Why would any man need a wife if he had AN? Right here, I can interact with a bunch of boobs, constantly be told I'm wrong, and be blamed for things that I don't even remember I said three years ago. So may 2009 bring more of what makes AN great, such as:
* "Patterson, Pennington, Casilla, Bowen, and Hannahan for Yunel Escobar - I know, five players is a lot to give up but Escobar is pretty good."
* "o no here we go again. your not allowed to say anything bad about beene on this site even though he made the kelty trade and how did that work out?"
* "How can you not want Garret Anderson to DH - the guy doesn't strickout nearly as much as Cust!!!!111"
* "You're wrong!"
"No, you're wrong!"
"I feel sorry for you for how wrong you are!"
"Your wrongness is so blasphemously and blatantly absurd that it brings wrongness
to a whole other stratosphere of wrongness!"
"Not true, PT."
"Yes it is, grover."
Thanks to my second-most dysfunctional family for keeping me off the streets and in my underwear, and here's to more lively banter in 2009!
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haha
for all of our bitching and moaning, all of our righting and wronging, it’s nice to know that at least we’re all here supporting our favorite team.
Happy New Year everyone. I look forward to the 2009 season and a full year of our banter…
stranahanahan - January 1, 2009
+1
#14fan - January 1, 2009
I haven't gotten into an argument with PT in a long time
but I don’t remember our discussions ever being that cordial or brief.
Hey, Nico. Remember the comment I made to you that earned me a strike way back when? I’m thinking it right now.
grover - January 1, 2009
um, since it was long ago and you've probably not
garnered anymore “stricks” against ye since then, could you share?
pleasepleaseplease?
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
Since I can't remember it, you may as well, g-man
Let me put you in the mood: The A’s should only have offered Furcal 4/32!!!!!111
Nico - January 1, 2009
I should have figured you wouldn't remember
It was a notable moment for me because I earned a strike, for you, it was advise to do an activity that you probably do any time you don’t have a sheep handy.
grover - January 1, 2009
Make a sweater?
You vulgar bastard.
Nico - January 1, 2009
shut uppa yo FACE!
Jeremy Belvins - January 1, 2009
how's your hangover AN?
I think (hope, pray) mine will be gone soon. I could really use some grease right about now. . . Happy New Year everybody
malikot - January 1, 2009
I had one in 1993
that still lasts.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
What an awful, although honest, thing to say about a child
grover - January 1, 2009
No, that was '92.
Though, upon retrospect, she was almost certainly born in ’93…how astute of you, grover.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
2009 FINALLY!!!
Bring hither Spring training
ChadGod - January 1, 2009
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!
NEGATIVITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy New Year, ladies and gents. :)
notsellingjeans - January 1, 2009
reverse psycology.
I like it.
Happy new year, AN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#14fan - January 1, 2009
AHHHHH.
mlb.com is broadcasting the A’s-Angels game that ended with MaEl’s grand slam RIGHT NOW. It’s the top of the 5th, and Rich is pitching. To Garret Anderson. Go watch it!
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
WHAT?!?!!??!!?!
NOT FAIR!! I dont’ get that channel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @#$&*^. grr. anybody happen to be filming this and willing to post it somewhere where I can watch? I didn’t actually get to see the game when it happened. :(
#14fan - January 1, 2009
It's free, online.
Just go to oaklandathletics.com and the link is on the home page.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
really?
then I just freaked out for nothing. Thanks!
#14fan - January 1, 2009
We totally need a game thread.
oblique - January 1, 2009
F'ing Crosby just grounded out to third.
oblique - January 1, 2009
Top of the 8th, tied at 3.
Foulke in to pitch. Eeesh.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
Sloppy defense! Bad pitching!
oblique - January 1, 2009
Staplehead (pre-staples) is up now.
Oops, strickout.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
Kind of shocking how late he was on those fastballs...
oblique - January 1, 2009
strickeout to Zook.
but yay to a sort of game thread!!! kinda…
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Huston! Sigh.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
And mon petit Gregorio in at short
oblique - January 1, 2009
He could've had that one if he were taller.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
Which, the liner, or the grounder?
oblique - January 1, 2009
The grounder.
And the liner. He should just be 12 feet tall. Then the A’s would let him play.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
But then he'd have an ENORMOUS strike zone!
oblique - January 1, 2009
Not to mention...
Nico - January 1, 2009
Big Strike Zone equals...
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
since this game goes to the 12th
shouldn’t we just open up a new thread instead of endless replies? it’s going to get REALLY tiny after a while. or start a new reply chain, or something.
and big strike zone equals….
#14fan - January 1, 2009
STRICKOUTS!!!!11
oblique - January 1, 2009
extra innings!!
woo hoo.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Happy New Year everyone!
Hopefully 2009 will be a lot better than 2008. And Nico, you have one excellent marriage with AN. Or at least you know the rules.
Tyler Bleszinski - January 1, 2009
The first rule of AN?
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
The first rule is drink until you pass out
Rules 2-99 now become largely irrelevant.
Nico - January 1, 2009
That actually explains a lot.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
Extra innings mojo...
Andrew Brown in for the 10th.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
I have really missed game threads.
wish there were more people and that it was actually baseball season.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
+2
What effectively nasty defense by Petit there…
oblique - January 1, 2009
I know, right?
DFA up, bottom of the 10th. There are some things I will not miss about 2008…
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
In the time it took me to type that, he managed to get himself out.
And I’m a pretty fast typer (typist?).
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
typer person.
more fun to say. but at least we don’t have to suffer through seeing DFA next year!!
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Unless we sign DFA II...
Garret Anderson!!!!!!!111
Nico - January 1, 2009
would he really be THAT bad???
#14fan - January 1, 2009
No, he'd be a better version
but strikingly similar in pros/cons.
Nico - January 1, 2009
Yeah, it happened so fast I can't even remember the AB...
Maybe if this scales, I can forget all of his at bats before next season starts!
oblique - January 1, 2009
You might want to remember the walk
The walk was cool.
Nico - January 1, 2009
That's why I said at bats instead of plate appearances.
I want to remember the walk, and every time he was hit by a pitch.
oblique - January 1, 2009
woo hoo!
Ziggy’s in!!! maybe now things will go faster.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Ziggy's in.
I bet he doesn’t give up a run.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
They should replay the stock market from that day as well.
oblique - January 1, 2009
Ziggy's out.
he didn’t. didn’t take very long, either.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
That was a pretty double play.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
WHERE ARE YOU SEEING THIS?????
Nico - January 1, 2009
I feel like Angel Hernandez
Nico - January 1, 2009
you mean you can't watch it?!?!?!?
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Where? I turned on channel 412
and it said “not authorized”.
Nico - January 1, 2009
go on oaklandathletics.com
go to page two on the home page thingy, and click on watch live. that’s what I’m doing.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
no audio, though.
at least for me.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
I have audio.
Fosse and Kuip, in all their glory.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
Really? I have audio....
oblique - January 1, 2009
NOT FAIR.
when I first opened it, I had audio and no video. then I downloaded windows media 11, and now I have video but no audio. I can’t win. :(
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Direct link is
here.
oblique - January 1, 2009
as always.
Ziggy rules the double plays.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
You know what would be too cool for words?
If Ziggy posted in a game thread where he was pitching.
C’mon, Ziggy – do it!
Nico - January 1, 2009
Nap-LOL-i
oblique - January 1, 2009
Bootcheck in the 'pen.
Hee hee hee.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
Can't wait until the bottom of the 12th.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
His name would be so much awesomer
if it were Gutcheck.
oblique - January 1, 2009
WOOT!
bottom of the 12th!! and why would that be more awesomer?
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Bootcheck.
Hatcheck.
Checkcheck.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
Cashcheck.
and they’d need another reliever named “Charge.”
oblique - January 1, 2009
The Ump was
just bragging on penis size, I think.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
ew.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Johnsoncheck.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
Ray was just talking about
someone doing a good job of “cutting off balls!!”
oblique - January 1, 2009
mmmhmmm.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
coatcheck
to go along with the boots and the hats.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Stickcheck
pokecheck
oblique - January 1, 2009
Although the walk and HBPs put him on base,
and that rarely lead to anything good.
Nico - January 1, 2009
How can baseball season not be 12 months long?
What are these people thinking???
Nico - January 1, 2009
I have no idea.
but the no commericals thing for this game is kinda nice.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
I kinda like this Petit guy.
Can we keep him?
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
You just like him because he's 12 feet tall.
oblique - January 1, 2009
I saw the ump bragging on him.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
Yeah, well.
What can I say?
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
In some situations....
talking is overrated anyway.
alox - January 1, 2009
I'm hoping you don't actually come up with something
because I’m pretty sure I don’t have a response…
oblique - January 1, 2009
Yeah, I got nothing.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
Did we lose nico somehwere along the way here?
#14fan - January 1, 2009
I'm back. But I never got the game on TV or online
Technology hates me and the feeling is pretty much mutual.
Nico - January 1, 2009
Nice AB Emil.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
!!!
My screen just went black!! NOT a good time!!!!!!!!
#14fan - January 1, 2009
WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!
#14fan - January 1, 2009
EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!
Nico - January 1, 2009
Who?
And weird, suddenly there are 2 outs…
oblique - January 1, 2009
The Ghost in the Outfield.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
Unicorns!
Chokecheck.
Leopold Bloom - January 1, 2009
YAY UNICORN!!!
and I’m out of checks.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
WooooooT!!!!
That was a serious liner.
oblique - January 1, 2009
I could watch that over and over and over.
That was a nice way to start the new year.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
Yeah, this is totally the way to start the year!
A’s win, walkoff, unicorn power, Petit at short and a game thread!
oblique - January 1, 2009
BEST start of the year. Ever.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
anybody know what that guys saying online?
still no audio.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
It was so inane that I shut it off.
oblique - January 1, 2009
Somebody died, or something.
A bit of a downer after that glorious ending.
whiteshoes40 - January 1, 2009
then I'm glad I can't hear it.
#14fan - January 1, 2009
TWSS.
oblique - January 1, 2009
It would be nice to follow the kind of season...
…where us, the members of AN, could actually test the woofing gods.
LowcountryJoe - January 1, 2009
us=>we
LowcountryJoe - January 1, 2009
This was an AWESOME
start of the year game thread. WOOT!
#14fan - January 1, 2009
Thanks Nico
My other dysfunctional family kept me from writing today. I understand if I’ve been fired.
67MARQUEZ - January 1, 2009
Actually, you've been promoted
We didn’t expect quality at the level of blank space.
Nico - January 1, 2009
Happy New Year everyone
it’s posts like this that make me glad I found this site :)
Josh Deletchi - January 1, 2009
2009
I haven’t been this down on the A’s in a long time. But just for this season. 2010 looks brighter.
I’d be happy if Eric Chavez was healthy all season. Travis Buck was healthy. Aaron Cunningham had a 2008 Nate McCoulth type season. Is that too much to ask?
LBDirtbags - January 1, 2009
I can't even start to tell you how much of a cocktease watching this game was
I just want the season to start!!!!
osjfhirprs
stranahanahan - January 1, 2009
I'm expecting witty banter.
ZigFan31 - January 1, 2009
Winter banner?
Easy:
67MARQUEZ - January 2, 2009
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