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AN Comic: Eric Byrnes - Super Hero! (FINAL EDITION)

Eric Byrnes was always a little different - the fans knew it, opposing pitchers knew it, and his teammates always thought there was something odd about the man they called 'Byrnsie'.

Just last week, it was widely reported that Byrnes had leapt "on a clubhouse table half-naked and perform a dance straight out of Chippendale's". But nothing energized the A's fans like his debut as Eric Byrnes Super-Hero!

Part One dealt with Eric's intensity and struggles against right-handed pitching.
Part Two investigated his darker side and teammates' odd fascination with his antics.

Now we learn the secret we all were craving - who is Byrnes' nemesis! It was Billy Beane all along! Billy Beane, GM Extraordinnaire (coming soon) used his own superpowers and transported Byrnes off the team and into sole possession of last place - in the rarified air of Denver!

The final edition of Eric Byrnes - Super Hero!

Poll
How Will Our Hero Do In Denver?
Will Become Spokesman for Coors Beer
47 votes
Will Convince the Rockies to Somehow Fire Macha Now
34 votes
30 Home Runs, 30 Stolen Bases...
139 votes
Will Be Best Known for Being the Best Pitcher on the Rockies
14 votes
Will Reclaim Familiar Role As Fourth Outfielder
29 votes

263 votes | Poll has closed

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Bummer
These were great and Byrnes was a great guy, but he'll put up good numbers in Denver.  Best of luck to Byrnes.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds."
Red Barber, announcer

by Furious George on Jul 13, 2005 9:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Byrnes Comics Were Fun!
But don't let anybody know how easy it is to make them, or we'll have cheap imposters everywhere! I'm going to miss having Byrnes as a poster child for silliness and unpredictability.

by louismg on Jul 13, 2005 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have others?
Please post links or re-post all Byrnes comics. Today is a good day to do so.
I have faith.

by BillybUcko on Jul 14, 2005 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oops
Did you have the links cleverly disguised in your diary all along?

Thanks for all the effort. They're wonderful comics.

I have faith.

by BillybUcko on Jul 14, 2005 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now we need another comic
in a few days with Payton doing his 'Byrnes' impression, and Bobby Kielty deciding to stand up and replace Byrnes, by literaly liting his own hair on fire. Consiquently, no one notices.
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by Zonis on Jul 13, 2005 9:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Comics Won't Go Away
But we might see a little less of Mr. Byrnes, and more of Crosby, Zito, Beane and others. A new title is in order, no doubt.

by louismg on Jul 13, 2005 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"His high VORP again lefties..."
LOL
"so what was it? the pork chop or the booty???" -rly723

by secret ASian man on Jul 13, 2005 10:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL
That's my favorite part.
GO A's!!!

by AsGirl on Jul 13, 2005 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mine too!
Beane is a geek here - I even had the file named beane_smug.jpg on my computer. Of course, I'm also partial to "Vengeance is Mine!"

Can you believe Byrnsie would do that to Chavez? I had no idea until I saw it in print!

by louismg on Jul 13, 2005 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Top Notch Job!
Beane is so smug in that picture...

"yeah I traded Byrnes, whatchu gonna do about it?"

Seriously though, great job.

We'll miss the fireworks in Left Field Byrnsie!

by FireballerHARDEN on Jul 13, 2005 10:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice diary
Definitely a recommended one.

And by the way, I think Byrnes will most definitely be a 30/30 guy in Denver.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 13, 2005 10:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ooooo
Recommended by the big man.  Definitely something to brag about.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds."
Red Barber, announcer

by Furious George on Jul 13, 2005 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yay - now I can retire!
All I wanted was some props from Blez or Nico. Good thing I hadn't yet debuted my Billy Beane: GM Extraordinnaire series, featuring photos of Blez!

by louismg on Jul 13, 2005 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I waited and waited and lingered on the site
cause I knew another comic was coming.  

by ak_A on Jul 13, 2005 10:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3 things
the smug beane photo is great!

the byrnes diving photo doesn't show how much air he got.

who are the two guys wearing rally caps in the top photo?

by xbhaskarx on Jul 13, 2005 11:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One is Kielty
The other one?  I don't know.
"so what was it? the pork chop or the booty???" -rly723

by secret ASian man on Jul 13, 2005 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One is Kielty...
The second - even on the original photo, is very much obscured.

by louismg on Jul 13, 2005 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome awesome diary
I didn't even know the first two chapters existed until I read this one. The stealing of Chavy's mojo bit is pure comic genius.

More, more!

Picker of Nits since '63. Or so I thought until I discovered AN. Now I feel like a nitpiker.

by McFood on Jul 14, 2005 4:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i agree, do more byrnes comix!
what about the episode where he helps the police aprehend the evil outfield wall climbing villain??

by xbhaskarx on Jul 14, 2005 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One of a Kind
How did we make it through 3 episodes of "Eric Byrnes Superhero" without his part-time role of foiling fans who jump the wall to run around the field?  Byrnsie followed that up by basically saying "Up yours, Macha!" when the skipper intimated that Byrnes should leave that to security personnel.

Byrnsie, he is definitely one of a kind.

"The bigger the game, the better he pitched."

by Catfish27 on Jul 14, 2005 6:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of
On the topic of ideas, I've got one.  What if there was a comic about the time he caught that guy running on the field and then up the wall.
Olympian Amil Gartenamo, world record holder in both the javelin and the hundred yard dash--only person who ever died by throwing a spear into his own back.

by Furious George on Jul 14, 2005 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great Comics
Definitely top-class stuff, I enjoyed them -- and appreciate them as someone who LOVES to work with graphics and computers.

Can't wait to watch the Rockies first time Byrnes starts.

And, very much looking forward to new A's comics.  I'm just about loaded for bear to see if this disgruntled guy starts messing up our clubhouse.

by Dan_Honolulu on Jul 14, 2005 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I will miss
the brynes comics, they were really funny

by Oaktown Kid on Jul 14, 2005 10:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's HILARIOUS
Aww, I'm gonna miss the Byrnes comics. I love the high VORP comment by Beane, that's awesome.
"While I was there, it didn't always seem perfect, but when I look back on it I just might think it was perfect." --Eric Byrnes

by Kyli on Jul 15, 2005 9:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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