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DLD 9/20/2006

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Jon Heyman on SI believes that Ken Macha is
underrated

Two GMs suggested he might deserve Manager of the Year. "Oakland's prepared. They approach at-bats consistently. They're just tough,'' said one GM, who didn't want his name mentioned because his own team isn't quite as tough.

I'm curious; Is this consistent approach to at bats prevalent throughout the whole organisation,
including the minors?

John Sickels has a Prospect Retro on Milton Bradley.

ChadBrafordWannabe on Baseball Think Factory analyses Francescco Liriano's mechanics.

Should A's fans ask him to do an analysis of Harden? Maybe supply him with videos of Harden?

Peter Gammons considers himself 'One of the luckiest people on the earth'.

Vote for Frank Thomas as Comeback Player of the Year.

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Izzy done for the year
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today that Jason Isringhausen will have surgery on his left hip tomorrow, ending his season and possibly jeopardizing the start of the 2007 season for the Cards' closer.

Former A's trainer Barry Weinberg seems to be following the same script as his former employers' in discussing players' injuries:

Cardinals trainer Barry Weinberg declined to categorize [orthopedist Dr. J Thomas] Byrd's recommendation as either good or bad news. "It's news," he said.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Sep 20, 2006 7:14 AM PDT reply actions  

salb918's favorite images
from Bobby K's grandslam last night:

(counterclockwise from top left: Milton Bradley rolls his eyes at Bobby K - "Oh no you DIDUNH!"; Eric Chavez shows off his lack of passion and team leadership; Bobby Kielty makes the rare curtain call in Oakland with Lew Wolff visibly leaning over the dugout to give him the thumbs up; an owner who, despite his closing down the third deck and posturing with the city of Oakland, loves baseball, loves the A's, and wants to win - we could do a lot worse.)

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 7:33 AM PDT reply actions  

That shot of Chav...
That's not leadership. The guy Chav's high-fiving just told Eric they were having warm chocolate chip cookies on the post-game spread. YES!
..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 7:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

and besides
it had to be chocolate chip cookies since Eric's not Mexican enough to enjoy post-game flan.
death to myspace!

by malikot on Sep 20, 2006 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

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

by Sharon on Sep 20, 2006 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Warm Oreos and manatee milk.
..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

lol
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

hey
playing paddy-cake isn't leadership.
the home run that Eric Chavez did was tight. Sprots4Kids quote

by Satchmo22 on Sep 20, 2006 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

You've covered this before...
But what do you do to get screengrabs of mlb.tv?
Asked where Zito's perfect fit would be, Hudson said, "Do they have a league on Mars?"
*Magic #: 6!*

by JLaff on Sep 20, 2006 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

Link
http://titlepending.wordpress.com/2006/08/03/cant-screen-capture-from-popup-videos/

Courtesy Jeff from LL.  I've found that you can't screen grab from a paused game, only while it is actively streaming.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

I've been able
to screen-grab from paused/live/archived, in other words, *, from mlb.tv since you posted that tip from Jeff.  Not sure why you wouldn't be able to as well...
"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

i love the look milton is giving bobby.
"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Sep 20, 2006 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

Giambi to A-Rod: You're Not Clutchy!
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2595523

"You [expletive] call those hits?" Giambi said, according to SI. "You had two [expletive] dinkers to right field and a ball that bounced over the third baseman! Look at how many pitches you missed!

More ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/ | Archive

by louismg on Sep 20, 2006 7:33 AM PDT reply actions  

Giambi:
"I make 20MM, took steroids, sucked for quite some time while A-Rod carried the team, and I get a free pass.  Sweet."
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 7:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, but Giambi plays better defe...
never mind.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

damn, i wish giambi was an A again
"The Matt Watson/Chiba Lotte Marines Fan Club"-Through Sept 13th: GMS:61,AVG:.282,OBP:.366,SLG:.429, doubles:11, homers:5, RBI:20

by bigelephant on Sep 20, 2006 7:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

heh
Rodriguez told the magazine that he didn't recall the exchange, but said "I'm sure we had a conversation."
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

<barf>
"[Mike] Mussina doesn't get hammered at all," he told SI. "He's making a boatload of money. Giambi's making [$20.4 million], which is fine and dandy, but it seems those guys get a pass. When people write [bad things] about me, I don't know if it's [because] I'm good-looking, I'm biracial, I make the most money, I play on the most popular team ..."

</barf>

"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 Sep 20, 2006 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful..."
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yabbut
How is it Giambi gets a pass? The Big Ugly?
On Sunday, Minaya ticked off a list of candidates to join the rotation, and for once this season, none of them was Jose Lima.

by rfloh on Sep 20, 2006 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

It's the porn star mustache.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks to the steroids...
...the mustache is probably the only part that resembles a porn star.
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions  

Depends on the gender of the porn star.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions  

and the location of the 'stache ...
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions  

<snerk>
"[bad things]"
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

poor, handsome, overpaid A-Rod...
...I never cared for him before, and he managed to make me care less.

by sarchasmic on Sep 20, 2006 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

Should we see the Yanks in October
I fully expect the Coliseum to erupt into a chant of "I'M GOOD LOOKING!" (clap, clap, clap clap clap) when he steps to the plate.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions  

The return of "Krazy George"
I normally wouldn't do the wave, but I'd do it for George

The man known as Krazy George will return Friday night to lead fans in the wave for an ESPN special that will mark the 25th anniversary of the move he is said to have invented Oct. 15, 1981, during the American League championship series between the A's and the New York Yankees
I miss Bill King :(

by gojohn10 on Sep 20, 2006 7:38 AM PDT reply actions  

oh my god
ESPN can't be bothered to adequately cover A's BASEBALL, but thank god they'll at least devote a special to the wave.
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions  

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

by batgirl on Sep 20, 2006 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Pom Pom guy
Whatever happened to the Pom Pom guy?

by Larry E on Sep 20, 2006 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Indeed
I miss him
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Sep 20, 2006 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

Pinto points out a quirk with Cap'n Kirk:
link
Kirk Saarloos posted a wild pitching line last night. He threw 113 pitches in just five innings. He struck out 11, but allowed 8 hits and walked four. That meant the Indians were 8 for 12 when they put the ball in play against Kirk. The game pulled his strikeouts and walks even for the year at 51. I wonder how long he'll last striking out less than a batter every other inning. Unlike Wang, balls in play against Kirk seem to find the hole.

That's a .666 BABIP.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 7:38 AM PDT reply actions  

Saarloos' balls in play are the debbil!
"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 Sep 20, 2006 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

Also
Our defense only recorded 4 put-outs while Kirk was on the mound.  Is that right?
"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Sep 20, 2006 7:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yep.
Meaning you were as likely to walk as you were to make an out in the field.  Both still twice as likely as scoring a 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 Sep 20, 2006 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

<snerk>
"Wang, balls in play [...] find the hole"
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

wang's balls in play
does not find the hole often.

by arch on Sep 20, 2006 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

I love our salty catcher
It's going to take a Congressional order to get him off the field:
Macha follows the same routine every day. "I asked him, 'Can you play?' After a couple of expletives he says, 'Yes, I'm ready.' "
"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 Sep 20, 2006 7:49 AM PDT reply actions  

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

by Sharon on Sep 20, 2006 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

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

by Kyli on Sep 20, 2006 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

"[bad things], yeah, I can play!"
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions  

'Christ, what an asshole! Yes, I'm ready.'
"the reason why hitting the ball on the "sweet spot" of the bat feels so good is that the ball is contacting at the bat at a vibrational node." - salb918

by McFood on Sep 20, 2006 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

It still works!
"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 Sep 20, 2006 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

Extra ticket to Saturday game
Posted this yesterday, but it was later in the day, so I'll do so again.  I have an extra ticket to Saturday's game, if anyone's looking for one.  It's in Section 126, Row 12.  $20 gets it (face value is $26).  If you're interested, please e-mail me using the address in my profile.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 7:55 AM PDT reply actions  

Tiger upset over wife's
fake porn pictures, considers lawsuit.  "Her breasts are much bigger than that," says golfer.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 8:39 AM PDT reply actions  

What do you get
when you cross a diet soda with a powerful mint?
"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 Sep 20, 2006 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

A tabloid!
"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 Sep 20, 2006 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions  

I saw that on a morning show
and then tried it myself.  Pretty cool.

by easyraider on Sep 20, 2006 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

The issue is
that those pictures are NOT of his wife.
On Sunday, Minaya ticked off a list of candidates to join the rotation, and for once this season, none of them was Jose Lima.

by rfloh on Sep 20, 2006 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry
Missed the fake.
On Sunday, Minaya ticked off a list of candidates to join the rotation, and for once this season, none of them was Jose Lima.

by rfloh on Sep 20, 2006 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

I had to read the article
to assure myself that Tiger didn't actually say that.  I'm on to you...

You could have also gone with, "I didn't pay for those!"

"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 Sep 20, 2006 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

How about . . .
Those can't be my wife's breast, I think they might be Ms. Lima's.
Green Day was right: Wake me up when September ends.

by BlameChannel53 on Sep 20, 2006 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

REMEMBER:
Friends don't let friends cuddle drunk!
"No one ever said they would bite people," Zhang said. "I just wanted to touch it. I was so dizzy from the beer. I don't remember much."
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 8:50 AM PDT reply actions  

Can anyone confirm
that Loaiza was really at the park last night?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Sep 20, 2006 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions  

W.....T......F.....?!
WHO does that?!??!
"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sal?
..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

They look so f---ing cuddly,
and then they bite your f---ing hand off?  How the f--- was I supposed to know?
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions  

Shouldn't that be...
Te s fcg cdd ad te t te r fcg ad ff w te fc was ssed t w
..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

LOL
Someone knows their QWERTY...
"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 Sep 20, 2006 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

I love that they
EXCHANGED bites.

if a bear attacks me, I'll be sure and get my licks in as well.

by rebus on Sep 20, 2006 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

For playoff ticket hopefulls
Individual tickets for potential American League Division Series games in Oakland will go sale Monday at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the McAfee Coliseum Box Office, on the web at www.oaklandathletics.com or by calling 1-877-493-BALL. Tickets are priced at $55 (MVP), $50 (field level), $45 (plaza level infield), $40 (plaza level), $30 (plaza outfield) and $20 (bleachers and plaza reserved). Game dates and times will be determined, and tickets purchased for any unplayed games are refundable. The A's plan on keeping the third deck tarped for all postseason home games, with capacity at 34,077.

by Zonis on Sep 20, 2006 9:04 AM PDT reply actions  

<starts walking to Oakland>
..."MVP" is a lot easier to chant than "Comeback Player of the Year! Comeback Player of the Year!"...

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions  

SHIT!!!
(loud cussing is worth more)
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

GODDAMNIT!!!
"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 20, 2006 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions  

you'd get here faster if you homered
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions  

The best thing about last night...
The A's can now clinch this weekend against Los Chokeles!
Beware the Reverend's rancid carne asada!

by BruceBochte on Sep 20, 2006 9:22 AM PDT reply actions  

Or
<takes a stab in the dark>

WAH-naheim?

Yeah, that was kinda lame.

Asked where Zito's perfect fit would be, Hudson said, "Do they have a league on Mars?"
*Magic #: 6!*

by JLaff on Sep 20, 2006 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

bwahaha!
I like it... it's a good lame...  ;)
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ana-home?
"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 Sep 20, 2006 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

how 'bout just Lose Angeles?
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions  

salb918
http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/mechanics/discussion/francisco_liriano_warning_signs/

salb918 - Do you have that picture you posted of Liriano?  Where his plant foot, arm, and body all seem out of position.

I just don't see how this guy thinks that Liriano's mechanics are "Excellent!".  

COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON!

by Colorado Fan on Sep 20, 2006 9:25 AM PDT reply actions  

Thanks
COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON!

by Colorado Fan on Sep 20, 2006 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions  

omg
i just realized that this friday will probably be zito's last regular season home game in oakland!!!!!

by gotgreen on Sep 20, 2006 9:29 AM PDT reply actions  

Hence why I'm trying to convince my boss
that in addition to flying to Seattle to see the boys next week and the playoffs the week after, I must leave at 4 to fly to Oakland Friday night.
"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'll be there
BBG.  Flying up Monday am and will see all 3 Seattle games.

by oaklandbbfan on Sep 20, 2006 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Sweet!
Come on by the bleachers this time. You can sit with Nico as long as his short shorts don't drive you too crazy!?!?! :)
"I think we just feel that now is our time." - Nick Swisher

by saint @ Athletics Nation on Sep 20, 2006 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

PSSSSSST...
Are you going to be in Oakland for the whole weekend, or just Friday/Saturday?
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

The WHOLE weekend :)
"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

yup
I'm debating going to the game. It's supposed to be sold out, but I'm sure I can get tickets on the BART ramp......
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Sep 20, 2006 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions  

Still tickets
"I think we just feel that now is our time." - Nick Swisher

by saint @ Athletics Nation on Sep 20, 2006 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions  

doug mirabelli
thinks he's rickey henderson.

"I don't apologize for wanting to come back here to Boston. I do apologize for the fact that if he has that strong of an opinion of Doug Mirabelli over a month or two months of time, I didn't do my job as a player or a person. I wouldn't want that opinion of me by anybody. That's not the perception of Doug Mirabelli that I would want anywhere."

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2006/09/20/a_sparring_session/?page=1

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 Sep 20, 2006 9:44 AM PDT reply actions  

He's kind of like Rickey
only 100 pounds heavier, three times slower, with half the power, and a third the plate discipline.  Arm's about the same, though.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

I like how he shares agents with Piazza
and the agent convinced SD to sign Piazza even though Mirabelli was already there.  Sounds like someone got pwned.

'Hey Doug, you see this totem pole of players I represent?  That's you on bottom.'

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

or George Costanza
"George is getting upset!"
"WTF is wrong with you people TASTELESS COMMENTS. I'm disgusted. Mocking a 10 year old's horrible painful death." --eshock

by rubin sierra on Sep 20, 2006 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions  

He should have said . ..
Tonight, Doug Mirabelli is the greatest!!
Green Day was right: Wake me up when September ends.

by BlameChannel53 on Sep 20, 2006 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

My two year-old
Always talks in the third person since he learned to say his name.

It cracks me up every time - never gets old.  I call him little Rickey.

by easyraider on Sep 20, 2006 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

A's 2007 tentative schedule
Anyone no where I can find this. I saw a few minutes of the Astros game last night and they put the highlights of their 2007 schedule during the game. One bullet showed that they would be hosting the A's in mid June.

by Larry E on Sep 20, 2006 9:55 AM PDT reply actions  

The WhiteSox one is on their site
and you can manually enter the A's link, but it just says Tenative 2007 Schedule, and then nothing.

by Zonis on Sep 20, 2006 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

How ominous is that?
"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 20, 2006 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

Only thing I know is
that the A's finish the season at home against Anaheim.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

from the Sac Bee
Schedule tweaks -- The A's interleague schedule next season has an interesting twist as Oakland is scheduled to face teams from the National League Central, the N.L. East champion New York Mets and the crossbay Giants.

The A's will play at San Francisco, Houston and New York while playing host to the Giants, St. Louis and Cincinnati.

Also, Oakland will open the season in Seattle before facing the Chicago White Sox in the home opener.

from the "Zito clears out locker, but it doesn't mean much - yet" article. *tear* =(

by gotgreen on Sep 20, 2006 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

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

by Kyli on Sep 20, 2006 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

That really sucks
The NL Central has the worst overall record in the majors, and two of the four worst teams. So naturally the A's get stuck playing the top three teams in that division, plus the NL's best team from a different division.
Some are sabermetricians.

by andeux on Sep 20, 2006 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Plus we lose out on the Met game windfall.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

hehehe i get to go!!! ; )~
Free room if you get me a ticket behind the A's dugout! AND I'll drive ya to Queens <pops valium now>

by AndreafromNJ on Sep 20, 2006 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

<begins considering it>
I was thinking about making a run on Yankees vs. A's tickets in New York if it came down to that, but I imagine that it's going to be hella expensive to get a Yankees home postseason ticket.

by hunter on Sep 20, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Andrea....
be ready for A's/Mets Series....

by BleacherDave on Sep 20, 2006 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't forget!
SoCal ANers tonight meet at Grunions (1501 Sepulveda in Mahattan Beach) to watch the game!
"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 10:08 AM PDT reply actions  

Wow
I can't believe nobody's commented yet on today's Ratto article.  I expected at the very least one of the usual I-hate-RR-here's-his-latest-column-I-don't-like diatribes, if not more people responding to its complementary tone toward the A's with accusations of bandwagon-jumping and the like.

In other news, I'm thinking of walking-up and going to the game tonight; it'd be my first visit to the Coliseum this year.  See you there?

"WTF is wrong with you people TASTELESS COMMENTS. I'm disgusted. Mocking a 10 year old's horrible painful death." --eshock

by rubin sierra on Sep 20, 2006 10:18 AM PDT reply actions  

Wow...
...what is this feeling? I like the article? No...I love the article!
"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

If the A's make the ALCS, Beano
should get the award.

His s#!+ better work in the playoffs, that's all that needs to be said!

Friends don't let friends read HalosHeaven

by BruceBochte on Sep 20, 2006 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions  

This is great...
This will be all that ESPN talks about the entire week outside of TO's jammed pinky or whatever injury he claims to have.

by sf drift king on Sep 20, 2006 10:23 AM PDT reply actions  

What?
The great "throw your teammates under the bus" extravaganza going on in NY? I wish that spelled doom for them in the postseason. Unfortunately, they have plenty of talent to overcome this stuff.
A's 2006 record when I attend: 12-7

by peanut gallery on Sep 20, 2006 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

As an A's and
Mets fan <ducks>, it's really nice to see the Yankees throw each other under the bus.
On Sunday, Minaya ticked off a list of candidates to join the rotation, and for once this season, none of them was Jose Lima.

by rfloh on Sep 20, 2006 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

Love it! Love it! Love it!
Yankee intangibles = whiney, miserable, sniping, bitter, jealous, throw-your-teammate under the Lexington Ave train
"Their team is full of a bunch of shitty nobodies pieced together from the moneyball scrap yard." -- Halos Heaven 7/31/06

by SportySpice @ Athletics Nation on Sep 20, 2006 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions  

I gotta say...
As a Cowboys fan, even I'M getting tired of hearing about TO.
Asked where Zito's perfect fit would be, Hudson said, "Do they have a league on Mars?"
*Magic #: 6!*

by JLaff on Sep 20, 2006 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions  

Seriously!
Imagine what non-football fans are going through!  ;)

by AsGirl on Sep 20, 2006 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Kielty's Grand Slam
Was anyone else saying to themselves, "Don't swing at the 1st Pitch.  Don't swing at the 1st Pitch....

YES!  Swing at the 1st Pitch"

COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON!

by Colorado Fan on Sep 20, 2006 10:32 AM PDT reply actions  

Actually...
I was thinking, "Wow - they're actually gonna let Kielty bat right-handed.  He mashes from that side."

by calgbear on Sep 20, 2006 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions  

I actually posted
"Ok, Kielty is going to ground out on the first pitch."

by Zonis on Sep 20, 2006 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

I DID!
LOL!  I actually said, out loud, "don'tswingatthefirstpitch, don'tswingatthefirstpitch, don'tswingatthefirstpitch, don'tswingatthefirstpitch..."  over and over... then he swung... and the ball left... and much screaming ensued...
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions  

I told my wife, on kielty's previous AB...
that he was like Millhouse, he needed a couple of AB's before he warmed up and mashed. After he hit that long drive to center, I told her "He'll hit a HR next time".

Was I right?

Damn Skippy!

"the reason why hitting the ball on the "sweet spot" of the bat feels so good is that the ball is contacting at the bat at a vibrational node." - salb918

by McFood on Sep 20, 2006 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

When I saw Kielty up to bat . . .
I suddenly had the urge for some McDonald's.  Six blocks, one Quarter Pounder with cheese, two large fries, and an M & M McFlurry later I found myself back at the computer thinking: wow, how in the hell did we get the lead?  
Green Day was right: Wake me up when September ends.

by BlameChannel53 on Sep 20, 2006 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

SUBLIMINAL KLOWN POWER!
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are there teaching opportunities in the Sudan?
It sounds like Nico's kind of place.
"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 20, 2006 10:55 AM PDT reply actions  

Hilarious
he had to pay the dowry because

'he used it as his wife'

That phrase is a winner.  Husbands worldwide now hae a new way to seduce the wives with those loving words ...  'Honey, can I use you as my wife tonight?'

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

The goat cooks, and cleans his house?!
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

The goat nags him to take out the garbage
and wants to discuss having a family when the game is in the seventh inning?
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

I guess that's why they call it ...
... the "7th inning stretch" ...
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

and "greases his casserole dish"
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Does Pepperdine have a cooking school?
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

"pepper" "dine"
It certainly should!
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Did someone say 'puppy dine'?
"the reason why hitting the ball on the "sweet spot" of the bat feels so good is that the ball is contacting at the bat at a vibrational node." - salb918

by McFood on Sep 20, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

hey, at least he's not Jim Hendry ...
... who lives under the curse of a goat and had to pay a Howry ...
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions  

Nice!
"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 Sep 20, 2006 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions  

object of preposition?
(And, no, not the object of a proposition ...)

"The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat ..."

Well, that's what you get for going around surprising people with your goat.

A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe he was just happy to see him.
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

If we're really a bunch of uber-nerds
Should this be our anthem?

NOTE: YouTube link.

"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 Sep 20, 2006 11:55 AM PDT reply actions  

Damn.
Sweet Segway!
"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 20, 2006 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sounds like someone is given up on this year....
Angels owner ready to make changes
Sep 20 - Angels owner Arte Moreno vowed Tuesday that the franchise will make "major" changes this offseason, The Los Angeles Times reports.

"I'll guarantee we're going to do something major," Moreno told the newspaper. "We explored it before, but now we have goals we want to attain and that we will accomplish, whether through free agency or trades."

That can't be too helpful to hear for the team.  That being said, I think we need to get used to the idea of Miggy playing in Southern CA...

by CyZito on Sep 20, 2006 12:04 PM PDT reply actions  

So its not possible
to pre-emt a trade and get Miggy back for ourselves?

by Zonis on Sep 20, 2006 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Arte to agents: "My wallet is open ...
... Please feel free to ratchet up your demands on behalf of your clients."
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Arte to Padres:
I demand that you cease & desist from calling yourself the San Diego Padres and infringing our territorial rights!!! We shall forevermore be known as the Los Angeles Angels That Go Down To San Diego For A Game To Appease Our Hispanic Customers.  
Green Day was right: Wake me up when September ends.

by BlameChannel53 on Sep 20, 2006 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Arte to Chavez:
Sorry, you can't play on our team, you are just not Mexican enough.
Green Day was right: Wake me up when September ends.

by BlameChannel53 on Sep 20, 2006 12:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Don't forget to sign up for Jambo!!
Giving location-based chat capabilities to AN!  Join the group at: http://www.jambo.net/groups/oaklandathletics

To see more of an explanation of what we're up to at Jambo, check out my diary here: JAMBO for AN!!

Hope to see you guys over on Jambo!

Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Sep 20, 2006 1:00 PM PDT reply actions  

If you haven't seen this yet...
...it's the funniest thing I've read today. Keep in mind that yeswecan is an Angels fan over at HH.

http://www.athleticsnation.com/comments/2006/9/19/3451/96826/86/

"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 1:05 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't have the heart to point out
to RickeyFan that it's actually spelled "Ricky Schroeder."  Someone should fix the spelling before YWC's inevitable retaliatory zinger...
"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 Sep 20, 2006 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought that was the point...
...that there was an extra 'e' in the name.
"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I didn't know that Rick (Don't Call me Ricky)
Schroder was a Mormon convert and an NRA booster.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

But is he a NRAF booster?
I hear some of them are kinda short, and could use a little help climbing up onto their Segways...
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

you'll pry the Segway ...
... from Sal's cold, dead hands!
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Given the Segway recall,
you might have to disentangle, rather than pry, my cold dead hands from the Segway.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't have the heart to point out...
...to jeepers that the "f" in "Rickeyfan" isn't capitalized...  ;)
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

<turns self into grammar police>
"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 Sep 20, 2006 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, what the f#$%
in to.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

lmao
<<<poof!>>>  You're the grammar police!
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

are you calling jeepers a poof?
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

{bracketaciously enjoys the sound...
...of smacking monkeyball}

<<<whap!>>>

{dares "smack the monkey" joke}

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

"smack the monkey" joke, nuthin'
I think you got yourself a "smack the monkey ball" joke right there, sister!
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lambaste the Lemurconker!
"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 Sep 20, 2006 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Batter the binturong!
(yes, and then deep-fry it)
Some are sabermetricians.

by andeux on Sep 20, 2006 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

tempura the tapir!
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

grumble
you beat me to it... and i like "tempura" as a verb, much better than "tie up."

MMM, tempura'd tapir.... </homer simpson>

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by rungood on Sep 20, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

bake the bonobo!
"Game THREADS/posters piss me off more than games." -Jennifer

by ArakSOT on Sep 20, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Grill the Gorilla!
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Sep 20, 2006 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tie up the Tapir!
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Sep 20, 2006 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Duck a l'orangutan
Like the Swingin' A's...except that Reggie is batting RH!!! -- saint

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Sep 20, 2006 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lookout of the Yard
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Tower of Power
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Sep 20, 2006 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why?
What would we see?
Some are sabermetricians.

by andeux on Sep 20, 2006 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

I nominate this for ...
... QOTMITCWOCD

Quote of the Month, Impossible to Understand without Context Division

A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Uh, if that's going to be the acronym
don't you think we should use "Comprehend" instead of "Understand"?  We may also want to skip that O.  Maybe you should start over?

by DavidA on Sep 20, 2006 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

uh, whoops.
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think...
...mkt's entire body of work could be nominated for that...  the QOTMITCWOCD Lifetime Achievement Award!

(I don't have the heart to point out that the first "C" probably stands for "Comprehend," not "Understand"... oh, wait... I do have the heart to do that...)

"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey now!
Just because the rabbits and the kazoo are mutually exclusive, that's no reason to go all "Dustin Hoffman" on me.
Ba de yah!

by oblique on Sep 20, 2006 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I rest my case.
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

::ahem::
please keep in mind for QOTM.
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

I liked your
"Lost in the Fog" comment from yesterday.
"...see how the ?ber-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring..."

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

<blush>
Thanks :)
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

pffff
Brown-noser.  What, did he promise you could "ride his Segway" or something?  Don't fall for that one...
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've got candy, would you like to
take a ride in my Segway?
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 20, 2006 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

What kind of candy?
"...see how the ?ber-nerds debate the PAPER QUALITY of the signs they plan to bring..."

by Jennifer on Sep 20, 2006 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is it Venezuelan?
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

HA!
"Today, everyone did do what I wanted!!"~SportySpice

by baseballgirl on Sep 20, 2006 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Farhan Zaidi sighting!
Well, not really, but it seems that he and I take our cars to the same mechanic in Berkeley, Art's automotive.  At least I saw his paperwork there.

Perhaps, not surprisingly, he drives a Prius!

Friends don't let friends read HalosHeaven

by BruceBochte on Sep 20, 2006 2:56 PM PDT reply actions  

sounds less like "sighting" ...
... and more like "stalking" ...
A lonely monkey is a spiritually dead monkey. -- tankerraid @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 20, 2006 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not really....
Don't want to infringe on Jennifer's territory!
Friends don't let friends read HalosHeaven

by BruceBochte on Sep 20, 2006 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Whatever you do, you should not
declare Crosby dead.  Unless you want to be thrown in a cell with a tiny man named Sally ... or Sali.

by Rickeyfan on Sep 20, 2006 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Does he have a dress to sell on eBay?
"I miss taking showers with Kendall" ~ Brian Giles

by Poppy on Sep 20, 2006 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

An interesting link I found
2005 financials for MLB teams.  The Yankees make more than 25% more money than any other team in baseball.  But lots of teams are differently leveraged, and it appears lots of teams are just pocketing revenue sharing money.
"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 Sep 20, 2006 5:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Lineups--No Chavy (?)
Offensive Nicknames

Sizemore
Blake
Martinez
Garko
Kouzmanoff
Luna
Inglett
Marte
Gutierrez

AL West Champs-To-Be

Kendall
Kotsay
Bradley
Thomas
Payton
Swisher
Scutaro
Ellis
Perez

"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 Sep 20, 2006 6:31 PM PDT reply actions  

BP has a post-season article.....
After examining the correlation between post-season success, and team characteristics, they found they factors that coincided: Strikeout starters, good closing, and good defense.

No correlation for hot streaks (we knew that from 2000), small ball, or veterans.

What does that mean?  Beware the Twins.  (and yes, they removed Liriano from the analysis.)

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5541

by BleacherDave on Sep 20, 2006 6:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Anyone read The Onion?
If anyone catches the new Onion, check out the Sports section.  The one I picked up today is dated September 14th.  It asks a random fan on the street who is the most overrated baseball player, the answer is....Eric Chavez.  :( :).

www.theonion.com

Not on the website yet though, that I can see.

Gas to Chicago- $23.87 A's/White Sox Tix- $28 Watching the A's whipping the Sox in July 05'- Priceless

by WiscoFan on Sep 20, 2006 7:28 PM PDT reply actions  

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