8/1 DLD: i NEED the daily link dump!
It's an addiction, I tell ya. My day just does not start off right without the Daily Link Dump!
Happy first of the month, AN! And what a happy day it is! Last night ..
- The A's came back from behind to beat the Halos!
- Danny Haren pitched a gem!

- Milton Bradley had a huge hit again! (I LOVE him in the #3 hole!)

- Jay Payton hit ANOTHER homerun that gave us the lead in a game!

- The A's are now leading the AL West by 1.5 games!

Two homers back strong effort by Haren
A's get victory but no trades
A's stand pat, then smack down Angels
A's get win after they stay put
Trading Deadline
The trading deadline has come and gone and it was uneventful for the A's for the first time in the Billy Beane era! Some fans are thrilled Zito is still here while some fans are bummed out we didn't trade Z for some nice, young talent. I, along with Z's teammates, are happy he's still around!

Notes: A's happy Zito still in green, gold
Same old A's get it done: Zito stays, and Payton dazzles
Business as usual for Zito
Injury Updates
Bobby Crosby: took a few swings in batting practice and felt some soreness in his lower back; he has a strained sacroiliac joint and received a cortisone shot for it last week. (source)
Joe Kennedy: will throw a simulated game today, and he could go on a rehab assignment in the next day or two. (source)
Rich Harden: didn't make the trip to Anaheim, where he could have revisited with Dr. Lewis Yocum, and A's trainer Larry Davis said, "there's nothing new." (source)
Tonight's Game
vs. 
Joe Cupcakes vs. Joe Saunders
In his last start, Blanton won his third straight game as he held the Blue Jays to two runs over seven innings. Blanton's last three wins have come against Detroit, Toronto and Boston. The right-hander is 0-4 lifetime against the Angels with a 3.59 ERA, but Blanton has thrown two complete games against them.Saunders will be called upon to take Bartolo Colon's spot in the rotation until the 2005 American League Cy Young Award winner recovers from his bout with right tricep tendinitis. Tuesday's start against the A's is the second of the season for Saunders and the fourth of his career. The left-hander allowed one earned run in seven innings on July 18 against the Indians to pick up his first Major League victory.
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!!!
P.S. Komine's next start will be next Tuesday vs. the Rangers at home!
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WOO HOO - LINK DUMPAGE!!!!
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover
by baseballgirl on Aug 1, 2006 10:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's about friggen time!
by ArakSOT on Aug 1, 2006 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm flattered
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phew
My one unique dump:
You too can smell like Derek Jeter!
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.
by JLaff on Aug 1, 2006 10:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh Good Lord.
by tankerraid on Aug 1, 2006 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer "Chacin"
But this does sound nice:
I love a mossy man.
Why the new fragrance, Derek?
by batgirl on Aug 1, 2006 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That stinks.
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect!
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can actually
by malikot on Aug 1, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some of Hollywood's biggest stars
by Nick on Aug 1, 2006 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops - what's this link?
by boilerdan on Aug 1, 2006 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Computer police
by eamb on Aug 1, 2006 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not dirty, just snarky
by Nick on Aug 1, 2006 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's bullpen
Apparently its awesome.
by pbruins92 on Aug 1, 2006 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Minnesota at the top
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, yes
by ArakSOT on Aug 1, 2006 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like something
WXRL is nice, but our muppets get a little pumped up in that dept by playing in a lot of tight games. How's our ARP?
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quite actually.
http://baseballprospectus.com/statistics/sortable/index.php?cid=81360
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I try to learn. I do.
I see. Clear as mud.
by ArakSOT on Aug 1, 2006 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how's the Giants AARP?
by monkeyball on Aug 1, 2006 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Byrnes 8/1/06 on KNBR
For those of us who still miss Captain America.
by Just Me on Aug 1, 2006 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No link..
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.
by JLaff on Aug 1, 2006 10:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Los Angeles Angels of Schadenfreude
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 10:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
re
by 31Boots on Aug 1, 2006 10:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kennedy is dead to me after he did the whole...
And no, I'm not participating in character assasination here.
by McFood on Aug 1, 2006 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kennedy is my hero after that
by gigglingone on Aug 1, 2006 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know her name, but...
Ok, actually she's some hose-beast from the On The DL website. There are some pics with some A's players and her linked yesterday.
itsasecretsohush.blogspot.com
by McFood on Aug 1, 2006 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Nick, if that guy quits, can I have his job?
by KendallGurl18 on Aug 1, 2006 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone want to share the Joe Morgan chat?
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover
by baseballgirl on Aug 1, 2006 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
chat news
by pbruins92 on Aug 1, 2006 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neyer chat stuff:
Rob Neyer: (12:17 PM ET ) Sure. But it's more likely that a comet will destroy life as we know it on earth.
Was that your question?
by Jennifer on Aug 1, 2006 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<builds comet bunker>
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...that's a 'no' then.
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover
by baseballgirl on Aug 1, 2006 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I have good luck geting my chat questions answered, except if its Joe. He never does. Maybe he has a long memory and didn't like that time I kept sending in "Have you read Moneyball? I hear its pretty good."
by pbruins92 on Aug 1, 2006 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Joe Morgan: Maddux is Maddux. He's capable of pitching well for 2 or 3 in a row and then he'll have a bad one and then he'll pitch well for 2 or 3 more. Lugo, I was surprised that he was traded to the Dodgers. He's a good player, so I guess they were just adding a good player to their roster.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Joe Morgan: I think it's up in the air. I thought the Angels in order to be the favorites needed to get another bat, but they didn't. So I still think it's going to be a toss up. The A's area probably now the favorite.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Adding a good player to their roster."
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"The A's area?"
by Poppy on Aug 1, 2006 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's how bad the AL West
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adonal Foyle behind the plate.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's good in the clubhouse.
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he means
by green star oakland on Aug 1, 2006 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sent it to ya.
by OaktownPower on Aug 1, 2006 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of dumps
by malikot on Aug 1, 2006 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
aah, our buddy arthur rhodes is at it again!
-- New York Post
by gotgreen on Aug 1, 2006 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Another interesting quote from your link
-- Baltimore Sun
It's probably not a good sign for your front office when an A's fan 3,000 miles away who just stays up on baseball through the Internet knows something about your player that you don't.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby's SI joint
My left SI goes out of alignment from time to time, and I can tell you it's no fun -- all the lower back and hip muscles on that side tighten up or even spasm. Maybe Chavez can get his accupuncturist to recommend a chiropractor or osteopath for Crosby -- he should at least have someone look at it who can realign it if it needs it (and this is something that an orthopedist is unlikely to focus on or know about, in my experience).
by Nick on Aug 1, 2006 10:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good Question Nick
Sacral mechanics are interesting and when a somatic dysfunction of that joint occurs, relief can be had fairly quickly depending on the case. I only hope the A's did more then just the injection.
Orthopedic intervention (surgical) is inappropriate at this time. I'd sucggest osteopathic intervention for relief.
by Gerard on Aug 1, 2006 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you're saying...
Why not just send him out with Blanton and Swish and he can drink his pains away. And it would build team unity!
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back Pain is too simplistic
Crosby while at bat appears to put an extraordinary amount of force into his swings which takes a toll on his body. He did well in the past when he's more relaxed and goes with the pitch vs. trying to force his will on the ball.
by Gerard on Aug 1, 2006 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure what you're talking about
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's done it..
by Gerard on Aug 1, 2006 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
broaklyn pointed this out in Blez's recap
Hilarious.
by eamb on Aug 1, 2006 11:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Intersting article on market inefficiencies
http://www.armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?title=The_New_Economics_of_the_MLB_Trade_Market
...although the author predicted wrong:
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The way to exploit it? Do the opposite. In this case, it means shopping Zito now, before he hits free agency, with hopes that would-be buyers overestimate the compensatory issue. The Mets, for example,in formulating an offer, think that it's not just a Zito rental. Either (a) It's Zito, and we keep our #1 draft pick or (b) It's a Zito rental, plus we get two draft picks. If the Mets overvalue those draft picks, they'll offer more than they should. Beane can reap the benefit now -- and he can't do so later.
by roark on Aug 1, 2006 11:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
skipping Komine
Doesn't surprise me at all, but it does frustrate me a little.
by rubin sierra on Aug 1, 2006 11:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe if he mixed a little Metamucil
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe if he
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How dare you
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey - keeps me regular
John - Jeff - Jack
John - Jeff - Jack
John - Jeff - Jack
John - Jeff - Jack
John - Jeff - Jack
by eamb on Aug 1, 2006 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would really get the heart racing
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ONLY ONE HOUR LEFT
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 11:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate to break it to you
by grover on Aug 1, 2006 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<<<SMACK>>>
by Poppy on Aug 1, 2006 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does he really need more?
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<<<WHAP>>>
by Poppy on Aug 1, 2006 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your username takes on new meaning today.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you disparaging Italians
by AndreafromNJ on Aug 1, 2006 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NEWS FLASH: A'S BIDDING FOR SORIANO!!
by xbhaskarx on Aug 1, 2006 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD!!!
by Poppy on Aug 1, 2006 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's a great idea
by xbhaskarx on Aug 1, 2006 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't see this anywhere, but
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0801dbside0801.html
"Another deal that fizzled had the Diamondbacks acquiring Oakland A's left-hander Barry Zito in a potential three-team trade, but the third team backed out and the A's held on to Zito, who also was being heavily courted by the New York Mets."
I wonder who the 3rd team was and what exactly we were going to get...probably Conor Jackson and Carlos Quentin as Beane supposedly has coveted those guys...something close to that anyway
by johnspaz7 on Aug 1, 2006 12:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't add up
by iglew on Aug 1, 2006 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'what's the third team in it for?'
by McFood on Aug 1, 2006 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they
by johnspaz7 on Aug 1, 2006 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need to play a tick
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not sure we have a tick... how about a louse?
by Poppy on Aug 1, 2006 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no problem
by xbhaskarx on Aug 1, 2006 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meet your doppelganger.
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute...
So a 23-YEAR OLD got busted for using a fake ID??? Incredibly bad luck, meet Darwin Award.
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe it was for renting a car
by xbhaskarx on Aug 1, 2006 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SalB?
by ArakSOT on Aug 1, 2006 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's see...
Uh, 80 zillion to 1.
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but it has to be significantly higher
by xbhaskarx on Aug 1, 2006 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get a diary, you two!
by McFood on Aug 1, 2006 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hawt.
by Poppy on Aug 1, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should have seen my finger
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I'm a day later
http://www.armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?title=The_New_Economics_of_the_MLB_Trade_Market
by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 1, 2006 3:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DJ Gallo on the Yankees rotation
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 1, 2006 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The sad irony
by jeepers on Aug 1, 2006 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
another 1B option: choi?
Boston also designated first baseman Hee-Seop Choi, who was at Pawtucket, for assignment.
by xbhaskarx on Aug 1, 2006 5:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Like Jack Cust,
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bradley not in the lineup.
by Sharon on Aug 1, 2006 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know.
by Sharon on Aug 1, 2006 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
New policy
by andeux on Aug 1, 2006 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe you forgot to boo.
by salb918 on Aug 1, 2006 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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