All things equal, we could do a lot worse in this world.
Y'ar, ya scurvy dogs! I'll be havin' those bananas and any 10 weight ye be holdin'...
My, what a funny caption. It reminds me of something else…can’t quite place it…
andeux
Apricot
batgirl
Danny
oblique
devo
mk
dmoas
FreeSeatUpgrade
monkeyball
grover
Sharon
iglew
ptbnl
JediLeroy
Jennifer
Leopold Bloom
mikeA
MikeTheV
mjdittmer
nevermoor
ninathorsenkqed
Poppy
salb918
doctorK
sslinger
5aces
the dogfather
veganryan
whiteshoes40
xbhaskarx
FREE KRAUT! 
Next year they move me up to parcels … if I’m lucky.
Why isn’t one smaller than the rest?
Kloppitt … Kloppitt … Kloppitt …
Sometimes having only an eight-weight can be a good thing.
Just ask Jack Hannahan.
Free Kraut is sparsely populated on weekends.
Extrapolations:
1. We all have fascinating and/or frantic home lives.
2. We are all terrible employees (or students, as the case may be).
Glen Kuiper, Friday night: “It all started with a bj …”
Now, he may or may not have followed that with “… Upton strikeout”, but that is entirely superfluous to my point, which is that this needs to be made into a ringtone, ASAP.
Speaking of Kuiper: Listening to the radio broadcast yesterday, I felt so much more engaged with the game than when I endure his half-assed sub-mediocrity on the television side. The broadcasters (even Vince and Ray) were doing totally ingenious things like describing the action, providing context, and breaking down player performance with a modicum of sophistication. And hey, it makes a difference! Who knew?
Kuiper actively alienates me, such that my irritation with him overwhelms my enjoyment of the game. Until mlb tv comes through with the promised “radio audio / tv video” functionality, I’m sticking to Korach and Cotroneo.
I’ve thought of doing that this afternoon. My brother is actually coming over to my house today to watch the game with me. Of course, being a Tampa-area NRAF, I’ve got to listen to the Rays pxp guys, one of whom sounds enough like Skip Caray that I’m usually okay. The Rays television guys aren’t bad. But I prefer the dulcetuous tones of KK…I wonder if there’s any chance in hell of it lining up right…
Can you get the A’s radio b/c on the web?
Oh most certainly. I get that even if they’re here. But if they’re playing the Rays (or the Marlins), the game on Comcast is blacked out, whether they’re home or away.
I’m sticking with you
The fact that the VU version was the one by which I came to know that song makes your version much more creepy. I think that’s textbook ironic, no?
“Stinkfest”? Outhouse races? Hmmm … you know, I did spend several formative years in Bradford, playing pull-string commode….
Mexican swine flu! Run.
Whatever’s ailing Chavez: not Mexican enough.
He’s the Diet Coke of Mexican. Just one calorie.
Just beware going to Hartlepool.
What happened, I thought Eveland wasn’t going to issue walks anymore?
he didn’t get the memo.
That’s it, Buck — no catch on that play, it’s the bench for you again!
Sigh.
The commenters at sfgate are assholes, but not wrong in this case.
So, in theory, if we pull the plug on Chavez, we keep Hannahan full-time, and platoon him with Crosby/Nomar/Cabrera?
Since the M’s are playing too well to trade Beltre right now, yes.
Nomar will be injured again soon, so you’re looking at a Crosby/Hannahan platoon at third. It’s inevitable.
Let’s stipulate that Hannahan is really good defensively. Let’s also (for fun) assume that with a bit of repetition Crosby can convert his SS skills/range into quality defense at 3B. Lots of former shortstops excel defensively at less demanding positions, right?
So: how well would that platoon have to hit in order for it to be league average-ish? And is that (the hitting well enough part) even a semi-reasonable possibility?
It’s not pretty, but we will also have Giambi/Holliday/Cust this year as opposed to duck/duck/Cust. I don’t think offense will be nearly the concern last year was.
But “overrated bum?” That’s overly harsh. (And no, I’m not referring to his ass.)
Coward. Weakling. BUM.
If you’re serious, wtf?
He’s not serious.
I’m sure it’s a line from The Hudsucker Proxy or something.
I think it is Hudsucker. Long live the Hud!
But seriously, I think he’s gotta be close to being done with/for/against us, no? Isn’t this literally like three years now?
Ah.
1. I’m never serious.
2. Everything I write is a line from some Coen brothers movie.
3. This time it was The Big Lebowski, not The Hudsucker Proxy.
Basically I’m saying Chavy is unable to achieve on a level field of play.
That poor thirdbaseman… that poor SLUT injured himself. Come on Dude, you said so yourself.
And if he’s not?
I’m not saying Chavy isn’t deadweight, as much as I hate saying that he really has been for the last couple of years. Just that it doesn’t make him a bum.
Your “revolution” is over, Poppy. Condolences! The bums lost!
Alright–the old man said take any rug in the place.
Reading between the lines, Giambi is advising Buck about HGH?
Lord, let’s hope so. We need some help.
And those that came before him showed him the way…
Oo! I’m diggin’ that tote bag.
Tote bag? What’s tote bag, precious?
tote bag
Ooh, that’s way better than the one they usually have. When is it?
No, wait, let me guess. It’s before May 20, which means I can’t get one.
I think it’s on Mother’s Day, which is unfortunate, because my mom only tolerates baseball because I like it and is therefore not likely to want to go to a game that day.
But I really do want that tote bag.
Yep, May 10th.
You can borrow my mom. She loves baseball, and would give me her tote bag.
Sounds like a plan.
Let him get his own damn tote! He’s within a 100 miles of it!
I mean, could your mother possibly, maybe give me her tote?
Him who?
WS40.
That’s a her!
Yeah! I’m a her!
LB: Oh, then the tote is rightfully yours. It’s much too feminine for me. {sigh}
Oooo, but I wanna have sex with Travis Buck, so can I haz?!
That’s what I was wondering…
him you? Her?
Money. Women. Men?
BOOBIES!!! ~Poppy
Wait. Which one of you sons of bitches do I have to grease up to get you to get me one?
I mean, is there any possible way one of you nice, kind, loving people could get a poor NRAF signmaker an A’s tote?
If I was able to go to the game, and especially if I was able to go as two people, I would send you a tote. But I don’t even get one for myself, so quit beggin’!
k.
I hate how Eveland always shakes his arms at the elbow.
Whenever I see a pitcher do that I think he’s having arm discomfort.
color me distinctly unimpressed with holliday thus far
How about purple? I like purple.
Speaking of promotions … I think I’ve figured out the logic behind these guys sponsoring this giveaway: when you use the cooler to hold a 12-pack and then drive home, the cooler will already be chilled so that the EMTs can remove and transport your organs for transplant right at the scene.
God damn, you’re funny.
Jack F. Hannahan.
I like him. Really, I do. I think we can make an everyday player out of him.
If only for the pleasure of making Trainman apoplectic.
And I thought it looked like Nomar tweaked something scoring from first, so you might get your wish.
well, not at that cost…
someone over at ** just asked that too…
Those of you with summer plans that don’t include The Ports, please note.
You will be able to recognize the locals as the well-dressed hikers with their walking sticks firmly stuck up their butts.
I like hiking and I appreciate nudism. It seems like a bad combination, though.
There are so many bad ideas for things to do while nekkid.
Rodeo
Pole vault
Firefighting
Grocery shopping
Coaching Little League
Edit: I tried to make an ordered list, but FAILED. Maybe it would work if I put some clothes on. No, that’s not WHS.
TOP of the list: wizardry
(Naked Wizard gets tased by police at Coachella – NSFW)
Yikes.
And if anyone knows about fleecing A’s fans, it’s Comcast!
VICTORY CABBAGE
If your a flagger or the Fuz please look at yourself to fill the void in you life and understand yourself leave others be your crusade will only make you sad and unwanted in the end.</a.
If you do not want the truth as I see it, I kindly suggest you find another tarot reader / psychic.
Not one of those cut-rate, fly-by-night Santas. And it is April 26th, right?
Um, is that revolution occurring at **?
The revolution will be liveblogged.
Are you talking about the front page thread? I haven’t read it yet, I just tossed out a non-sequitur and went back to watching Breaking Bad…
“Better Call Saul!”
Entry into Hyde Park says it won’t be televised.
The front page blog with your non-sequitur and the fanpost about the Raiders. Seems to be a ton of dissension still, even with the majority of us here.
I read a little bit of both of those. The Raider one (at least the very beginning) seemed like the old “get off of my yard” rants for a post that would pop up every now and then.
The front page one does seem to have more of the dissension, but I don’t know if I really see the point anymore. It is what it is, and it has been made clear that a certain train is leaving the station. It took me almost getting fired at two different places to learn that, at some point, you have to just understand when change is occuring and either accept it for what it is or move on.
In the Internet forum context, I’ve been a part of breakaways a couple of times. It’s tough to completely cut ties with the old place but that’s been the best course of action. I’d rather focus (positive) energy on shaping the new community to my liking. If one felt the need to break away from the previous community, well, one has negative attitudes toward that community which will inevitably be reflected in one’s continued participation there.
Conversely, it is natural to go and poke the corpse, no?
{ starts jotting down names for “the next wave” }
I don’t think so because the revolution probably could not begin until the fallen hero returns from his 30 days on Elba. And of course, the revolution will not be televised…
I don’t think that fallen hero’s returning.
I think that makes sense. If it was me, I would have immediately deleted the favorite link and be done with it.
And I didn’t realize until I read your reply that I called him that. I guess someone should point out that just because he fell it certianly does not make him a hero…
Whoa, was this info known already?
He mentioned one other time earlier this week ,so I think it’s a pretty recent thing.
and yet he’s still on the mastass as a “manager”
Did ** admin ever list the new CGV committee members?
My prediction (for maximum LOLs), some combination of:
-IM4Oakgal
-bear88
-OaklandSi
-jeepers
Wow, that place is a f—in’ train wreck
I page through ** maybe 2-3 times a week, mostly in search of amusing xbhaskarx ripostes, and even those breezy skimming sessions give my WTF reflex an extensive workout.
Just reading through that diary right now (had read the very first part and lost interest). It seems that at least one person believes that any changes that have occured are due to the A’s success on the field. I guess if we had won more during the offseason, everyone would have been happy with being told what to and what not to write…
We have societal stigma against calling sucking vortexes of suck “sucking vortexes of suck.”
I don’t follow society’s rules. It’s definitely a sucking vortex of suck. So there.