Link Dump 2/27: grover is banned from this DLD

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 8:35 AM PST

I'm just kidding. grover and his trollish behavior is welcome here. ;)

(AP Photo/Steve Mitchell)

FRANK THOMAS IS TALLER THAN KEN WILLIAMS
Lots of links. I didn't read any of them. <shrugs>
Williams tired of 'idiot' Thomas
Sox' GM puts hurt on Thomas
This whole mess with No. 35 brings back memories of No. 33
Williams angered by Thomas' comments
Guillen steers clear of Williams-Thomas feud
Guillen butts out
White Sox's GM takes big rips at 'Big Hurt'

CHAVEZ AND CROSBY UPDATE
Susan Slusser writes:

Manager Ken Macha suggested Sunday at Papago Park that Chavez might DH every other day in order to rest his chronically sore right shoulder (as a preventative measure), and the third baseman might sit on back-to-back days if need be. Crosby, Oakland's shortstop, will be brought along even more slowly. Crosby threw at a distance of 120 feet Sunday ("Best I've felt,'' he said), but he, too, might serve as designated hitter from time to time.

More items of interest from the same link:

Harden will throw to batters today, and his next outing could be in a simulated game. Harden is now participating in all fielding drills.
Gerald Perry was pleased with Thomas' second day in the batting cage.
Of the new pitchers, Chad Gaudin has drawn the most notice.
Dan Meyer, Shane Komine and Adam Johnson will pitch against South Africa on Saturday. Don't expect to see many regulars in that game.

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I think I tore my labrum

just reading that DLD. Thanks a lot, Sharon.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 8:42 AM PST reply actions

No problem, Sal.

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 8:44 AM PST up reply actions

Aw shucks...

I love you too Sharon.

Why yes. I am a ray of Fucking sunshine.

by grover on Feb 27, 2006 4:34 PM PST up reply actions

<convulsions>

I need baseball. Seriously. I miss this stuff.

Links for Thunderbutt: I was crusing around the B&N at the Methdependence Commons this weekend, looking for page 176, and thought I'd share a few things.

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 8:45 AM PST reply actions

Season 1 of Lost is on the way.

woohoo!

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 8:49 AM PST up reply actions

woohoo!

Let us know you what you think!

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 8:56 AM PST up reply actions

I suck.

Stop me.

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 8:57 AM PST up reply actions

You suck?

I didn't even notice until you said something.

I suck.

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 8:59 AM PST up reply actions

I need help.

I went to the A's site, looked at the second story under "A's Update", and thought it said "A's notes: No cold shower for stars" instead of "cold shoulder".

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 9:08 AM PST up reply actions

lol

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 9:18 AM PST up reply actions

I think there's ...

<kRaZeE wAnD aCtIoN> waiting for me if I were to respond instinctively to this thread ...

by Rickeyfan on Feb 27, 2006 12:40 PM PST up reply actions

I can read your mind.

You are nasty. Nasty, nasty.

You're getting <bAnNeD>!

P.S I think I'm going to start writing <bAn'D> instead. Or <bAnD>. I can't decide. They both look way better than <bAnNed>.

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

<u R bAnD>?

hmmm...

duznt luk ryt...

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 1:08 PM PST up reply actions

I think I link <bAnD> or <baN'd>...

because it reminds me of "Band on the Run" by Wings.

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

I like <bAn'D>

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 1:10 PM PST up reply actions

If you use <bAN'd>

you get an AN in there

by ArakSOT on Feb 27, 2006 1:27 PM PST up reply actions

or ...

b'ANdC'aMp?

by Rickeyfan on Feb 27, 2006 1:36 PM PST up reply actions

hubba hubba

Those are both nicer than the original postings. Thankew. =]

by ArakSOT on Feb 27, 2006 8:55 AM PST up reply actions

Is Harden cleared for turning off alarm clocks?

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 8:48 AM PST reply actions

No.

I'll be choosing one lucky lady from today's DLD to do that for him.

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 8:53 AM PST up reply actions

Me, me! Pick me!

If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?

by baseballgirl on Feb 27, 2006 10:05 AM PST up reply actions

Well,

I was going to pick myself, but I guess that would be wrong.

Okay, the job is yours.

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 10:13 AM PST up reply actions

She'll have to fight me for it.

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 10:16 AM PST up reply actions

Let's go!

;)

If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?

by baseballgirl on Feb 27, 2006 10:18 AM PST up reply actions

We should just share.

I'll take days ending in "Y". You can have what's left.

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 10:37 AM PST up reply actions

Cool...

That means 'tomorrow' is mine. :)

If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?

by baseballgirl on Feb 27, 2006 11:07 AM PST up reply actions

I hate you.

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 11:11 AM PST up reply actions

Oh, you know what?

Harden was just cleared for turning his alarm off.

You've been reassigned to Joe Kennedy. He's not hurt. But he's a valuable lefty for the team, and they don't want him do anything by himself.

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 11:14 AM PST up reply actions

torn labrum?

I did too, but they discovered i also tore my rotator cuff and will miss the rest of the posting season

Gets ahead of hitters early and then doesn't fuck around with the corners, just Shull-shocks them by burning right through their wheelhouse-Oz on Jimmy Shull.

by ohad on Feb 27, 2006 8:52 AM PST reply actions

Lawrence and Soriano.

Jim Bowden is a genius.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 9:07 AM PST up reply actions

Can you feel sorry for the bat-flipper?

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5363822

Boone will either be an all-star or retire.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 9:32 AM PST reply actions

Nope.

I can't stand Boone.

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 27, 2006 9:40 AM PST up reply actions

Screw 'The Boone'.

That asshole has a lot more embarassment coming to him yet. He's the perfect posterboy for the steroid generation - went from nothing to explosive in a heartbeat, stringbean to muscleman in an off-season stretch, and as soon as the roids were being tested for, he wasn't even good enough to take up a spot on the Twins roster.

Take your money and leave, Flipper.

by Ozzz on Feb 27, 2006 10:45 AM PST up reply actions

STERRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOIDS!!!

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Feb 27, 2006 2:13 PM PST up reply actions

Old farts

One by one the juicers are hanging 'em up, rather than be exposed for the weak turds they are sans jus. Sosa, Boone... who's next, Steve Finley? Hopefully Bonds...

by OaktownTribesman on Feb 27, 2006 7:09 PM PST up reply actions

Nacho Runs en Francais?

Merde avec jus

it was the crazy-people underestimation @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 28, 2006 4:37 PM PST up reply actions

peut-?tre

merde au jus

As a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, I'm going to light my tapir on fire and choke on my own vomit. - monkeyball

by andeux on Feb 28, 2006 4:42 PM PST up reply actions

Is that pronounced ...

... "poo-tete"?

it was the crazy-people underestimation @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 28, 2006 4:50 PM PST up reply actions

Chavez in the Slusser article

"That's fine, all I need is about 45 to 50 at-bats and I'll be OK,'' Chavez said.

WhAA!! Let's hope bro. That hasn't seemed to do the trick ever before.

I really wish he had shoulder surgery. I could see that decision really coming back and hurting the A's. Let's hope not. God willing.

Simming Offseason.....

by robber23 on Feb 27, 2006 10:03 AM PST reply actions

I was chuckling

at that "45-50 AB" comment.

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 27, 2006 10:04 AM PST up reply actions

me too...

So much for the WBC and trying to play full speed this springs. Jeeze...

by CyZito on Feb 27, 2006 10:31 AM PST up reply actions

So Chavez should be completely ready....

...just in time for the playoffs?

by Mission1929 on Feb 27, 2006 10:50 AM PST up reply actions

this makes me snicker...

Chavez also hit well Sunday. Macha said he hit "more than several" out at Papago Park.

"More than several?" Is that a bunch? I think a bunch might be less than several, but I'm not sure. Maybe a passel or a shitload...

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 12:05 PM PST up reply actions

Troy Percival is probably retiring

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060227/SPORTS02/602270378/1050/SPORTS

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 27, 2006 10:05 AM PST reply actions

He's a gamer.

He could have sat out the final year on his contract, earned $6m, Albert Belle style, and worked on his tan.

Instead he played through pain to earn a scrimmage save, then offered to coach, play in the minors, do whatever it takes to help the club.

Should be more like him.

by Ozzz on Feb 27, 2006 10:50 AM PST up reply actions

I think

He learned from Erstad and X-Factor Eckstein, they really bring their game faces.

"If you throw at someone's head, it's very dangerous, because in the head is the brain." -- Pudge Rodriguez

by niallmack on Feb 27, 2006 10:56 AM PST up reply actions

jabberwacky says...

User: So, the important question is how many games Frank Thomas will play in 2006.

Jabberwacky: What important question?

User: How many games will Frank Thomas play in 2006?

Jabberwacky: Most of them.

I tried getting a number and/or percentage, but the bot wouldn't give up that information. :(

www.jabberwacky.com

by crosis @ Athletics Nation on Feb 27, 2006 10:57 AM PST reply actions

estimate

I finally got it out of jabberwacky:

Jabberwacky: Now, for your question. God.

User: How many games will Frank Thomas play in 2006?

Jabberwacky: 1 in 10.

User: That's not good.

Jabberwacky: You're telling me.

User: I am, aren't I?

Sixteen games? :(

by crosis @ Athletics Nation on Feb 27, 2006 12:12 PM PST up reply actions

Thomas will hit a bunch of homers this year..

User: How many homers will the Big Hurt hit?

Jabberwacky: What do you mean?

User: Well, I'd like to know how many home runs he'll hit this year.

Jabberwacky: First, make a major discovery concerning quantum particles, then...

User: I'll make you into quantum particles if you don't tell me.

Jabberwacky: You tell me your name first - go on.

User: You still haven't answered me about the home runs.

Jabberwacky: As far as I know you didn't ask any question.

User: How many home runs?!?

Jabberwacky: How many do you have?

User: I have zero! What about Frank?

Jabberwacky: Whose frank?

User: I'll sever your frank if you don't answer!

Jabberwacky: You're delusional.

User: Answer me already!

Jabberwacky: What question did you ask?

User: How many will he hit?

Jabberwacky: About fifty?

User: Sounds good, thanks.

Jabberwacky: You're not so smart.

User: Screw you, buddy.

Jabberwacky: HEY I'm A GIRL.

So, there you go. Scientific evidence that he'll hit fifty this year.

Mom..! Meatloaf! ..F@#$!!

by JediLeroy on Feb 27, 2006 9:14 PM PST up reply actions

Man....

Every Chavez quote just gets worse and worse. Im starting to have a hard time belieiving he will be ok all season

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Feb 27, 2006 11:36 AM PST reply actions

'worse and worse'...just like his at-bats.

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 12:04 PM PST up reply actions

Sad news for Vlad...

Went back to the DR after 3 cousins died in a car crash. Wow..that's awful.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Feb 27, 2006 11:42 AM PST reply actions

yes, awful... poor Vlad... :(

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 12:01 PM PST up reply actions

off topic

anyone else see these girls on ABC last fall?

http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_4207

best quote: "A lot of people get into racism for the wrong reasons."

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 Feb 27, 2006 11:50 AM PST reply actions

Frightening...

Kind of like an evil-er version of the Olson twins.

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 27, 2006 12:01 PM PST up reply actions

Is this

for real? And they put these fuckers on national television?
This country is fucked. 14 year old kids in my neighborhood are mugging people for fun. I guess this should all be expected after a Bush steals a couple elections. It was just a matter of time.

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Feb 27, 2006 2:24 PM PST up reply actions

yes, brilliant

no, that's probably made up. surely they wouldn't put bad people on national television.

bush is obviously responsible for 13-14 year olds turning to the white power movement and mugging people for fun in your neighborhood, since neither of these things ever happened prior to jan 2001...

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 Feb 27, 2006 4:58 PM PST up reply actions

All right

Maybe I'm just pissed off and being pessemistic. As for Bush, I'm sure the rest of the world hated the U.S. just as much before he got into office as they do now...

"We don't start nothin', but we don't take nothin' either" - Dusty Baker

by Philip Christy on Feb 27, 2006 8:57 PM PST up reply actions

Please refrain

from discussing politics on this site, and using naughty words in doing so.

Thank you.

"Great guys, great teams, great fans, great organization. No matter where I go, if I go, it's going to be hard to compare to what I've experienced here." - Zito

by Checkswing HR on Feb 28, 2006 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

i'm personally more offended

by the use of a dusty baker quote. that should be a CGV.

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 Feb 28, 2006 4:05 PM PST up reply actions

But what about the children?!?

Goose/gander, et cetera.

it was the crazy-people underestimation @('.')@

by monkeyball on Feb 28, 2006 4:40 PM PST up reply actions

oh, but it's all okay

as long as no one's wearing the blue dress.

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 28, 2006 4:45 PM PST up reply actions

The Frank Thomas thing

is an absolute joke. Kenny Williams apparently has some pretty thin skin. It's like someone grazing you as you walk by in the mall and then them pulling out a .44 Magnum and blowing a hole in your chest.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Feb 27, 2006 12:02 PM PST reply actions

sorry if this already got quoted over the weekend

I don't recall seeing this exact blurb in any of the places where "the end of Bradley's silence" was being discussed...

Susan Slusser's Sunday notebook included this:

Bradley speaks: When new outfielder Milton Bradley arrived in camp, he suggested he would not talk to the media all spring, but on Saturday he was accommodating to all. First Bradley spent 20 minutes or more signing autographs, and then he spent 15 minutes taking questions from reporters, with the stipulation that the topics stuck to baseball and the A's, who he called "the team to beat."

Relaxed and pleasant, Bradley said he isn't even thinking about his surgically repaired left knee. His goal for the season is to stay healthy because in past years, when he has set goals, "anytime I get close, I get injured."

When asked if he plans to take on a leadership role, Bradley said, "I plan on getting in right field - not have opinions, not cause problems, just go with the flow."

I bolded my favorite parts to prove that I actually am not just a picky ol' scrutinizing meany... ;)

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 12:14 PM PST reply actions

off-topic, for Mardi Gras...

(early because I might not be able to post tomorrow)

We all know that New Orleans is not spontaneously regenerating itself. Habitat For Humanity could use some donations...

(and I know 99% of what I say is off-topic anyway, but I thought it would be fun for a change to actually declare that I was about to go off-topic)

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 12:32 PM PST reply actions

There's a topic?

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 12:40 PM PST up reply actions

you know...

...technically, I wasn't off-topic, because this is the LINK Dump... not the BASEBALL Link Dump. And I did include a link. ;)

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 1:03 PM PST up reply actions

Wednesdays are days when ...

I have baseball link dumps ... dollar dogs just aren't meant to be consumed in mass quantities ...

by Rickeyfan on Feb 27, 2006 1:39 PM PST up reply actions

Warnings from Williams

"Earlier this month, White Sox general manager Ken Williams sent a warning to the Oakland Athletics' camp that Frank Thomas needed to shut up about White Sox business."

I'm beginning to pine for the days when the Yankees were World Champs after the out of control ego displayed by the White Sox, Red Sox, and Angels. What makes Kenny Williams think he can control what former players say to the media. Frank is ours now, and he has every right to speak about how he was treated. A warning? I wish Mr. Beane just picked up the phone and told Mr. Williams to suck it. If we are lucky enough to win it all in 06, I hope that afterwards, we had the class to not act like spoiled brats.

"We've added a little more bling to it, so to speak," Macha said.

by eshock on Feb 27, 2006 12:45 PM PST reply actions

CWS should keep "warnings" limited...

...to the playing field, and probably not even there. Sorry Kenny, didn't the A's slightly own the White Sox in your championship year?

All the little brats in this story need a timeout, if you ask me...

I've seen the error of my ways... MaElLuvR

by Poppy on Feb 27, 2006 1:02 PM PST up reply actions

"sent a warning"?

What is this, The Godfather?

Did Billy Beane wake up one morning with Stomper's severed head in his bed?

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 1:12 PM PST up reply actions

Or maybe Stomper leaves ...

a baseball link dump on William's pillow every day. :-9

by Rickeyfan on Feb 27, 2006 1:42 PM PST up reply actions

I can see it now

Ninth inning, tie game, and bases loaded. Frank Thomas at the plate facing Bobby Jenks. First pitch, 100 MPH fastball that hits his left ankle. A's win the game and Thomas loses the rest of his career. Kenny Williams gets the last laugh.

by bloodshot13 on Feb 27, 2006 1:39 PM PST up reply actions

Wow, bloodshot

That's a particularly blood thirsty scenario you got there.

Why yes. I am a ray of Fucking sunshine.

by grover on Feb 27, 2006 4:36 PM PST up reply actions

Oh lord.

I would love to know what was in BB's head when he got THAT message from Kenny. Geez.

I bet NASA radars picked up an UFC launching into orbit-- Unidentified Flying Chair.

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

by Kyli on Feb 27, 2006 3:55 PM PST up reply actions

Who is this Santiago Casilla Person?

I've apparently been out of the loop - since when did Jairo Garcia become Santiago Casilla?...or vice versa... I'm so confused...

by LD on Feb 27, 2006 1:05 PM PST reply actions

And

Visa versa

by eamb on Feb 27, 2006 1:10 PM PST up reply actions

Well...

Escusa mia!

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

here's what happened

from sfgate.com:

Player-to-be-named joke: A complete unknown appeared on the A's updated roster without the team ever making a move.

Jairo Garcia, the A's top minor-league reliever, is now known as Santiago Casilla. That is his real name; Casilla used false documents when he signed his first contract, something that is not unusual in the Dominican Republic but that has been less frequent since a post-Sept. 11 crackdown on visas.

"It's something we didn't know about, but he came forward with the information, so I commend him for that,'' general manager Billy Beane said.

Garcia/Casilla has aged 2 years and 10 months; he's now 25. He'll have to be issued all new papers, which could delay his arrival at spring training.

It's going to take the A's some getting used to. Beane referred to Casilla as "Jairo'' several times.

"I'm sure we'll all just keep calling him Jairo,'' Haren said. "That's such a good name, too.''

by gotgreen on Feb 27, 2006 1:13 PM PST up reply actions

Hmmm..

I'm sure that becoming a new person and aging three years overnight might have its advantages in some circles.

I'm with Haren, though...he'll always be Jairo Garcia to me.

by LD on Feb 27, 2006 1:49 PM PST up reply actions

Hee Hee

That Haren quote cracks me up every time.

by TurnTwo on Feb 27, 2006 3:58 PM PST up reply actions

A's photo day pix taken today

(courtesy of getty images)

>> the big hurt!

>> milton bradley!

>> Z!

>> loaiza!

>> haren!

>> bocachica! what the ...? i thought he wasn't with the A's anymore?

>> mac suzuki!

>> jay pay!

>> DJ and Rheinecker!

>> and every A's fans favorite, ken macha!

by gotgreen on Feb 27, 2006 1:37 PM PST reply actions

Does it hurt Macha when he smiles?

I heart Band Camp.

And WTF?! I can barely see Danny's purty eyes!

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

It's B'nd C'mp!

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 1:45 PM PST up reply actions

I m stck n Bnd C*mp...

c*s B*nd C*mp's st*ck n m.

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 1:48 PM PST up reply actions

#29?

When and why did he change his number?

"Do you ever get down on your knees and thank God you know me and have access to my dementia?" - George Costanza

by Awesomus on Feb 27, 2006 3:02 PM PST up reply actions

great

the photographer found a way to make Haren look even more (a-hem) "spaced out" than he normally looks.

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

by batgirl on Feb 27, 2006 1:45 PM PST up reply actions

WHAT!!!

No Street. This is blasphemy :P

hookem street

by hookem street on Feb 27, 2006 1:46 PM PST up reply actions

MB is looking a little Gwynnish...

...not Paltrow!

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 1:46 PM PST up reply actions

why is Danny

holding a bat? I guess his batting title from last year has really gotten to his head.

I need a cigarette

by As Man on Feb 27, 2006 1:49 PM PST up reply actions

How are the guns on Frank Thomas

That's one big bad mutha

"If you throw at someone's head, it's very dangerous, because in the head is the brain." -- Pudge Rodriguez

by niallmack on Feb 27, 2006 2:53 PM PST up reply actions

I know!

And look how the photographer basically set the camera at his elbow so that his arm is looming right in the front.

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

by batgirl on Feb 27, 2006 3:14 PM PST up reply actions

Outfield Banner ...

I can see it now -
'Welcome to the Oakland Zoo. Be sure to check out the pythons.'

by Rickeyfan on Feb 27, 2006 3:23 PM PST up reply actions

Aww, thanks for posting these!

That pic of Frank Thomas? Kind of adorable. I think I'm gonna like FT on the team. :-) Z's cracked me up, that's so... Zito. Haren needs to stop looking stoned. Even if he's bloody adorable. And someone REALLY has to take that bat away from him. Now.

DJ's new number makes me sad. :-( I hope that was just a decoy or something, man... I liked him as #11, it suited him. Plus, Hatty as 10 and him as 11 was so lovely and appropriate. :-(

I want Rheinecker on the team. In general. Him and Flores are the minor league lefties in my heart.

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

by Kyli on Feb 27, 2006 4:01 PM PST up reply actions

I'm with you on Danny

He looks so stoned it's funny. He needs to look AT the camera, not off into the distance of la-la land. :D

I was nothing more than an almost innocent bystander.

by Squeaky on Feb 27, 2006 4:23 PM PST up reply actions

pictures

Just thought I'd mention that there are some of those pictures on the yahoo mlb page that are of good quality and without the watermark if any of you are interested... YAHOO A's PICTURE PAGE

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Feb 28, 2006 1:52 AM PST up reply actions

Thomas' response to KW

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060227&content_id=1324748& ;vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

On Monday morning at Papago Park, Thomas told reporters that he'd spoken with Williams on Sunday night and considered the matter closed.

Thomas, who characterized his talk with Williams as lengthy and heated, refused to directly respond to some of Williams' harsher comments, which included calling Thomas "an idiot" and "selfish."

"Idiot? Selfish?" Thomas said. "There's nothing there worth a response. ... It's childish. It's time to move on. It's all a bunch of noise to me. ... As far as love lost, there was not much love there, anyway."

A's manager Ken Macha said that he thought the war of words between Thomas and Williams was "funny" and noted, "[Jay] Payton was a problem with the Red Sox last year." Traded to the A's at midseason after complaining about a lack of playing time in Boston last season, Payton was a model citizen with Oakland.

Added Macha, "[It] looks like we've got a rivalry going [with Chicago now]."

Macha's ready to kick some ass.

"Any shots that I'll be callin' will be to the bartender!" -- Band Camp

by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 1:52 PM PST reply actions

I'm with Macha.

Print up the T-shirts.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 2:03 PM PST up reply actions

How funny would it have been

if Macha went completely nuts on KW?

Childish, yes...but so freaking awesome.

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by Sharon on Feb 27, 2006 2:06 PM PST up reply actions

FIRE KW NOW!!!

"Put a Milo on him." -Billy Beane

by kaweahkaweah on Feb 27, 2006 2:25 PM PST up reply actions

We should send the CWS the video

of Macha karate-kicking Cupcakes out of the bathroom with this note attached:

by Jennifer on Feb 27, 2006 2:06 PM PST up reply actions

Written in blood.

Would only work if written in blood.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 2:12 PM PST up reply actions

LOL

Excellent.

by Larry E on Feb 27, 2006 5:28 PM PST up reply actions

Welcome, Mr. Thomas

What a terrific, measured response to an out-of-control, organization. Kenny "Crybaby" Williams is held to a higher standard. He's the frickin' boss. Under federal employment law, he should refrain from derogatory comments about ex-employees. Apparantly, Frank called Kenny last night and they had it out. Might the personal animosity between these guys prompted Frank to seek Billy out at the Winter Meetings? Why not produce for the man who mentally dominates your nemesis? Its clear to me now that the reason the White Sox organization is crass and classless starts and ends with Kenny the Crybaby.

"We've added a little more bling to it, so to speak," Macha said.

by eshock on Feb 27, 2006 3:03 PM PST up reply actions

Haha, for once, Macha is awesome.

I'm with him. Bring 'em on.

Good response by Thomas. Best thing he can do at this point is just ignore anything else by KW and let that be his last statement. Since Kenny is apparently nuts.

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

by Kyli on Feb 27, 2006 3:58 PM PST up reply actions

Chad Gaudin

What's his role with the team, long relief, 'mop up duty', I'm still confused as to how he fits with the A's plans.

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by doublehustle22 on Feb 27, 2006 3:22 PM PST reply actions

His role is to...

confuse and embarass the New Englanders, because they can't pronounce his name without saying "chowdah" by accident.

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 4:33 PM PST up reply actions

Will Carroll on Bobby Crosby

Everyone seems worried about Bobby Crosby, filling my email box with concerns after the reports came out of Oakland that Crosby was dealing with shoulder tendonitis. It's tough to get solid information out of the Oakland camp, so we'll just have to watch and wait. Shoulder problems have been a big part of why Crosby hasn't yet lived up to his potential, so it's no wonder a lot of people are on edge. The A's are also closely monitoring Frank Thomas as he gets back to hitting. He's not ready for live batting practice and will never be fully healthy, but the A's think they can get 300 or more ABs from him this season. If so, that's going to be a big advantage.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4803

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 3:54 PM PST reply actions

more photo day pix!

- freddie bynum!

- mark kotsay!

- zito and loaiza!

by gotgreen on Feb 27, 2006 4:00 PM PST reply actions

Speaking of looks stoned

Kotsay looks like he drank the bongwater.

A Beane in the hand is worth $60M in payroll

by jeepers on Feb 27, 2006 6:03 PM PST up reply actions

lmao!

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 9:50 PM PST up reply actions

even more photo day pix

- Ronnie Mac

- Haren again

- Jason Kendall

- Eric Chavez

by gotgreen on Feb 27, 2006 4:22 PM PST reply actions

they keep comin'!

- Swish

- Cupcakes

by gotgreen on Feb 27, 2006 4:25 PM PST reply actions

Could you maybe post links?

The pictures take a while to load and they block out the actual links/discussion going on. I don't want to sound like a wet blanket, but I do find it kind of annoying.

Copernicus felt the same way about the geocentric crew.

by salb918 on Feb 27, 2006 4:31 PM PST up reply actions

Cupcakes isn't showing up for me. :(

But YAY FOR ALL THE OTHER PICTURES!!!

cirquegirl goes crazy

I was nothing more than an almost innocent bystander.

by Squeaky on Feb 27, 2006 4:31 PM PST up reply actions

Never mind

www.gettyimages.com has these. You just have to track them down. Editorial, then sport, then search for Oakland Athletics.

I was nothing more than an almost innocent bystander.

by Squeaky on Feb 27, 2006 4:36 PM PST up reply actions

Link

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=EventImagesSearchState%7c0%7c1%7c-1%7 c28%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c56835830%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c%7c%7c-8193%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=7 &tag=1

they are updating pretty quickly. check it out if you want to see some of the other players.

by gotgreen on Feb 27, 2006 4:35 PM PST reply actions

So, from the discussion, I shouldn't be worried

that Thomas might still be a selfish, whiny malcontent?

"Great guys, great teams, great fans, great organization. No matter where I go, if I go, it's going to be hard to compare to what I've experienced here." - Zito

by Checkswing HR on Feb 27, 2006 4:45 PM PST reply actions

May have been whiny

But, even his former rival, Konerko said that FT has been a model teammate for the last 3 years. Crybaby Kenny is definitely wrong here. He went way over the top. "He didn't return my call" was his response. Even Cashman of the business-like Yanks assured Sheffield he was wanted. Players are insecure, they want courtesy calls. They don't want to hear about it on the news. The Big Hurt is super-motivated. I'm not worried about his selfishness because it is exactly his quest for 500 that will bring us back to postseason glory.

"We've added a little more bling to it, so to speak," Macha said.

by eshock on Feb 27, 2006 8:40 PM PST up reply actions

These photo day pictures are cracking me up.

If Frank Thomas moves his arm, it looks like he could knock out a whole city.

Observations: Bradley's got attitude, Haren looks stoned, Bocachica looks like he's trying out for a modeling position, Bynum looks very chiseled and heroic, Kotsay's kinda scruffy, Z's just funny, Haren looks even more stoned, Chavvy cut his hair :), and Swish looks like he put on a little weight.

Ah, I love pictures. Yay for ST! :)

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by whiteshoes40 on Feb 27, 2006 4:55 PM PST reply actions

Someone needs to teach Haren

how to open his eyes. Seriously.

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

by Kyli on Feb 27, 2006 6:15 PM PST reply actions

No Two Buck Chuck Photos?

the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005 but we got the fix for 2006.

by ak_A on Feb 27, 2006 7:45 PM PST reply actions

Bocachica

was nontendered, then resigned to a minor league deal because he was Arby-Elegable.

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by Zonis on Feb 27, 2006 8:34 PM PST reply actions

Don'y forget to try...

the new Bocachica nontenders at Arby's.

"Keep the juices going by jangling around gently as you move." - Satchel Paige

by McFood on Feb 27, 2006 9:50 PM PST up reply actions

girl mouth?

is that from their new mexican cannibal menu?

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 Feb 27, 2006 11:16 PM PST up reply actions