Triumphant Return! Daily Link Dump 8/19/05

by salb918 on Aug 19, 2005 9:36 AM PDT

People, people, people. It's the day after an off-day, which means lot's of fluff and human interest pieces. And of course, Ratto.

I feel sad that as soon as positive press about the A's stopped, so too did the Daily Link Dump. We're still up in the wildcard race, are about to take on the worst team in the league, and the Angels get to take on Big Papi, Manny being Manny, and the ghost of Derek Lowe.

Let's get this started! Daily Link Dump:

Ratto tells us how sorry the Royals are, and why they might just steal a victory.

Fluff pieces on the resurrection of Jay Witasick, the revelation of Jay Payton, and the resuscitation of the Little Engine that Could. (The last one is not a very good article.)

In case you want to know who cleared waivers, why the '79 A's weren't as bad as you think, and what a Jason Grabowski Haiku would sound like, check out this article.

Okay guys, now it's your turn. Don't let me down!

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Sorry

if this has been posted elsewhere. An article about why Beane made the right decision keeping Zito: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/3900212. (I haven't had a chance to read this yet, so I can't vouch for its quality.)

Nobody Girl

by day-to-day on Aug 19, 2005 9:55 AM PDT reply actions

That one canNOT be posted enough!

Love it!

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

by baseballgirl on Aug 19, 2005 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Smoak goes to college.

too bad:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/050818dish.html

by novaoakland on Aug 19, 2005 10:08 AM PDT reply actions

Quotable...

As Macha pointed out, the rookie outfielder is second on the team with 16 homers, and third with 58 RBIs. It's no shock to the skipper that when Swisher left, the A's lost four straight.

"Think that's a coincidence?" Macha said.

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

by baseballgirl on Aug 19, 2005 10:14 AM PDT reply actions

New Ronny McLand video

Watch Kielty clown around on 'Maximum MLB'
Finally showing the video of the interview on MLB. Too bad I am at work and on a computer that doesn't have a speaker (and I have no headphones)! Anyone able to somehow capture the video so we can download and keep it?

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp

by casey. on Aug 19, 2005 10:19 AM PDT reply actions

Front page of SJ Merc Sports section:

Posted on Fri, Aug. 19, 2005
Eric Chavez shrugs off suggestions that he inspired his team

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/baseball/mlb/oakland_athletics/12423131.htm

by gdubb925 on Aug 19, 2005 10:47 AM PDT reply actions

Trib links

great interview with Barry
http://www.insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_2955720

Art Spandler on the A's season and future in Oakland
http://www.insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_2955844

Celebrate good times, come on!

by gojohn10 on Aug 19, 2005 12:21 PM PDT reply actions

Baltimore Sun...

Tejada loses patience but not the faith

Miggy's not thrilled with the losing, but he is happy in Baltimore. Includes quotes from Ron Washington and Eric Byrnes.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.orioles19aug19,1,6704263.story?coll=bal-sports-headlines

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 19, 2005 1:51 PM PDT reply actions

Not that this is news...

I love reading hornfans.

From the people who brought you "Huston Street is a ninja" and "...Huston's utter level of badassery"...

Oakland A's reveal plans for a new stadium
"oakland getting tired of watching Huston dominate in a [censored] park."
"They will name it "You Just Got Struck The [censored] Out By Huston Street" Stadium. Or 'YJGSTFOBHS' for short."
"The address to the stadium will be 20 Huston Street."

S.I. top 10 AL rookies
"Huston Street is the best thing since the remote control"
"Huston Street INVENTED the remote control."
"Why don't they just call this rookie team the Torokland Blue Athletics?"

And I thought we were crazy. :P

by Jennifer on Aug 19, 2005 2:59 PM PDT reply actions

Hall of Famer Wade Boggs has hair plugs

Flash file.

Can they kick him out of the Hall for that?

"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Aug 19, 2005 4:33 PM PDT reply actions

depends

Do the hair plugs enhance his performance? He's out if he ever has a suspiciously good hair day.

by eebie on Aug 19, 2005 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

No chance of that.

You can't even tell - he still looks thin up top.

"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Aug 19, 2005 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Minor league news

In Midland, Braden and Windsor have both been shut down for the season with tired (but not injured) arms:
http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15063673&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475011 &rfi=6

In Kane county, Javier Herrera goes on the disabled list with a strained left wrist:
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3211750

"Where else would you rather be, than right here, right now?"

by andeux on Aug 19, 2005 6:32 PM PDT reply actions

WOW

That really hurts!!!!

by novaoakland on Aug 19, 2005 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Management by Baseball

It's a couple weeks old, so maybe someone has mentioned it in previous threads, but Management by Baseball has a nifty article on Billy Beane's philosophy of solving problems before they occur rather than after, packaged together with some choice comment about the Yankees payroll.

Notwithstanding its horrible typing/spelling errors, MBB has some fascinating stuff. Definitely off the beaten track.

by iglew on Aug 20, 2005 2:55 AM PDT reply actions