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?MARCO! es Señor Clutch en Venezuela

This week, Scutaro displayed the peskiness and timely hitting that earned him the nickname "Señor Clutch" in the Venezuelan Winter League. He went 8-for-22 with three walks, a stolen base, six runs scored and an RBI, and he is now hitting an even .400 in 30 at-bats. In fact, the native Venezuelan has a hit in all seven games he's played for the Leones del Caracas.

Star-divide

The Tribune reports that Fremont citizens probably won't be able to vote on Cisco Field.

"If you had a (public) vote every time you had to make a decision, you would never make a decision," Mayor Bob Wasserman said.

The public will have many opportunities for discussion and feedback once the A's make a formal proposal, Wasserman added. "We'll have town meetings if necessary," he said. "We'll certainly give the public the maximum exposure that you would expect for a project of this magnitude."

In addition, it's much too soon in the process to be thinking about elections on the ballpark, council member Anu Natarajan said.

"I don't like ballot-box planning at all, which is the same issue I had with Measure K," Natarajan said, referring to a land-use initiative that was soundly defeated on Nov. 7. "Taking it to the voters is a black-and-white, yes-or-no (decision) without the nuances of the process and the chance to ask citizens, 'What are your concerns, and how do we deal with that?'"

In other news...

Alfonso Soriano is a very rich man

But the Cubs have a new batting coach, Gerald Perry, who helps preach patience at the plate, and I don't see any reason why Soriano couldn't continue to do what he did last year. His 2006 splits show that he hit for a better average outside of Washington, and had almost equal power (.561 SLG at home, .558 on the road).

Yes, by year 6 or 7 or 8 of this deal, it'll look like an albatross. But if the Cubs really can shore up the starting pitching, suddenly they have three major power threats (Lee, Ramirez, Soriano) and one minor one (Barrett, if he's not dealt). The lineup's far better than it was a year ago.

That's pretty much it, it's a relatively slow news day. For the A's, at least.

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USS Mariner
Fun Player A/Player B comparison over at the good ship.  Perhaps Player A isn't a bad option...
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 10:04 AM PST reply actions  

That's pretty cool
I knew I was in for a shock but I never imagined Emil-Brown-kind-of-shock.
"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Nov 20, 2006 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Former A
Sort of.  He was a minor A, otherwise known as an a.  
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Nov 20, 2006 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

Not A's related
Niners stadium hoo-ha
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 10:08 AM PST reply actions  

My god, York sounds like an idiot
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

My god, where have YOU been for 8 years? LOL
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 10:21 AM PST up reply actions  

Seriously
I don't even follow the Niners, and I know York is an idiot!
BigLeagueChoo: rerish noooo

Tony Romo > You

by JLaff on Nov 20, 2006 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

I actively ignore the NFL
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

Me too
"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Nov 20, 2006 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Me three
Go Sharks!
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 20, 2006 11:40 AM PST up reply actions  

Well, you're ALL better suited to be NFL owners
than York is.
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

Me Cheeta
Me still kickin' it.
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 12:03 PM PST up reply actions  

That's a much happier story
than the last story I read with chimpanzees and birthday cakes.

But if Miles O'Keefe comes to visit Cheeta...watch out!

"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" --Johnny Rotten

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Nov 20, 2006 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

no you not
You low food security.
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 3:06 PM PST up reply actions  

2nd Base
If you're the hypothetical Alex Rodriguez, but you play 2nd Base, you'll be more valued because theres almost no one good at 2nd Base for whatever reason, with a few exceptions like Utley.

That, and I like playing 2nd Base :P

by Zonis on Nov 20, 2006 10:08 AM PST reply actions  

Now we have to wait for...
...the statement from his publicist about how he unwittingly took some tainted Advil before the show, and he's sorry if anyone was offended by the remarks he didn't realize he was making.
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

i never
did like seinfeld... more reasons not to watch reruns...
simple jedi mind tricks?

by ucla kid on Nov 20, 2006 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

To be fair....
...the guy does love Cubans.

"It's time to blow this team up." - Oaktoon, July 2006

by Ozzz on Nov 20, 2006 10:22 AM PST up reply actions  

Jerry on Letterman tonight too...
Wonder if they bring it up.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Nov 20, 2006 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

I never heard of this jerk Kramer
like a lot of these untalented creeps in show biz these days. This dummy's finished now--I know that much.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

His real name
is actually Michael Richards.  Kramer is the charcter he is most associated with playing.  I thought he was actually pretty funny on the show.
"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Nov 20, 2006 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

You've never heard of Kramer?
How is that possible?
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Nov 20, 2006 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

I stopped watching prime time TV in the 1970's.
Last show I really watched regularly was Barney Miller and this other show a little bit with the retired relief pitcher running a bar in Boston--can't remember the name.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 1:26 PM PST up reply actions  

cheers
lots of untalented creeps on that show.
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 Nov 20, 2006 1:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I watch TV but I don't like Seinfeld
I'd seen several headlines about some guy named "Michael Richards" on a racist rant, but until I read this thread just now I didn't realize he was the guy on Seinfeld.  (I thought maybe Michael Richards was a politician.)

I recognize the name Kramer when you mention it, but if the post had shown his picture only, I'm not sure I would have been able to come up with the character's name.  And definitely not the actor's name.

"...but we're also always open to hearing about other sandwiches if it can make our lunch better." -- Nico, channeling Billy Beane

by iglew on Nov 21, 2006 9:52 PM PST up reply actions  

Don't take this the wrong way, but
if you've never heard of one of the most recognizable actors on the (arguably) most popular TV show in the last 20 years, it's hard to take your predictions of his career future too seriously.

That said, he was probably pretty much finished anyway, like most sitcom stars who get closely associated with unique character types.

"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" --Johnny Rotten

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Nov 20, 2006 1:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Well, he probably is finished.
That rant was pretty vicious.
"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Nov 20, 2006 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah--I'd guess you're right.
He was probably on the downslide from the looks of him--going into the racist tirade--which the retard probably did for publicity but he's too dumb to know it will backfire--at least that's my impression.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 1:30 PM PST up reply actions  

trenchant analysis
i'm sure he thought "i haven't been in the news much lately, let me yell racial epithets at some audience members to get publicity for myself.  what could possibly go wrong?"
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 Nov 20, 2006 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Let it go, xbox.
Some people like to show off their cultural ignorance as if it were a deformity that befitted them, and then comment on the subject about which they have bragged they have no knowledge.  (As if someone posting on AN needed to pre-emptively defend himself against being called lowbrow!)
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 1:40 PM PST up reply actions  

what's an xbox?
the last game console i really played regularly was the atari VCS and that other one with those two italian plumber guys--can't remember the name.
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 Nov 20, 2006 1:47 PM PST up reply actions  

yowch
... and there goes Salvatore's entertainment career, derailed by use of the"R" word.
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 1:45 PM PST up reply actions  

that joke was lame
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 Nov 20, 2006 1:48 PM PST up reply actions  

that show is from 2004
35 years AS.
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 Nov 20, 2006 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Publicity...I think Kramer
or whatever his name is just plain nuts.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 3:57 PM PST up reply actions  

untalented?
creep, sure.  but just because you haven't heard of him doesn't mean he's untalented.  
did you recently wake up from a coma?
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 Nov 20, 2006 1:25 PM PST up reply actions  

To me following these morons on TV
is a waste of my time--so I'd rather be in a coma--than have a frazzled brain from following your idles.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 1:37 PM PST up reply actions  

combine the two: terry schiavo is my idle
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 Nov 20, 2006 2:15 PM PST up reply actions  

I think you need your idle adjusted
It keeps stalling.
In the stands the home crowd scatters For the turnstiles

by andeux on Nov 20, 2006 2:22 PM PST up reply actions  

no, that's Nico's pony that keeps stalling
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 2:23 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, is that what that smell was
"I've been accused of using too many words...I suppose that's like accusing Mozart of using too many notes." Bill King

by Gerard on Nov 20, 2006 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

That's because Nico keeps trying to go...
"bus plunging" with it.
"...sometimes I can't tell the difference between baseball and magic."- salb918 "Ellie plowed into him like an evil, pink unicorn."-ArakSOT

by McFood on Nov 20, 2006 2:30 PM PST up reply actions  

plunging
is nico an italian plumber?
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 Nov 20, 2006 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

well they are hardly my idols ...
I save actual worship for athletic men in baseball uniforms ...

But I don't see anything wrong with sometimes seeking some ammusing downtime with a relatively intelligent comedy like Seinfeld.

Another project of Devo's

by devo on Nov 20, 2006 2:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Gotcha, a lot of people
in my family liked that Seinfeld--I never saw it--but I know most of these prime time shows are garbage. Not to say the family doesn't watch garbage and they know I have no use for it just like they couldn't care less for the A's.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 2:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Sure...
But do you read the news, Internet, go to parties with friends?  Seinfeld was a pretty significant TV show for a lot of years.....Surely someone must have discussed Kramer while you were at a party or over at someone's house?
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Nov 20, 2006 2:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I probably spend too much
time on the news and I'm even getting bored with that--I've done plenty in my life so it's like-- been there done that or seen and heard it before with a lot of things. I knew Seinfeld was one of the better ones and freinds or family know me and know I don't have much interest with today's pop culture. That's just the way it is my friend.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 2:58 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn't know
it was possible to come out of a coma.
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Nov 20, 2006 3:50 PM PST up reply actions  

AOL Video:
Not Linux friendly.  Shocking.
"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Nov 20, 2006 1:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Catala-not-to-Oakland
Scratch another potential DH/LF platooner off the wish list: Catalanotto to return to Rangers for 3y/$13M (option 4th).

(Happy, Thunderbutt?)

People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 10:16 AM PST reply actions  

all is right in the world
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 20, 2006 10:20 AM PST up reply actions  

Darn it. There goes my potential new cheer.
"Frank Cat-a-la-not-to.... two bits!"
"It's time to blow this team up." - Oaktoon, July 2006

by Ozzz on Nov 20, 2006 10:36 AM PST up reply actions  

{plugs in curling iron}
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 10:44 AM PST up reply actions  

Vote on the A's new name...
..or at least slow down the current leader, The OAFS (Oakland Atheltics of Fremont).
"It's time to blow this team up." - Oaktoon, July 2006

by Ozzz on Nov 20, 2006 10:35 AM PST reply actions  

I love her cronyism and corruption
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

"social awareness"
The LOST IN TRANSLATION star last month (10OCT06) boasted about being so "socially aware" she gets tested for HIV twice a year.

Well, that's... good... I guess...

"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 11:05 AM PST up reply actions  

Another genius
I never heard of.

by Salvatore on Nov 20, 2006 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Ryan Howard wins NL MVP
Link
Apparently the voters are bored with Pujols already. Whatever.
In the stands the home crowd scatters For the turnstiles

by andeux on Nov 20, 2006 11:05 AM PST reply actions  

Sheesh.
They'll run out of players soon -- Cesar Izturis for 2010 MVP?
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 11:36 AM PST up reply actions  

Jason Bay
got 1 point.  They must have let his Mom vote.

Even worse, Mike Cameron actually got 2 points.  

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Nov 20, 2006 12:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Let's start a bunch of Mike Cameron
trade rumor diaries just for old times sake.
"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Nov 20, 2006 12:17 PM PST up reply actions  

How about
Mark Kotsay for Mike Cameron and a used (stretched) Bruce Botchy hat?
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Nov 20, 2006 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

yet another inaccurate sal diary
"Bradford will be staying in Oakland. Or at least he won't be with the Mets."

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 Nov 20, 2006 12:32 PM PST up reply actions  

this is just plain wrong
FM 96.5 has already switched over to their all Christmas music format.  It's November 20th, people!!!!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Nov 20, 2006 11:16 AM PST reply actions  

<searches in vain for ...
... all-Celebrate Our Monkey Ancestors Day-music format radio station>
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 11:24 AM PST up reply actions  

{sets out Santa Scopes ornaments}
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 11:26 AM PST up reply actions  

I saw mommy Santa-Scoping Santa Claus?
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 11:30 AM PST up reply actions  

GAHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Two things in this world bring out my homicidal impulses: Red Sox fans, and Christmas music.

()(#&$(&(@&#(&@(&#*$&. Screw you, holiday season crap!

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 11:39 AM PST up reply actions  

Here you
go.  Monkeyball was just kidding...

by mikeA on Nov 20, 2006 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Urban thinks a $15 million, 2 year deal...
might be enough to get Bonds to Oakland:

Would signing Bonds be a good move?

I don't agree.  If it's that low, there is no way the Giants won't sign him.

But, I found the most interesting part of the piece to be:

"The bottom line is that Beane will do anything that makes sense for the club, no matter the public perception, and he knows that if Bonds helps the A's win games, the players will do the same thing they did with their public expressions of support for Bradley."

Once again, Urban implies that the public support expressed by the players was false.  Why doesn't he just come out and tell us the truth about which players weren't being entirely honest with their "public expressions of support," if he knows?

"When I got injured, I felt disrespected. Waaannnh!" - Mark Kotsay

by FoolshGame22 on Nov 20, 2006 11:22 AM PST reply actions  

Agreed.
I would be surprised to see Bonds take that much -- and if he is willing, no way in HELL do the Giants not find a way to lure him back. It would be a joke for that franchise to let him slip into BB's hands with the record looming, given how much they've screwed the team over to make Bonds the main attaction. Might as well ride it out to the bitter end.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

i'd do that deal in a fremont minute
the only reason bonds would sign that deal is to spite the giants, which anyone knows who watches seinfeld, is a perfectly valid reason.

by connie mack on Nov 20, 2006 9:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Z FOR PRESIDENT!
Zagaris, that is.
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 11:25 AM PST reply actions  

harden and street
seem a bit out of place with those other names in the gallery.
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 Nov 20, 2006 11:27 AM PST up reply actions  

Ok, Seriously!!
No Joke, I would give just about anything to be his intern for a day! Just to follow him around and pick his brain! He is outstanding and has lived one hell of a life! And basically, he has MY dream job!! HIRE ME NOW, Zagaris, PLEASE!!
"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Nov 20, 2006 12:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey, no cutting in line!
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 12:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Step in line, girls
I'm probably both your ages combined.

by LilAnnieOaktown on Nov 20, 2006 5:16 PM PST up reply actions  

Awesome!
The other Z-man of Oakland. Damn, I love that man and his job.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

How did Leones del Caracas arrange to
ensure that every one of Marco's 30 ABs came in clutch situations?
"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" --Johnny Rotten

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Nov 20, 2006 11:36 AM PST reply actions  

seems a little ridiculous
if they pay more than the rumored 3yr 30 million that the giants offered.  Its like teams are just infatuated by a guy that can steal.  I mean Pierre did have over 200 hits but his .330 OBP is pretty terrible considering he had that many hits.
"...we don't score six, seven runs. We score three, four runs and play defense and pitch" - Eric Chavez

by pickinmachine on Nov 20, 2006 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

He makes tons of outs.
Tons -- from 02-05, he made 1981 outs, second only to Jimmy Rollins.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 12:13 PM PST up reply actions  

that's a lot of goin' to Pepperdine
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 1:38 PM PST up reply actions  

Michael Lewis's New Book
Has anyone else read The Blind Side? Great read. Amazing story. And I don't even like football.

This comment by Lewis in his acknowledgements caught my attention.

When I first set out to interview professional football players I was struck by how much easier they were to talk to than professional baseball players, who tend to treat questions as insults.

Maybe it's because baseball players play 162 games and football players just 16. So baseball players have to deal with the press a lot more and get sick of them. Or maybe football players are nicer than baseball players.

"Oakland has a way of bringing out the joy in the game." NYT, 9/22/06

by SportySpice @ Athletics Nation on Nov 20, 2006 11:41 AM PST reply actions  

It's the 'roids.
The 'roids put the footballers in a perpetual happy state.  Baseballers gotta take more if they want to deal with the press.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 11:42 AM PST up reply actions  

Or maybe just smoke more pot.
Danny, where are you? The team needs you!
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 11:43 AM PST up reply actions  

People tend to
treat questions as insults when the question is "What glaring defect makes you a perfect fit for the A's?"

by mikeA on Nov 20, 2006 11:46 AM PST up reply actions  

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

by batgirl on Nov 20, 2006 12:43 PM PST up reply actions  

reading it right now!
only 2 chapters in, but I like it so far.  I did hear him say in a radio interview that football players (in his estimation) are much, much smarter than baseball players as a general rule.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Nov 20, 2006 12:44 PM PST up reply actions  

He should fear the wrath of Scotty H.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 12:50 PM PST up reply actions  

I think Lewis has said
that Hatteberg was the anomoly in being so accessible and willing to talk.
"Oakland has a way of bringing out the joy in the game." NYT, 9/22/06

by SportySpice @ Athletics Nation on Nov 20, 2006 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Hatteberg read novels on the bus in the minors
And had a subscription to the New York Times. He was a complete anomaly.
"I had to turn my weaknesses into my strengths." -- Milton Bradley, October 6, 2006

by Englishmajor on Nov 20, 2006 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

And I miss him so much!
"I had to turn my weaknesses into my strengths." -- Milton Bradley, October 6, 2006

by Englishmajor on Nov 20, 2006 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

On the football v. baseball theme
Why do football players after a game chum it up with the opposing team and shake hands and hug? Baseball players just glare from their dugout.
"Oakland has a way of bringing out the joy in the game." NYT, 9/22/06

by SportySpice @ Athletics Nation on Nov 20, 2006 12:51 PM PST up reply actions  

your previous post
football players are much easier to talk to.
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 Nov 20, 2006 12:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I wondered that, too...
...when my son was in Little League, and the postgame "passing hifive" lines were both teams, not just the winning team congratulating itself.

Of course, I also think it would be funny to see major leaguers turn and stampede their Team Mom for snacks right after the hifiving...

"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 12:57 PM PST up reply actions  

That's why baseball is so awesome.
There's something about the intrinsic bitterness that generates warm fuzzy feelings.

Football is girly.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

i'm a bit surprised by that
but then again, the strategy in baseball is a lot less complex than in football.  football has more memorization and split-second decisionmaking.  baseball is probably a bit more instinctual.  manny has been one of the best players in baseball for the last decade and i don't think many would consider him smart.  
the sad thing is i bet lewis has mostly interacted with a's players (swisher).
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 Nov 20, 2006 12:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I read it
it was a great read, highly recommended.
I think the bulk of the football players don't get noticed by the press, especially lineman and linebackers.

by connie mack on Nov 20, 2006 9:12 PM PST up reply actions  

15 die in bus plunge
The Rise and Fall of the "Bus Plunge" Story
http://www.slate.com/id/2152895/

but why has there been a decline in "south korean shopping mall collapses, killing five" stories in the last few years?  is it because they're building better malls or because all the malls have already collapsed?

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 Nov 20, 2006 11:46 AM PST reply actions  

boooo :(
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 11:51 AM PST up reply actions  

well of course that one made the news
it was two young american females.  perhaps you haven't noticed, but every time a halfway-attractive white woman goes missing in this country it's covered on 24-hour cable news for the next five months.

from the slate article:
"Race and culture played a big role in bus-plunge story's placement, too. Miller quotes foreign correspondent Mort Rosenblum's equation: "A hundred Pakistanis going off a mountain in a bus make less of a story than three Englishmen drowning in the Thames." By and large, if an American plunged on a bus, the news was always more likely to run as a free-standing story in a U.S. newspaper than as filler."

the real question is, why do they all use the word plunge? the cnn article says the bus "plunged some 30 feet off the side of a highway overpass".

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 Nov 20, 2006 12:27 PM PST up reply actions  

I've noticed.
That's why, whenever I'm about to be abducted, I tell my captors-to-be that I'm just really tan and much prettier in better light.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 12:30 PM PST up reply actions  

{watches road signs for Sal Alert}
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

and that you're scheduled for surgery
to go from an outie to an innie.
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 Nov 20, 2006 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

I feel weird posting this
but I can't imagine any other situation in which it would be relevant to do so.  So, choosing opportunity over good taste, here goes:

http://cdbaby.com/mp3lofi/thebobs4-04.m3u
http://www.bobs.com/Lyrics.cgi?Bus_Plunge

Certum est quod certum reddi potest.

by oblique on Nov 20, 2006 5:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Annual plea for translation
of an A's themed (ALCS) Korean cartoon... all I can tell for sure is that that's Beene in the 2nd panel...
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 20, 2006 11:48 AM PST reply actions  

I want to learn to read Korean
entirely because of those damn comics.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Let me guess
WEEI?
In the stands the home crowd scatters For the turnstiles

by andeux on Nov 20, 2006 12:37 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm not passing along anymore of their
so-called "Sport Flashes"
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 20, 2006 12:41 PM PST up reply actions  

You shouldn't have done all that confiscating
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 1:20 PM PST up reply actions  

I once actually knew
a white kid who fluent in Korean.  He put those talents to use by writing homicidal diatribes to Bush 41 and later Bill Clinton.  Not only was he bipartisan in his psychosis, he was also willing to engage the judicial and legislative branches in correspondance. Trifecta.  The U.S. Secret Service took an interest in his musings....I think he won an extended vacation at club Fed for his efforts.  
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Nov 20, 2006 3:30 PM PST up reply actions  

Are you being paid a commission for votes? ;)
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

I declare 1pm to be
AN Beer Hour.

Leave your jobs, your offices, your school and your families. Go to your nearest bar, and raise a pint in honor of the A's and the Nation.

...Okay, so I just want an excuse to go drink a pint, but if we all do it together, then it's like we're all drinking from the same giant, limitless vat of beer that unites us all in perfect baseball harmony.

Drink with me!

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Nov 20, 2006 12:11 PM PST reply actions  

Mind if I just have a soda?
I spent all weekend wine tasting and I am a bit hung over. But I will definately join you, just with a soda in hand.
"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Nov 20, 2006 12:14 PM PST up reply actions  

does root beer count?
if so, sign me up!

by Amnesiac727 on Nov 20, 2006 12:59 PM PST up reply actions  

it's 1pm somewhere
<drinks beer>
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 20, 2006 1:08 PM PST up reply actions  

Then, at 1:45 pm...
we can, in unison, go make one small zip for man, and one giant leak for mankind.
"...sometimes I can't tell the difference between baseball and magic."- salb918 "Ellie plowed into him like an evil, pink unicorn."-ArakSOT

by McFood on Nov 20, 2006 1:29 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm utterly disappointed that my comment didn't...
evoke even ONE response!

You see, it's funny because we'd all be going to the bathroom at the same time because of all the beer drinking, but I used a variation of Neil Armstrong's famous words when man first landed on the moon, which was kind of big deal, you know, if you ever heard about it...

"...sometimes I can't tell the difference between baseball and magic."- salb918 "Ellie plowed into him like an evil, pink unicorn."-ArakSOT

by McFood on Nov 20, 2006 4:21 PM PST up reply actions  

we landed on the moon?
I haven't been paying attention to the space program since before I was born.
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 4:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I was too busy
worrying about the giant leek.
In the stands the home crowd scatters For the turnstiles

by andeux on Nov 20, 2006 4:36 PM PST up reply actions  

Fine...
I'm taking my internet and going home!
"...sometimes I can't tell the difference between baseball and magic."- salb918 "Ellie plowed into him like an evil, pink unicorn."-ArakSOT

by McFood on Nov 20, 2006 4:40 PM PST up reply actions  

<roots for giant leek>
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 4:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I missed it ...
it's funny ... {pats McFood on ass} ... {hand lingers too long, everyone feels uncomfortable}
Another project of Devo's

by devo on Nov 20, 2006 4:50 PM PST up reply actions  

all the working people need to buy this
BEER CAN WRAPS - Want to enjoy some suds in the park or in an area where they frown on the consumption of beer? Don't want to pay the inflated prices for a cold beer at the beach? Well now you can enjoy your brews and nobody will be the wiser. Simply wrap these vinyl soda can simulated wraps around you can, and party on. These look like the real thing, and best of all they are reusable so you can use them over and over again.

Your get 3 different labels in each package, your 3 labels will be randomly selected from our 9 different designs.

by gotgreen on Nov 20, 2006 3:11 PM PST up reply actions  

No OJ Book or TV show now....
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2006/11/20/entertainment/e123314S74.DTL

Apparently it was "ill-considered"....and it took them THIS long to figure it out?!?!!?

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Nov 20, 2006 12:50 PM PST reply actions  

Man, anything that shames Rupert Murdoch
is pretty much prima facia unacceptable for public viewing.
"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" --Johnny Rotten

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Nov 20, 2006 12:57 PM PST up reply actions  

FIRE JUDITH REGAN NOW!!
"Oakland has a way of bringing out the joy in the game." NYT, 9/22/06

by SportySpice @ Athletics Nation on Nov 20, 2006 1:29 PM PST up reply actions  

Until just now,
I thought it impossible to shame Murdoch.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Nov 20, 2006 3:14 PM PST up reply actions  

That just opens the door for Keeny Rogers'...
autobiography: "If I had cheated by putting a foreign substance on my hand, this is how I would have done it."

Oops, too late, we've already seen that one.

"...sometimes I can't tell the difference between baseball and magic."- salb918 "Ellie plowed into him like an evil, pink unicorn."-ArakSOT

by McFood on Nov 20, 2006 1:36 PM PST up reply actions  

co-written with moises alou
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 Nov 20, 2006 1:40 PM PST up reply actions  

"Foreign substance"?
Haren imports his, donchaknow.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 1:41 PM PST up reply actions  

technically, Moises' 'substance' isn't 'foreign'
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 1:44 PM PST up reply actions  

You're right -- born in GA
But there's something foreign about the bodily fluids of a man claiming to be the nephew of Jesus.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 1:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Black Friday
aka "Day after Thanksgiving" sale ads!

anybody going to go out and brave the cold and madness in the wee hours of the morning to hit up those sales this friday?

by gotgreen on Nov 20, 2006 1:39 PM PST reply actions  

No.
Absolutely not.
  • I am not a morning person
  • I hate cold weather
  • I hate waiting in line
  • I hate shopping
  • I hate people/crowds
Things just don't work out. I try to shop online as much as I can... it's really the best for everyone.
"Come on, you douche bags, we're all on the same team!"

by Jennifer on Nov 20, 2006 1:48 PM PST up reply actions  

I find it almost entertaining
As long as you are not going to shop, it is a really good day to people watch. You can witness all the hysteria and mania and just laugh at everyone. It is a good day to learn a lesson in mob mentality and psychology. And if you find something you want on sale at a good price, it is a bonus!
"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Nov 20, 2006 1:57 PM PST up reply actions  

Some of that is also true of lurking on AN...
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 20, 2006 2:11 PM PST up reply actions  

<buys Bob Geren for bargain price>
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 2:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I went for the first time last year
to myslef a pair of pants.  It was worth it -- in addition to getting a good deal, my professional career has enjoyed a resurgence since I began wearing pants.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 2:00 PM PST up reply actions  

i went for the first time a few years ago
and that was my last for all the same reasons jennifer listed - except the "i hate shopping" part!

but i'm debating whether or not to brave the madness this friday because i want a new digital camera!

by gotgreen on Nov 20, 2006 2:21 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd like to change the
"I hate shopping" to "I hate shopping for other people."
"Come on, you douche bags, we're all on the same team!"

by Jennifer on Nov 20, 2006 3:12 PM PST up reply actions  

does that mean ...
... you have enough people already?

Or does it mean that you have a unique psychographic service, whereby people who hate shopping can hate outsource their loathing onto you?

People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 3:24 PM PST up reply actions  

<myslefs in sal's pants>
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 2:22 PM PST up reply actions  

You enjoy myslef?
In the stands the home crowd scatters For the turnstiles

by andeux on Nov 20, 2006 2:23 PM PST up reply actions  

isn't he in the Fugees?
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 2:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Boy, mna...
"Next thing you know, they'll have me taking an overdose of pills."--Milton Bradley

by jeepers on Nov 21, 2006 1:58 PM PST up reply actions  

<Gets out 'bus plunger'>
"...sometimes I can't tell the difference between baseball and magic."- salb918 "Ellie plowed into him like an evil, pink unicorn."-ArakSOT

by McFood on Nov 20, 2006 2:31 PM PST up reply actions  

And if *that* ain't a sign from God...
Tree kills worshippers in Nicaragua.

(Sorry for the bad taste snark. Maybe a tree will fall on me now.)

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 2:10 PM PST reply actions  

Revenge of the Xmas tree!
"...sometimes I can't tell the difference between baseball and magic."- salb918 "Ellie plowed into him like an evil, pink unicorn."-ArakSOT

by McFood on Nov 20, 2006 2:27 PM PST up reply actions  

A's sign Dunn to a one year deal!
no, not Adam Dunn, a right-handed relief pitcher named Scott Dunn.

Also, Marcus Mcbeth is now on the 40-man roster.

link

by gotgreen on Nov 20, 2006 2:23 PM PST reply actions  

<Throws chair>
My day had been... very blah.  I got really excited when I saw the title.  I thought, Finally something to be excited about!

<Continues moping>

by AsGirl on Nov 20, 2006 2:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Sounds like a Dunn deal
"[Frank's] a big battler. He's the mother of battleships."

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Nov 20, 2006 2:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I totally flipped when I saw
that headline on the sidebar.  Went looking for a diary ... then read the story.
"...but we're also always open to hearing about other sandwiches if it can make our lunch better." -- Nico, channeling Billy Beane

by iglew on Nov 21, 2006 10:08 PM PST up reply actions  

PS:
How many days before pitchers and catchers report?

by AsGirl on Nov 20, 2006 2:56 PM PST reply actions  

comedian walid hassan killed in iraq
i blame kramer

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061120/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_061120212235

Gunmen shot and killed a television comedian Monday who was famous for mocking everyone from the Iraqi government to U.S. forces to Shiite militias to Sunni insurgents.

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 Nov 20, 2006 3:09 PM PST reply actions  

And I thought the
Dixie Chicks had it tough.  Just goes to show ya, you better know your target demographic.  Or you will be the target demographic.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Nov 20, 2006 3:19 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess he didn't find
comedy in the Muslim world.

(WTF is wrong with you people?  Mocking an innocent comedian's death?  Well, trust me, Walid would've wanted it this way.  Now I'm going to blaze a hookah in his memory.  RIP, homeboy.)

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Nov 20, 2006 3:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't want to start anything big here but....
rumor has it that Haren's wedding may have been called off. I don't have any detail yet, but no one panic. Its a silly rumor at the moment probably started by some crazy fangirl who wants Haren and will stalk him too. ;)
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time

by athleticscatcher on Nov 20, 2006 5:26 PM PST reply actions  

or a crazy fanmonkey
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 20, 2006 5:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Minnesota Vikings stadium deal falls apart
http://www.startribune.com/510/story/824483.html

They were going to build it in Blaine, which is the suburb next to Coon Rapids....which is the birthplace of Dan Johnson.  Dan Johnson.  I think those Volvo-ghostriding boys are on to something.

"I had to turn my weaknesses into my strengths." -- Milton Bradley, October 6, 2006

by Englishmajor on Nov 20, 2006 5:37 PM PST reply actions  

Huston a home owner!!
Not sure if anyone has seen or posted this, but Huston Street no longer lives with his parents.  Oh, and his youngest brother, Hanson, is playing baseball for Pepperdine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6sBC9vGKy0

hookem street

by hookem street on Nov 20, 2006 9:06 PM PST reply actions  

High five!
for posting that.
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Nov 20, 2006 9:46 PM PST up reply actions  

What about the hair?
I hope he grows it back.
hookem street

by hookem street on Nov 20, 2006 9:53 PM PST up reply actions  

Me too
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Nov 20, 2006 10:03 PM PST up reply actions  

sadly
many of our guys probably are...can't believe he said "Bush"

by elfgirl on Nov 21, 2006 4:48 AM PST up reply actions  

I think
he only said Bush because he's from Texas.  Street is pretty loyal to people from Texas.
hookem street

by hookem street on Nov 21, 2006 8:06 AM PST up reply actions  

bush vs. clooney?
And he might be too young to realize who George Clooney is...
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Nov 21, 2006 8:38 AM PST up reply actions  

He's still young... he can learn...
"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 21, 2006 7:55 AM PST up reply actions  

You head it too
Crap. I was trying to block that out.
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Nov 21, 2006 12:20 PM PST up reply actions  

Duh. All baseball players are Republicans
All American-born ones, anyway.

Well, almost all.

"...but we're also always open to hearing about other sandwiches if it can make our lunch better." -- Nico, channeling Billy Beane

by iglew on Nov 21, 2006 10:07 PM PST up reply actions  

NO!
I love it!
"Come on, you douche bags, we're all on the same team!"

by Jennifer on Nov 21, 2006 6:10 AM PST up reply actions  

Loaiza wanted
a fancy watch?  Hard to believe....

by mikeA on Nov 21, 2006 11:53 AM PST up reply actions  

*STILL* no "Pepperdine" joke?
"Come on, you douche bags, we're all on the same team!"

by Jennifer on Nov 21, 2006 1:13 PM PST up reply actions  

By the way...
Where the hell is TODAY'S Link Dump?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!

"No one really knows whether Geren is a Yes-man. I have a sneaking suspicion he's more of an Anderson Wakeman Bruford and Howe-man." ~ monkeyball

by Poppy on Nov 21, 2006 1:04 PM PST reply actions  

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 21, 2006 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

It's been moved
Try fremontnation.com
People wanted Washington because he would do a better job of establishing the run. -- andeux @('.')@

by monkeyball on Nov 21, 2006 1:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Wasn't Jennifer gonna do it?
A set of links unified by the theme "Going to Pepperdine."
"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" --Johnny Rotten

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Nov 21, 2006 1:33 PM PST up reply actions  

the poll
we don't have a single right fielder? I find that hard to believe
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 21, 2006 1:28 PM PST reply actions  

is it game over for mikeA?
"San Jose A's of Fremont" is pathetic

by ArakSOT on Nov 21, 2006 1:37 PM PST up reply actions  

Naw
I sent Kotsay a fruit basket.

by mikeA on Nov 21, 2006 1:42 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas...
...no longer.
Tipped off by three plastic pipes mysteriously skimming the ocean's surface, authorities seized a homemade submarine packed with 3 tons of cocaine off Costa Rica's Pacific coast.

(Homemade submarines are so much nicer than the ones you buy at the store, don'tcha think?)

Pecan Pie

by Ice Cream on Nov 21, 2006 2:04 PM PST reply actions  

I am sorry,
but what authority does the DEA and the FBI have in COsta Rican Territorial waters?  Did I miss something?  Did we "liberate" Costa Rica too?  D*mn eco-terrorists.  

by mikedaviswhereareyou on Nov 21, 2006 6:05 PM PST up reply actions  

Really?
Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
"Next thing you know, they'll have me taking an overdose of pills."--Milton Bradley

by jeepers on Nov 21, 2006 2:07 PM PST reply actions  

D'oh!
Meant as a reply to Ice Cream's post.
"Next thing you know, they'll have me taking an overdose of pills."--Milton Bradley

by jeepers on Nov 21, 2006 2:08 PM PST up reply actions  

There...
Now we have a DLD for today!
BigLeagueChoo: rerish noooo

Tony Romo > You

by JLaff on Nov 21, 2006 2:35 PM PST reply actions  

Voodoo dark magic
scares me so
Huh. I always thought that baseball's version of a home run is the motherf---ing home run itself. -FJM

by oblique on Nov 21, 2006 2:45 PM PST up reply actions  

I heart recycling.
"Come on, you douche bags, we're all on the same team!"

by Jennifer on Nov 21, 2006 3:03 PM PST up reply actions  

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