10/30/06 DLD: Is it March yet?
by gotgreen on Oct 30, 2006 9:18 AM PST
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PrintHappy Monday, AN!
So baseball is officially over. If you haven't heard, the St. Louis Cardinals are the new champs. *yawn*
Now we brace ourselves for a long winter with lots of questions that will be answered in the next few months.
1. Who will be the A's new manager?
The A's have a bunch of candidates in the running.
- Bob Geren (A's bench coach): interviewing this morning.
- Ron Washington (A's third base coach): interviewing on Tuesday.
- Trey Hillman (the Rangers' former director of minor-league development/ Nippon Ham Fighters manager): interviewing on Wednesday.
- Bud Black (the Angels' pitching coach): doesn't have a firm interview date but probably will meet with the A's front office by the end of this week or early next week.
- Jamie Quirk (the Rockies' bench coach): interviewing on November 7.
- Orel Hershiser (former Texas pitching coach): interviewing on November 8.
- Manny Acta (the Mets' third base coach): expected to interview when he returns from a trip to Japan.
This is it ... for now.
"There's a couple other names we've discussed," A's assistant general manager David Forst said. "We might add another name or two."2. Will the A's and Frank Thomas get a deal done?
Seems like Big Frank and the A's were "on the verge" to get something done for a while but Frank filed for free agency on the first day. (source)
3. Where will Barry Zito end up?
I'm really going to try not to listen to all the rumors that will be flying around in the next few weeks about where Zito's going to end up but it'll be pretty hard since he's one of the top free agents in the market. Most analysts/ columnists think Zito will land with one of the New York teams or the Dodgers. Bleh.
4. OT: What is everybody going to be for Halloween?
Reply below! :)
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The A's site has a press release about the 2006 season highlights including individual accomplishments, team accomplishments, and organization accomplishments.
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Cupcakes to Japan?
I will be dressing up as Rev Halofan's girlfriend.
That's one scary costume
by BruceBochte on Oct 30, 2006 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
Country Joe: a lover not a fighter
And if you're going as Mrs. Halofan for Halloween, don't forget the Toyota pickup truck!
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 30, 2006 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
so ...
Gives a whole new definition to "glazed ham" ...
I think you smoked too much honey...
oh no, I haven't, dear...
Hey, don't Bogart that honey pot...
who you callin' names, kettle?
Hey now, if I'd wanted a party pooper I'd have...
So...
I'm kidding!
of course you're kidding
I had that one all wrong.
That's because the press here is retarded
Of course, mlb.com lists the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles team name three different ways on the same roster page for the upcoming Japan-MLB all-star game, so I sort of wonder if they're just beyond any hope at this point.
I'm going as a sailor
#4
My blog: Off The Record
Same costume every year
Why do you wear that stupid man suit?
Single White Female? Good luck with that.
I knew that already from your sig...
and if you carry your slide rule ...
Orwellian
A Macromedia Flash file?
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 30, 2006 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
Couldn't you just dress up
"No. It's Oakland."
I've got a baby, but he's going as...
by FoolshGame22 on Oct 30, 2006 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
What's with the big 'Boo!'?
no...
by FoolshGame22 on Oct 30, 2006 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
FAN-DIDDLY-TASTIC!
<dies>
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 30, 2006 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Going as Hunter S. Thompson.
The crazy people have
Dude.
<points, laughs>
It was 70 degrees in Sacramento, too.
<Shivering>
Dude, that was JULY!
You know what I hate?
Ugh. I know.
You need to some way to break up all that wind...
Breaking of the Wind
what do you have against clogging?
or, for xbhaskarx and other vegans ...
lol
Not necessarily.
by DavidA on Oct 30, 2006 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
That's their whole schtick...
Cronenbergian
So this offseason thing...
It's been a while since the last offseason. I don't remember what we do around here from Oct - Feb besides discussing firing people, trading players, and signing FA.
My plan is to drink my way through the offseason..
Hmmm.
"No. It's Oakland."
My Short List:
I would look deeper into these names:
Eaton - Could be had relatively cheap considering his injury past. That same past is also a reason we will not go after him unless he wants an incentive based deal with a 2-3 million dollar guarantee.
Ramon Martinez - He plays every infield position and would is great coming off of the bench.
Moises Alou - I would love to land him and let Payton go. I love Payton's ability to play OF defense, BUT, Alou would give us a RH power bat to hit behind Chavy so that Frank can hit 3rd.
Huff - He can play anywhere and can provide some seriously high octaine OPS when he is on.
Ted Lilly - I have a feeling that our defnse would make him look like more like a CY Young candidate than Barry Zito last year.
Shannon Stewart - I would love him as a replacement for Jay Payton. He has speed and plays a mean CF and he also hits for good power.
by saint @ Athletics Nation on Oct 30, 2006 10:28 AM PST reply actions
ok, weird idea
...
...Carl Pavano.
No, probably not. But it is interesting.
by mikedaviswhereareyou on Oct 30, 2006 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
He's an option too!!!
by saint @ Athletics Nation on Oct 30, 2006 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Hey Devon:
by saint @ Athletics Nation on Oct 30, 2006 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Here it is Devin:
by saint @ Athletics Nation on Oct 30, 2006 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
For Halloween I am going to be
by Amnesiac727 on Oct 30, 2006 10:34 AM PST reply actions
Nice!
My blog: Off The Record
I know I know!
by Amnesiac727 on Oct 30, 2006 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, high socks!
Dude, haven't you been around the AN ladies
"No. It's Oakland."
I get no love from the ladies anyway
by Amnesiac727 on Oct 30, 2006 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
I think it's firmly established
Hey, it's Marco Scutaro's birthday today
I have been Bad!!
Don't worry, I will get on it and I will have something posted this evening! I promise!
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 30, 2006 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
I was mostly kidding
These poor guys with offseason birthdays are going to feel so neglected :)
Oh no!!
by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 30, 2006 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
cracks in the stat-wonk facade?
Edmonds' 2007 option would cost the Cardinals an even $10 million. He was easily worth that much over his first four seasons with the Cardinals, but fell short of the mark last year between his declining range in center field, his diminishing power, and his increasing propensity to get injured. The catch is that Edmonds is owed a $3 million buy-out even if he doesn't play for the Cardinals, which reduces the true cost of the option to $7 million. He's an easily worthwhile signing at that number. The Cardinals need at least a little bit of certainty amidst all this winter's chaos, and while Edmonds' physical tools are declining with age, he retains one of the game's highest baseball IQs.
I can only take this to mean that Nate believes Jim Edmonds to now be capable of knocking down fly balls in mid-flight using only the power of his mind.
(Also, is anyone else sick of Kendall Budget Math? Yes, the Cards are on the hook for >$3M no matter what, but if they can find a slightly-better-than-RL-CF for appreciably less than $7M, wouldn't that be a far more sensible fiscal decision? $10M is $10M is $10M ...)
Well BPro had Edmonds
It's not as if he's blocking any prospects, or as if there is a Carlos Beltran available as a FA.
well, except that ...
Sure
Furthermore, I do not believe it is unreasonable to suggest he would accept a slightly below market rate contract to play for a team he likes, since the Cards are already paying him $3 million. But of course, this is just speculation.
His performance this year ...
As you said
I basically agree ...
One thing that needs to be taken into consideration is that baseball is not a perfect market. Unlike more traditional markets, a buyer's willingness to pay a good price for a commodity cannot spur increased production of that commodity. The supply of center fielders is what it is -- in the immediate future it is fixed and cannot change based on demands.
<panics>
<buys stock in Hallburton after company announces plan to mine for centerfielders on the Moon>
Kendall Budget Math makes sense to me.
What it comes down to is that every position on the roster is a sunk cost of at least .3 MM (minimum salary). The question is whether paying above and beyond that price is worth the additional production. In this case, the option is raising the bar on that minimum salary. If they could get slightly-better-than-RL production out of CF for appreciably less than 7 MM (say 1 WARP for 1 MM), then the question is whether or not Edmonds' 6 WARP at 10 MM is better than the 1 WARP at 4 MM. KBM math simply resets the baseline.
as with the Lady/Tiger Monty Hall conundrum ...
eh ...
Hey guys whatever happened to QOTM awards?
by Amnesiac727 on Oct 30, 2006 11:36 AM PST reply actions
But still no word on getting US out of the UN
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 30, 2006 11:40 AM PST reply actions
only one thing I disagree with
Unless Steve's had a bad experience at Ti Couz, the phrase is merely "hang black crepe."
postseacon awards
OT but funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zvTRQr7ns8
attn: stat-nerds
someone told me that you should always pick one of the other two, somehow statistically that is better. that doesn't sound right to me.
if anyone knows what i'm talking about, please help me out here....
The Monty Hall Problem
Short version: if the problem is phrased carefully (which it usually isn't), then, yes, the correct strategy is to switch.
more from you defeatostats
what if the contestant is nico
Yeah, I was always pissed when they were like,
bah! That ad's nuthin'
Ah, those were the days
I like this part of the piece:
"The message seems to be, `If you don't buy our truck, we will go bankrupt,' " said Al Ries of Ries & Ries, a brand consultancy. "The kind of people who buy trucks are not going to buy them because a company is in trouble. People like to buy from winners."
Jerry Della Femina, who runs an ad agency in New York, says he believes the spot is something of a new low. "You see all these moving images and at the end of it, all you get is a lousy Chevy truck."
And Chevy's ad director at least gets this part right: "The pickup consumer is honest, hardworking, authentic and real."
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Oct 30, 2006 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
BTW, your post
I dunno ...
Once I got thinking, I realized that my Honda Civic is as likely to have been built by Americans (which is an important consideration to me) as a Chevy is ...
And don't forget!
but I hear it happened on a drunken night
well, if he was conceived in ...
<shows footage of Kent State protests>
by franks a lot on Oct 30, 2006 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
If she can't make that sign,
by Philip Christy on Oct 30, 2006 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Her favorite player is Pujlols,
Adorable...
by franks a lot on Oct 30, 2006 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Cue "This is Our Country" by John Cougar
by franks a lot on Oct 30, 2006 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
best band name ever
worst Durante impression
It appears that monkeyball's
540lbs a day!!!!!!!!!!!!
holy crap!
we had to do something with it
harold reynolds
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