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Oakland A’s split by half: 1st half: .246/.316/.371 (.687 OPS) 2nd half: .279/.340/.428 (.767 OPS) Split by lineup position: 2: .773 OPS 4: .764 5: .755 6: .747 8: .722 7: .705 9: .688 1: .672 3: .650

Oh, well, hell: game thread 091409 18

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The one day I actually want to see Patterson in the lineup … damn you, Geren, for ruining my Not-Corey vs Not-Corey game thread! you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come

What is WRONG with you people? DLD 091409 13

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Goodman puts the cranky in his pants (or would that be “pulls the cranky out of his pants”?) Goodman with more points on the Leno argument (man, do I hate Leno; Goodman doesn’t seem to like Leno’s humor/sensibility much, but he does respect him, which I can … respect) Who are you? (that’s just a ...

Shame on you: DLD 091109 152

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Shame on you. Americans Observing 9/11 By Trying Not To Masturbate 10%-83% of Prospects Are the Same Another iteration of acceptable football-talk I love it when Goodman gets hyper-rational No to this Matt, yes to this Matt (though the late-period Genesis allusion is, or should be, embarrassing) Then, of course, there’s the crazy/juvenile/partisan/stupid brand of ...

Orange County class 124

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Orange County sportswriting Orange County family values politician Hudler’s transfer to Moscow approved

Time to switch to black cleats: DLD 090809 36

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Mayor: A’s not moving (via Marine Layer) Awwwww I think I called this (also via ML) I never would have figured Trainman for a cat person I can’t wait to see this (via DMcW) Hunh Shouldn’t that be secret emissions? Heh: Imagine what the centrists would say if universal government-run mail delivery was proposed today. ...

Bloomberg boards bamboozlement bandwagon: Labor Day Weekend DLD 62

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At the end of Lew’s all-eggs-in-one-basket-putting, Erik Matuszewski (and/or his editors) drop this wonderful bit of misdirection: The proposed 32,000-seat stadium in San Jose would be privately built and operated. Yes, that’s technically accurate: there’s no Obama (or Arnold) Urges Bulldozers Onward involved. But there certainly is public money involved, and this new phrasing is ...

Free Kraut Free Ticket Services, 090209 176

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Alas, I have a ticket to the game today and cannot attend. Mid week day games are teh awesome. Before last night’s game, realizing that not only could I not use my ticket, but that I couldn’t easily give it to someone else, I made the only logical move: I left it in the BART ...

Less than 10,000 thoughts: DLD 090109 135

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I did this once. Nearly identical story in the immediate particulars, except for the severity of the crash. I had the same SAT score as Eric Bruntlett. o_O [Glanville] is involved with Fri-Chiks, a restaurant franchising venture in Pakistan. Glanville describes the franchise as “Chuck E. Cheese meets KFC.” All Teams Are the Same, Chapter ...