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Photos - Hot A's Wives and High Socks

This is a butt thread of a different kind. I made sure to take LOTS of pictures at yesterday's A's/Giants wives softball game. And no, Kevin, none of you. Sorry. You just can't compete with Marines Scutaro.

Without further ado...
6/24 - A's Wives (and girlfriends) vs. Giants Wives (and girlfriends)

Star-divide

Random gathering of wives and significant others
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BCG, do you promise not to hurt me for posting these?
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Here, I'll make it up to you:
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Mrs. Thomas pitching
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Cutie Alex Chavez
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Duke with baby Duke
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Mrs. and Mr. Flores
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Flores with the kids
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Jamie Kotsay can turn first base into the hot corner
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Kristen Saarloos
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<dies>
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Kielty's wife throwing
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Michelle Duchscherererererererererer reaches first on an error...
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...and keeps on going
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Mrs. Kendall
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Mrs. Flores
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Mr. and Mrs. Calero
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I want Swish's shirt
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Brandon Buckley
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Wash throwing by the bullpen
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Fosse grilling Swish
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Mr. Marines Scutaro and Crosby
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MaEl still alive and kickin
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Oh yeah, there was a baseball game too.
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I loved the view from my seat:
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6/23 - 80's Night... or if you're a Giants fan, 1980-1988 Night
I had to chuckle at this.
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They showed a bunch of 80s Giants commercials and highlights and such. Funny, they seemed to have left out any clips from 1989. Can you imagine why?

Even though I may not love the Giants, I was pretty impressed by AT&T Park (AKA the Phone Booth). You can watch from behind the right field wall, outside the stadium. And then you turn around and have a nice view of the Bay. I thought this was very cool. I haven't really been to the park much to notice this, but I really like it.
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Fosse interviewing a NEWLY HEALTHY Justin Duchschererererererer
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Que pasa, Kiko?
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Much to BCG's delight, Kotsay came out to fielding practice rocking the old-school high socks! This is the first time he's worn high socks since like, ever. However, he and later Swish pulled them down later in the game. We won, I can't complain.
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The lady looks ticked. What a glamorous job to have.
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In case you haven't already heard... 8 of the starting 9 came out in high socks. Including...
Kotsay
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Kendall
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DJ
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Chavy
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And Swish
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Jay Payton was the one miscreant to start the game.
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Left field bleachers, represent! These guys were freaking hardcore. Standing room tickets, all 3 games. Much love.
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Barry Bonds' head. Life-size.
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Jay Payton respectfully disagrees
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Blanton pitching...
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...and swinging
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Also, in keeping with the 80s theme, Giants player introductions were photoshopped. I don't want to take up MORE of the screen, but you have to see these:
Randy Winn
Jason Schmidt
Steve Finley
Pedro Feliz
Ray Durham
Eliezer Alfonzo
Felipe Alou
Barry Bonds
Thanks, enjoy!

Poll
High socks...
You mean you didn't take any pictures of Barry Bonds? Other players were in the game?
17 votes
Good for ball
316 votes
Bad for ball
12 votes
Indifferent
17 votes

362 votes | Poll has closed

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Awesome photos
*cough* TOO BOLD *cough*

by smith1051 on Jun 25, 2006 5:59 PM PDT   0 recs

Why don't they wear high socks ALL the time?!
<dies>

Yay for pictures!

Not all who wander are lost. The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 25, 2006 6:00 PM PDT   0 recs

great pictures!
Though Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Flores look very alike....  ;)
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 25, 2006 6:01 PM PDT   0 recs

Thanks!
Fixed
Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 25, 2006 6:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

they ALL look alike.
It would warm my heart to find one player's wife who had what might be called some 'junk in the trunk'.

I mean, you just know Chris Shelton is dating someone hotter than any of us could pull, and that's all sorts of wrong.

"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 25, 2006 10:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i was surprised
almost every single one was blonde, with like one brunette. were any non-white?

by OAKobsession on Jun 25, 2006 11:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i think only calero and scutaro's wives
there seems to be pics only of less than 1/2 the teams wives so i'd hope they are not all blonde lol

by CaliAsFan on Jun 26, 2006 12:01 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

<thud>
There is nothing cuter than players with their kids.

But the throwback unis + high socks come pretty darn close.

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 25, 2006 6:02 PM PDT   0 recs

<dies>
<thud>

<sigh>

And all the other bracketed stuff used for such reactions.

Wow. Amazing photos, jlaff.

Correction, though: You have Mrs. Kendall twice -- repeated where Mrs. Flores should be.

Dorian on Bonds: "Still, I love it when Bonds wins at the game that he plays."

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Jun 25, 2006 6:03 PM PDT   0 recs

Thanks for sharing
good job as usual, what type of camera are you using?
while I'm GM, I'd get the black uniform tops back into the mix, make high socks mandatory and add a beer tap in the press box-Mychael Urban

by jb on Jun 25, 2006 6:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Whoa....
I think I just got to know Mrs. Kotsay a little more than I needed to.

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2006 6:21 PM PDT   0 recs

lol
"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jun 25, 2006 6:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

c'mon
Fair is fair.  Have you forgotten why we speak of Crosby's AMPLE SIZE?

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2006 6:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dude...
I see London, I see France. She's not wearing any underpants.

by Jennifer on Jun 25, 2006 6:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hmmm
I'll have to blow up that picture to see for myself.  Looking closer... uh, what were we talking about?

And we still have a long way to go before we catch up to the "Swish Gets Intimate With CNN" and "Chavy in a Hot Tub" pictures...  

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2006 6:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

swisher gets intimate with CNN. i love that
picture!
"I thought it was cute," Oakland's Nick Swisher said of Kotsay's blast with the petal-colored bat

by larrysgurl on Jun 25, 2006 10:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

She doesn't need em
"Hey Lama, how bout a little something, you know, for the effort?" - Carl

by rook on Jun 25, 2006 8:08 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

<dies>
Bless her, and all who follow her example.
"I smell like a meadow." - Yuniesky Betancourt

by Ozzz on Jun 25, 2006 10:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Can I use this as my sig?
It just makes me laugh so..
"Hey Lama, how bout a little something, you know, for the effort?" - Carl

by rook on Jun 26, 2006 10:35 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks
"Whoa....I think I just got to know Mrs. Kotsay a little more than I needed to." -Jennifer

by rook on Jun 26, 2006 10:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

ahhhhh
Pictures of baseball wives are our most precious natural resource.  Thanks, jlaff.

Did Kim Hudson call the team and root them on, or had she finally made the break?

by Apricot on Jun 25, 2006 6:25 PM PDT   0 recs

LMAO
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 26, 2006 6:51 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

ugh
Why can't I be a baseball player?  Hot damn.  Not a bad looking one in the group...

by SeanR on Jun 25, 2006 6:54 PM PDT   0 recs

great pics...
big hurt loves his blondes too

call her mrs. scutaro or ms. new booty?

i see why crosby isnt spending time on improving his hitting

also mr kiko is doing good for himself too

hottest wife? probably mrs. chavez or crosby's chick

but they need more diversity on there since i prefer brunettes lol

by CaliAsFan on Jun 25, 2006 7:06 PM PDT   0 recs

Hi. Got a question for 'ya.
Are you the boomerang formerly known as rly723 that tried to come back to AN as DCPinoy650?
Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 26, 2006 4:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

JLaff....
You the freaking man
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 25, 2006 7:19 PM PDT   0 recs

At least Payton's pants had that sweet
yellow stripe going down the side.
Frank Thomas is big.

by robber23 on Jun 25, 2006 7:41 PM PDT   0 recs

The cutest A's significant others
in my opinion (as a female) are definitely Alex Chavez, Holly Johnson, and Danny Haren's fiance Jessica - she's a brunette!!! I was sitting in the section right next to theirs in New York and all the wives were out in force. While almost all of them were completely dolled up in high heels, perfectly done hair and makeup, I actually saw Alex Chavez in jeans and a sweatshirt holding Diego one day, and Jessica was in SNEAKERS! <gasp>

Is it just me or are the A's wives the hottest around the league? Guess that's because the players are definitely the hottest.

by nycfan on Jun 25, 2006 7:41 PM PDT   0 recs

Alex is cute...
So is Holly Johnson. I think Holly is the cutest, though. She has the best grin. :)
Not all who wander are lost. The rest, they say, are history.

by Squeaky on Jun 25, 2006 8:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

hehe
That is really great to hear that they were actually COMFORTABLE at the games, wow imagine that! I also agree with your choices, though I like Kotsay's wife too, but HoJo is my favorite cuz she's cute AND reppin' the brown hair haha and it's good to hear Haren's fiance is brunette too! Not that there's anything wrong with blondes... but there just aren't enough brunettes with ballplayers and it's a shame.
"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2006 12:12 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Saw a lady at the ballpark today...
with a t-shirt that read "Brunette. The new blonde."

Loved it.

Tutti Frutti

by Ice Cream on Jun 26, 2006 12:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Great pics!
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 25, 2006 7:44 PM PDT   0 recs

that lady probably
loves her job.  It's having to listen to Macha that has her pissed off.

by DMOAS on Jun 25, 2006 7:57 PM PDT   0 recs

Hotttt....
why can't i be a baseball player? So depressing..
Nick Swisher...is he amazing?

by Daveed on Jun 25, 2006 8:03 PM PDT   0 recs

These pictures made my day
I guess we shouldn't be surprised that Crosby's is the hottest of all

I bet Swisher pulls some major hotties too, being as cocky as he is

by orangeman on Jun 25, 2006 8:05 PM PDT   0 recs

Jamie Kotsay
looks like she could lay the hurt down on a fastball or two.  And why can't I be a baseball player's GF?!?!? ;P

by anomaly_kat on Jun 25, 2006 8:39 PM PDT   0 recs

Are you blonde, and do you weigh 73 pounds?
If so, I don't know why not, either...
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 26, 2006 6:54 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

honestly
I think it would be an AWFUL life being a ballplayer's partner. There's the glamour and riches, but then there's the massive time apart and the hordes of groupies.

by Apricot on Jun 26, 2006 8:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

uh
groupies competing for your player. If YOU had a horde of groupies, maybe it would be worth it after all.

by Apricot on Jun 26, 2006 8:15 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

LOL
After seeing "A Player To Be Named Later," my husband decided to be a Marines Scutaro groupie... and it sounds like jlaff will give him some competition...  ;)
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 26, 2006 8:37 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

groupies?
I know the single guys, ie swish and huston, get their share of groupies but do the married guys really chase after groupie tail? When your wives are that attractive is there any need to?

Personally I think groupies (and I define groupies as someone set out with the intention to sleep with a player just for bragging rights) are pathetic. I would never be able to attend a game again if I simply had a one night stand with a player.

Anyone here know a groupie?

"Make the biggest little mistake of your life" Starenite's MySpace Page CLICK HERE

by starenite on Jun 26, 2006 12:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sharon's a groupie.
And I like grouper.

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2006 12:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Pot, meet kettle.
"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jun 26, 2006 12:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I only associate with gropies
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 26, 2006 12:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yep
I think it's pretty common knowledge that baseball players partake freely of the groupie buffet.   "On the DL" is a whole baseball groupie blog that is only the tip of the iceberg.

Also, the attractiveness of the wife plays only a minor role in fidelity, I believe.  If you have a rock-solid, tight relationship, then okay there is a tie that binds. But imagine, you are a male away from your wife and family and there are literally dozens of very attractive women who want to sleep with you. Hard to resist, especially if the only thing tying you to your wife is passing attraction and legal obligations.

by Apricot on Jun 26, 2006 1:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

HA!
I think that my thigh weighs 73 pounds. ;-P  And I'm a brunette! Darn.

by anomaly_kat on Jun 26, 2006 12:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And is it me....
...or does Blanton look like he's lost weight?

by anomaly_kat on Jun 25, 2006 8:39 PM PDT   0 recs

wow
I guess only blondes have a shot with one of the boys!

Very cute pictures, I love seeing the kids. :0

"Make the biggest little mistake of your life" Starenite's MySpace Page CLICK HERE

by starenite on Jun 25, 2006 8:40 PM PDT   0 recs

can i volunteer??
lol to do interviews next yr in the A's wives locker rooms

by CaliAsFan on Jun 25, 2006 8:54 PM PDT   0 recs

i remember someone mentioning...
blanton isnt together with his wife anymore. is that true? it might explain his weight gain ths yr. he does look bigger from those shots of him in the dugout during games. or its all the liquor and bottles of $1,000 vodka

by CaliAsFan on Jun 25, 2006 8:56 PM PDT   0 recs

Blanton's myspace...
says he's single

by stocktonportsownmyass on Jun 25, 2006 9:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I love...
all the fake myspaces for players. Most of the Swisher myspace profiles says he does not drink...we all know that is a lie!
"Make the biggest little mistake of your life" Starenite's MySpace Page CLICK HERE

by starenite on Jun 25, 2006 10:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the fake ones
are funny, but Blanton's is real. I saw his because of his minor league buddies. They have myspaces and Joe made one too.

by stocktonportsownmyass on Jun 30, 2006 11:36 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I knew he was in trouble...
...when he claimed at a meet/greet with DJ and both their wives that "he makes the decisions" in their household.  

Ah, the sweet arrogance of youth...  

 

by The Dogfather on Jun 26, 2006 3:53 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Beautiful photos, jlaff
I also sent these to Duke.  Great stuff.

by Blez on Jun 25, 2006 10:07 PM PDT   0 recs

Wow
Thanks! Does he think that we're all stalkers or something? Maybe we're a cult...

<sips Kool-Aid>

Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 25, 2006 10:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Also... (sorry for multiple replies!)
If you can... find out from anyone where we could possibly get our hands on shirts like Swisher's "Do the dAmn thing". I've also seen Cockrell in a "Make your weAkness your strength" shirt that looks pretty cool. I've never seen them on sale at the Coliseum or anywhere else, so I'm assuming they're solely for team circulation.
Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 25, 2006 10:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

this is perfect example why there needs to be...
Cheerleaders in baseball!!!  Stomper is nice and all for the kids, always great to see him gettin dumb, stupid, hyphy...all that good stuff.  but more chicks on the field! i know marlins andreds have cheerleaders. angels have some team of girls shooting t-shirts out to the crowd

by CaliAsFan on Jun 25, 2006 10:27 PM PDT   0 recs

Awesome pictures!!!
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time

by athleticscatcher on Jun 25, 2006 10:48 PM PDT   0 recs

The TRUE Moneyball Philosophy!
Its not "Getting Undervalued Players", its "Getting Players with Hot Blonde Wives/Girlfriends"!

by Zonis on Jun 25, 2006 11:13 PM PDT   0 recs

wives
was ellis' wife there? they all look alike i can't tell!

by athleticsgirl1425 on Jun 25, 2006 11:14 PM PDT   0 recs

Yes, I'm almost positive she was
I must not've gotten a good picture of her.
Stephen Colbert: "Kids who look up to athletes become athletes themselves."
The Word: Or bitter sports journalists.

by JLaff on Jun 25, 2006 11:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

which is which
do u know like which is which in that picture of all of them?

by athleticsgirl1425 on Jun 25, 2006 11:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

do baseball players get married at an early age
and have kids? i assume the majority of A's players range from their early to late 20's. i'm in the same age range and i cant imagine getting married that young and already having a family w/ seeral kids lol. since i'm still in the college phase just having fun and partying

by CaliAsFan on Jun 26, 2006 12:05 AM PDT   0 recs

great pictures!
I'm always amazed at the photos people at AN get. These are great! Love the pics of the players with their kids. Shame we lost the wives game tho! I also love sitting behind home plate high up to get the view of the whole park, but I wish I had a camera as good as yours! haha
"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2006 12:18 AM PDT   0 recs

Did anyone notice
Jason Schmidt looks like Cartman in the South Park episode where he's the cop and rides his Big Wheel around town?
"I have a good feeling about this club. But that could be gas."

by athleticsgirl24 on Jun 26, 2006 12:29 AM PDT   0 recs

wives...

some one posted wanting to know who belongs to who.. or whom to whom.. whatever...
Picture from the diary of athletics catcher

Front and center.. JLaff's fav Marines Scutaro
Kneeling.. from left to right. Holly Johnson, ?, Kristen Saarloos, Porcha Flores, Merideth Kielty.
Standing/crouching.. I think walking into the picture is a crosby SO, Jamie Kotsay, Mrs Thomas, Chantel Kendall, One of the clubhouse guy's wife, Michele Duchscherer, and behind the girl in the purple has got to be Alex chavez, and/or Mrs. Calero, Jessica (not yet haren) or sarah ellis???

by zitozaniac75 on Jun 26, 2006 1:43 AM PDT   0 recs

FIRE ...
FIRE MACHAS WIFE NOW!
The Last Lieutenant remaining in the "Armas Army"

by str8tarrow on Jun 26, 2006 5:45 AM PDT   0 recs

ALEX CHAVEZ
Is alex chavez brunette now? Her hair in the first two pictures above looks almost brown.

by mrspiazzaus on Jun 26, 2006 6:27 AM PDT   0 recs

Wow
They all look exactly the same.

I'm shocked:)

"A base hit would have been better, but the ground ball was just as good", Ray Fosse

by Alien on Jun 26, 2006 6:42 AM PDT   0 recs

I totally agree
Talk about needing a scorecard!
"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

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