Athletics Nation

BobbyCrosbysGirl - November 5, 2009 reply

Does that mean...

I am not allowed to post at all??

Not at all.

I n fact, your name will belong in the long echelon of A’s-related names. If EM doesn’t change hers, you shouldn’t have to change yours.

BobbyCrosbysGirl - November 8, 2009 reply

haven't seen you around for a while...

are you sad that your boy will be heading to another team?

whiteshoes40 - November 6, 2009 reply

Yes I am sad...

But seeing that I myself may be moving south this off season, I can’t get too mad!

I have been off working on my Masters Degree… haven’t had a whole lot of time recently to post. Now that my thesis is done, I hope to be around a lot more often.

Woo hoo!

BobbyCrosbysGirl back, Crosby gone — what could be better???

Nico - November 8, 2009 reply

awesome!

What did you get your master’s in? I just started working on my MA this fall, so my thesis still seems far away and scary. I try not to think about it too much… :)

whiteshoes40 - November 9, 2009 reply

Mass Communication

I wrote my thesis on Women in Sports Journalism. I just turned it in on Thursday!

Trust me, it will be over before you realize. I feel like I was just applying for the program, praying I could find a way out of writing a thesis. 2.5 years and 70 pages later, I am done, and I can’t believe I made it!

You will be fine, and when it is over you will be so happy you did it! Where are you going and what are you getting it in? Good Luck!!

BobbyCrosbysGirl - November 10, 2009 reply

Almost brought a tear to my eye this early in the morning, 67...

That’s a “rec”-worthy accomplishment…

Taj Adib - November 5, 2009 reply

COMPOSE YOURSELF, NANCY.

You know, sometimes your uber-masculinity irritates the shit out of me.

And sometimes I find it hilarious. This is one of those times.

I feel like we should hug.

Oh no, I prefer I this mikev

to the whining one.

I mean, we all know he is a softie, but I like it better when he pretends.

He can’t read this, can he?

no, no he can't.

For you see, his deepest secret is….HE CAN’T READ!

He’s been a functional illiterate for years, in such deep denial that he regularly posts here, several times a day. It’s such a shame.

It's true.

Be honest

You’re the billionth Monkey in the room who randomly is able to type proper responses and comments to fit whatever random threads it randomly clicks on and replies to.

Hey, so if you want to hear Billy Beane answer some softball questions

he’s on KNBR this morning at 8.30.

I mean, not literally questions about softball. Yknow.

8:30, is that still Radnich?

If so, meh.

No, it's the Murph and Mac Show

aka – Douchebags in drive-in

doctorK - November 5, 2009 reply

Oh. They'll probably just talk about music then.

oh yeah, no-one's pretending they're great journalists, here

he’s on now, mind. talking about economics.

Oh, and to answer 67M's question posted in the title.

“Make out.”

Hey, that's what Crosby does.

No, that's "outs"

It’s plural.

I know a girl.

Bring her with you, we'll make it a party.

Awesome. I like parties.

Is it too soon to start planning for fANFest and such?

By all means, plan away.

I’ll be the guy showing up late.

We may be so happy that spring is on it's way that green and gold Hawaiian style silk flowers known as leis might just make an appearance

I know…not exactly what you were hoping for!

BERRYJO - November 5, 2009 reply

Feather boas!

I look at mine with fondness.......they're still shedding....

I get a big smile on my face when I see a runaway feather…..

BERRYJO - November 5, 2009 reply

haha..yea i keep finding little pieces around.

I put it away for safe keeping until OPENING NIGHT! Woot!

hey, I'm not terribly picky

Well picky about the partner, not so much the activity.

Thats a good rule to live by.

Maybe...if you don't ask.

i never do

You don't have to, babe.

ZigFan31 - November 6, 2009 reply

:swoon:

gag

Youre just jealous.

ZigFan31 - November 6, 2009 reply

no.

of me, she meant.

RAWR

I'm stickin' around for the offseason....

I mean, really, where else am I going to go? Do you actually want me to do work during these few months? Pshaw!

Congrats on getting through your first year on the front page 67M!

Thank you

I really do want to say how much I appreciate the work that Nico,baseballgirl and Mr. 67 do to make AN such a great site.

I’ve had a lot of fun this season on the game threads and elsewhere on the site and as I’ve seen some other sites I’ve come to realize how well done AN is.

I hope we have a fun off-season as we make those trades for Pujols and Lincecum and I look forward to reading all the posts you smart,funny people come up with through the winter.

sirbed - November 5, 2009 reply

Oh, and I'd like to wish everybody a happy back to the future day

lol nice

Cheezombie - November 5, 2009 reply

that is awesome

scatterbrian - November 6, 2009 reply

The big headlines are bold again.

Are people happy about that? I didn’t much care either way, but it seems some were quite fussed about it.

The font is smaller, which makes it a little less gaudy.

So what you're really saying is that they are now tiny and bold?

We're fighting next AN day.

I'll bring a whistle and some mud.

Okay, but what about for the fight?

I think she wants you to be like

John Candy in Stripes.

What about the other girl?

grover - November 5, 2009 reply

She can watch. Or participate. I don't care.

I know a girl.

waitaminute.

you don’t participate in this nonsense.

I had to pay him.

67MARQUEZ - November 6, 2009 reply

awesome

I like it in bold

It looks more title-ish to me.

oh, and happy birthday johnny damon!

No, really,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

It was a terribly trying season on the field...

….and it may have been a trying season on the blog from a frontpager’s perspective.

But from the perspective of this gamethread regular, AN was simply wonderful in 2009. The gamethreads were always fun. Given what was happening with the team they were remarkably constructive and unbitter.

Yes, there were absent old timers who were missed. But there were also some terrific newcomers.

In short, it was wonderful to have been able to share the season with all y’all! Thanks!

And I'd say that 2008 was much harder as far as the A's go.

Jennifer's not dead or anything, is she?

Englishmajor - November 5, 2009 reply

She won't come to the door, I know this much.

And there's such a stink...

(isn’t she traveling?)

She's trapped in Travis Buck's basement

With OAH on the outside, trying to pick the lock to let herself in

cuppingmaster - November 7, 2009 reply

In answer to the $67 Million Question...

How about updating the ANcillary Terms page for starters?

It occurs to me that only one of the A’s Nicknames players are still affiliated with the team (MaEl); not to mention a lot of other terms could use some updating/clarifying.

Some have already been done in various threads, but let’s definitively nickname the current roster shall we?

To optimize participation, what about a poll a day for each player and proposed nicknames?
(Anything to take my mind off the current Yankees orgy)

Super idea.

That part about a poll a day, are you willing to get it started?

Or should we wait to see who isn’t getting traded?

Nico did a Fanpost during the season for updates.

Let’s locate that so we don’t duplicate.

Good call

Here’s the link

Perhaps we should let Nico add this to his “offseason fun and games goodie bag” since he originally brought it up.

Thing is, I've been in a holding pattern ever since,

waiting for DFA to do the “Metrics for Dummies” addition. He or anyone else is welcome to take that on anytime.

Nico - November 5, 2009 reply

I offered to get with him and help translate from "mom's basement" to "beer swilling jock" language.

I think I actually have that dictionary.

Nico - November 5, 2009 reply

see, but you're a geek, so I'm not sure I buy the beer-swilling jock persona.

Do I need to send a resume or something?

Shit, I bring a full sized grill in the back of my truck to tailgates.

And to the drivers' seat of the truck.

Nico - November 6, 2009 reply

hey-o

TWSS

I bring a full sized grill in the back of my truck to tailgates

monkeyball - November 6, 2009 reply

no, not a full size GIRL.

I think that’s illegal.

He has a real job now.

I think that removes him from contention.

The poll idea sounds fun, but

nicknames are never going to be “definitive”.

Better in spontaneity

Fair questions.

1) Sure, I could start one, but who’s going to see it? Does it need some sort of front page treatment? Or just a FanPost, etc.

2) If we waited for trades to shake out with this team, we may never get it updated. I say go for it with the current roster.

Fanpost would be fine.

I am certain you’ll get lots of responses.

About #2, you’re right. And so is ZF31 (see above).

We could nickname the entire 40-man roster and call it

“40 A’s in 40 Days”
(heavily influenced by The Nails song “88 Lines About 44 Women”)

MaEl came from N-D-A!

He’s a partial unicorn.

Rec'd

LowcountryJoe - November 5, 2009 reply

Unicorn, Unicorn, Unicorn of the N.D.A

Unicorn, Unicorn, Unicorn of the N-D-, Unicorn of the N-D-, N-D-, N-D-AyAyAy!

Like.

Not the Donnas song '40 boys in 40 nights'?

The donnas are both awesome and local and their singer is called Brett Anderson

Haven't heard of that song, but sure, why not?

this one

here

{ cough }

monkeyball - November 5, 2009 reply

I had forgotten 'bout that. That shit was brilliant. Rec'd

LowcountryJoe - November 5, 2009 reply

Eric Chavez was much too fragile, he doesn’t play at all. Uh-uh. Not Eric.

Holliday came and went so fast he didn’t even say goodbye.

Bobby Crosby, there’s a whiff; I chose you to end this list.

LowcountryJoe - November 5, 2009 reply

Are ANY of you aware

that I can burn up to 500 calories at Curves?

And how is it Curves is making ads that avoid ad blocker? And how cool is it that they’ve got ad space between the posts now? Awesome.

Yay commercialization.

{ snerk }

ad space between the posts

monkeyball - November 5, 2009 reply

Thanks to those

who called me out by name, even though this is surely not about 67M, but this awesome little community of ours. Kudos to all. Yeah, even you mikev.

Oh, it ALL about you, Don.

WTF did I do?

McNulty?

What do we do now?

We’re all gonna die!!

Cheezombie - November 5, 2009 reply

I don' wanna.

Is it wrong....

to be hungover on a Thursday?

alox - November 5, 2009 reply

no

JLaff - November 5, 2009 reply

If it's wrong, I've got trouble

That's actually about a dozen kinds of right.

I'm usually hungover on Fridays.

I haven't had a hangover in 16 years.

the key

is to just keep drinking, amirite?

colin - November 5, 2009 reply

I haven't had a hangover ever.

And trust me, I’ve tried.

Not hard enough apparently.

I love it when people make these claims.

I've never had a hangover ever either

But I’ve never tried. If anything, I’ve done quite literally everything possible to avoid such a thing. I have, however, had severe dehydration and/or severe migraines that are somewhat similar to the hangover experience.

Really?

I think some more trying is required.

JLaff - November 5, 2009 reply

I've never been hungover

but then I’m a preppy/preppie bastard.

sirbed - November 5, 2009 reply

On an extended bender....

are you? That’s a pretty impressive run.

alox - November 5, 2009 reply

I drank enough in the first 24 for all of us.

{cringe}

67MARQUEZ - November 6, 2009 reply

What's the old saying?

One is to many and 12’s not enough?

alox - November 6, 2009 reply

I hate Yankee fans

I’ve seen/heard people talk about how they had to wait a whole nine years for the Yankees to win another World Series. I’m sure Bronx second-graders can now be happy that they’ve seen their team win it all in their lifetime.

JLaff - November 5, 2009 reply

prepared to have your mind invaded.

even against your will.

Let me get this straight....

….Harry Nilsson?

to relieve this bellyache.

it was a strange season

I could have done without the oh, last’s night’s starter was tragically killed in a car wreck thing, and certainly on the field it was sort of rubberneck-inspiring as well, like an accident that you can’t look away from.

The site, however, is the best it’s ever been, IMO, and not just cuz I got booted up to the front page (which is great & inspiring to me in its own right)… when I left here 3 years ago after 2006 in a (not Aubrey) huff I never imagined I would be back here and be one of the featured people. Not that all of you aren’t featured in your own way, this being one of the most thriving and vital online communities I’ve ever been a part of or witnessed, really.

Now we need a team to match the enthusiasm and the insight of the writers here, from the front page to the fanposts to the (admittedly legendary) gamethread comments…. now we need games that’ll ensure that those meta-threaded monstrosities will at least make passing mention of the game we call baseball & not just be about pie and delicious cakes. Not that there is anything wrong pie and delicious cakes, per se. I guess I’m saying we need a team that provides some numbers that don’t make the statistical-analysis fanposts of Paul Thomas and DFA seem like bad report cards you’re afraid to show your parents, you know?

Thanks to every single one of you for this season, it was kind of the most entertaining losing season ever and that was because of all of you guys… let’s do this again in March and maybe we won’t be 76 games out by the All-Star break this time, you listening Billy Beane & David Forst? Don’t make me start a “Banjo-Man-for-GM” campaign on your asses… this team and this fan base, if both are to move ahead & develop, need a lot more juice than what we had out there this year.

I want to be a proud of this franchise (itself one of the marquee teams in MLB and utterly unworthy of cellar-dwelling) as Yankee fans are this morning, without the arrogant & entitled sense of NY-ness, where it’s your dream and everyone else is just in it.

emperor nobody - November 5, 2009 reply

Mmmmm...Pie!

A's Fan in Virginia - November 5, 2009 reply

That's a rare picture

Might be only the 2nd or 3rd pitch Pie ever took!

grover - November 5, 2009 reply

He just hasn't started his swing yet.

oblique - November 6, 2009 reply

mmm meta-threaded monstrosities

hmm I actually have no idea what that means (not the first time that’s happened)

sirbed - November 5, 2009 reply

As an A's Fan on the East Coast,

I really appreciate everyone’s writing efforts and enjoy the subjects discussed here. In addition to the A’s official site, AN is one of my favorites.

Awesome

You’re the man, Don. I’m happy you let me live when I started talking to your goddaughter. Besides, she started it.

Rated-R Superstar - November 5, 2009 reply

Right on, Raj.

RECAP U...

{sigh}

Memories...

all alone…

yep...