Lots of people don't like you.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions

The lonely umpire...

http://www.slate.com/id/2128831/?nav=tap3

by Alien @ Athletics Nation on Oct 27, 2005 11:43 AM PDT reply actions

I was just about to link that myself ...

His take on the Clemens playoff ejection is, um ... idiosyncratic, to say the least. Methinks the writer is a Red Sox fan (note his only citation in the article is a Boston paper).

And again with the no-mention-of-Sandy-Alderson's-role-in-riding-herd-on-the-umps! What's up with that?

(It's a lot easier when you understand some of the language of the cultists, by the way.) - salb918

by monkeyball on Oct 27, 2005 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Lookee Me!!!

I just blocked my signature line!!!

Damn! I am good!

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 12:56 PM PDT reply actions

You're an inspiration!

I have a secret signature!

by ArakSOT on Oct 27, 2005 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

But not for long

I undid the blockquote for now.

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Bye-bye SBC Park

Hello AT&T Park!

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 1:04 PM PDT reply actions

Geez, pick a friggin' name!

Do these people also change their kids' names every two years?

My signature is in a blockquote. How cool is that?

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Simple and sweet

"Conglomerate Park"

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions

more importantly

Can I sell my own naming rights to the highest bidder?

Hello, My Name Is Toyota Sara Lee McDonald's

by Alien @ Athletics Nation on Oct 27, 2005 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions

How about this name

The Giants Still Suck Park

and the A's could call their new stadium

FIRE MACHA NOW Yard

My signature is in blockquote! How cool is that?

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions

What about...

...A's Brand Stadium...

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 27, 2005 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Yes, but ...

... only because they acquire surplus, undervalued children from their neighbors ...

(It's a lot easier when you understand some of the language of the cultists, by the way.) - salb918

by monkeyball on Oct 27, 2005 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah but do they then send them

to other neighborhoods in a three way trade for a surplus, undervalued closer?

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions

No!

They acquire a surplus, undervalued street urchin, make him the closer, and then sell him to the family down the street.

(It's a lot easier when you understand some of the language of the cultists, by the way.) - salb918

by monkeyball on Oct 27, 2005 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions

ffff

WHAT?

Kiko Streetscherer...is where it ends!!!

by jrwolf on Oct 27, 2005 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

more block quotes...

This is fun. I think I'm going to write in block quotes all the time now. But I really would like to know how to do color, just for future reference... hint hint... ;)

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 2:16 PM PDT reply actions

I am feeling so blonde today!

I can't get the color to work. In theory it does, I do the code right and when I preview it, it just shows me the code! I don't know what I am doing wrong! <sobs!> <bangs head on desk>

I don't know how to do the block quote either. I feel so lame! I am usually so good at this techno junk!

"If I'm not having fun, then I am not playing well" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 27, 2005 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Here's how to do blockquote

<div class="blockquote">Text to be quoted</div>

will give you:

Text to be quoted

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Did It Work?

Woo!!

"If I'm not having fun, then I am not playing well" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 27, 2005 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

here

I am feeling so blonde today!

WOW I can do it too.

by theblackpearl on Oct 27, 2005 2:55 PM PDT reply actions

Oops

I meant to post the code, not the colors, stupid me

by theblackpearl on Oct 27, 2005 2:57 PM PDT reply actions

Here is the color

WOW I can do it too.

by theblackpearl on Oct 27, 2005 3:26 PM PDT reply actions

Here are the codes:

<div style="color: #ffff00; background-color: #000080; text-align: center;">centered, gold-on-blue text</div>

will give you:

centered, gold-on-blue text

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Do I have it yet?

I Hope SO!

"If I'm not having fun, then I am not playing well" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 27, 2005 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

test

WOW I can do it too.

by theblackpearl on Oct 27, 2005 3:30 PM PDT reply actions

the source

"They're like sheep...Baaaaaah" - Bill King

by andeux on Oct 27, 2005 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

i shall try as well (Sec. Club. )

Can I Join? Please? I'll be good :P.

RIP Bill King "By the Beard of Zeus!" "I don't know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand"

by ohad on Oct 27, 2005 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions

let loose the tags of war

and cry Havoc.

You people are loopier than a bowl of Froot Loops. Don't think the others aren't spying on us just because we're using whitetext.

If you found this secret message, it only proves we don't need a password.

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 3:54 PM PDT reply actions

Hi, Apricot!

It's too late, we already have a password. It's : Billy hearts Hatte. You realize that this is all your doing, right?

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions

<waves>

I acknowledge that I opened the door, but I didn't say skinny dip in body paint and do cartwheels through it!

I got confused about whether the password was that or about Doing Kotsay or giving Naomi Watts an almond oil massage.

When does one use the password anyway?

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Boy, do I miss Diego!

Um, we skinny-dipped in chocolate pudding. The <censored> Kotsay password was too long. Use Billy hearts Hatte whenever you start a discussion using a hidden message...ya know...to give everyone a heads-up. Otherwise, we don't really need it. Oh...but you never know...Jennifer may require you to know it before you enter her basement.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 27, 2005 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

he might be back if UPN picks up the option

Okilly dokily. I'll remember that the next time I've dodged axe murders, chainsaws and flying chair and made it to the door of her basement. Probably just the weird looking gap in the comment will be enough to give a clue... <secret hugs for all>

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I heart Diego.

I love AN. Well, most of AN. <hugs>

P.S. I only have axe murderers, attack dogs, chainsaws, Killer Bees (the Astros have to do something in the offseason), flying chairs, a retinal scan, and Mo Vaughn protecting the back entrance. Go around front and you miss all that stuff.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, yeah...

...but what's the Super Password?

The password is ROOKIE.

DING!

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 27, 2005 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions

The Others?

The numbers are wrong!
4 8 15 16 23 42

"They're like sheep...Baaaaaah" - Bill King

by andeux on Oct 27, 2005 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

See

http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

For translation....

Ils tous sont allés ! Il les a tués tous ! Je suis ici seul, quelqu'un, aide svp.

RIP Bill King "By the Beard of Zeus!" "I don't know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand"

by ohad on Oct 27, 2005 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

pffft

Billy Hearts Hatte

RIP Bill King "By the Beard of Zeus!" "I don't know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand"

by ohad on Oct 27, 2005 4:04 PM PDT reply actions

Don't put it in a blockquote...

For example...

Billy Hearts Hatte

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Here we go

Ok: Here we go.

Billy Hearts Hatty

RIP Bill King "By the Beard of Zeus!" "I don't know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand"

by ohad on Oct 27, 2005 4:11 PM PDT reply actions

Um...grammar police:

Just got this from the A's:

Dear Baseball Fans,

We just received the 2006 Oakland A's schedule. Our Opening Night Extravaganza will be against the New York Yankees. For early seating and ticket discounts on our partial ticket plans, please call early. We are now excepting deposits for the 2006 season. To place a deposit, please call or e-mail...

Phil Chapman

Dear Phil Chapman,

It's accepting!!!

Sincerely,
everyone

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 4:36 PM PDT reply actions

I almost forgot...

Macha loves Hatte. Is that right?

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

What's next, the Oakland Eh's?

No, I think this is right:

BBG loves Macha

Cupcakes loves sprinkles

username

by spal on Oct 27, 2005 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions

But Stewie doesn't

"But no sprinkles. For every sprinkle I find, I shall KILL you." - Stewie Griffen

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay

But what would Stewie do if there were sprinkles on pancakes?

username

by spal on Oct 27, 2005 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions

WHOA! I just saw that!

DUEL AT DAWN!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Oct 27, 2005 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions

That's horrible.

I'm an undercover agent for the grammar police. We're investigating this hooligan currently, but keep it on the down low. When they find out we're on to them, they start getting proofreaders, and then it's all over.

Oh, and Beane loves Hatte. ;)

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I call dibs on the armor

... TimeLine? Time is not made out of Lines! It is made out of Circles. That is why Clocks are Round!!!...

by Zonis on Oct 27, 2005 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions

What is even worse...

I didn't even catch that!
<hides head in shame>

"If I'm not having fun, then I am not playing well" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 27, 2005 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Well...

maybe they are expecting deposits...

"Ok, A's fans. We're expecting your 2006 deposits to be arriving any day now. So hurry up! If not, we'll be very, very disappointed in you."

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Then he'd be dyslexic

Since he said excepting. ;)

Or maybe they're accepting of exceptional expectations.

username

by spal on Oct 27, 2005 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't know about him...

but maybe I should get myself checked out.
<uncrosses eyes>

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions

First try...

Yay I can do colors now! Thanks guys, this is exciting. :) Yes I am easily amused, and HTML-deficient. Sounds like iron deficiency or something.

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 4:38 PM PDT reply actions

sportsbook.com gives us 15-1 odds for the WS

Link: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-27-2005/0004197731& ;EDATE=

2006 World Series odds
----------------------

New York Yankees 6-1 Los Angeles Dodgers 40-1
St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 San Francisco Giants 40-1
Boston Red Sox 8-1 Texas Rangers 50-1
Chicago White Sox 12-1 Arizona Diamondbacks 75-1
Houston Astros 12-1 Baltimore Orioles 75-1
LA Angels of Anaheim 12-1 Cincinnati Reds 75-1
Atlanta Braves 15-1 Detroit Tigers 75-1
Cleveland Indians 15-1 Milwaukee Brewers 75-1
Oakland Athletics 15-1 Toronto Blue Jays 75-1
Chicago Cubs 25-1 Washington Nationals 75-1
Florida Marlins 25-1 Seattle Mariners 100-1
Minnesota Twins 25-1 Colorado Rockies 125-1
Philadelphia Phillies 25-1 Pittsburgh Pirates 125-1
New York Mets 30-1 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 250-1
San Diego Padres 30-1 Kansas City Royals 500-1

by eamb on Oct 27, 2005 4:51 PM PDT reply actions

odds

Those odds on the A's seem pretty fair, and on the whole these seem more reasonable than what I remember from last year. It looks to me like the best bets are the Giants and Dodgers; if either of them can stay healthy (a big IF for both teams, I know) they'll be pretty good. In fact, the best arbitrage opportunity would probably be to bet a little on everyone in the NL West except the Rockies. At least one of them will make the playoffs, and you could hedge somewhat by betting on their opponents in the playoffs.

"They're like sheep...Baaaaaah" - Bill King

by andeux on Oct 27, 2005 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Wonder what they'll be...

...after the winter meetings...

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 27, 2005 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions

I feel safer this way

I have a secret confession... I believe in bunting and stolen bases. runs and hides.

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 5:45 PM PDT reply actions

I hate this link dump

Its very annoying.

I <3 Macha. I trust Beane. Blanton isn't fat. Go A's.

by pbruins92 on Oct 27, 2005 6:05 PM PDT reply actions

Dude.

What are you talking about? This is the best link dump EVER. So many purty colors (and non-colors). And block quotes. What more can you ask for? It is the offseason, after all. ;)

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions

No

Its annoying to highlight everything just to read it. The colors are strange. You people are crazy.
<throws chair>

Go nuts though.

I <3 Macha. I trust Beane. Blanton isn't fat. Go A's.

by pbruins92 on Oct 27, 2005 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, I am.

Going nuts, that is. :) I'm just having fun with HTML stuff because it's all new to me, but don't worry, it's too much work to use colors and stuff regularly. See? This comment's normal. Just black.

Ha! That's what I want him to think. <cackle>

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I saw that

I see everything.
In Soviet Russia you don't know HTML, HTML know YOU!

I <3 Macha. I trust Beane. Blanton isn't fat. Go A's.

by pbruins92 on Oct 27, 2005 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions

The Last Stand of Yakov Smirnoff

"I just want freedom to go away!"

(It's a lot easier when you understand some of the language of the cultists, by the way.) - salb918

by monkeyball on Oct 27, 2005 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm almost scared

to start another Link Dump! I want to make some sort of comic with pictures or whatever crazy photoshopping I feel like doing. Somewhat like ANtics, only not ANtics.

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Is it weird

that I'm somewhat disappointed when a post doesn't contain a secret message?

BILLY BEANE IS GOD! DRINK THE KOOL-AID! BUNTS ARE FOR SISSIES! FOLLOW SCOTT HATTEBERG. JOE MORGAN IS THE DEVIL. DON'T FORGET TO TIP YOUR WAITRESS! FIRE MACHA NOW! DRINK PEPSI. EAT MILK DUDS. GIVE JENNIFER YOUR MONEY. LET HUSTON STREET PITCH NAKED.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 6:27 PM PDT reply actions

If he picthed naked...

would he have to be something other than this: :d
something more.....revealing

I <3 Macha. I trust Beane. Blanton isn't fat. Go A's.

by pbruins92 on Oct 27, 2005 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions

What are you talking about?!?!

Huston pitch naked? That is a kRaZeE idea! I am SHOCKED!

Hmmm.... You do not want to know about the symbol I just created for Naked Huston. I should ban myself.

by Jennifer on Oct 27, 2005 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Bring a whole new meaning to..

"on the rubber"

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 27, 2005 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions

didn't the Pichts fight battles naked?

(It's a lot easier when you understand some of the language of the cultists, by the way.) - salb918

by monkeyball on Oct 27, 2005 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions

As Mr. T would say...

You too can succede! Just don't forget to Don't Do School, Drink Your Drugs and Stay in Milk!

... TimeLine? Time is not made out of Lines! It is made out of Circles. That is why Clocks are Round!!!...

by Zonis on Oct 27, 2005 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Personal achievement

I am 53 comments away from 1000. :)
This will make it 52.

I <3 Macha. I trust Beane. Blanton isn't fat. Go A's.

by pbruins92 on Oct 27, 2005 7:10 PM PDT reply actions

I'm up to 2402

counting this one

... TimeLine? Time is not made out of Lines! It is made out of Circles. That is why Clocks are Round!!!...

by Zonis on Oct 27, 2005 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

3160

which is a shocking amount, considering I don't hang out in many game threads. I'm sure some game thread regulars must be nearing five digits...

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions

and...

how would you check this without scrolling through pages of 50 comments?

*Don't tell the Raiders, either. Just leave Mt Davis at the site, with a note: "We believe this is yours, Al. Enjoy! - AN"* - calgbear

by Jjjsixsix on Oct 27, 2005 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions

enter random numbers in the URL of course!

... TimeLine? Time is not made out of Lines! It is made out of Circles. That is why Clocks are Round!!!...

by Zonis on Oct 27, 2005 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions

one way: don't scroll...

go to your comments page and add numbers (trial and error... I went by 50s until I found a blank page; and then I started picking halfway points...) to the end of the URL. When you get to the end of the list, look at the number.

http://athleticsnation.com/user/Jjjsixsix/comments/69

you're at #2047.

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions

This is #1149 for me.

Which is a lot, for me anyway, considering I've only been around since the end of June. Go me. ;)

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions

You should listen to him

'Cottty is a a two-digit UID.
<bows with respect>

by ArakSOT on Oct 27, 2005 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions

there's gotta be

some way to cash in on my low ID. Like sell the account on eBay, or pass it on Dread Pirate Roberts style.

I would open a new account ApricotSucks or HinderLord. Yeah... starting over... <looks into the distance>

by Apricot on Oct 27, 2005 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Check me out

I am AN user 1000, on the button.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Oct 27, 2005 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions

In RI

people with lo-nunber license plates are held in high regard. People pay good money for them.

I <3 Macha. I trust Beane. Blanton isn't fat. Go A's.

by pbruins92 on Oct 28, 2005 3:42 AM PDT up reply actions

ah.

Thank you.

Wow. I am so not addicted to this place. 2054 comments in some 4 months?

I guess that's what happens when you're a game threader?

Don't tell the Raiders, either. Just leave Mt Davis at the site, with a note: "We believe this is yours, Al. Enjoy! - AN" - calgbear

by Jjjsixsix on Oct 27, 2005 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow. This is #3084 for me.

I scare myself.

"Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." -Robert S. Wieder

by Kyli on Oct 27, 2005 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Yikes...

This is #1995 for me.

I've wasted a lot of time here, which is a good thing. :-)

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Oct 27, 2005 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions

i will do a block quote!

<font color="white">i bet this won't work :(

*Don't tell the Raiders, either. Just leave Mt Davis at the site, with a note: "We believe this is yours, Al. Enjoy! - AN"* - calgbear

by Jjjsixsix on Oct 27, 2005 7:17 PM PDT reply actions

i lose.

never fear...

*Don't tell the Raiders, either. Just leave Mt Davis at the site, with a note: "We believe this is yours, Al. Enjoy! - AN"* - calgbear

by Jjjsixsix on Oct 27, 2005 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions

i lose again.

screw it.

*Don't tell the Raiders, either. Just leave Mt Davis at the site, with a note: "We believe this is yours, Al. Enjoy! - AN"* - calgbear

by Jjjsixsix on Oct 27, 2005 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions

AHHHHHH I GIVE UP.

*Don't tell the Raiders, either. Just leave Mt Davis at the site, with a note: "We believe this is yours, Al. Enjoy! - AN"* - calgbear

by Jjjsixsix on Oct 27, 2005 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions

try

class="blockquote" instead of style="blockquote"

Also, the font tag doesn't work here. Use:

<div style="color: [put color here];">colorized text</div>

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions

like this?

HomestarRunner.net, its .Com!

... TimeLine? Time is not made out of Lines! It is made out of Circles. That is why Clocks are Round!!!...

by Zonis on Oct 27, 2005 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Drop the brackets:

<div style="color: Green;">HomestarRunner.net, its .Com!</div>

will give you:

HomestarRunner.net, its .Com!

by calgbear on Oct 27, 2005 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I wanna join the party too!

GO A's!!!

"I like Band Camp. He hits things." ~ Kyli (9/24/05)

by AsGirl on Oct 27, 2005 7:53 PM PDT reply actions

WARNING: inappropriate political poetic interlude

Not mine, BTW, but very, very well done:

http://noconfidence.org/main/?p=135

(It's a lot easier when you understand some of the language of the cultists, by the way.) - salb918

by monkeyball on Oct 27, 2005 8:01 PM PDT reply actions

here's a link for this link dump!

a few weeks ago, ABC news had a segment about zito and his extracurricular activities. this one focused on his photography. you can watch the segment here:

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=athletics&id=3478196

"you know it's way cooler to be an A's fan" - billy beane to larry krueger

by gotgreen on Oct 27, 2005 8:41 PM PDT reply actions

Wow. What a nice thread.

How pleasant.

Mommy, I'm scared! The colors, THE COLORS! Maybe Huston will save all our block quoted souls...

"Baseball fans are junkies, and their heroin is the statistic." -Robert S. Wieder

by Kyli on Oct 27, 2005 11:35 PM PDT reply actions

Just have to say:

The red in this thread (ooh a rhyme) is really throwing me off, because usually I only see red when it's saying

[new]

and then I have to scroll back up to make sure I'm not missing anything. Because heaven forbid that I miss any new comments in the link dump.

It's 1:37 am and I haven't finished my paper. This is going soooo slow. I should go to sleep before I start attempting to do block quotes within block quotes. That might make my brain spill out of my ears or something.

This is so exciting! I'm doing all of this without even going back to make sure I'm doing it right. Hooray!

And there goes my brain. Ooh look, gray matter!

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 27, 2005 11:42 PM PDT reply actions