Link Dump 9-30 plus Diego Finale

I would have sworn

that the AoDC would end with Mr. 6-Fingers telling Diego, "I am your father." This is almost too sad :( FIRE APRICOT NOW!!

"I was the ugliest girl I've ever seen." - Noah Lowry

by Melody on Sep 29, 2005 11:04 PM PDT reply actions

please no. as george lucas said regarding star wars in the book easy riders raging bulls, "popcorn pictures have always ruled. why do people go see them? why is the public so stupid? that's not my fault."

let's leave the star wars stuff to these idiots in boston:

An actor playing Chewbacca throws out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a game between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday Sept. 28, 2005. Chewbacca and an actress playing Princess Leia were promoting the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Sep 29, 2005 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay, fine, no Star Wars reference

but considering that LOTR was fair territory, it would have been pretty sweet for Diego to chomp off a digit and leave the guy with only a five-finger fastball.

"I was the ugliest girl I've ever seen." - Noah Lowry

by Melody on Sep 29, 2005 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Johnny Damon...

...has the talent to be Chewbacca if he'd just put his mind to it.

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Sep 30, 2005 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions

time to give him some credit

there are like two anti-chavez diaries after every a's loss, but despite his shoulder problems he's played through pain for 157 games this year (despite having no heart) and has more RBIs than paul konerko (even though he's not clutch).
of course we all hope he reaches his true potential and develops into a superstar, but even if he keeps putting up these numbers (well, maybe a few more walks like in 2004) and stays healthy, i won't complain.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Sep 29, 2005 11:10 PM PDT reply actions

Please write more tales of Diego Chavez...

it's what's for dinner.

"Don't you play the flute, Huddy?"

by capper3 on Sep 29, 2005 11:13 PM PDT reply actions

Thank you.

For the link dumps and Diego! My favorite will always be #5. Sad to see it go. :(

I bring two super fabulous links for you (livejournal.com, thank you!):

here
and
here

Trust me. :)

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on Sep 29, 2005 11:15 PM PDT reply actions

you rock!

:D

*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 Sep 29, 2005 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I second that

Nobody Girl

by day-to-day on Sep 29, 2005 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I visited that first link earlier

and I thought, "Wow, this is the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen." How could he be any more perfect? [Oh and I wish there was a bigger version of that one other picture so we could see what was written under the cap ;)]

"I was the ugliest girl I've ever seen." - Noah Lowry

by Melody on Sep 29, 2005 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Huston, right?

Learning to cook. Plays guitar. Prettiest boy ever. Is he trying to kill us?

The cap thing is bugging me! I need to know what it says.

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on Sep 29, 2005 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions

awesome post-big-3 link!

I am enjoying the heck out of it...

by Apricot on Sep 29, 2005 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Yay.

It's so funny and sad at the same time. I love that they still did an article on them all together. The texts and quotes are priceless, too. :)

Street is a friggin physical marvel... -Mychael Urban

by rookieoftheyear on Sep 29, 2005 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Love it!

"We are 14-year-old girls," Hudson says, laughing. "Gossipin', talkin' trash, braggin', gigglin'. And every once in a while, a little bit of the touchy-feely, too."

Too Cute!!

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

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Sep 30, 2005 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Hudson and Zito scaring Swisher

What I would have given to see that.

Nobody Girl

by day-to-day on Sep 30, 2005 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Classic!!

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

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Sep 30, 2005 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions

WOO!

Pictures? Hot. Article? Oh... my... god. I'm going to go buy ESPN the magazine TODAY. Because. Damn. I was gonna pick out a quote or two, but how the hell can one be picked? Well. Other than the 14-year-old girl one. :-) But... wow. That whole article is freaking AMAZING. I love these boys. And felt so happy when Zito finally called Mulder. And I love Huddy. So amazing.

It was really nice to see Mulder's comments in particular, Hudson's always been pretty clear about missing the team and Oakland, but Mulder's wall of indifference towards the media was just rough to read. Him calling Crosby twice a week, and being lonely-but-not-admitting it? My love for Mulder has gone up.

I was kind of bummed the other day about Zito being the one of the Three not going to the playoffs. I think I'm even more sad about it now. :-( I don't want him to be watching them on TV, I want to have their dream situation for the playoffs. Them wanting to play each other is indescribably adorable and wonderful, to have had the opportunity to see it happen would be amazing.

New reason to get to the WS next season!

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

by Kyli on Sep 30, 2005 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions

<sobs>

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions

This post-trade article is...

the freshest yet.

:(

I love those guys.

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

by Sharon on Sep 30, 2005 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions

<double sob>

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Awwww

I love that article. So much. I've been looking for it online a little bit but you saved me the work. ;) Except now I want to go buy the magazine anyway. I still love Huddy and Mulder, and I'm glad they're in the playoffs, but it makes me sad that Z's left out. Tis interesting, about how Z and Mulder interact. And that Mulder still talks to Bobby twice a week... poor guy, missing his A's. :( Why does baseball have to be a business? It just makes it so much more sad.

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

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 30, 2005 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions

<weep>

No more Diego? Awwww. Well. The Adventures of Diego Chavez have given me joy for DAYS, I hope to see a return sometime. :-)

And Alfonesca? <cry> Dude, that's an awesome end. And it makes me sniffle.

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

by Kyli on Sep 30, 2005 1:29 AM PDT reply actions

oops

i just went back and looked at yesterday's link dump. i didn't know the wookie photo had already been posted otherwise i wouldn't have used it here.
i can't believe i missed talk of mission of burma and conkers (i know what it is but don't quite understand it).

i don't have any baseball related links for the link dump, but given all of apricot's film references in the adventures of diego chavez (the princess bride, apocalypse now), some might find these to be interesting. they're floating around the internet the last few days but many probably haven't seen them yet:

http://www.ps260.com/molly/
(the shining)
http://www.ps260.com/Trailer/
(west side story)

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Sep 30, 2005 2:04 AM PDT reply actions

WOW

That Shining trailer was AWESOME. Have I mentioned that I hate movie trailers and how most of them make the actual movie redundant?

West Side Story was pretty good, but were there really scenes with glowing eyes and mouths? (I never saw it.)

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Harden... ugh!

At least they aren't going to start him on Sunday. It's a small victory.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 6:58 AM PDT reply actions

Wake up -- time to die!

Excellent job on all of these, ape -- my fave is the Blade Runner ref at the end of this one.

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 7:42 AM PDT reply actions

I'm sad....

I've decided to have an A's party at my house tonight to celebrate the season. You're all invited.

I'm making Paxil covered cupcakes, the whiskey will be flowing, and I'm dusting off the Twister mat. It should be fun.

You guys know directions to my house, right?

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 8:51 AM PDT reply actions

Will there be llamas?

by ArakSOT on Sep 30, 2005 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions

Not this time.

Trixie's fur still hasn't grown back from the last party.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Poor thing.

And to think it seemed kind of funny at the time.

by ArakSOT on Sep 30, 2005 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Can we take a tour of the basement?

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

by Sharon on Sep 30, 2005 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions

I'd rather not

May never come out alive.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Sep 30, 2005 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Where do you think the

party is going to be?

I don't feel like cleaning up all the glitter and baby oil, though.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions

Can we invite Kotsay?

And you don't have to clean up for me.

;)

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

by Sharon on Sep 30, 2005 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions

The clones

are in Seattle this weekend.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions

So they're all going to be in the basement?!

Awesome.

That should keep me from worrying about Harden.

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

by Sharon on Sep 30, 2005 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Billy said he'd stop by, too.

Do you have any extra plastic wrap you could bring?

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Sure, I'll bring some by.

I'm glad Billy is coming. We need to convince him that making Hatte the hitting coach is the right thing to do.

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

by Sharon on Sep 30, 2005 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Make Hatte the MANAGER!

I will never say "Fire Hatte NOW!"

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Great!

It wouldn't be <censored> without the plastic wrap!

And I think I have something in the medicine cabinet we could slip Billy to make him agree to anything we want. <heh heh>

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Am I invited to your party,

Jenni...fer? :P

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions

I'll have to think about it.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions

<Pouts>

I even called you JENNIFER.

BTW, who's Trixie? Or do I even want to know?

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Trixie is one of my llamas.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions

How many llamas do you have?

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Seven

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Are you serious?

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Totally

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

This is a link dump, right?

http://www.alpacabusinesssecrets.com/OptInA.htm

This is how Jennifer makes enough money to keep her dungeon stocked.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Sep 30, 2005 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions

kRaZeE story time!

Part one: My family use to raise and show horses with a few other families. One family actually had an alpaca farm.

Part two: We used to take our horses to a stable about an hour away from our house to breed once in a while. Down the road from the stable was a red barn owned by an old couple. The couple killed some of their farm hands and burried them in the barn. kRaZeE! I can't make this stuff up.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions

P.S.

I said it was red barn but I didn't mean that. The stable was red.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Why did that couple kill the farm hand?

Was that a stupid question?

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions

They killed, like, five of them...

The suspected them of twelve murders but only found five bodies. That's if I remember correctly....

Ray would run this livestock scam with the drifters and kill them after he was finished.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions

More info:

http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Dec/20031231News020.asp

A link!

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

Chillicothe is in Missouri?

I didn't know they had the death penalty in Missouri. :-/

And the husband died in 93 while awaiting execution... Man...

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

I guess MO has the death penalty.

Neither one was actually executed. Faye won her appeal (I think) and she died in Chillicothe in 2003. I have no idea where in Missouri Potosi Correctional Center is.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions

The article says Faye was on death row

So I guess she didn't win the appeal.

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions

From the first link:

On August 6, 1999, U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith overturned the death sentence for 78-year-old Faye Copeland. Faye's attorney was quoted by the Columbia Daily Tribune, as saying, "The evidence of Faye's guilt was pretty thin, Faye just happened to be there. She works in the greenhouse at the prison every day. She wouldn't hurt a fly. I think you can ask the warden and he would say he could open the door and there wouldn't be a danger to anybody." Faye's attorney filed the appeal because the Livingston County jury that convicted her was not allowed to hear evidence of battered woman syndrome.

Even though the death penalty was no longer an issue, the judge allowed her murder convictions to stand and she was ordered to remain in prison for the rest of her life. Several women's activist groups began to protest Faye's imprisonment, claiming she had suffered enough and that she presented no threat to society. But their requests to commute her sentence to time served fell upon deaf ears.

I guess they just decided not to kill her.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Missouri Potosi Correctional Center?

Isn't that your basement?

by ArakSOT on Sep 30, 2005 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Stop creeping me out!

I was planning on taking a tour of her basement tonight!

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Potosi Correctional Center

Google says it's in Mineral Point, MO, near STL. I had to look at a map to see where it was.

Not close to my house.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions

W.H.O.A.

I just saw the link in your post. WHOA!

Did you know this couple personally?

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

holy crap

I am now officially scared of Jennifer's neighborhood. No wonder she can store hotties in her basement for months without intervention...

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Now I see where she gets the kRaZeE

ideas from!
;-)

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions

No

Faye and I didn't bake cookies together if that's what you're asking. :)

I wasn't very old at the time and we didn't live in the same town. The barn was down the road from the stable where we bred our horses. I'm thinking you could see it from the road.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Did you ever meet them though?

Did you ever have a conversation with them? If you did, then... uh... can I un*invite myself to your party?
J/k!

I *am invited, right? :)

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

We need an edit feature

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

No

I don't remember ever meeting them. It was a very small town. I talkin' five houses. We went to breed/take care of our horses, then we went safely home. :)

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Whew... I'm glad you never met them

And I'm glad you're safe! :)

Do you have any other fun/creepy/interesting stories?

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Not that I can think of. :(

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Holy Toledo! You can't top that...

Arsenic and Old Lace story!

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

by McFood on Sep 30, 2005 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions

paxil covered cupcakes?

Good god.

What happens if people who aren't clinically depressed eat Paxil? (Say because we have narcissistic personality disorder instead.) Do we get some cool buzz? Does it do nothing?

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

What happens if you poke fun at someone with NPD? Do they think less of themselves? Or do they think more?

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Sep 30, 2005 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions

apparently

they don't care what you think. And they rarely have an actual sense of humor (though they know how to tell a joke and laugh when others do).

I spent a little time reading a very depressing but touching site about NPD last night.

The disorder reminds me of the character Kiriyama from Battle Royale if that means anything to anybody.

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions

must ... resist ...

... making ... inappropriate ... political ... statement ...

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Um...

I don't know what happens. I've been clinically depressed since first grade.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions

eek

Sometimes you say the most sad things.

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Now you know why...

No... <sigh>... body loves <sigh> me.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

JENNI RAWKS!!!

HWY U SO BUMMMED DooD?!?

MACHO JEST GOTT NU PAK O GUMM. CHOO CHOO CHOO!!!

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions

JENNI?!?!

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions

"You see, gentlemen ..."

" ... how the subject can be spurred out of her self-loathing lethargy by activating certain known externally-directed emotive centers here, here, and ... here. Next slide. By distracting the subject, we can deactivate -- or at least tamp down -- the symptomatic response."

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I hate you....

Lemurconkers!

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions

ahhh

It's like old time romantic comedy banter between Hepburn and Tracy. Except more violent. And between a monkey and a mule.

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions

I was thinking more like ...

The Philadelphia Story ... which, I guess, would make you or McFood the Jimmy Stewart character ...

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Twizzlers Bitch!

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions

<sobs>

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Is this the posting-as-someone else thread?

You're oaktoon, right?

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

No

I still hate you. You smell like bananas.

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Only on good days...

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

by McFood on Sep 30, 2005 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions

do you hate ME ...

... or just the way I smell?

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I just don't like it when

you fling handfuls of feces through these boards. I know it's a monkey thing, but really.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Sep 30, 2005 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't promise to do anything about that

It's instinctual.

"Monkeyball -- putting the 'stink' in 'instinctual."

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions

both

u suk And i hate bAnnaNnas

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions

what about conkers?

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions

stuf ur konckers

up ur <senserid>

by Jennifer on Sep 30, 2005 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions

HWY DOAN YU

MAEK A HOL THRU TH MIDDEL UV YR CHOZNE CONKER

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions

That's my motto

Divide and conker.

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

by McFood on Sep 30, 2005 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions

ROTFL

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions

nooooo arrrrrrrr

matey ye be walking the plank fer that one!

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Can :P be released from the basement

long enough to play Twister? :-)

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

by Kyli on Sep 30, 2005 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Okay that's it ...

there has to be a law about being THAT HOT! When he returns to Austin, he is so being stalked :P

hookem street

by hookem street on Sep 30, 2005 9:08 AM PDT reply actions

My column about the 2005 A's

Wasn't sure if I should start a new diary or just participate in the link dump, but here it is.

http://tinyurl.com/8rnwk

Comments appreciated! Thanks!

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

by JLaff on Sep 30, 2005 9:54 AM PDT reply actions

hey jlaff

your link is broken.

can't open the page "http://experience/exp/FMPro?-db=exp.fp3&-format=story.htm&-lay=main&-sortfield=datenum&a mp;-sortorder=descend&issue=current&-max=2147483647&-recid=34641&-find=" because it can't find the server "experience".

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions

That's weird

Try it again, both links work fine for me. If it still won't work, I'll open up a diary and put the full text in there

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

by JLaff on Sep 30, 2005 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

start a new diary

The links point to a URL "experience" which is incomplete. Your local router probably completes it to the correct full name, but outside servers won't know how...

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

Diary started...

http://www.athleticsnation.com/story/2005/9/30/131754/822

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

by JLaff on Sep 30, 2005 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions

From BPro

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4488

The A's will win in the high 80s in a transition year. That's a bit disappointing given that they were tied for first place in the middle of September, but not a bad performance in the first season post-Big Three. It's reasonable to wonder if they've maxed out their potential in their current payroll band; the A's biggest need is for an MVP-level thumper, and their farm products, aside from Daric Barton, don't have that kind of upside. The Adam Dunn/Bobby Abreu player they lack is going to cost a pretty penny, and may not be available this winter even if they had the money to spend.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Sep 30, 2005 9:57 AM PDT reply actions

Sac Bee piece on Macha:

Awaiting contract renewal, Macha's calmness kicks in.

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 9:58 AM PDT reply actions

<whew!>

Thank goodness Macha's calmness finally kicked in! I was getting worried about him being so angry and manic and stressed-out all the time!

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions

LOL!!!!!!!!

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

by AsGirl on Sep 30, 2005 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

lmao!

:)

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

by Sharon on Sep 30, 2005 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions

LOL.

If the Macha we've seen is AngryMacha... I'd be very, very scared of CalmMacha.

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

by Kyli on Sep 30, 2005 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions

I've seen that CalmMacha

He's hooked up to some machines in the ICU.

by Poppy on Sep 30, 2005 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

I loved what you did with Diego

When do the "Adventures of Sienna Kotsay" start? Because I think she has some unfinished business with umpire Mike Everitt...

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Sep 30, 2005 12:35 PM PDT reply actions

OMG!!

That would be so funny!!

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

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Sep 30, 2005 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

intriguing.

well, we never found out that spunky woman's name from Diego's trip to Asslantis, so maybe that was her. Spin-off series, baby! Joey look out!

by Apricot on Sep 30, 2005 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Your public demands it!

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

by McFood on Sep 30, 2005 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions

Fun on Page 2

From ESPN:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=headlines/alwest/050930

<img src="http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/050930alwest.jpg"

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by salb918 on Sep 30, 2005 1:17 PM PDT reply actions

Ahem

Take 2

From ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=headlines/alwest/050930

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by salb918 on Sep 30, 2005 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions

the best one

is the orioles.
the dodgers review is good because it's true.

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Sep 30, 2005 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Someone has NO taste in fonts

I hate people who use fonts badly! WTF is up with the "Athletics" font? And talk about overusing Impact and then mis-matching sans serif fonts. It's funny but just really badly done :( Unless it's all supposed to be a joke, but it's still badly done nonetheless.

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by Melody on Sep 30, 2005 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions

fonts?

impact? sans serif?
what the hell are you talking about??

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Sep 30, 2005 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Fonts :(

Impact is a font, it's the really bold looking one used in the title for the Angels and the Mariners. A sans serif font is simply a font "without feet" - Verdana [what AN uses] is a sans serif font. Something like Times New Roman [which I hate with a serious passion] is a serif font. I was just annoyed that a professional "sports news artist" would use fonts so badly but after visiting the link I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that they were using the "I made this graphic using Microsoft Paint" look as part of the satire ;)

"I was the ugliest girl I've ever seen." - Noah Lowry

by Melody on Sep 30, 2005 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions

there is so much about fonts i don't know...

they have feet?
and what's wrong with times new roman (aka the default font in word and the only one i use)?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Sep 30, 2005 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed

Usually the Page 2 stuff is done better than that... and there were even some spelling errors (gasp) on the other teams' pages. Grammatical errors bug the heck out of me. ;)

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

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 30, 2005 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I was just at Powerline ...

... and they've pretty much proven that Dan Rather forged all of those.

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by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Well the fonts still suck [but it really is funny]

Thanks for the link, these are hilarious. Did you notice that the only 'nice' headline is the one about Street? ESPN loves the kid.

"I was the ugliest girl I've ever seen." - Noah Lowry

by Melody on Sep 30, 2005 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't decide which one I like best

"Kendall Hits Ball to Warning Track!"
"Team Competes for First Place Despite 600 ABs from Erstad"
"Shockingly, Chan Ho Park Has Another Crappy Year"

Awesome.

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by jeepers on Sep 30, 2005 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions

ditto, Z.

http://insidebayarea.com/athletics/ci_3074712

OAKLAND -- The rivalry between the A's and Angels is generally regarded as friendly and full of respect. But does that respect extend so far that the A's will be rooting for the Angels in the playoffs?
"Hell no, dude," pitcher Barry Zito said Thursdasy before giving up six runs, including two home runs in the second inning, in the Angels' 6-1 win over the A's in their final home game this year at the Coliseum.

"It's not like the Pac-10, where you root for Stanford because they beat you," said Zito, who attended USC. "I'm rooting for Huddy and Mulder, dude, straight up. If they face each other, I'll go see them."

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by gotgreen on Sep 30, 2005 2:29 PM PDT reply actions

Screw friendly and full of Respect

I HATE THE ANGELS!!!!!! every time I see a person wearing an Angels hat I BOO THEM!!!!

BOO THIS MAN IN THE ANGELS HAT!!!!! no more "friendly rivalry" its full blown hate now...

Bring Back The Bash! Bring Back The Stash! Bring back Ricky one more time!!! Go A'S!!!!

by Shippee33 on Sep 30, 2005 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Sign Zito now!

So. I know I officially loved Barry Zito before, but I officially STILL love Barry Zito. Those are awesome quotes. He's my hero. If Huddy and Mulder face off, I'll be glued to the broadcast -- and probably hoping the cameras give a shot of Zito wearing a split Braves/Cards hat. :-)

That's awesome. Zito is my hero. Bonus points for two uses of 'dude'.

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by Kyli on Sep 30, 2005 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions

From the Access Hollywood website

regarding Britney Spears new fragrance: On Thursday, she released her new fragrance, "Fantasy." She says it was created with "all kinds of enchanting scents" including "lush red lychee" and even a "hint of cupcakes, white chocolate and jasmine."

A hint of Cupcakes? Is that pre or post game? And I thought it couldn't be bottled. She's right about one thing, a whiff of Cupcakes is enchanting.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Sep 30, 2005 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

LMAO at that...

...on so many levels!

But... do we really want a post-game whiff of Cupcakes?

by Poppy on Sep 30, 2005 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions

lol.....

the scary thing is... now I'm kinda curious.....hmmmm

"Huston, you're hot!'' said first baseman Dan Johnson, dressed as a bottle of mustard.

by rocketgirl on Sep 30, 2005 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions

wouldn't a "hint of Cupcakes" be ...

"This University of Kentucky product just finished his rookie season pitching for the Oakland Athletics."

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by monkeyball on Sep 30, 2005 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Is Jason Giambi the UK's Lotto Lout?

A bit of randomness I ran across in the NY Times today- this article with its subject's suspicious resemblance to the former Athletic. Note the Yankees cap... tatts... slightly bewildered smile...