Putting the DUM in the Daily Link DUMp: 5/18
by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2007 9:33 AM PDT
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PrintIn the interest of brevity and because I SuCk and am a sandwich or two short of a picnic, I will launch today's DUMp with only one link, in which Billy Beane entertains the thought of adding Rickey Henderson to the September 40-man roster. And because I still do not know how to do box quotes, I will provide an excerpt the old-fashioned way:
"'I'm disappointed about how my career ended,' Henderson told the Chronicle by phone this week. 'I haven't had the time to say, "I'm retiring.' But baseball says, "You're retired." Every other player has had the chance to say they're through. I want to go out and say, "I'm done. I'm happy." Give me a chance to retire.'"
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2874724
"Is this it?"
Yes, I'm afraid it is.
Provide yer own damned links!!!
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We should all be scared.
I think IT could be that clown from Stephen King's book. When was the last time anyone saw Kielty?
The clown's name is Pennywise....
Pennywise... like he belongs here.
That fits, since Larry Davis is
many, many pounds foolish.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 18, 2007 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
better that than foolsh
(Just kiddin', Foolsh!)
Wouldnt that push back his Hall of Fame
eligibility to 5 years from that date though? That would be terrible.
I'd accept that for one more chance to see him.
And he would too.
In fact, if Rickey Henderson gets added to the roster for one day, I'll fly down to Oakland to see him play. Put him on the roster for two weeks, I'll be there for the whole damn thing.
A month would stretch me financially, but hot damn, the idea of one more Rickey steal makes me giddy.
Yea, I wouldnt be ok with that
Seems ridiculous for him to delay his HoF for one day on the roster and in uniform which would really just be for show. As for playing, we would have to be way out of the race for that to happen so I would not be pleased with that option either.
by OaktownPower on May 18, 2007 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
What are the rules for the HOF? Is it 5 years
after you put in your retirement paperwork, or 5 years since you last played. because as far as I know Rickey still hasn't filed.
by theblackpearl on May 18, 2007 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I am not sure...
That is why I asked....
Here is the official rule, seems to be me you just don't have to be an active player:
Player shall have ceased to be an active player in the Major Leagues at least five (5) calendar years preceding the election but may be otherwise connected with baseball.
by OaktownPower on May 18, 2007 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Five years after the season which contains
your last game. Currently, Rickey will go into the HoF in 2009. Playing in the game this year, unless some exception is made, would result in Rickey being inducted in 2013.
Well, it's his honor and his choice to make
If it is more important to him to play one more game, who am I to poo-poo that?
by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2007 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
That's more like it!
by OaktownPower on May 18, 2007 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Why would you care when he goes HoF?
As for him playing, well clearly they won't send him out with the season on the line, but if we're beating someone 8-4 and he goes out to pinch-run in the 9th, I'm all over that.
That just feels so cheap...
The greatest leadoff man ever pinch running in a game that is essentially over...Why, so he can say he retired as an A?
As for the HoF, never know in life...4 years is a long time and a lot can happen. I would prefer he goes in in 2008 rather than a silly one inning meaningless appearance.
by OaktownPower on May 18, 2007 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember Kotsay? HE can close!
Outfielder Mark Kotsay, on the 60-day disabled list while recovering from March back surgery and currently working out at the club's complex in Phoenix, was given Thursday off. He's slightly ahead of his rehab schedule and might be ready to start a Minor League stint as early as Monday.
(link)
Warning: very sad baseball story
This made me cry at my desk. No kidding.
Boy's love for baseball lives on in the hearts he touched.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 18, 2007 9:52 AM PDT reply actions
That's a great perspective story.
That coach is good man for recognizing the lesson behind the circumstances.
Speaking of good man, who watched the Grey's finale? Carev has cemented his status in my mind as the guy on the show with the most integrity in the face of temptation.
Zito's trying to suck up to us!
"They've got to support their team," Zito said. "If they have to boo me to support their team, it just shows what good fans they are."
(link)
And I'm joking... so don't go undeservedly inflating kaweah's truly crappy DLD by posting a bunch of comments telling me how wrong I am about Zito... ;)
No, Poppy is trying to stir the pot!
Respond! Respond, I say!
by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2007 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
You're right... how about an impromptu poll?
Only people who like me should post comments in this diary.
What a Schilling.
Monkeyball had a busy day yesterday
by green star oakland on May 18, 2007 10:23 AM PDT reply actions
You don't know the half of it
Gorilla escapes cage, terrorizes zoo patrons.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 18, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
gorillas can't swim
Who knew?
it's a bit early in the season
for waving a white flag, no? Oh, you of little faith...
Especially if you're French.
You can
take the monkey out of France, but you can't take France out of the monkey.
you can take the monkey out of pants, but ...
... wait. That doesn't work.
Hey. At least I'm not Swedish.
Mmmmm, cheese ...
that's no flag
... those are Sal's dirty undies. His f&^%n' whites.
Nice names...
"The Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo was evacuated and the 11-year-old gorilla, named Bokito, was eventually contained in a restaurant within the park, police spokeswoman Yvette de Rave said."
I must meet this Yvette de Rave, and I must make her my wife.
They're unwittingly
making surrender look like lots of fun, since it apparently invovles whimsical monkey hijinx.
that would explain why ...
... our Netflix pal ObL keeps suggesting we watch Most Valuable Primate.
And for my anniversary present (tomorrow)...
via email, Mr. Poppy expresses surprise at the Coliseum's "Name In Lights" order policy:
72 hours!?!
Scoreboard Messages:
Name in Lights Program - For a donation to the community fund, guests can send birthday, anniversary, and or special messages to family and friends on the Stadium's matrix board. The messages are limited in length and must be received 72 hours prior to being run. For additional information...
LOL! "Here's what I thought of, but am not going to do..." ;)
Now's the time for him to make use of
all the extra sign cards from AN SoCal Day.
POPPY, IT's YOUR FAULT THERE'S NO MESSAGE
YOU SUCK!
just a suggestion
by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2007 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Could Billy be holding a grudge against Rickey,
During one of his stays with Oakland, Henderson’s locker was next to Billy Beane’s. After making the team out of spring training, Beane was sent to the minors after a few months. Upon his return, about six weeks later, Henderson looked at Beane and said, "Hey, man, where have you been? Haven’t seen you in awhile."
Maybe it's a penis thing.
I mean, if they had lockers next to each other, you just know that at some point there was a comparison of Billy's Beane-stalk and Rickey's Benderson.
Speaking of penises
From a Memphis newspaper:
In other news...
H.M. Moore, 41, of Memphis, was standing in line at 10:25 a.m. Thursday outside City Court, Division 2, at 201 Poplar when he started masturbating, according to court records. Moore was arrested and charged with assault and indecent exposure. He remained in jail Friday on a $10,000 bond.
by LawDaddy on May 18, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd hate to be the cop who had to cuff him
by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2007 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
normally he has to pay extra for that
When he is sworn in to testify
I bet the bailiff won't ask him to put his hand on the Bible.
by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
If any of his
[ahem] stuff actually landed on anyone, it would be assault and battery. What a great bar exam question.
by LawDaddy on May 18, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
< snerk >
"batter-y"
Dude, you're so LAcist
He pressed *something* against himself..
Nobody is talking about Floyd Landis?
It came courtesy of Landis' fellow American Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, who disclosed he had been sexually abused as a child and received a call Wednesday from Landis' manager who threatened to reveal the secret if LeMond showed up to testify.
Shortly after LeMond dropped those bombshells, the manager, Will Geoghegan, walked up to LeMond, apologized and admitted he made the call, LeMond said. Which led to "You're fired" — the message Landis attorney Maurice Suh gave to Geoghegan while they were still standing in the hearing room.
LeMond described receiving a call Wednesday evening from someone who claimed to be his uncle. He said he later traced the call to Geoghegan's cell phone.
"He said, 'I'll be there tomorrow and we can talk about how we used to' perform a sexual act," LeMond said of the phone call. "I thought this was intimidation to keep me from coming here."
Maybe I should just hang out at Podium Cafe.
i almost posted that yesterday
but i was too lazy.
Cycling makes
baseball's steroid problem look amateurish.
Nobody cares about cycling anymore.
And even less than nobody cares what that lying assmunch Landis has to say about anything, now that he and his people are in desperation mode.
It's like Anna Nicole without the implants.
OT
there's a sequel to henry fool? coming out today? and it got horrible reviews? does it ruin the ambiguous ending of the original?
other OT: i can't believe the hobbit didn't die.
not yet anyway...
we'll see what's up with "Charlie's Angels"
CAUTION: The internets are awash with rumurs of * HUGE SPOLIERS *
Christ, what an ahang
I was once the biggest Hal Hartley fan ever.
Then I went to Jenny Craig (boom, tish).
But the dude can not make a movie right now to save himself. The Girl From Monday was horrible x 18, No Such Thing was very average, and though I loved loved loved Henry Fool, a sequel???!?
yeah maybe he's just not that good
i certainly haven't enjoyed anything i've seen of his since henry fool.
Just got home
from taking the written tests for the Department of Corrections. Was anyone else aware that "oftener" is a word? I swear they threw that in there about 10 times just to confuse me.
I'm more often surprised at what is a word
but I'm oftener surprised at what isn't.
I'm oftener surpriseder
Giambi tells MLB to apologize
Does that mean MLB won't have to tell us what they're apologizing for either?
"I was wrong for doing that stuff" What is this "stuff" of which you speak, sir?
the flower man is back!
season saved!
Wow
I didnt know that Giambi was 36??? Holy shit that would have made him 31 after the 2002 season. Good thing Billy Beane didnt dump millions of dollars into a declining power number, below average fielding first baseman.
dude, that's so rangerist
I blame Ron Washington
he should have kept better watch on Blalock! Its not Blalock's fault he put the penny in the socket! Where are those Ranger-Gaurds when you need them!
Dude, that's so ronwashingtonist
oh, what the ..
Instead, team officials said Friday he had been diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, which affects the nerves that pass through the shoulder into the neck. The surgery will remove a rib on the right side of his upper chest.
So he
giving a rib for Eve Blalock and god said it was good . Or is that Genesisist?
by Athletics Fan In London on May 18, 2007 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Christ, what a Laffoon
The Kids's name is "Homer"
Homer Laffoon?!?!
If he wins, he should spend some that 33 grand on judo classes for his kid. He's going to need them.
by kaweahkaweah on May 18, 2007 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions
talk about teams with bad luck
Texas Rangers Hank Blailock needs to have surgery to remove a rib, and will be out for 3 months
allright, tomorrows game is
evening game so we avoid Fox national broadcast and blackout rule. mlbtv okay.
Speaking of men caught doing naughty...
Kaz Tadano was promoted to AAA to take the place of whichever River Cat pitcher is making a couple extra bucks in Oakland.
But the real interesting thing is this: Ryan Webb got promoted from Stockton and is making his AA debut for Midlan tonight.
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