Daily Link Dump 8.17.05

by salb918 on Aug 17, 2005 5:33 AM PDT

I know we're all depressed after last night's "Dom Denkinger Bobble Head Night" Promotion. The losses have been piling up, and the DLDDs have been neglected. Coincidence? Yeah, right.

Let's get started guys. As always, any link to anything remotely A's related is welcome here. No commentary necessary, but it can be done.

Huston "George Will" Street has a new diary up at ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=street_huston&id=2135974

And last night's game recap from the AP:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250816111

Let's get at 'em, guys!

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They heard us!!!

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050816&content_id=1172545& ;vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

"Everyone was saying, 'Swisher, you suck!' and I was like, 'OK, we've established that.' "

by oblique on Aug 17, 2005 7:50 AM PDT reply actions

Courtesy of gotgreen from the therapist thread

Baseball teams as Simpson characters

http://www.barstoolsports.com/article/The_Definitive_MLB__Simpsons_Analogy_List/344

by ArakSOT on Aug 17, 2005 8:34 AM PDT reply actions

I knew it!

When I read the head line, I thought to myself, We're Bart! And by golly, there we were, Bart! This article was pretty funny! Freakishly true! I swear, you can use a Simpson's Analogy for ANYTHING!

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 17, 2005 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions

Do you know if Bobby Crosby is signing autographs at a restaurant in Pleasanton on Thursday, tomorrow? I swear I heard this on KFRC but I can't find any more info about it (time, address, etc.) Let me know if you have heard anything. Thanks!

by thriftstorecowgirl on Aug 17, 2005 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions

Nick Swisher @ Chevy's San Ramon contest

is all I could find.

http://www.kfrc.com/w3/oaklandbaseball.cfm

Picker of Nits since '63. Or so I thought until I discovered AN. Now I feel like a nitpiker.

by McFood on Aug 17, 2005 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions

I will be really annoyed

If No reporter asked Wash about the 2 tag plays!!!

by novaoakland on Aug 17, 2005 8:47 AM PDT reply actions

Michael Urban interview and AN plug on

Baseball Perspectus.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_050813.mp3

Typical questions; How did the A's turn it arround so fast, ect. But Urban did admit that he questioned Billy Beanes trades of Hudson and Mulder only to realize, once again, that Beane is smarter than your average GM.

Athleticsnation.com also got a big plug. Urban was talking about Kielty's Ronnald McDonald outfit. When the interviewer asked if photos were on MLB.com Urban informed him that the only photos available are on AN.

by Hang Man on Aug 17, 2005 10:28 AM PDT reply actions

First-name basis

Will Carroll: "I'm sure Tyler will appreciate the plug."

by ArakSOT on Aug 17, 2005 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions

I noticed that too

Did you hear the implied "My homey" Tyler?

Picker of Nits since '63. Or so I thought until I discovered AN. Now I feel like a nitpiker.

by McFood on Aug 17, 2005 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Site to look up stats

I like checking guys' stats out at baseball-reference.com. They've got this sponsorship program where you can put a link to a site and a short message to sponsor a player's stat page. I just notices that the one for Barry Bonds is for SFGiantsTickets.com, and the message is, "Get your tickets to see the San Francisco Giants shoot for the 2005 NL West Title... and see Barry pass the immortal Babe!", to which I thought, "Hmph, that's a tragically optimistic prediction for the season."

Incidentally, the page for Octavio Dotel is sponsored by the "Oakland Committee to Impeach Octavio Dotel". Yikes!

by hunter on Aug 17, 2005 12:48 PM PDT reply actions

We could have some fun with others...

Kenny Rogers sponsored by the Cameraman's Union of North America.

K-Rod sponsored by Paxil

Insert your own idea, and maybe we can do some fund-raising and make it happen.

by Ozzz on Aug 17, 2005 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions

A-N sponsored pages

It's cheap as hell, we could set up a paypal account and just start sponsoring players and link it back to athleticsnation.com. There are a bunch of sites that have done that for Giants and Athletics players, like bayareasportsfans.com. Maybe make it a module on one of the sides of the page.

BTW, I especially liked the Adam Melhuse one.

by hunter on Aug 17, 2005 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Funny Huston stuff, courtesy of Jennifer

from the Huston updates diary thread:

I was reading a UT fan site this morning. Holy crap! Funny stuff about Huston.

"If there was a hurricane named Huston, is there anything in this world that could stop it?"

by ArakSOT on Aug 17, 2005 12:59 PM PDT reply actions

hee hee

missed this the first time around.

he is a ninja. dont piss him off or he will flip out and kill your whole team... they should kick everyone out of the hall of fame and start over with just huston street

That is priceless stuff, especially on a (so far) grim A's day.

by Apricot on Aug 17, 2005 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

This is killing me.

"he is a ninja. dont piss him off or he will flip out and kill your whole team"

I still laugh when I read or think about this. The average person probably doesn't find this remotely amusing.

"...Huston's utter level of badassery."

by Jennifer on Aug 17, 2005 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions

average shmaverage

The average person is probably unaware how dangerous it is to piss off a ninja. Ninja Huston could throw a slider so hard that it would strike out a batter, his immediate family, the whole 40 man roster and all minor league affiliates. Don't mess with Ninja Huston.

by Apricot on Aug 17, 2005 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions