DLD 5/23: Giambi failed amphetamines test

it was good old fashion chrystal meth.  

My friend Sausage is learning how to become an A's fan this year.  Sausage is totally confused with all the new players in and out of the line up.  In staying true to form with this year's A's team, Sausage was just diagnosed with Strep Throat yesterday and will have to miss a few games.

Travis Buck, who missed the game with a sore right elbow, said, "I don't know when it's going to go away. I'll play through it as long as I can. I won't be 100 percent healthy the rest of the season, so it's about pain-tolerance."

Link.

I don't recall hearing news of any others, which is kinda hard to believe, given that by most accounts speed was (is?) far more widespread in clubhouses than roids.

In this case, since the first positive speed test is supposed to be kept conifdential and result in just a warning and enhanced testing, one has to wonder about the curious timing of the news release.  I sense the maleovolent hand of Selig.

Afterward, Geren said he asked DiNardo to finish the game, and DiNardo met the terms. Geren also said DiNardo is an option to start the next time the A's need a No. 5 starter, perhaps Tuesday.

"Any way I could help the team, as long as I'm in the big leagues," said DiNardo, who made six starts for Boston last year.

Link.

Okay by me.  Until it isn't.

listed in the right margin, BarryZitoForever, out of curiosity, and I got this error:

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Which is the same reason why I don't put current player names/numbers on my A's jerseys.

I'm a big one for second/third/fourth chances...I have always given Steinbrenner props for his approach to Darryl, for instance...but I'm not sure Elijah Dukes deserves another chance after this:

The wife of Tampa Bay Devil Rays rookie outfielder Elijah Dukes filed for a restraining order against her husband and said she fears for her life, The St. Petersburg Times reported Wednesday.
NiShea Gilbert, a middle-school teacher, said that Dukes allegedly burst into her classroom at lunchtime in April. A frightened Gilbert then ran to the principal and got a deputy, who banished Dukes from the school.
Gilbert told a Florida court that Dukes threatened to kill her and sent her a photo of a handgun to her cell phone.
Gilbert played a voice mail allegedly from Dukes for the newspaper. "You dead, dawg. I ain't even [expletive]. Your kids, too."

Cat Power

but they are committed to their team.

Comer brought a picture of his daughter with him to the death chamber and used his last words to say, "Go, Raiders."

males are now obsolete

Remember how much fun we all had on Talk Like a Pirate Day?  Well, it's all over now, Baby Blue...

Tomorrow is Talk Like Bob Dylan Day!!!

Don't look at LookoutLanding.

That guy is amazing. I didn't expect him to play for months.

I'm not listening!  I'm not listening!

Baseball hates me.

Washington says he's changed his ways
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...

Ron Washington has taken a step back in his managerial style.

The Rangers manager said Tuesday that he has had to learn to hold his tongue when distributing opinions – or at least to deliver those opinions with more tact.

Washington said he also has changed his style in meetings. Instead of just jumping in and reacting, he will discuss matters with his coaches before the meeting and then allow the coaches to deliver the information that has been agreed upon.

Washington said the change in format has allowed the players to better relate to him. Now, instead of constantly carping or pushing for more, Washington said he is allowing the coaches to get the information through more gently.

"That was my intention from the beginning, but I got carried away," he said.