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Deadline Day Grill

#bbpBox_230309883860357120 a { text-decoration:none; color:#049ED6; }#bbpBox_230309883860357120 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Would be huge RT @whiteygleason: Bob Nightengale, USA Today tells @957thegame S. Drew to #Athletics “likely” today, Pence to #SFGiants not. July 31, 2012 7:32 am via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite @dandibley Dan Dibley

All I care about is getting a new SS. I’m sure Pennington [...]

Rally Time!

I refuse to abandon the dream of a different starting SS and C for the stretch run. I’m dubbing this gal the Rally Salma of the impending trade deadline:

#bbpBox_230073565737803777 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_230073565737803777 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Beane doesn’t talk about trades with the media like the USA doesn’t negotiate with terrorists. #athletics
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Also: Weeks 2B Gomes DH Reddick RF Cespedes CF Carter 1B Inge 3B Suzuki C Smith LF Hicks SS Griffin RHP

Fantasy football: The FKing League

I know a few of you like football (and a few more of you vehemently hate it. Ignore this post. Move on.), so I took the liberty of creating a fantasy football league.

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/thefkingleague

Details after the jump. The live draft is open to change. I just picked a date and time arbitrarily.

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Breaking Bad – Season 5, Episode 3 – Scarface

Something is bothering me.

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Postgame “Piegate” A’s V Blue Jays Friday August 3rd!

This Friday the Oakland A’s host the Toronto Blue Jays at the Coliseum. There are postgame fireworks and we are going to celebrate by having our own Pie-rotechnics!

We will meet up in the usual spot (Lot A, Row 12, closest to the Bart Station) right after the game, so we can watch the fireworks [...]

Baseball 101: The early Birds

I’m glad to see Reddick back, too bad Coco is out again. Weeks 2B, Gomes DH, Reddick RF, Cespedes CF, Carter 1B, Inge 3B, Norris C, Smith LF, Hicks SS. Blackley P

I’ve got 99 problems, but freekraut ain’t one

Criso, weeks, smith, Cespedes carter, moss, Inge, Suzuki, sogard in b-more.

Also FK MLB.tv and its blackouts.

07/27/12 Lounge: The Money Shot

The Infected Schlong is okay, folks. Still infected. Still slinging pies.

I hope our Reno friends are having fun and remain safe. I also hope someone finally Pearl Harbors Mike while he is there.

The 2012 Barbara Feldon Game at Camden Yards

It’s a familiar lineup as the A’s face Zach Britton, the fifth straight game the opponent has started an LHP. Crisp, Gomes (DH), Reddick, Cespedes, Carter, Inge, Norris, Hicks and Weeks behind Jarrod Parker.

The O’s have managed a 52-47 record with a Pythagorean W-L of 44-55. You do that by going 19-6 in [...]