DDJ->Cubs

#bbpBox_141931769632010240 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_141931769632010240 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } #Cubs reach agreement with David DeJesus. Will be their everyday right fielder. #MLB November 30, 2011 10:29 am via Twitter for MacReplyRetweetFavorite @Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal

The Age of FanFKtion

Man, the fog the last 2 days in SF has been awesome. NEEDS MOAR TROUGH URINALS Hm. Think we’ll have to walk up the hill to see the giant gingerbread house at the Fairmont. That is some totally sweet viral-video marketing by the folks at Frito-Lay He extracted a promise from them to EAT [...]

Neither reasonable, nor fair, nor adequate

RIP Ken Russell. His run of films in the early ’70s really is incredible. GkGK’s appreciation. You know, for kids! (I had no idea it was invented in SF.) I’m frankly surprised MLBAM let me do this: What Duncan Black said Jed Rakoff for human of the year [...]

Red Ruff Friday

Warning! Muppet Musings Ahead

Now that the new CBA has been ratified and the details have been (mostly) explained, we can take a detailed look at where the A’s stand heading into the 2012 season. All projected arbitration salaries are, of course, projections and could differ from what unfolds down the road but the guys at MLBTR make a [...]

Our little circumscribed objects of reverence

Bloom bait: Muppets + Nabokov Very interesting piece by ML on one of the hidden surprises in the new MLB labor agreement: A’s may be constitutionally phased out of revenue sharing

#bbpBox_139405335059382272 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_139405335059382272 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Team Narrows Managerial Search To Angry Guy, Nondescript Base Coach, Experienced Guy, [...]

Kraut is a food product, essentially

Hunh?

#bbpBox_138747902767022082 a { text-decoration:none; color:#009999; }#bbpBox_138747902767022082 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Mariners among teams that have inquired about Andrew Bailey. Odds of him being traded, in this seller’s market, appear to be about 100 pct. November 21, 2011 3:37 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite @Buster_ESPN Buster Olney

No LoMo No Yo

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Evaluator on Cespedes: “big-time tools guy, going to get way over top $$$. Timing for him is great since there are few top-tier free agents”
November 21, 2011 3:02 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite

@elliottbaseball
bob elliott

This is really just incredible

Jumping the chimpsharktypus

Hunh?

#bbpBox_138409299599831040 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_138409299599831040 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } If A’s cannot move to San Jose, when the Dodgers have a real owner, don’t be surprised if Billy Beane ends up in L.A. November 20, 2011 5:12 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite @pgammo Peter Gammons

I guess I agree with ML — [...]

Take Your Best Shot

Need pics or youtube clips of overhand, three-quarters, sidearm, submarine pitches, of favourite pitchers (actual players, not pathology or mechanics), for a series of drawings for JP. Thanks muchly.

StAy

… -k and eggs and hashbrowns for brunch today. Perhaps a daytrip up to Healdsburg? Impromptu North Bay FREEvent/FKup? (I think I like that new latter term better.)