DLD 4/13/07 Winning Creates Dumpistry
by mikeA on Apr 13, 2007 10:09 AM PDT
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PrintThe A's need to start winning for happier thoughts to win the day. This weekend features Haren vs. Igawa, Blanton vs. Pavano, and Harden vs. Pettite. I like those odds, especially if you just think about the pitchers, and not the hitters they'll be throwing to.
Sad news: McFood is out of tickets. The wackiness that was his diary yesterday will soon fade in our imaginations.
How about a link: Johnson is healing faster than expected:
Dan Johnson's accelerated return from torn hip cartilage zipped forward even faster Thursday when the first baseman had an at-bat in an extended spring game.
Johnson wasn't allowed to swing, mind you, but he walked on five pitches, anyway. Today, he'll get a couple more at-bats, and he'll be OKd to swing -- but he probably won't be cleared to run out of the batter's box yet, though Wednesday he did his first sprint work since being injured.
I hope if DJ comes back, we'll see less Shannon Stewart, who I think we should call The Leprechaun.
Men will soon be obsolete. I would recommend the excellent film Roger Dodger wherein that issue is discussed.
I hate Kobe; what a choker.
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mccovey chronicles discussion
greatest first song on a band's first album:
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/sto...
Hm
Interesting topic. A couple that they already thought of:
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
Purple Haze - Hendrix
and some they didn't:
Cult of Personality - Living Colour
Windfall - Son Volt
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - CSN
I'll go with Cult of Personality (which is also my choice for best song that gets played over the PA at A's games).
'Ol 55 a great choice
If Tom Waits were a more driven self-promoter he coulda been a latter-day Dylan (after Dylan himself gave up said job).
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
that is good one
i don't know about greatest but i'll throw patti smith's "gloria" out there...
How I wish White Blood Cells was their 1st
because I don't think there's a better opening track on any album than "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground."
Playing by the rules, how about "Everything Zen," by Bush?
Or "Liquid Swords," by GZA.
Or "You are a Runner," by Wolf Parade.
How'd I forget
"Don't Panic," by Coldplay. Say what you will about Coldplay, but that is a great opening track.
Running With The Devil
Van Halen I
by LawDaddy on Apr 13, 2007 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Devil?!?!
I always thought it was Running With A Shovel.
The Ants Are My Friends
They're Blowing In The Wind...
by LawDaddy on Apr 13, 2007 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Great discussion. Meanwhile, on Halos Heaven...
We at AN are apparently racists for wanting their Mr Anderson to honor Jackie Robinson.
In a diary devoted to mocking one on AN about the controversy, here's what they had to say:
RevNutbar: He won't paly (sic) Steepin Fetchit and sing the Po' Me Blues for the Berkeley Politically Correct Tribunal
RevNutbar again: not playing the sympathetic darkie upsets Bay Area white liberals. Ima gine (sic) if guilt were your sole identity, you'd be furious at an independent voice among African Americans too.
jjackflash says: I respect GA, and believe he does a lot more to honor Robinson by not simply doing whatever massa says he should do.
Is this the kind of discussion that Sports Blog Nation wants in their name? Isn't there something in the agreement each blogmaster signs before they come aboard that outlaws bloggers from engaging in such talk? Isn't calling an SBN blog racist (or inferring it is) against that agreement?
And if it isn't, what do we say to this comment on the same diary?
Caseys kiss of death: Garret Anderson is just another nappy-headed ho. Who cares what he does?
I know we all understand that HH is where cavemen go to blog, but that's just beyond the pale.
Anyone?
Plus
What's SWISHER's stance on wearing #42?
Will he wear it? Or can he even count that high?
'86 never happened!
by downingrules
AND
choakland=al sharpton
too much ado about nothing
".. and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball."
by ladybug
by griffisgurl on Apr 13, 2007 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
as much as i dislike the guy
"Isn't calling an SBN blog racist (or inferring it is) against that agreement?"
he may be bashing you (as the diary writer), a's fans, or the bay area, but i don't see where the rev is calling AN racist.
i didn't voice my opinion in the diary because it's such a non-issue, but to weigh in: i have no problem with garret anderson refusing to wear 42 or his reasons for doing so. and i think it's far more ridiculous that torii hunter pretty much said on PTI yesterday that non-blacks shouldn't wear 42. fortunately wilbon called him on it and he backed away from that a bit.
Wilbon's awesome
and him and Tony make a GREAT show.
Have you heard Tony's Radio show through iTunes. it's like 1.5hrs long, but he talkas about sports, Amer. Idol, random sh**
good times!
and yes i'm a girl who watches PTI...EVERYDAY!!
by griffisgurl on Apr 13, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
but...
as far as whether that's the kind of discussion SBN should want, i'd say no, but then i'd say that about almost every HH discussion.
I'd agree
but then I'd say the same thing about the Rev. Oz's diary calling Anderson a douchebag that started the whole thing.
I suspect you also love the following:
Teletubbies
Elmo
Pokemon
Happy Meals
Skipping rope
...but hey, who am I to judge?
Nooo.
If I were to out you, I'd use your Halos Heaven name.
and what do you mean
"We at AN"?
did we take a vote and reach a consensus on this issue?
but then...
as CTM states, the rev pretty much does the same thing.
of course, with the rev overgeneralizations are pretty much to be expected when it comes to the a's.
http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...
No, we didn't.
I'm not saying 'we at AN' believe anything, I'm saying that's what Rev is saying.
That we 'white bay area liberals' over here want 'darkie' Garret Anderson to do what 'massa' says to.
okay, my mistake on that point
it could be interpreted either way, but i see what you're saying.
I'll concede that.
There's plenty there to hang the Rev on, no need for me to fight the fine points.
you'll concede what?
fight fight fight!!
Are you watching YouTube again?
I was agreeing with him.
I was making fun of some people's desire
to fight with each other, even when there is no longer anything to fight over. You'll not that this happens with surprising regularity on the internets.
viz: this thing
Once again...
Rev. Halofan proves effective at laying bait. Otherwise, the quoted comments possess the number of syllables, deftness of spelling, and level of insight I've come to expect from HH. Don't see anything particularly offensive about them other than casey's comments--but I've only read the quoted, not the diary itself.
I have a self imposed
HH visit rate of once, every other day at most....bait or no bait, i have used mine up yesterday...so if i choose, will visit tomorrow.
Hollywood, are you sure that you aren't just
pissed off at them for calling you out. Some of those comments are truly dispicable, but the majority of the comments call YOU out including this one:
"that Oz dude
has never lost an argument - just ask him.
He is like a marathon runner or an astronaut - he wears diapers when he gets on Athletics Nation so he does not have to get up from his computer to take a shit while defending his garden-variety "bright observations" about the world that he posts in between talking about all the screenplays he is never going to write. - the Rev"
link:
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
ouch
Hardly an ouch.
Whenever I've engaged RevNutbar in a debate on his turf, he bans me as soon as I've wiped the floor with him. He's also deleted specific comments that prove him wrong on a point, so that the evidence is gone.
At the same time, when I've debated him here, where he can't ban me, he turns tail and runs off to his own site, knowing if I reply he'll be able to ban me again.
It's a weak act.
Oh, and the folks here who have read my screenplays can discuss the stupidity of his final point. I've worked in the film industry for a decade, so I don't feel like I need validation from the likes of Angry McCurseALot.
i don't know anything about the specific details
all i meant by "ouch" was "that's a pretty harsh personal attack."
Oh. Well, yeah.
But when you consider the source, it's kind of like being growled at by a puppy.
The intent is evil, but the result is just SO adorable!
Yawn,
although I must say he does have a point that you have a propensity to not let things go, nothwithstanding the credibility of his other arguments.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you just say 'notwithstanding'?
Look who has gone all fancy pants all of a sudden!
You know, dude....
... I know you really want to throw punches at me whenever I stick my head up, and that's fine - I'm confident of being able to smoke you with logic every time.
But reposting his dumbass crap here disguised as a question is really beyond the pale.
If I was pissed at his calling me out, I would have replied on his site. I don't need you to CC his garbage here in an effort to put further shit on me, nor do we need to furnish links to that motard's site.
Oz...
I'm done with this 'argument.' I was not trying to take a sucker punch. You need to relax man, but in typical blogmaster fasion you have nothing better to do. Good luck with your succesful film career.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
And good luck over at Halos Heaven.
"I'm not trying to take a sucker punch... good luck with your successful film career."
This guy is a walking definition of 'duh'.
I would expect better from the head of a SBN blog
than to write about a SBN member " he wears diapers when he gets on Athletics Nation so he does not have to get up from his computer to take a shit while defending his garden-variety "bright observations" about the world that he posts in between talking about all the screenplays he is never going to write."
However, if you find HH obnoxious, I think the best thing to do is to not visit the site. Don't give them the hits, the ad revenue, or most importantly your time and energy getting worked up over this garbage.
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 13, 2007 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to mention drawing others' attention to them,
which is exactly what they want. If a Rev spews in a vacuum and no one is there to read it, does it make a sound? Or something.
No, but it sucks to need a new vacuum cleaner.
That's all well and good...
..until you get to his most recent comment.
A.N. Stands up to the Bigot
To the credit of Athletics Nation, a plurality of the posters there pointed out that Hollywood Oz is one of those guys with no black friends but all the right opinions of where black people should stand and how they should vote and why they should never even think about datng his sister.
Come on, now, what the hell is that?
I've got a thick skin and all..
..but calling me a bigot, by name, that doesn't cross a line with you?
I think it's awful
but Jeepers' right, you're getting baited. Don't bite that hook.
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 13, 2007 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If I were going to bite the hook..
..I'd be over there arguing the point with him.
We've had a ton of conversations over the past year about what he does, and whether it's a blight on SBN - I just see this as him going a further step into the realm of 'come on now, someone really needs to pull his head in' land.
I mean, calling someone a douchebag is one thing, but calling them a bigot (even if it's laughable, seeing as I'm defending a means of honoring Jackie Robinson) goes into legally icky territory, you know?
Tom Brady ain't so bad.
Technically, superpatriot is a synonym for bigot. And who's the biggest superpatriot you know? Tom Brady. So basically the Rev called you Tom Brady. Ouch, good one Rev.
by methodrampage on Apr 13, 2007 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
You're probably right.
There are, after all, less letters in 'bigot'.
Anything over five letters and he starts adding spaces and letters and poetry and it all goes to hell.
Consider the source.
If someone I respected called me a bigot, it might bother me. When it's the Rev, I wouldn't even be sure he got the word his was looking for in the thesaurus.
The solution is simple...
Rev is talking his shit over in his own little sactum so you can't even throw the CGV flag. So take it to the next level:
CC the comment to Blez and calmly ask him if he appreciates it when his employees call his customers "bigot".
Already done.
I figured that was the tactic he's taking. Talk shit about a guy on his blog where I can only reply if I'm willing to be banned for doing so, and refuse to do so here where he'd be called on his crap.
Tired act.
dude, just ignore him
Easy to say, XB.
Harder to do when you're being slandered.
Sorry to burst your bubble Hollywood Esq., but
you'd have a case for libel if you had any case at all, which of course you don't. Slander, my friend is for spoken word. This is for written work.
Let's take a look at what you'd need for your claim:
- Defamatory language or, in other words, an
alleged statement of FACT that adversely affects
your reputation. NOPE, no statement of fact
here, but merely an opinion. An adverse affect
on your reputation? NOPE. You'd have to first
have a reputation that anyone really cared about.
But let's proceed anyway for the sake of argument.
- of or concerning, you the plaintiff. Seems like
this requirement is met until you realize that a
reasonable listener/reader would have to know who
it was about. The reasonable reader has no idea
who you are outside of some name 'Hollywood OZ'
out in the Blogosphere. Struck out again.
- Publication. This clearly has been published
- Damages are presumed in any sort of libel, but
seriously how were you damaged again?
In sum, who really gives a #$&* what the Rev said about you. Unless, of course you are some self absorbed blogger with an over-valued self worth. Seriously, dude - move on!
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
fancy pants!
Honestly now...
..for a guy that claimed people were using big words when they said ad nauseum yesterday, I have to ask - who is typing for you?
Yep, went down to my local lawyer
and asked him to figure out your slander issue for you. I hold AN dear to my heart!
Come on Boss, I know you have a better come back than that in you.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh dude, I could rip you so many new ones.
But really, it's like kicking a retarded kid with stell-toed boots.
It doesn't prove anything, and you just end up with messy boots.
If you could
why don't you? It hasn't stopped you from wasting your time arguing with me the last two days.
Ad hominem attacks, gotta love 'em!
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Because it's boring.
And because I'm old enough to know that blog wars waste not just the time of the participants, but everyone else who is forced to leaf through it.
So, in the interests of maintaining some semblance of maturity here, I'm not taking your bait.
Feel free to demonstrate that you don't have any of the above mentioned maturity by continuing.
Just wanted to make sure
Hollywood Esq. didn't stray from his expertise and carry on about the slander BS!
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone know Oaktoon's IP Address?
I'm starting to get suspicious...
When in doubt
throw the Oaktoon card. I love it.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh
snap! A HollywoodOz post with 3 words. Mission slowly being accomplished.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Now you're just junk-posting.
Honestly, if you want to tweak me by replying to every single post I leave, do it in email.
Don't waste everyone else's time with it.
I've said it before, but this time I mean it
I'm done wasting my time. As far as junk-posting, you've gone through this thread and the other 'GA is a douche' thread and responded to almost every comment dissagreeing with you.
I'm Out!
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Scoreboard (as judged by the current 3 AN votes)
My dumb ass 3
Hollywood Esq 0
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm using my one monthly comment...
to completely agree with what you said: "In sum, who really gives a #$&* what the Rev said about you." Exactly.
Yes, ignore him
Just about everyone here agrees the Rev. is a garbage generator. Few give his comments any sort of weight or believe that kind of nonsense except for his small congregation...and it's just not worth getting worked up over what they think. You're giving him much more attention than he deserves.
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 13, 2007 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
his small congregation...
Avenger says
Chill Out everyone!
by LawDaddy on Apr 13, 2007 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Well heck.
If the Avenger says to chill, what choice do I have?
<ice cold>
That's him speaking the truth
and it's great.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew
this pic would come in handy some day! This kid had friend with him (may have been his brother) and his jersey said "BECAUSE" on the back. Priceless!
by LawDaddy on Apr 13, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The avenger, doesn't wash his hands?
Yet another strike against homeschooling. I've talked with Jake (the avenger) and his parents before. Nice family, but how old until he is embarrassed to be seen in the Avenger outfit?
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Age 13, and then at 19 he'll
The first part
sounds like someone speaking from experience.
salb and Crazy George
Never seen 'em together in the same place and time. Hmmmm....
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been looking for one of those outfits;
but unfortunately they only make them in children's sizes, so I have not been able to wear such an outfit. So I guess I could still see salb wearing the outfit though, but maybe that's the reason the A's have been struggling lately - salb should be going pantless in order to help the A's win!
An A's win tonight is guaranteed
now I'm picturing you wearing the Avenger outfit without pants!
Are you getting ready
for batting practice?
by LawDaddy on Apr 13, 2007 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
The real question--
"No. It's Oakland."
I'm sorry, what?
Are you replying to the wrong message, or are you stating that I'm a bigot?
Clarification, please.
Seriously.
But then, as I have mentioned about 8 billion times, I don't go to HH because they raise my blood pressure. Really, that blog sucks, and Rev and crew are total preschoolers.
On the bright side, once the HH crap starts flying around AN, I know it's really baseball season! Yay!
oh wow
Gotta give credit where credit is due on this one..
thats gonna leava mark
That's a good thread
Lots of good stuff there... and this contribution cracked me up...
This is where those Brits are hamstrung by
their own damn sense of circumspection. These words came from the all-female conception geneticist...can you imagine them being uttered by Dick Cheney?
"We are in the process of applying for ethical approval."
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 10:26 AM PDT reply actions
Only retroactively
like Wolfowitz.
by green star oakland on Apr 13, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Regarding DJ and Stewart ..
.. (keeping fingers crossed concerning A's injuries but} this might work out for the best because with Stew getting regular playing time in LF, he is getting the ABs he needs to get up to speed. Remember he missed much of last two seasons due to the foot injuries {plantar fasciitis); it reminds me of Frank Thomas last year who was very slow to get going with the bat, needed 150 to 200 ABs to get going, - for the same reason - he had missed most of the two previous seasons due to the ankle injuries ..
by Randy Bell on Apr 13, 2007 10:27 AM PDT reply actions
What you said is probably really poignant
..but my head exploded when parentheses and brackets got crossed.
{these are not the droids you are looking for]
mismatched parenthesis are like Jedi mind tricks
I almost (never} make (mistakes] like that!
by Randy Bell on Apr 13, 2007 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice Roy Steele piece in Trib today
"I really didn't have any idea that people felt this way," (Steele) says. "Not to this extent."
He does now. Steele was back in his familiar seat — in the scoreboard control center — for most of opening night on Monday. Health willing, he should be there for the rest of the season. The few moments he wasn't there on Monday were spent on the diamond, where he delivered the ceremonial first pitch — a symbol of his return to the home his voice has helped to shape.
To say it was trumpeted wouldn't be overstating it. Welcome back signs greeted Steele in the outfield. A huge roar greeted his introduction. Even the players took note.
Full Trib article here, including:
- Medical/physical details like three weeks of hiccups in acid relux-like condition, down to 105 lbs. from previous 195, still can't eat solid food.
- Franchise appreciation details, like Vucinich's quote: "I think a credit to Roy is that guys from other teams recognize his voice, know his voice and talked about how much they missed him last year. We heard that a lot."
- A sappy but still wonderful line by the author: "But any attraction becomes more appealing when it has the familiar feeling of home. Especially when an old friend invites you through the door."
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 10:37 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah!
by Randy Bell on Apr 13, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I am truly grateful to have Roy back.
Being an A’s fan, I have become very used to seeing our own, particularly players, move on. If there is one thing that is constant for an A’s fan, it is that we will see change when our own leave. Roy Steele is not only terrific at his job, but he is one of the constants that give me comfort when attending A’s games throughout my lifetime. I wish we could have the iceplant back, along with the Haas ownership, and many lost players; but I am very thankful that we still have the "Voice of God" here in Oakland.
Roy Steele
sounds kind of Porn-esque!?
or is that just me?!
by griffisgurl on Apr 13, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
trashiest fanbases
Rivalfish has a top 5 list. Angels fans didn't make the list but the White Sox fans did, as well as the crazies from my birthplace at OSU. And the "God kills a kitten" pic is hilarious.
That's your copy right?!
Sweetness!
by griffisgurl on Apr 13, 2007 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Could someone explain to me
why one would take an at-bat without swings as part of their rehab? Or are the A's the only team in baseball that thinks introducing the possibility of injury without any activity is a great rehab strategy?
Perhaps DJ's planning a reverse Ankiel
and he'll soon be joining Zito in the SF starting rotation.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
No swings, but DJ says...
Ummm...'K. I'll take your word for it.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 13, 2007 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
CompuBeav
by LawDaddy on Apr 13, 2007 11:36 AM PDT reply actions
Just received email from the A's
with the following subject line:
A's Fleece Blanket, $2 Tickets and $1 Hot Dogs Coming Up
Uh... love the fleece blanket, indifferent to the $2 tickets, and I'd really rather not have that last thing happen, thanks.
Oh, great.
So at the Fremont park, they're going to charge me to puke, too? Or will the chip in my stomach alert the ballpark to send a bucket down to my seat?
The chip in your stomach...
will also send a "stimulate" command to the chips in your seat-neighbors' adrenal glands, causing them to take flight from your vicinity in the nick of time (or to kick your ass if they were too slow/close).
So not only are they gouging Ice Cream's family
with the heightened family pack expenses, but now they're gonna fleece the warmth giving bedding fans carry in as well? Is there no end to the steely-eyed gaze of the profit mongerer?
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
What I'm really worried about...
is that they've already threatened to rally towels.
they're not just gouging ice cream's family
it's more of a blanket fleecing.
The answer, my friend...
That's the sweet brotherly love post intro. Alternatively, to use a fave of my Philly-hardened Dad:
Boingboing piece summarizes some neat ideas from a recent Economist article about new ways to generate wind energy. I particularly like the second one, with kites generating power as they rise, while not using much power to descend.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 12:18 PM PDT reply actions
Biased source.
That site is a front for the spring industry.
It's your fault the A's suck!
I hate you! You suck!
by kaweahkaweah on Apr 13, 2007 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I care what you think.
That really hurts.
Really. I'm actually crying a little right now.
Pippi = Rove
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Triskaideka-fashionobia
The always enjoyable Uniform Watch column today takes the opportunity to discuss the superstitious aspects of sports uniform choices. Some fun tidbits:
• The Met’s David Wright sported the high socks look one day last year, went hitless and made three errors, and vowed to never wear high socks again.
• Joe Montana wore the same jersey in Super Bowl XXIV that he wore in SB XVI, though it slightly mismatched his teammates’ shirts that day.
• Carl Yastrzemski says he wore the same pair of stirrups from 1967 to 1973
• Mark McGwire wore the same protective cup from high school until it was stolen late in his career (ick!)
And this story, which deserves its own blockquote:
The most extreme uni-related example of the Interventive Mojo was the maneuver pulled off by Mike Redmond on May 25, 2003, when he was with the Marlins. With the team struggling and manager Jeff Torborg having just been fired, Redmond ambled off to the indoor batting cage wearing nothing but shoes, socks, and batting gloves. The team won that day, and Redmond got two hits, so he continued his naked batting practice during the course of what became a six-game winning, uh, streak (a classic case of the Interventive Mojo morphing into the Retroactive Mojo). He dusted off the routine in August, leading the Fish to a 20-8 finish and a World Series title. Full details -- but no photos, thankfully -- are available here.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
Bizarre inning in Cubs/Reds game
Zambrano, pitching a shut-out through the first four, starts the 5th with:
single, single, walk, single, single, double, hbp
is relieved by by Ohman with the bases loaded, who walks the two batters he faces, and is in turn relieved by Wuertz, still with the bases loaded, who strikes out the side.
6 runs on 5 hits (4 singles), 3 walks, 1 hbp & 3 Ks !
by green star oakland on Apr 13, 2007 1:28 PM PDT reply actions
Speaking of T-Long
is he completely out of baseball now? I can't find him on any MLB roster.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
at first i saw
HATE = your Fav ex
which was interesting, then i looked again and saw that it was Hatte....still a little interesting!
But i'll go ahead and say Hate= my ex (bf that is)
the oregonian god of walks!
An easy walk
since of the 9 pitches Ohman threw to his 2 batters only 1 was a strike (and it wasn't to Hatte) !
by green star oakland on Apr 13, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
just read this great story via kottke.org
I think I would have had a heart attack.
tags
lol, mikeA, did you add the "well it was a nice dump for 42 minutes" tag?
Swisher, Oz, hate to break up a lively discussion
but we don't do this kind of thing in the link dump.
My bad,
I apologize. Won't happen again.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
They're never going to make it
to the bottom of the page to read that. And heavens, if my "No Garret Anderson" tag didn't work, we're out to sea!
See above...
...deepest apologies. Got carried away.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Worse yet
they'll make it to the bottom of the page and start it up again down here too.
by green star oakland on Apr 13, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried to get the little nuisance to stop.
About 18 times.
I probably should have stopped at 15.
Dude,
knock it off already with the name calling and patronizing behavior. You said it yourself, you are too old/mature for it. Now prove it.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i vote for
"Great discussion. Meanwhile, on Halos Heaven..." in the middle of a subthread about music as the awkward transition o' the diary.
Well, technically...
...the idea was to point out that, on one side of SBN you've got great discussion and ideas going on.
On the other... you know.
yeah i know
It takes two Oz, I don's see how you can adopt
a holier than thou stance on this issue. We both got carried away. Yes, you did too.
by SwisherSweet33 on Apr 13, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
he means mccovey chronicles and halos heaven
both of you need to just relax for a bit.
Seriously...
You'll struggle to find a post where I let fly, as I find the personal attacks more baffling than worrying.
Except that whole bigot thing. That's messed up.
come on dude
you did your part as well.
are you really saying the personal attacks were all ss33?
The difference therein:
When someone replies to me and I reply to them, that's a conversation.
When someone else drops into that conversation with nothing more than sniping intended to start a war, that's just crappy.
Look up and down the page and you'll find instance after instance where this high-UID dude did the latter.
Did I mock him? Sure, but only in response to his mocking me, which was usually in response to me discussing something (personal attack-free) with someone else.
I'm not above petty sniping, but I didn't bring the topic to the DLD to commence with that stuff. I brought it here because, IMO, an SBN blog spouting racism, and accusing others of being bigoted, is something that needs discussing, and I figured the DLD was the place to do that.
That it degenerated... well, others can read it for themselves and see how/where that happened. I don't need to draw a map.
FreeSeatUpgrade
So, about that meta alarm button...
Buncha whining
What kind of third-deck-lovin, Lew-Wolff-hatin, Blogfather-bashin swine could possibly wonder if the quality of community discourse was in trouble? Not me, that's for sure.
Now where's my see no/hear no/speak no evil monkey collection? Or at least my Eric Chavez nesting dolls?
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
evil monkey collection?
well there's monkeyball when he gets a little too snarky, those sanctuary chimps that ripped off that dude's foot and genitals...
For the parents of young kids
and the young at heart, there's MoJo JoJo of the PowerPuff Girls.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I've got an extra ticket to tonight's game
For Free! to someone who wants it. My buddy is unable to use his ticket and said to give it away. Section 226 row 12 seat 20.
If you want it, you'll have to meet me at the end of the BART bridge at 6:45.
Post a reply to this comment and it's yours.
scouting breakthrough
Proof: There IS a gene that makes you fat
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...
this should help the a's draft the next jeremy brown / landon powell...
A shotgun wedding, with cous cous and mint jelly
or whatever. Usually I have my goat in birria burrito form. This guy, um, had his goat a little differently. And so it's off to the wedding chapel!
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 3:53 PM PDT reply actions
that link is over a year old!
<shun>
Someone needs to do the follow-up story
to see how the first year of married life has been at Casa Tombe, and if the in-laws ever come visiting.
by green star oakland on Apr 13, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
BBC news is apparently using
the same inscrutable system AN uses for diary recommendations. As I do most days, I browsed over to the BBC site to look if anything on their "most popular stories" list was DLD-worthy. And Goat Bride was #2. Odd. So I blame the BBC for my DLD faux pas. Oh, and oaktoon too.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
don't forget ty van burkleo
And Dan Johnson
if only there were a youtube video...
Is that joke played yet?
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
There once was a man from Wisconsin
Who disliked his old park with its cons in
So its top decks he tarped
On its bad points he harped
AN's almost as good as Algonquin
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 13, 2007 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Type any senseless comment
To 200 we must fly
Good content is prohibited
You must not even try
So close your eyes and type now
Don't you know it's all the style?
Togther we will dance with glee
In Apricot's killfile
by rubin sierra on Apr 13, 2007 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
My rhymes are so damn clever
They must be making people smile
At least they might if not shut tight
In Apricot's killfile
Well I sure beat that one to death
God, now it's out of style
So now I get it, no more rhymes
about Apricot's killfile
About AAAAA - pri - COT'S - kill - FIIIIIIIILE
Sorry, everyone. That was lame. I apologize.
by rubin sierra on Apr 13, 2007 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew the A's offense was bad.
I didn't realize how bad, though. .632 team OPS and two home runs in 10 games? Wow.
On the plus side, the A's have a 2.93 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and .219 BAA. That's dominating.
Here's the
Atlanta's 4th best ERA but 7th worst WHIP looks like an anomoly.
by green star oakland on Apr 13, 2007 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
and there are
a lot of teams off to putrid starts offensively:
Seattle and SF are even worse than Oakland, and Washington, Colorado, St. Louis, and the Dodgers aren't much better (though at least they have the excuse that their pitchers have to hit).
SEVENTEEN of the 30 teams have a team OPS below .700, or as I call it, the Jason Kendall line. Last year, Pittsburgh had the lowest team OPS, at .727. It's still early in the season, and cold weather has probably been part of it, but that's still a pretty huge difference.
the kendall line
is where the grass starts at the outer edge of the infield.
if kendall hits the ball beyond the line: home run kendall!!
A snip at $399K
California's shiny new death chamber costs $1 less than the amount that requires legislative approval !
by green star oakland on Apr 13, 2007 4:41 PM PDT reply actions
those with mlb.tv
check out the detroit toronto game. 1-1 in the 10th, halladay has gone all 10, let's see if bonderman comes back out...
guy's a monster...
10 inning CG victory, is now 2-0.
He hasn't accomplished the 0-2, ERA<1 thing yet, though.</p>
Whoa.
Roy Halladay still pitching. His line for the night: 10 IP, 107 pitches, 6 hits, 1 R, 2 SO, 0 BB.
Halladay is an animal.
Bonderman/Halladay
Through 9 their lines were almost identical: each gave up 6 hits, no walks, 1 solo homer, and both were under 100 pitches at the end of the 9th.
Halladay wins!
and my fantasy team celebrates
If the MLB disbanded and another league took over
Halladay would be the first guy I'd choose as a pitcher.
Santana and Felix are great and all, but there isn't a pitcher around who is as consistently brutal on batters as Halladay, IMO.
uh....
halladay, although very dominant, is 30 this year.
And?
Do we seriously think Santana is going to get better than he is? I can't even imagine that's possible - whereas it's very possible that hitters will figure him out, a la Zito.
five seconds
huh? i beat you.
five seconds which prove your slowness.
even the tags agree
russ ortiz left in to go for the complete game
gives up a three run jack
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