Let's do the time warp again: DLD 3/12/07?

by gigglingone on Mar 12, 2007 10:54 AM PDT

Okay, I have no clue what time it is, since my computer says one thing, my watch says another, and the AN server is way off....so, in case you missed it, change your clocks! you're late for a meeting!!

Some links....
Dan Meyer and others were optioned to AAA.

The Video Game Challenge was last night. Haven't seen anything on AN yet.

I got nothing else. Can someone come fix my clock?

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mariners blog battle

ll:
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/story/...

ussm:
http://ussmariner.com/2007/03/09/loo...

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 Mar 12, 2007 11:31 AM PDT reply actions

It's spring back, fall forward, right?

Or was that just me trying to leave the bar last night?

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is unseemly

by ArakSOT on Mar 12, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions

This is old, but the headline cracked me up.

Loaiza never gets loose.

That's not what we've heard...

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 12, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions

He probably tightened up a bit

when he heard the siren.

by mikeA on Mar 12, 2007 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions

"The Great Steroids Debate"

http://www.halosheaven.com/story/200...

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...

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 Mar 12, 2007 11:53 AM PDT reply actions

That column

is longer than anything he's ever written on HH, and it's not very long...

by mikeA on Mar 12, 2007 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions

also didn't seem to say anything

other than "steroids are bad, mmmkay"

by Zonis on Mar 12, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

also note that panther t-shirts

are now available...

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 Mar 12, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions

The current

"Pictures of Angels Billboards" series is the second most boring series of blog posts I've ever seen.

by mikeA on Mar 12, 2007 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions

yeah, but it has little chance of catching

angels jersey numbers to secure the top spot.

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 Mar 12, 2007 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions

also, given team obp, pitches seen, etc.

that "hak" billboard is appropriate for hatcher's hackers.

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 Mar 12, 2007 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Huh.

Punishing a juicer for tarnishing his halo doesn't sound as absurd as "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" did three years ago.

Three years ago. Not now.

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 12, 2007 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Beware...

...of adrenaline-junkie golfers looking for other thrills because their sport is so damn boring.

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 12, 2007 12:03 PM PDT reply actions

Five Questions: Oakland Athletics

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/ar...

#6: are we all gonna die?

yes.

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 Mar 12, 2007 12:05 PM PDT reply actions

I heart salb918 and Mrs. salb918.

by Jennifer on Mar 12, 2007 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Coping with loss

Like mrs. salb, my kids also lost their fave A's this offseason with the departures of Zito and Thomas. For my six year old daughter, this was familiar territory, as her original favorite player was Tejada.

She still roots for Miguel when I point him out on TV or at the Coli, and she says she's still gonna root for Zito as a Giant. My advice to the mr and mrs salb family is to use this as a teaching moment. The lesson? Nothing is forever, your heroes will always disappoint you, and life sucks. Now learn a marketable skill or it's off to the orphanarium with ya!

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 12, 2007 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Loaiza is salb's 'boy'...

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is unseemly

by ArakSOT on Mar 12, 2007 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Meh.

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 12, 2007 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions

MaEl was the obvious choice

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is unseemly

by ArakSOT on Mar 12, 2007 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

salb918: president of MaElh8Rz

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 12, 2007 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I heard that you were considering MaEl as "boy"

But the advice from the unicorn wheel was negative.

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 12, 2007 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions

did that take a long time to make?

how much did it cost in crafts supplies? I only ask because I'm thinking of making one with a cupcake in the middle.

"robots with way too much intelligence, this chick, a healthy Eric Gagne..." ~cutthemullet

by LAXile on Mar 13, 2007 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions

what would a cupcake do?

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is unseemly

by ArakSOT on Mar 13, 2007 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions

eat a lot and win 16 games

"robots with way too much intelligence, this chick, a healthy Eric Gagne..." ~cutthemullet

by LAXile on Mar 13, 2007 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions

That would be an awesome idea for a craft project

... if I only had time.

BTW, awesome trick with the new AN. If you accidentally reply to the wrong comment and you click the comment you meant to reply to, it keeps what you have already typed. [mind explodes]

by Jennifer on Mar 13, 2007 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions

ooooh, good to know! {tries it}

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 13, 2007 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions

I didn't make it, but

Here's the full Boingboing story which I took the image from yesterday. It has a flash version of the project too.

If I had made it there would have been a space labeled "dodge neighbor charging recklessly over from the shortstop position."

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 13, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions

or ''complete the putout and steal 3rd''

"San Jose A's of Fremont" is unseemly

by ArakSOT on Mar 13, 2007 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions

my friend Lynn

Has that exact "what would a unicorn do?" folder. It's one of those two pocket folders we used to use in grade school and it even has the spinning arrow on the front. It is totally awesome! She doesn't use it much for fear of damaging it.

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

by batgirl on Mar 13, 2007 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions

Don't "meh" my boy.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Mar 12, 2007 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions

MEH.

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 12, 2007 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions

"Hiccup?"

Nice article, by the way.

"Look its either batman or batman and robin not robin w/o batman robin isn't sh@#."--cchefz71

by jeepers on Mar 12, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Fire joe morgan does Mark Kotsay

Mark Kotsay won't be missed as much as Bruce Jenkins thinks

It's a crushing development for the A's, losing Kotsay for some three months.

I don't think so. They have a lot of good outfielders. I wouldn't call it "crushing." And weirdly -- and this is where Jenkins really kicks it into high gear, idiot-wise -- neither would Jenkins. Because even though he himself labeled the loss "crushing," and even though he presumably had access to a "delete" key, and ample time to use it, just four sentences later he writes this:

It definitely hurts the A's, but there's nothing wrong with a starting outfield of Bradley, Nick Swisher and Shannon Stewart.

So...not "crushing," then?

Now we have 6 or 7 months to enjoy, to cheer, cry, and scream both in frustration and happiness. ~china bob

by baseballgirl on Mar 12, 2007 12:09 PM PDT reply actions

heh

and they link back to the last Jenkins column they dissected, which had my all time favorite FJM lines:

Numbers won't tell you... if a pitcher walks off the mound, exuding command, instead of running off like a scared jackrabbit.
I don't care if a pitcher calmly walks off the mound or transforms into a giant hovercraft and levitates back to the dugout. I just want him to have a good WHIP. Yes, "WHIP."

by Apricot on Mar 12, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

SuSlu

via rotoworld via the sidebar:

Bobby Crosby (back) is expected to play in a simulated game Wednesday.
We're sort of in "believe it when you see it" status when it comes to Crosby returning from injuries, but it would be his first "game" action since injuring his back last year.

by mikeA on Mar 12, 2007 12:20 PM PDT reply actions

simulated game

crosby's finally healthy enough to play MLB 2k7.

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 Mar 12, 2007 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Maverick's surf contest!

Still not on.

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 12, 2007 12:22 PM PDT reply actions

It's just a jump to the left...

Hey giggling one, someone posted this weekend that you've set up an AN NCAA bracket group online...could you reconfirm that here for us would-be hoops savants?

"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." --Dr. Johnson

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 12, 2007 12:23 PM PDT reply actions

march madness

http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...

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 Mar 12, 2007 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions

killer frogs invade SF

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...

It's like something out of an animal horror movie -- killer frogs take over peaceful pond, then after terrorizing and eating everything alive, start eating each other.
Only it's no movie. It's really happening in Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, near the California Academy of Sciences.

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 Mar 12, 2007 12:37 PM PDT reply actions

My favorite quote from that...

In fact, about the only thing known to eat the frogs are crocodiles -- but that solution is probably out.

Gee, you think?

Now we have 6 or 7 months to enjoy, to cheer, cry, and scream both in frustration and happiness. ~china bob

by baseballgirl on Mar 12, 2007 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions

LOL

"Everyone knows about it, but nobody's heard of it. Oh, it exists." ~ Dan Johnson

by Poppy on Mar 12, 2007 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions

How about importing some Frenchmen?

by Philip Christy on Mar 12, 2007 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Solution (brought to you by Principal Skinner):

Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The ~~lizards~~ [frogs] are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're
overrun by ~~lizards~~ [frogs]?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese
needle snakes. They'll wipe out the ~~lizards~~ [frogs].
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous
type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around,
the gorillas simply freeze to death.

by calgbear on Mar 12, 2007 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Crocs

I seem to remember them having crocs in a case right inside the entrance of the old CAS - don't they need to eat? Maybe they could save money on croc chow by feeding them the frogs.

by sslinger on Mar 12, 2007 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions

My final childhood illusion is gone:

Rocky was on the juice. I think this means there should be an asterisk next to America's Cold War victory.

by mikeA on Mar 12, 2007 12:39 PM PDT reply actions

wow

Local newspapers reported that officers raided the action hero's hotel room and private jet after members of his entourage were spotted throwing items out of their hotel window after the incident at the airport.

by apilgrim on Mar 12, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions

but apollo creed was clean

although steroid money was included in his per diem, but he never touched it.
apollo would find some bones, throw them in a pot, add some broth, a potato, and get a stew going.

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 Mar 12, 2007 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Rick Eymer doesn't follow the A's

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...

but as Buan got Two Buck's name wrong during the event, I think its only fitting that Eymer got "Buam's" name wrong.

by Zonis on Mar 12, 2007 8:15 PM PDT reply actions

questions

where can i see current spring training stats for a's players?

have stewart and ellis been playing recently?

thanks

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 Mar 12, 2007 11:01 PM PDT reply actions