Daily Link Dump - Approaching the Deadline

I hate you!

On the DL was going to be my link!

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 8:25 AM PDT reply actions

Don't worry Jenn

you'll make it yet!

by Zonis on Jul 24, 2006 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions

We should call her

Jennie. I bet she'd love that.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions

Excellent comment from On the DL...

Why do these people log on and pretend to be players' wives. [...] It is so childish.

How dare those wife-pretenders log on and sully such a classy, mature website! LOL

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions

I was going to say...

Um?

That's an...interesting...blog...

Some people. It's like the internet people go crazy all over again and try to take over the world.

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions

The subtext? Don't count on Rich Harden starting another game this season. Saarloos was meant to be a temporary fix, and once it became clear the situation wasn't temporary, the A's decided to make a move with better promise than making a deal for someone like Cory Lidle. I wouldn't blame them, even if there's an obvious financial component to the decision: there's no way that Lidle or his like would be worth the difference in cost, considering he's not particularly likely to do any better than Windsor.

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Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 8:37 AM PDT reply actions

makes sense

I don't expect Harden back this season, particularly not starting. I hope I'm wrong.

by OaklandSi on Jul 24, 2006 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

They don't have any more info than we do

It may or may not be the subtext, but bp's guess doesn't make it any more likely that he's out for the year.

by mikeA on Jul 24, 2006 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Gosh, Hatte's sure having a nice year

<sob>

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Jul 24, 2006 8:43 AM PDT reply actions

Should we get together this

week and start a tab?

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm game!

But don't all the games start after 10? Are you still allowed to be out that late?

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Jul 24, 2006 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions

I could probably swing it.

I may be domesticated, but not caged!

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Where is Rich Harden?

Rich has found other employment... in Missouri.

Emergency personnel struggle against wet and slippery conditions to extricate a driver from a vehicle that was involved in an accident Friday at about 9 a.m. [...] Both drivers were transported by ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center. Although Officer Rich Harden has yet to confirm the identity of the drivers, he thinks they were both the owners of the aforementioned vehicles. A citation is pending for the driver of the Voyager. (NEMO Photography)

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 8:44 AM PDT reply actions

I had a dream about Rich last night...

Dreamt that I had Rich Harden's love child. But he wasn't allowed to hold the baby. Larry Davis was worried he would injure himself. But Davis wasn't in the dream, it was just a tie-dyed fanny pack that was speaking. Odd....

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 24, 2006 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh, Rich.

Isn't that dangerous?

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions

It has to be safer than pitching.

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Larry Davis isn't the dispatcher, is he?

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions

I don't think so...

But if he is...poor Rich. <sob>

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Somehow, Sandy Alomar traded.

At least he's out of division...

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 8:53 AM PDT reply actions

Ballplayer ass.

You people think it's a joke, but it really isn't:

"It's been tight for a while; no big deal," said Eyre, who talked about the ailment with a touch of humor. "It's way up high on my butt. So I get my butt rubbed every day. It's cool. My problem is my wife's not doing the rubbing. It's Ed (assistant trainer Halbur).

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 9:12 AM PDT reply actions

It's okay...Kotsay topped that:

Afterward, Kotsay admitted he is still recovering after being hit by Orioles right-hander Russ Ortiz on Tuesday.

"It would affect any hitter if you get hit in the head -- a 91-mph cutter in my ear hole that left part of the helmet in the side of my neck," Kotsay said. "I can't open my jaw wide enough to get a hot dog in.

Tony LaRussa:"If you have the horses, you'll win. If you don't, you'll lose." Me: "We're missing some ponies!"

by baseballgirl on Jul 24, 2006 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions

That's....odd.

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions

PUT HIM ON THE DL ALREADY!

i love chavvy and i hate to see him out of the lineup but they've been contemplating whether he should go on the DL for over a month now. i would rather lose him for two weeks now instead of two weeks in september. it's so frustrating hearing macha say that chavvy's not playing like he should yet he's still batting cleanup. put him on the DL and let him rest those forearms, legs, back, whatever. perez will be fine at third for two weeks.

by gotgreen on Jul 24, 2006 9:16 AM PDT reply actions

Sulentic update

OF Matt Sulentic, Short-season A-ball Vancouver (Athletics)

Oakland's third-round pick in June, Selentic was in many ways the high school version of a Moneyball pick. His statistics bordered on historic, with a .654 batting average and 20 home runs in 81 at-bats while playing in Dallas amongst some of the top talent in the nation. At the same time, he stands 5-foot-10, which limited his projection in the view of some scouts. So far, the performance is what matters, as Sulentic is batting .366/.419/.500 overall in 29 games after going 9-for-14 in his last four. All this to go with an aggressive assignment to the Northwest League, where the rosters are mostly stocked with college draftees, and playing in one of the league's most pitching-friendly parks. By all measurements, it's an impressive beginning to a career.

link

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 9:22 AM PDT reply actions

Wow!

and another "Wow!"

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Jul 24, 2006 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions

This is where Beane learned from not signing:

Smoak!!!

I like it, I like it!!!

While taint is everywhere and baseball is certainly no different, it's important that it be treated with open attention-Devo

by saint @ Athletics Nation on Jul 24, 2006 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Even better

What Goldstein didn't mention is that now Sulentic's BB:K ratio is up to 11:21, much better than how he started, and his OBP has improved from where it was instead of leveling off all season.

"I was always high on X. Obviously, that hasn't changed." -- Jake Peavy

by spal on Jul 24, 2006 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Better still...

...in the last week, Sulentic has walked 6 times and been K'd only 3 times.

Let's not forget, he didn't earn a walk for the first three weeks of his pro career, so this is real progress for a kid who had already progressed a bunch.

And I can confirm the kid has a sense of humor, which is also good in this organization.

Just don't look too hard at his base-running. Got a lot of learning to do there.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I know this is random

but i just had to share my lovely b-day gift i received this weekend

Can I move back to NorCal?!

by griffisgurl on Jul 24, 2006 9:49 AM PDT reply actions

nice!!

And Happy Birthday!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 24, 2006 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Oooh!

I want one! I want one!

Nice.

ducks to avoid flying chair

by JLeverenz on Jul 24, 2006 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah, where the hell

did you(he/she) get that?

by hunter on Jul 24, 2006 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Amazon.com

AND you can get them on eBay

Can I move back to NorCal?!

by griffisgurl on Jul 24, 2006 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions

unfortunately

they do not make them for XBox...only playstation 2

Can I move back to NorCal?!

by griffisgurl on Jul 24, 2006 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Ozzie Guillen is still an asshat

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=260723104

Upset that Jon Garland (who threw 8 1/3 scoreless) failed to drill Ian Kinsler with a pitch after Cintron got hit by Padilla.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 10:03 AM PDT reply actions

From the article:

The White Sox managed just five hits, but they moved runners. Ross Gload had two sacrifice bunts that led to runs. And Tadahito Iguchi delivered the big blow with two out in the fifth, when he followed Scott Podsednik's second RBI grounder with his 11th homer to extend Chicago's lead to 4-0. Podsednik led off the eighth with a homer off Joaquin Benoit.

(emphasis mine)

Homers really move those runners.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

Classic smallball strategy

Great use of the hit (a long homer) and run.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually

I wonder if Zito is going to drill someone tonight to make up for Swisher.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm wondering the same thing

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Jul 24, 2006 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions

Zito?

Drill?

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Jul 24, 2006 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Fair enough

Lightly caress with a fastball?

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

he hits a ton of batters already

...and not even intentionally

by OaklandSi on Jul 24, 2006 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions

But tonight, just to shake things up a bit...

...maybe he'll hit a lefty.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Trot Nixon is practically BEGGING

for a fastball to the ribs.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions

and Shea Hillenbrand.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions

ouch!

A Shea Hillenbrand to the ribs? That's gotta hurt!

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Better than a

Hildebrand to the ribs.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Or a Hildegard von Bingen

"Even if you know the deck is stacked in your favor, you still have to have the discipline to trust the math and the cojones to go to the ATM." BB

by green star oakland on Jul 24, 2006 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Or a Loaiza been bingin'.

(hic)

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

or Osama bin Laden

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Or summer been stinkin'.

(fans self)

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Ozzie Guillen is a tool.

Tony LaRussa:"If you have the horses, you'll win. If you don't, you'll lose." Me: "We're missing some ponies!"

by baseballgirl on Jul 24, 2006 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

A's Notes suddenly not tired of Bradley's act

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060723&content_id=1571172& ;vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

Guess it's because Sam Miller is writing them:

More relaxed, Bradley was able to clear his head after a frustrating start to the season.

"There were bad habits I developed trying to find my swing," Bradley said. "When you haven't played in a while, you forget about what you did wrong and so you just try to do something right."

Most importantly, Bradley finally feels better.

"I've just been trying to get healthy all year," Bradley said. "I never got a rhythm in Spring Training. Getting hurt enabled me to go back over video and just think about what allowed me to be successful previously."

In six games since he returned from his rehab assignment, Bradley has 10 hits in 24 at-bats, including a two-run home run on Saturday.

"Now that I've come back, I trust my hands and it works," Bradley said.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 10:18 AM PDT reply actions

Meh

But I was watching the pregame show of the Braves/Phillies game last night. Whatever ESPN correspondent was saying that Andruw Jones hurt his oblique and could be back as soon as Tuesday.

Funny, if Andruw was an A, we'd be writing his obituary now.

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jul 24, 2006 10:25 AM PDT reply actions

technically, that'd be an 'oblituary'

(And, yes, if our blogmaster was Irish and passed away, that'd be an O'Blezuary. Gesundheit.)

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions

i think you mean chipper. andruw just

has a stiff back and fouled a ball pretty hard off his shin.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 24, 2006 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Can't keep up with the Joneses

I remember it was ONE of the Joneses, and I thought it was Andruw.

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jul 24, 2006 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions

LOL. it's chipper. he hurt it in his first

at bat on friday.

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 24, 2006 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions

It's the only thing that was...

...getting him out. He was absolutely sizzling this month.

Dorian on Bonds: "Still, I love it when Bonds wins at the game that he plays."

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jul 24, 2006 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions

yes he was

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 24, 2006 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions

OT: a confession

Yes, as you all probably already suspected, I'm the guy running Joe Lieberman's reelection campaign.

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 10:29 AM PDT reply actions

A link just for you

http://www.poopreport.com/

"We've never been in that position. We wouldn't know how to operate, I mean, do we get him a corsage?"-Beane on Big name free agents

by pbruins92 on Jul 24, 2006 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Fling that f'n link out there

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions

awww!

... but shouldn't that be "a dump just for me"?

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, but whose campaign

are the binturongs running?

"...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 Jul 24, 2006 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm not sure, but ...

... given what happened to that tapir at the SF zoo a couple months ago, I'd venture a guess that tapirs ran the Gore '00 and Kerry '04 campaigns ...

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 25, 2006 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Hello, Coors Field

Roll Call: A's?

Um, no. That would be the Cardinals.

Anyway, Chavinator and I are going to tomorrow night's game and the wednesday afternoon game, but we will probably only be early tomorrow night. We will be looking for autographs and such, considering the Cards are our favorite NL team and second favorite team overall. We even made homemade shirts red Ts with white iron on letters and painted numbers (hers says St. Louis on the front, Carpenter 29 on the back, mine says Cardinals on the front, Mulder 30 on the back). They look pretty good for homemade jobs.

But I was wondering if anybody knows about the Cards and their willingness to sign (btw, thanks, athleticINKy). Also, I'm going to make a sign for Albert Pujols: In Pujols We Trust.

As a general rule, does having a sign for a player encourage them to come over and sign for you? I've heard a couple stories of players only coming over for signs, but is that the norm?

Thanks much.

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 10:52 AM PDT reply actions

MiLB rocks.

From MiLB's Promo Preview:

Corpus Christi Hooks (Texas League)
Fishin' Nolan Ryan Bobblehead
Saturday, July 22 vs. Midland RockHounds

Now that he's finally done terrorizing Major League batters with his blazing fastball, Nolan Ryan has time for more leisurely pursuits -- like fishing. On Saturday, the Hooks will commemorate Ryan's life after baseball by issuing 2,500 Fishin' Nolan Ryan bobbleheads. This is hopefully the first in a series of bobbleheads that depict retired superstars engaging in relaxing activities. The possibilities are endless.

I hope Danny Haren gets a "relaxing activities" bobblehead.

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 11:08 AM PDT reply actions

Yes!

It would be the first bobblehead with a built-in lighter.

A's 2006 record when I attend: 6-5

by peanut gallery on Jul 24, 2006 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions

that would be

so awesome!!

by high street on Jul 24, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

A record for games I attended 1979

11-44 Bwot

by billyball1981 on Jul 24, 2006 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Ouch!

But 55 A's games, even at a .200 clip, is a pretty good way to spend the summer.

A's 2006 record when I attend: 6-5

by peanut gallery on Jul 24, 2006 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Right

It was still fun, I saw rickey's mlb debut. A triple play that went 5-9-4. $4.00 tickets, $.60 hot dogs, the colossal was .90. My first foul ball and the beginning of a great pitching staff. Norris, Langford, Mcatty, Keough, and Kingman. It was fun

by billyball1981 on Jul 24, 2006 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Oooh...

I can't wait for:

Jeremy Giambi burger-flipping bobblehead
Dwight Gooden crack-smoking bobblehead
Rickey Henderson bobblehead, given to the first fan, then the fifth, maybe one to the 16th fan...
John Kruk bobblehead, with a hot dog in both hands
Jose Canseco bobble-mouth

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jul 24, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Rickey's bobblehead

should be given to every third person...

by calgbear on Jul 24, 2006 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions

<PlaysTheRightWay wrote>

"We better retaliate against those BoSox for beaning Swisher!"

Meh. I understand that this is supposed to be PartOfTheGame... But forgive me for saying so, I just think it's childish and stupid. I'd much rather "retaliate" by winning the series and let our game do the talking.

<end_rant>

"Belliard is a pain in the ass" ~ Blez

by eamb on Jul 24, 2006 11:31 AM PDT reply actions

Yep.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Aye

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah.

I don't know that I want Zito to do it. I'd be more comfortable with SCHILLING getting hit in retribution, but such is the American League.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

I've really never understood...

...the AL "retribution" where the pitcher never has to pay. Some poor batter gets plunked for doing nothing, just because one of that pitcher's teammates got plunked earlier. Extra-stupid.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Obviously...

you've never played professional baseball. Pshaw. Come talk to me after you've stepped between the lines, lady.

</jackass who condones beanball>

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Yes, I have.

I was in the AAGPBL.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Please

That isn't real baseball. That's a bunch of sissies running around in skirts, bitching about being bloated and having to do laundry.

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Rules of conduct

for AAGPBL players.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I had to go to remedial charm school.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions

What rules?

http://websearch.cs.com/cs/boomframe.jsp?query=San+Quentin+prison+baseball&page=1&offset=1&a mp;result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D7e8cdd2ddbfa93ae%26clickedItemRank%3D2%26userQue ry%3DSan%2BQuentin%2Bprison%2Bbaseball%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.californiaconnected .org%252Ftv%252Farchives%252F80%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DCSResultsT%26amp%3BampTest%3D1& ;remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.californiaconnected.org%2Ftv%2Farchives%2F80

"-5 is our runs margin after 99 games, ...has the monster second half kicked in?"

by A s Eh on Jul 24, 2006 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I'd scratch your eyes out...

...but I don't want to mess up my fresh manicure.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I never get manicures

I have a strange aversion to nail polish. I pick it off about a day after putting it on.

So I have absolutey no qualms about scratching your eyes out.

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey!

Why scratch my eyes out?! What did I do to you?!

{snivels}

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh. Not yours

The other one you wanted to stratch eyes out. Or something.

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, call me chilsh and stupid....

...but I want Schilling's head on a platter...cooked medium rare....and slathered in Mayonnaise

`I think every morning I wake up I'm a little dazed. For some reason, I'm used to hitting things with my head.' - Eric Byrnes - 6/25/05

by nodaclu on Jul 24, 2006 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh yeah, SCHILLING, definitely...

I just don't understand the point of one of our pitchers hitting one of their batters, who had nothing to do with Schilling hitting Swish. Except maybe Varitek.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Exception to the rule:

AJ Pierzynski gets plunked each time up, no matter what.

And heck, if someone wanted to plunk Ozzie Guillen while he's sitting in the dugout, I'd buy them a soda pop.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Where is Nuke when you need him?

" This is worster-case scenario" BB 7/6/06

by rook on Jul 24, 2006 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL

"Just throw at the asshat in the dugout. Trust me."

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't think, just throw.

" This is worster-case scenario" BB 7/6/06

by rook on Jul 24, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

For the Record

I hope there is no retaliation. I HATE what they did to Swish, but if there is retaliation, we will just be on their level. And nobody wants to be on that level! The best revenge, like you said, is Winning!

"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jul 24, 2006 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Sam Miller

Has anybody else noticed that Mr. Urban hasn't written an A's piece for mlb.com since the Bradley column?

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Jul 24, 2006 12:09 PM PDT reply actions

Yup.

As it should be. That Bradley hit-piece was wrong on multiple levels.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Funny ...

I'd understand the criticism if I was a columnist who wasn't at the park and in the clubhouse for 60-70 percent of the A's games, but I'm not. I'm there all the time, so if anyone has a problem with me or something I wrote, I'm there to bitch out. And while I wasn't in Detroit because I was scheduled to have the series off all along, I WAS in the clubhouse today (Monday) and saw Milton and talked to Billy. Nobody mentioned the column. And I stand behind -- not hide behind -- every word of it.

by MychaelUrban on Jul 24, 2006 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Mychael,

I didn't like the Bradley column either, but I do like that you wrote what you believed, meant what you said, and stand behind it here and now. Props to you for that.

(Too bad your sources aren't as bold....)

"...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 Jul 24, 2006 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

new Chavez quote?

Unless someone posted this over the weekend, I do believe that this is a new quote in the ongoing saga of Our Zombie Third Baseman:

"I think I said before it's always a possibility, but it's not my decision," Chavez said, referring to possibly going on the DL. "If it was mine (decision) I probably would have done it a while ago. I just do what I'm told. They're my employer."

God knows it's near-impossible to discern tone and context from beat writers' quotations of players, but ...

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 12:10 PM PDT reply actions

Oh, he MUST be kidding.

There's no way he could be serious. Nobody can tell me if Chavez said to Macha "I need a week to heal", he wouldn't get two.

Heck, I'm convinced Macha would go fetch his dry-cleaning while he was at it.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions

so, you're saying that ...

... the A's lineup and personnel strategies are player-driven? You MUST be kidding.

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Please conserve energy.

Especially you Californians! ;)

Consumers can reduce energy consumption by:

Setting thermostats at 82 degrees when at home or work. When not at home, set the thermostat at 85 degrees.
Use fans instead of air conditioning when possible.
Turn off lights, computers and small appliances when not in use.
Avoid using large appliances until after 7 p.m.

I'm going out of my and trying to do whatever I can. So far, I have turned off my printer, unplugged the alarm clock, cell phone chargers, and radio. My home computer has been turned off when I haven't needed it. I'm basically living in the dark by turning off all lights at night. I didn't even read last night! No vaccumming or straightening my hair until after 7 PM. Ditto for laundry.
Somebody tried to discourage me yesterday by saying that one person's efforts won't make a difference. Well, that's true, but if we all try, it can make a difference! Right? Right?! Thanks! And I'm not crazy!

By the way, you know how crazy it is when you check the weather and this is what it says:
High: 107
Currently: 108.

But that wasn't that accurate either. The high here yesterday was 112.

Nine days and counting of triple digit temperatures here in the valley, which ties the record. We'll break it today. It's expected to cool off later in the week when it'll be in the mid to high 90's! Woohoo!

"Harden isn't dead. Hatte Jr. is batting 1.000. Chavy is fine. I'm not depressed." ~ Jennifer

by AsGirl on Jul 24, 2006 12:20 PM PDT reply actions

<closes refrigerator door>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Thank you!

That's a start! :)

"Harden isn't dead. Hatte Jr. is batting 1.000. Chavy is fine. I'm not depressed." ~ Jennifer

by AsGirl on Jul 24, 2006 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions

<Turns off space heater>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions

<space shivers>

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions

<performs Lasik using sun, magnifying glass>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions

<gets lecture on the nature of

lasers versus natural sunlight>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions

as opposed to 'unnatural sunlight'?

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions

<gets fake tan>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions

<gets fake Jeff Tam>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions

<gives up fake 3-run homer to Mike Sweeney>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Hilarity.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Have you seen what shines out of...

....Frank Thomas' behind?

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Poop?

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Jul 24, 2006 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Yabu sighting?

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

People who say that one person can't make

a difference are effing stupid. How are 1 million people supposed to make a difference if each of the million people doesn't decide to make a difference.

You can't force someone to care, you can only care yourself, and hope that you can convince other people to care. Unfortunately, the current state of affairs is not one where it's easy to convince people to not consume so much. But still, if you don't do it, it's tough to be able to chastize someone else for not doing it.

by hunter on Jul 24, 2006 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions

It was 114 on Saturday and 113 yesterday

at my house in the valley (East of Visalia). I am so looking forward to it cooling down to 102 or so.

I have draped blankets outside of our house over the windows to keep the heat down.

We bought this house three years ago and I couldn't believe/understand how the previous owner could have lived there for seven years without planting any new trees.

In another five years our trees will be of size to actually provide some decent shade and we'll be able to weather the heat a little better, but for now it's time to raid the rainy day fund to keep the AC going.

by jakarta on Jul 24, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Kurkjian

says White Sox are very close to getting Soriano.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 24, 2006 12:24 PM PDT reply actions

Awesome.

They should just gather every player I don't like so I only have to expend hate on one team.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I like Jermaine... can they get rid of him?

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Confirmation

Extremely close, more or less like "the verge."

Article also says that Sox are close to getting Mike "Mack the Ninth" MacDougal from the Royals.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions

better then the angels getting him

"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jul 24, 2006 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Michael Kay was on the radio here....

Told Dan Patrick that A Rod told him directly that he would neg ANY trade to ANY team without question.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 24, 2006 12:24 PM PDT reply actions

Good for him

If I was him at this point I'd refuse a trade just to spite all the Yankee fans that are booing him. And then for laughs I'd go out and make 3 errors a day just to make 'em squirm.

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

by batgirl on Jul 24, 2006 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Have you seen the poll on the A's site front page?

Who should be Oakland's everyday No. 3 hitter?

Chavez is leading with 41% of the votes! GAAAAAAHHHH!!!

Clearly, respondents are interpreting the words "should be" too literally... as in, "perfect world" type of "should." Chavy should be hitting, because he should be healthy...

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:25 PM PDT reply actions

Milton Bradley is closing in..

..but I suspect a lot of people who hit the MLB site don't pay much attention to the fact that a certain player is hitting .014 over the last few weeks instead of the usual .300

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions

like, say, the Tigers' announcers?

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions

If you were a Tigers' announcer over the years...

...would YOU pay mucch attention to baseball?

Me neither.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jul 24, 2006 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Random observation/question....

about Steve Phillips. Why is he always yelling?

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 12:53 PM PDT reply actions

Random answer...

42.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions

What is...

the number of times Steve blinks per minute, Alex.

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions

lol

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm Back!!!

So...

What I miss?

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 12:58 PM PDT reply actions

Chavez is healthy

and mashing (440/550/900 over the last week), Rich Harden is back to normal (8 IP, 12 K, 0 BB, 1 H against the Tigers), and we acquired Carlos Delgado from the Mets (for Santiago Casilla and Jairo Garcia; Mets picking up 90% of the contract).

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions

What universe are you in today?

I can't seem to find that one. I've checked through all my alternatives, but that universe is just...gone.

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Sal's bubble is better than yours!

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions

<poops in Sal's bubble>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions

<performs lasik

with only sunlight, bubble, and poop>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions

<gets grant for ...

... investigator-blinded trial>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I think my bubble popped

Must have been from all the chemicals I put in my hair yesterday. It's now super spiky short and blonde with dark brown tips. It's very cool.

Forget tomorrow. Let's laugh till we're dizzy.

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions

{looks into crystal ball}

{sees bald cirquegirl40}

;)

I'm kidding... it does sound very cool. I'm just paranoid about hair/skin chemicals...

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, I'm totally <censored>...

I can't even remember my natural color. Eek. Or if it was curly or straight. :(

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I've never dyed my hair. It's dark, dark brown

with a little red in it and very straight. Also, way too thick.

I hate my hair.

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

I think most people hate their hair.

Or at least they want the opposite of what they've got...

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Indeed.

That's why the reverse mohawk is so popular.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions

<starts campaign to call it a 'kwahom'>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Hmm..

Always thought that was beacause people sub-consciously wanted Stehpen Wright back in the mix.

" This is worster-case scenario" BB 7/6/06

by rook on Jul 24, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I just want half of what I have.

Someone else can have the rest.

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm fine with my hair.

But I do hate Sharon's hair.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm fine with your hair, too.

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions

<sends half of Sharon's hair to Sal>

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I think Swish loves his hair.

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I think Swish loves everything about himself.

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Can you get Mono from loving yourself

BaNNed

by theblackpearl on Jul 24, 2006 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions

lol

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

But Bobby thinks its ugly!

"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jul 24, 2006 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Bobby's just jealous.

by Jennifer on Jul 24, 2006 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Totally!

I think he is just mad cause I like Swish's hair more than his! Shhhhh!

"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jul 24, 2006 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions

I love Swish's hair

Bobby has plenty of other charms. :)

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, yeah?

Well what does he know?!

:)

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

My hair

is actually one thing I really like about myself. Long and blonde! My height on the other hand... I hate being short!

"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Jul 24, 2006 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, Oaktoon has flipped back to Beane-bashing

Or was he bashing Beane before you left? More likely, he was bashing Beane when you left, then went back to praising him, then reverted to bashing him again.

In any event, he's bashing him now.

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Jul 24, 2006 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

So in other words, you didn't miss anything new

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Jul 24, 2006 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, were you gone?

;)

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Not really

I just stayed quiet so I could spy on you. :)

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

oh, and ...

... the A's players decided they were fed up with MaEl's unicorn and Milton Bradley.

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions

And what about

Harden's elbow?

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions

oh, that?

It'll be scooped out this week by Jerrald Goldman and dropped into a mug of root beer.

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Could I get a moment

of seriousness, please?

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions

no.

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Fine

BaNneD!

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions

No news.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Thank you

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions

<sprays Sal with Somber String>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey!

I just showered for my RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE tomorrow night.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions

that would explain your ...

... rich, silky pelt.

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Um, yeah.

Not sure when this became a viable option, but okay.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

BOOOO!!!

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 24, 2006 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions

<red card>

In O'Neill's defense, the horse did insult his mother.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

<Ozzie Guillen demands horses retaliate>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

<horse sent to glue

factory for not retaliating>

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions

<calls horse homophobic name>

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I think you mean

"species differences."

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Spoken like someone

who doesn't know horse culture.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions

I just don't have

horse sense.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

but do you have hors d'oeuvres?

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Or Horace Grant?

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Nag means something

totally different in Venezuela

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

by batgirl on Jul 24, 2006 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Paul O'Neill is a jockey now?

He's exactly the kind of jockey I always imagined he'd be...

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions

A surly, bat-throwing jockey?

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions

He's surely surly!

And a little squirrely.

"I meant to make cookies today (real, edible, yummy, non-innuendo cookies)" ~ JLaff

by Poppy on Jul 24, 2006 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Mike MacDougal

traded from the Royals to the White Sox...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/07/24/whitesox.trade/

he White Sox gave up two young pitchers in the deal. Left-hander Tyler Lumsden is 9-4 with a 2.69 ERA at Class AA Birmingham and right-hander Dan Cortes is 3-9 with a 4.01 ERA for Class A Kannapolis.

Baseball America ranked Lumsden, a supplemental first-round pick out of Clemson in 2004, as Chicago's 18th-best prospect in its preseason publication and had Cortes at No. 22. Cortes was a seventh-round pick out of Pomona (HS), Calif., in 2005.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

I think the Royals need a new name.

Perhaps the Kansas City Fifth Starters?

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

ChiSox fans not

too happy about it.

http://www.southsidesox.com/comments/2006/7/24/151640/464/36#36

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I think they're wearing rose-colored glasses.

18th and 22nd ranked prospects turn into fifth starters. I'd venture it's like an A's fan being unduly optimistic about Dallas Braden's career prospects.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Also

Unless he's lost velocity due to all his arm problems, the only reliever in the AL who throws harder than he does is Joel Zumaya.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Jul 24, 2006 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Braden will end up in the bullpen

He's at 90 MPH when pitching in relief, mid-80's as a SP.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions

SALB TO MAKE RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE

CAMBRIDGE, MA Reliable sources inside AN confirmed earlier today that Salb, popular AN sabermetric spork and analyst for Beyond the Box Score, will be appearing live and in person tomorrow night at The Asgard (350 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge, MA) for the telecast of the A's/Sox game.

Salb - who has a reputation for charging only nominal fees for his autographs - has been known to regale audiences with his depiction of a particular dream he once had, giving him the insight he needed, when he awoke, to invent the Daily Link Dump. Since its inception, the DLD has become so popular that it now appears, in one form or another, on sport's blogs accross the nation.

Salb has also wowed onlookers with his ability to calculate WINEXP in real-time, aided only by his trustworthy slide rule and a damp cocktail napkin.

The game begins at 10:05 local time. Look for a patch of Green and Gold inside the pub, or a trail of bloody swaths leading to the dumpster out back, depending upon how the game is going for the Sox.

Link

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Jul 24, 2006 2:28 PM PDT reply actions

lol

See you then, Thunderbutt. Any local ANers care to join?

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Power outage in St Louis.

Damage from thunderstorms, although you would think that Mr. Pujols would be generous enough to give some of his power back to the community.

Can intangibles exist? Only the ones you can touch.

by salb918 on Jul 24, 2006 2:42 PM PDT reply actions

jose guillen to undergo TJ surgery!

Jose Guillen has a completely torn UCL in his right elbow. He'll undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season.

from rotoworld

by gotgreen on Jul 24, 2006 3:11 PM PDT reply actions

<Payton's trade value moves up a notch>

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Fanfest Video's from 2005

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/oak/ticketing/fanfest_2005.jsp

In case you missed em, or want some nastaliga. I reccomend the Swisher/Hatteberg/Kotsay/Kendall/Byrnes one.

by Zonis on Jul 24, 2006 4:13 PM PDT reply actions

Is that the one

where Kotsay tells Swisher to shut up?

"The scrubs beat the Yankees!" -- Ronnie Mac

by day-to-day on Jul 24, 2006 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions

did they have videos from 2006?

by Squeaky on Jul 24, 2006 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Only from August 1st on

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jul 24, 2006 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Tigers put up

another five-spot in the first inning.

"The scrubs beat the Yankees!" -- Ronnie Mac

by day-to-day on Jul 24, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply actions

holy crap!

Anyone know the names of the Tigers' advance scouts? We should sign them up to monitor AQ Khan and Kim Jong-il.

It wasn't biting viciously. They put their mouth on things to see what they taste like. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 24, 2006 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions

CHAVVY IS BATTING 8TH TONIGHT

MACHA CAN LEARN!!!!!!!

by theblackpearl on Jul 24, 2006 6:30 PM PDT reply actions

I have lost all respect for Urban, if you are goin

to rip someone on some seldom read website, you better rip him on the MLB site. This is from Urban's Mailbag.

Is Milton Bradley insane?
-- Colton G., Lake Tahoe, Calif.

No. He actually seems to be a pretty bright guy when he's in the mood to talk. But those times are few and far between, so I don't know him any better than I know most guys on National League Central rosters.

I will say this, though: The man needs to learn how to tune out fans. Virtually every big-league ballplayer gets heckled, and virtually all of them ignore -- or have some fun with -- the hecklers. Bradley is not ignoring them. He's feeding them.

by theblackpearl on Jul 24, 2006 6:35 PM PDT reply actions

What's the problem?

That answer seems perfectly fine to me. What is it that you disagree with there?

What I didn't like, in the column in the Chron, was the "although none of them will speak on the record" and "it's clear that his teammates feel...". That's bullshit. If no one is giving you a quote, don't put words in their mouths.

But when Mychael reports what Mychael sees and thinks, I have no problem with that.

"...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 Jul 24, 2006 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions