1. Base-clogging!
Kouzmanoff’s drive off the wall in center led to an unusual sight for the A’s: All three runners scored bing, bang, boom, with Jack Cust trotting in and Mark Ellis sliding in a few moments later, nearly tripping up Rajai Davis, who was right on his heels.
2. I wonder if he also had the cane from Citizen Kane and the Clark Bar from Looking for Mr. Clarkbar.
3. Nyjer, please!
2. I endorse Nash’s take until the bizarre last three sentences.
Heh. Fair enough.
I hadn’t noticed that STEROID and STORIED were anagrams until now.
also DESTROI
I OD, REST
ER, SOD IT
R(odriguez) DOES IT
at the ROD SITE?
(IT’S E-ROD)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
reason # 1320 we should be signing him.
I think that’s probably about #2 or #3 for me.
But what about SuSlu’s interview with CC?
He’s practically begging to sign with us.
Also:
No thanks, Carlos Pena fanclub aside.
This comment is true though:
The A’s are actually in a better position to outbid the Angels if they so choose to.
I’m more worried about the Rangers signing Crawford.
We should be able to outbid everyone. And we should do so unless someone goes nuts (i.e. a significantly better deal than Holliday)
Interesting discussion of stats, the Cy, and BFA.
This is hilarious coming from the site that uses FIP in its WAR calculation.
Yes indeed.
TWFSS
Reconsidering Michael Jordan’s baseball career, about which B-Pro’s Kevin Goldstein says “I maintain my belief that Michael Jordan’s .202/.289/.266 line in Double-A was actually a remarkable athletic achievement. 31 years old, hadn’t played for the better part of two decades, and he does that? Astounding.”
Not the perfect reference Dorito
Re: Is it ever ok to root for a historic moment happening against your team-
Yeah, and Curt Schilling pitching his perfecto in the Coli. Thank god for Shannon Stewart.
Indeed. I remember getting into it with a Sawx fan there who couldn’t believe I was rooting against him. He couldn’t get through his head that not only did I hate Schilling and his team, but the A’s still had a chance to win the game!
Hopefully, you punched him in his big panda puss.
The “It’s too cold in the lab” slice is waay too small. That’s like 50% for me.
“Reasons why there are so few office hookups among scientists”?
The other 50%? “Duh. Scientists.”
“Reasons why scientists drop dead at their desk”
The internet gift that keeps on giving:
So…is Ron Paul not a p****y? (via MR)
Good for Ron Paul. When you subtract the dubious economic theory and cold-hearted bootstrapism, libertarians can sound pretty damn reasonable
On the Ground Zero mosque issue: Maybe you all knew this already…I did not…but according to Jon Carroll the other day, there’s already a mosque there that’s actually closer to Ground Zero than this proposed new one. So why haven’t the peasants pointed their pitchforks at that one?
Yeah. There really is mileage in the “liberaltarian” concept, though both groups would disagree on a fair bit too.
Also, strangely, no bees in anyone’s bonnet over the troubling lack of sensitivity on display at the Pentagon.
Ron Paul is not a pantry, parlay, pastry, policy, or pulley. He may be a parody. He also seems to be true to his principles such as they are.
sss(h)
WOOOOOOOOO!
I’m predicting 11-5, playoffs, but not to the S.B.
My office computer network frowns on browsing gambling sites…what have the bookies set as the Niners’ season win over/under line?
Betting that the Raiders will fall short of expectations–season win totals and individual game covers–has been pretty lucrative in recent years. And I have no qualms whatsoever about betting that my fave team will fail. That said, the Raiders will be better this year, and I wonder if the incredibly low bar they’ve set for themselves might make betting on them to cover a decent proposition this year.
Of course, folks have also prospered over the years by seeing the FSU picks and betting the opposite, so there’s that.
Dunno (same restriction)
FO, however, hates us.
Niners 8.5 (and contra nm’s link, at least two of the guys at FO take the over)
Raiders 6
Also of interest to various FKers:
Bills 5
Broncos 7.5
Vikings 9.5
Bengals 8
Wow, we root for some shitty football teams here, but mine is the shittiest.
In Buffalo’s case it’s just as well, since the city’s emergency services staff does not do well at hoisting trophies.
I kind of like the Raiders over six wins. Hmmm…
What the hell is in buffalo anyway
You’re in a better position to know than I am, but in my two trips to Buffalo, I remember seeing an unusual number of funeral homes and doctor’s offices.
Nobody circles the
wagonsdrain like the Buffalo Bills.I kid, I kid, BTW.
I laughed.
I think the Raiders will do better than the Niners this season. Those silver and black guys have completely bought in to whatever that fat guy I kinda resemble’s selling. Iron Mike…not so much.
Huh. Now that you mention it, you do vaguely resemble Tom Cable. I hope you’re using that with the ladies. “Hey baby, wanna come check out my training facility (wink wink)? Just be quiet so the creepy old man in the track suit doesn’t hear us.”
“Dad”
Actual win totals for those teams:
Niners 6
Raiders 8
Bills 4
Broncos 4
Vikings 6
Bengals 4
Wow, we root for some even-shittier-than-predicted football teams here. Raiders(!) excepted.
Only one of those Football Outsiders lines came within a game of being correct; three were off 3.5 or more. I’m curious (but not curious enough to actually work to find out) how their results for all 32 teams stacked up.
Those were the Vegas over/unders.
Does Vegas do in-season adjustments?
If so, I wonder how much the Niners lost after the first Seattle game
I didn’t think Denver would be world beaters, but 2nd-pick-in-the-draft bad? That continues to shock me. Now I’m sort of wishing we’d found a way to lose a few more so we could jump up and get Luck. Tebow is growing on me, though. Watching a lefty makes me uncomfortable, especially one with a goofy delivery. But he is one fiery cat.
And, as I feared, I’m conflicted.
I don’t know that there’s a QB where the niners draft I actually want. Do we re-sign Alex?
I have no problem with Alex, but I bet he doesn’t want to re-sign us.
I’m resigning myself to drafting Jake Locker #7
Thanks, and go As.
God I hope not. I’d much rather have Prince #7 and Donovan McNabb while we draft a project and go with McNabb / Davis / Prospect
I know. That would suck.
Maybe Prince #7 and Locker sliding to the 2nd.
I want no part of McNabb.
Thanks, and go As.
Kyle. Orton.
HA! Oh, you were serious, batgirl?
Well, it was a joke, but I think he’s an upgrade over anything the Niners have right now.
I think Nate Davis has significant potential. I think that Alex Smith could be a good NFL QB if he had a great offensive line. I think Troy Smith has all the mental tools he needs, but might not ever be efficient enough. I think Carr is useless.
I expect that we won’t keep either Smith, and that we won’t draft a QB who is ready to start as a rookie. Given that, I’m not sure what the right solution is, but I would definitely prefer the solution above to reaching at #7 for a QB who then gets shell-shocked in week 1.
I don’t either, but we aren’t getting Luck and we aren’t going to trade for Peyton Manning or anything.
What’s your solution.
Hire Harbaugh and get him to make Luck pull an Elway/Eli Manning and refuse to play unless it’s for SF and his HC.
or, I guess hope Jake Locker slides to the 2nd round and Harbaugh can do his magic with him like he did Luck.
Thanks, and go As.
I doubt either of these things happen, though. What’s your fallback?
Me personally, I say Harbaugh and trade up for Luck. Mortgage the future on him, whatever. #7, next years #1, and whatever else makes that stupid pick value chart work.
Failing that, I still say sign Harbaugh and if Carolina does take Luck #1 then look into acquiring Jimmy Clausen, who will no longer be needed in Carolina.
Thanks, and go As.
I think if the Niners are going to acquire Prince and Donovan, then they really need to get Bono back to round out the trio. Or maybe Slash.
I love how there have been 20 new comments about football in this specific thread
Oh, yeah, me too.
I was going to say that too. Ditto.
actually, i hate it.
Oh yeah?
this is what it sounds like when doves cry
I actually think this is how you abbreviate Amukamara
Cust in left field, Larish at DH. Quoth the Slussstress.
Christ.
1. EiO predictably weighs in with some Watson outrage
2. “Kurt Suzuki promised a “Custy Web Gem,” but Cust said, “lower expectations!””
Like Ron Paul, EiO “seems to be true to his principles such as they are.”
Geren could at least have waited till it was Cahill on the mound.
In September, I think they ought to make Chris Carter the full-time DH; get him used to the major leagues while not having to worry about defense. We can worry about Carter’s defense in spring training. Compared to Carter, Cust in LF for September is not a defensive downgrade.
It’s like I’ve been saying all year: if the A’s could just get regular at bats for Gabe Gross and Jeff Larish, they’d be a run-producing juggernaught.
Heh. Where is Emil Brown when you need him?
Boy, I dunno … Atrios has been pretty convincing with his narrative that HAMP has been a massive failure, but reading this story, I have very little sympathy for the homebuyer and zero sympathy (negative, even) for the writer’s agitprop.
The building across from us has either
a. had malfunctioning fire alarms all evening
b. been testing their fire alarms at an incredibly inconvenient hour
c. been ablaze for the last three hours without any noticeable smoke, fire, or emergency responders
Just as I think that car alarms that continue to go off for no reason should have bricks thrown through the window, buildings with fire alarms that continue to go off for no reason should be burned to the ground.
If nothing else, the fire department will show up and turn off the alarm.
Exactly.
Plus it would serve as an effective economic stimulus.