Wow.

by AsFoLife on Aug 7, 2006 2:47 PM PDT

Reading all this hate just makes me cringe. I thought I ditched all of that BS back on the Fan Forum of oaklandahtletics.com

Grow up, both of you, I don't know who is right or wrong, but who cares, I am assuming we all have one thing in common, our love of our OAKLAND ATHLETICS

LETS GO OAKLAND!!!

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You needed a diary to say this?

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 2:48 PM PDT reply actions

i'm lost.

who's saying what to who?

by gotgreen on Aug 7, 2006 2:51 PM PDT reply actions

I miss when

the people at oakland athletics dot com didn't know about this site.

"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Aug 7, 2006 2:53 PM PDT reply actions

You just hit one of my pet peeves. I hate how most people on this site talk down about the other site. Yes, it has really gone to hell over there...but mostly because the cream of the crop has come over here. There was a time when there was some good banter back and forth, some colorful personalities.

Hell, even recently, the board came together to support Michael Blount's (raptorman on those boards) time in Iraq, sending over A's merchandise and other goodies to make the experience a little less terrible.

I'm not saying thats a better board than this one, or anything like that: I just hate that it seems to be a common theme on this site to trash the main site. I've seen some names on this site that I recognize from the old site (ironically, I was not Sean on the other site), and they are good contributors.

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Horse and buggy

Those were probably some good times riding around that way but thank goodness for progression. I can't imagine the site being as good without the so-called newbies around here but it could probably be proven more easily than RTM.

"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 7, 2006 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't hate.

There's no need to make comments like that, man. Plenty of awesome folks over on the other side.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Aug 7, 2006 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry

to everyone who sympathizes with the other side. What I meant in my head was that I missed when this was a small site so that a diary could stay around for a week or so before being pushed out by other diaries. Like where everybody would know your name - that kind of atmosphere.

I meant nothing disrepectful to the folks over at oaklandathletics.com - my wording was just understandably misinterpreted and in reference to the diary's wording.

"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Aug 7, 2006 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

if you miss the small site

you could always start your own, right?

by fadedash on Aug 7, 2006 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions

I miss

When people over here weren't so stuck up.

by gdubb925 on Aug 8, 2006 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions

The Irony

Below Oaktoon's post is the DLD, with one of the most heartwarming/sad stories you will see in your life...

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 2:53 PM PDT reply actions

I love Jason Kendall

That story made me cry.

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks...

I hadn't read the DLD yet.

I'll shut up now. Great piece. Should remind all of us what really matters.

oaktoon

by oaktoon on Aug 7, 2006 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions

if you haven't made it yet

Find the family's blog...Blez or someone else posted it in the comments. A lot more detail.

Real sad story. Makes you a little scared about whether or not your world could get turned upside down at any moment like that...

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!

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

by Sharon on Aug 7, 2006 2:58 PM PDT reply actions

Well of course we are.

But the question is, how fast are we dying??

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

by athleticscatcher on Aug 7, 2006 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I have a link!!

http://www.deathclock.com/

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions

WTF is wrong with you people

TASTELESS COMMENTS. I'm disgusted. Mocking a 10 year old's horrible, painful death.

"If you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem." -George Carlin

by eshock on Aug 7, 2006 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

what!?!?!?!?!

That was in response to Sharon's "We're all going to die!!!" comment. Not the child, which I cried buckets over!

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't know this had...

anything to do with the article in the DLD.

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

by athleticscatcher on Aug 7, 2006 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think it did!

I cried a ton over that story...

that was in response to Sharon's usual freakout

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Eshock?

Sharon always writes WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE! I know she wasn't referring to the child.Everyone is very sorry for that dying child.

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

No nono nono....

"We're all going to die" is a standard AN phrase when people start freaking out...I PROMISE...

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Then you're not monsters

but, juxtaposition is still worrisome. sharon's comment is right below discussion of 10 yr old's death. maybe, not a good place to comment even if its a recurring theme around here.

"If you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem." -George Carlin

by eshock on Aug 7, 2006 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I looked back on that and cringed after

Honestly,

That's kind of a sign to highjack a thread; usually Sharon says that phrase after people start overreacting about an A's loss or an injury. She says, "WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!" and then people pile on.

I PROMISE it had nothing to do with the saddest story we've read on the site in a long time.

I am SO sorry we scared you!

--just a little bit of a monster.

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm going to live until...

August 8, 2066

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

by athleticscatcher on Aug 7, 2006 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions

showoff

Oh well, if I beat my death clock, you can come to the party too

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions

I've mastered in the art of showing off. ;P

Also, you can still party even though you may be dead. Didn't you ever see Bachelor Party?

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

by athleticscatcher on Aug 7, 2006 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

wow

June 30, 2059.

That'll put me at 74. If I see July 1, 2059, I will remember to throw a party for myself for overcoming the odds.

Hopefully no one throws me one of those depressing parties where I'm the center of attention before that date...

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

heh

Mitch Albom would

I am no drunkard, I'm a hard-working man.

by Cutthemullet on Aug 7, 2006 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Sunday, August 1, 2060

I believe that makes me 73. I'm bad at math.

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

by JLaff on Aug 7, 2006 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions

Dang, I'm gonna live to age 96!!!

"I don't want to 'Wear It.' It doesn't match my shoes." --Jennifer

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 7, 2006 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions

Uh-oh, "The day after tomorrow"...

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 7, 2006 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I WILL LIVE FOREVER!

You've got some clever folks, Blez. Mean as hell, but clever. -- Mychael Urban @('.')@

by monkeyball on Aug 7, 2006 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

i will live to 72

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIET!

Them baseball is tasty.

by rolliedigits on Aug 7, 2006 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah I put in a desperation phone call to...

Jenny Craig.

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Baseballgirl?

Now that was depressing.

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 3:07 PM PDT reply actions

For Christ's sake,

somebody hijack this thread.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 7, 2006 3:10 PM PDT reply actions

hijacking is serious

you tasteless bum :p

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Uhhhh...

...I think we already did!!!

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Could they hijack it even more...

and tell little details about how the Rangers vaunted offense has been in a little slump? Numbers and all?

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions

too busy thinking..

about how I'm going to budget myself perfectly until I'm 77 years old

Like Lazarus, the A's offense has awakened from the dead!!- Bill King

by Floridafan on Aug 7, 2006 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

ps

what bar do you guys usually go to for games around boston? i'll finally be 21 and could use some company in the playoffs (IF, you know...KNOCK ON WOOD)

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions

ArakSOT and I

head to Asgard because we both live in Cambridge and it's fairly central to both of us. But we would be willing to relocate if it meant meeting new ANers.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 7, 2006 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

good stuff

The Asgard is actually probably one of the easier bars for me to get to...I go to Bentley, pick up a shuttle into Harvard Square...either a long walk or a short T-ride for me...

I'll keep an eye out for posts on anything going on...

by SeanR on Aug 7, 2006 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions

re

The Descent was really good.

by 31Boots on Aug 7, 2006 3:16 PM PDT reply actions

We only have 26 years left to win another WS!

the deathometer says I am outta here in 2032.

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 3:17 PM PDT reply actions

I'm scared to do it now!

What if my time is up on October 20, 2006, RIGHT BEFORE THE A'S WIN!?!?!?!

I'm demanding a life refund if that happens.

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Babydoll, if your time is Oct.30, 2006,

then you're great at hiding your age, or your BMI is like 180 (which obviously isn't true).

by hunter on Aug 7, 2006 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions

But but but...

...what about trains?! What about buses?! What about crazy people who I'm on their hit list?!?!!?!

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions

That cracked me up. :D

For the record: November 1, 2067 for me. :D

Mark Kotsay on getting hit in the head: "I can't open my jaw wide enough to get a hot dog in."

by Chavinator on Aug 7, 2006 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

You guys and gals are YOUNG

If I lived to 2067 I would be the oldest person on EARTH.

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

really?????????

Now I'm super curious!! :)

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

FWIW...

...I thought you were not a day over 25 :)

"I'm living in a cuckoo clock!" ~HollywoodOz
"I'm your huckleberry." ~grover

by baseballgirl on Aug 7, 2006 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Lol

1957.

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

4 ft 8 inches tall, 270 pounds, BMI 71...

it says I died last year. Who knew.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Aug 7, 2006 3:36 PM PDT reply actions

almost forgot the 3 pack a day habit...

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Aug 7, 2006 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions

lol

I am no drunkard, I'm a hard-working man.

by Cutthemullet on Aug 7, 2006 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Anyone watching the Halos on espn?

Vlad is up to bat next.

by IM4Oakgal on Aug 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply actions

I shait you naught ...

I'm already dead!

Your Personal Day of Death is...
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Seconds left to live...

I didn't know Keith Richards and I had so much in common!

Self-appointed VP, BBG Groupies, NorCal Chapter

by angus hanger on Aug 7, 2006 4:26 PM PDT reply actions

re

Fuck Vlad! Fuck Mark Buehrle!

by 31Boots on Aug 7, 2006 4:55 PM PDT reply actions

Holy fucking crap.

I did NOT post that to mock a child's death.

Jesus Christ.

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

by Sharon on Aug 7, 2006 7:44 PM PDT reply actions

We're irreverant...

...but we're not heartless.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 7, 2006 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions

None of "us" ...

seriously took you to post that as such and in that manner ...

You are always humerous and I know you did not mean anything by your posting of "We're All Gonna Die!" about Jacob Field.

As I said in the post game day thread, I've survived Hodgkin's and an Aortic Dissection (just less two years ago), why I'm still here, I have no idea, by all accounts (and odds) I should be long gone.

You just keep doin' what you're doin' ... Some of "us" (read: me) really appreciate your sense of humor and it adds some light to our days that start out dark.

Self-appointed VP, BBG Groupies, NorCal Chapter

by angus hanger on Aug 8, 2006 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm gonna write to Cleveland

and see if I can convince them to name their stadium after that kid.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 8, 2006 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions