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

by louismg on Jul 13, 2005 9:24 PM PDT Comment 29 comments

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?

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

Will Become Spokesman for Coors Beer

47 votes

Will Convince the Rockies to Somehow Fire Macha Now

34 votes

263 votes | Poll has closed

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wow, that was fast!

by xbhaskarx on Jul 13, 2005 9:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

I'm gonna miss the Byrnes comics :(

GO A's!!!

by AsGirl on Jul 13, 2005 9:48 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

Part One and Two at the Top

Part One: http://www.athleticsnation.com/story/2005/7/9/144054/6318

Part Two: http://www.athleticsnation.com/story/2005/7/10/0338/05326

by louismg on Jul 14, 2005 11:18 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 Blez 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

dude, way to copy my idea

by xbhaskarx on Jul 14, 2005 6:24 PM PDT up 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