An SB Nation blog for Oakland Athletics fans 2009-11-02T20:22:03Z http://www.athleticsnation.com/rss/fanshots 2009-11-02T20:22:03Z 2009-11-02T20:22:03Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/awards/y2009/tyib/index.jsp?partnerId=ed-3017510-105481032&amp;source=ed-3017510-105481032">Vote For A's&nbsp;relievers!</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Andrew Bailey is up for Best Rookie and Michael Wuertz is up for best set-up man. They are the only A's up for any of the votes.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/11/2/1111576/vote-for-as-relievers micdog2001 2009-10-28T22:55:32Z 2009-10-28T22:55:32Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://twitter.com/kileymcd">A's involved in Noel Arguelles&nbsp;bidding?</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Kiley McDaniel tweeted earlier today that the A's are an interested bidding party for Noel Arguelles.</p> <p>In my mind this begs two questions:</p> <p>1) Are we SERIOUSLY involved in bidding for him and/or Aroldis Chapman?</p> <p>2) Who is this guy? A quick google search turns up nothing.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/28/1105342/as-involved-in-noel-arguelles noava22 2009-10-26T19:06:37Z 2009-10-26T19:06:37Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4595136">Braves: Tim Hudson discuss multi year&nbsp;deal</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Looks like Hudson will not become a free agent.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/26/1101736/braves-tim-hudson-discuss-multi micdog2001 2009-10-26T05:08:52Z 2009-10-26T05:08:52Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/team/roster_active.jsp?c_id=oak">Anvioris&nbsp;Ramirez</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Anyone know anything about this guy?</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/25/1100945/anvioris-ramirez TBRMKane 2009-10-25T16:26:09Z 2009-10-25T16:26:09Z <h2><a href="http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/25/1099994/which-of-these-former-as-players">Which of these former A's players would you most like to see return? </a></h2> <ol> <li class="fs-list1">Nick Swisher</li> <li class="fs-list2">Milton Bradley</li> <li class="fs-list3">Tim Hudson</li> <li class="fs-list4">Rich Harden</li> <li class="fs-list5">Other? (Please list below)</li> </ol> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/25/1099994/which-of-these-former-as-players MMunoz33 2009-10-17T19:37:56Z 2009-10-17T19:37:56Z <img alt="As111" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/80221/as111.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>The Chronicle's front page for Oct. 17, 1989. Read the story on the left <a href="http://1989oaklandas.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/anticipating-the-first-world-series-game-in-san-francisco-since-1962/">previewing the scheduled game 3</a> that night.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/17/1089124/the-chronicles-front-page-for-oct arnec 2009-10-15T03:10:46Z 2009-10-15T03:10:46Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.bayarearadio.org/bard/bill-king_bard_1990.shtml">Bill King Interview From&nbsp;1990</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>King talked to the Bay Area Radio Digest that March about all sorts of things related to announcing.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/14/1085820/bill-king-interview-from-1990 arnec 2009-10-14T06:56:56Z 2009-10-14T06:56:56Z <img alt="Huhh" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/79603/huhh.gif" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>Um, what does this have to do with Bailey other than the fact that his coaches will remain the same next year?</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/13/1084505/um-what-does-this-have-to-do-with fruitattack 2009-10-13T02:30:27Z 2009-10-13T02:30:27Z <img alt="Spartacustversion3" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/79321/spartacustversion3.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>I AM&nbsp;SPARTACUST!!!</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/12/1082542/i-am-spartacust A's Fan by Design 2009-10-10T20:37:35Z 2009-10-10T20:37:35Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/pilotsdaredme">My Case for Wally Cornelius as&nbsp;#43</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>I really hope that we all end up voting for Wally Cornelius as the #43 choice in the annual prospects poll. I think he's a beacon of light and hope shining from the deep fetid bowels of our farm system. His blood alcohol level is always less than the square root of his UZR, which is essential, unless you want to have some sort of Miguel Cabrera bulls**t on your hands. </p> <p>What a turd sandwich. I don't give a hog splatter that he was drinking with the enemy the night before the big game against them; These are union men, men of the strongest union known to man's creation, and are above such suspicions in this day and age, at least for the sake of the continuity of this ramble; No, I'm mad that he threatened to shoot the fat kid.</p> <p>See, odd reader that actually checks FanPosts, I used to be, in essence, that fat kid... Except replace Miguel Cabrera with a dope-addled skinhead, and the Chicago White Sox with long-departed punk band 'Rodney King And The Beatdowns', and I was right there, living the nightmare. I don't want to tell you any more about it. But I'll tell you that it feels the same as being pumped full of expired instant coffee mixed in a rusty can with bourbon and backwash and forced to watch each and every Bobby Crosby strikeout on a slider low and away EVER, in SLOW MOTION, while listening to the sound of a mama cat being strangled by dope fiends in the alley behind YOUR HOUSE while the baby kitties cry for milk that they will never receive.</p> <p>YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO THERE!</p> <p>Anyway, thanks for reading my stringent analysis and I hope you all consider Wally Cornelius for #43.</p> <p>He's got RBIs and sacrifice flies, <br />and when he steals a base, <br />an old Indian by the side of the road cries</p> <p>He's got intangibles and lots of grit <br />and he outweighs David Eckstein by quite a bit</p> <p>Vote for Wally!</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/10/1079459/my-case-for-wally-cornelius-as-3 Gaijin_Suketto 2009-10-06T19:14:00Z 2009-10-06T19:14:00Z <img alt="Captainkurt" src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/78052/captainkurt.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>Is it possible, in the future, for the A's to boldly go where only a few A's teams have gone before?</p> <p>Not without a captain it's not.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/6/1073514/is-it-possible-in-the-future-for A's Fan by Design 2009-10-02T22:26:26Z 2009-10-02T22:26:26Z <img alt="Team_uzr_vs_babip" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/77197/team_uzr_vs_babip.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>Was curious how well BABIP correlated to UZR. This is for the 2009 season. I find it pretty interesting. Are the Dodgers&nbsp;lucky?</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/10/2/1066880/was-curious-how-well-babip Cheezombie 2009-09-30T18:48:23Z 2009-09-30T18:48:23Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/09/29/twins.prospect/index.html">Miguel Angel Sano signs with&nbsp;Minnesota</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>There was a lot of enthusiasm about this guy on AN earlier this year. His signing bonus is the largest ever to a position player from Latin America (except Cuba), but it's not as much as the A's gave to Ynoa.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/30/1062391/miguel-angel-sano-signs-with colin 2009-09-29T22:09:59Z 2009-09-29T22:09:59Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.archive.org/details/1988OaklandAs">10 Short '88 A's Audio&nbsp;Clips</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Featuring Canseco, Stewart, McGwire, the birth of the Bash, and, unavoidably, Eck on giving up Gibson's homer.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/29/1061048/10-short-88-as-audio-clips arnec 2009-09-28T05:48:41Z 2009-09-28T05:48:41Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6890059">Swisher Celebrating Division Crown (with the&nbsp;Yankees)</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>I have mixed feeling watching this video. Swisher having fun and celebrating their division title with the Yankees. On the one hand, I'm happy for Swisher and hope he continues to have success, on the other hand, I envy him, wishing that he was celebrating with the A's. </p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/27/1058039/swisher-celebrating-division-crown javaball 2009-09-25T21:06:34Z 2009-09-25T21:06:34Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/23/SP8I19R0FM.DTL">Matt Carson's 1st HR - a public flogging for this&nbsp;"fan"</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>If anyone was at the game or can ID the guy (<a href="http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=6778615&c_id=oak&topic_id="></a>) who got the ball, perhaps shame would motivate him to change his tune.</p> <p>His cost/benefit analysis is waaaay off. Last I checked, $1 is still infinitely greater than $0. Good luck selling Matt Carson's 1st HR ball on eBay. I'm sure Marc Ecko will win the bid.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/25/1055172/matt-carsons-1st-hr-a-public CarneyLansfordFan 2009-09-23T22:30:44Z 2009-09-23T22:30:44Z <img alt="Theeaglehaslandon" src="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/75169/theeaglehaslandon.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>The Eagle Has&nbsp;Landon.</p> <p>A tribute to our catcher, Landon Powell, and all of his moon shots.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/23/1052252/the-eagle-has-landon-a-tribute-to A's Fan by Design 2009-09-22T20:53:28Z 2009-09-22T20:53:28Z <img alt="Suzukipunchwallpaper" src="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/74932/suzukipunchwallpaper.jpg" /> <div class="source source-img"><p>Kurt Suzuki... The Hawaiian&nbsp;Punch</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/22/1050511/kurt-suzuki-the-hawaiian-punch A's Fan by Design 2009-09-22T08:31:22Z 2009-09-22T08:31:22Z <h2><a href="http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/22/1048007/anyone-want-a-free-parking-pass">Anyone want a free parking pass good for any of the remaining&nbsp;games?</a></h2> <blockquote class="chat"> I have one extra parking pass good for any remaining game this season. If you would like it, send me an e-mail at netlaur@aol.com, and I will mail it to you. Go A's! </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href=""></a></p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/22/1048007/anyone-want-a-free-parking-pass mathletics 2009-09-20T05:19:26Z 2009-09-20T05:19:26Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090919&amp;content_id=7050156&amp;vkey=news_milb&amp;fext=.jsp">Rockhounds win Texas League&nbsp;title!!!</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Our dear AA Rockhounds won the Texas league championship.</p></div> http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/9/19/1044870/rockhounds-win-texas-league-title chillicothe20