Hey Party People,

We're nearing the end of a fruitless season, as far as Division or Wild Card crowns are concerned, but I'm sure many of you found it fruitful in terms of collecting A's merchandise. Well, as usual, some of us have an over-abundance of one thing or another and are in search of a trading partner (or partners) to make the ideal for the one (or six) items we just can't feel complete without. The same guidlines as previously apply: Post what you want and what you have for trade. I'll got first:

Wanted: A Dick Williams bobbblehead

               A Vida Blue jersey(XL)

               A Dave Stewart jersey(XL)

               An A's backpack(any)

               An A's blanket

                A Barry Zito Bobblehead

                If anyone has a 4th of July Red, White and Blue Athletics jersey I will trade everything I have listed plus cash for it!

                A Nick Swisher RH Bobblehead.

To Trade: A Huston Street Jersey(XL)

                  A Frank Thomas jersey(L)

                  I have these bobbleheads to trade: Dan Haren, Milton Bradley, Frank Thomas, Reggie Jackson, Dennis Eckersley, Jason Kendall(no mask), Tim Hudson, Mike Piazza, Jermaine Dye and the first gold glove Chavy.

Let's make a deal!                  

Following the grand tradition of McFood authored DLD's, no baseball related links will be provided.

Continue reading this post »

He's an ex-parrot. A bird that was smarter than you died.

A Whale of a Mistake Some think that estimates of the Grey Whale population contain huge errors.

French explorer Jean-Francois La Perouse sailed into Monterey Bay in the 1700s and complained "there were so many whales, that they stunk up the air with their breath," Palumbi said.

It's Britney, Bitch. Britney gets called a "pop tard" after a lackluster performance at the VMA's. Not enough sizzle, too much steak. Whatev, I'm not losing any sleep over poor Britney.

Womens World Cup The U.S. came from behind to get a draw with N. Korea in their opener.

That is all.

Ok, there's been several desirable SGA(stadium give-aways) recently and a few posts by people requesting something or other. Let's bring it all together here in one diary.
Giveaways since July:
Red, white & blue visor
Build-A-Bear(Stomper)
A's player Jersey(Dan Haren)
Mike Piazza Bobblehead
A's Cap(Wells Fargo)
A's Poker Set
Nick Swisher Belt Buckle
Victor E. Van
A's Welcome Mat
A's Backpack(Huston Street)
Mark Ellis Bobblehead
A's Retro alarm Clock
Travis Buck T-shirt

Continue reading this post »

I have nothing of substance to say(what's new?), but we need a DLD to dump our links in, and as a repository for non-linear non-sequiturs, so here goes:

http://shirt.woot.com/Friends.aspx?k...

Continue reading this post »

A very large "Thank you!" to Blez, BBG and the entire AN community for showing up and making AN Day 4 another fantastic experience. Once again, the best part of the whole thing, for me, is just getting to hang with familiar AN'ers and meeting LOTS of new ones. Clan McFood had a grand old time, and we got to watch a win too! The A's are now 3 for 4 on AN Days. An extra thanks goes to xbox for giving his BBQ voucher to one of my daughters, as we were unable to purchase extra ones on short notice. I never did get to buy you a beer, but I owe you one! The pics will tell a better story than I could, so peruse with your peepers, people:

Continue reading this post »

With AN day coming up, this is the perfect opportunity to start another session of AN Trading Post. People can arrange their deals here and finish them at AN Day. And with 3 of the 4 bobbleheads of the season distributed, just a comment on the Mike Piazza bobblehead: As an attempt to alleviate the problem of the all-too-common Broken Bat Syndrome, the Piazza BH was designed with a detachable bat that is packaged along side the BH, the first time I've ever seen this done with a bobblehead. The bat has a tiny screw emebedded in the bottom with a matching nut glued into Piazza's top hand. Good idea, but precision is not a word I'd use to describe the workmanship of a bobblehead.  

Continue reading this post »

Disgusting.

Screw you Joe Kennedy and Bobby Crosby, I hope you're both DFA'd today.

Kennedy is consistent in that when he enters the game, you KNOW the other team will keep scoring until he's taken out. I will turn off the game whenever he's used from now on.

Enough has been barfed about Crosby already, there are no new words.

Continue reading this post »

Here's a funny video about super man-whore bitch future no doubt first ballot hall of famer Roger Clemens and his adventures in the future with the head bastardo of the evil empire of the east:

http://funnyordie.com/videos/6562

Continue reading this post »

As mentioned in a recent DLD, the family and I drove to Jack London Square on Sunday to take the ferry to Telecomglomerate Park on Sunday to root on the East Bay Nine.

Continue reading this post »