The essence of Tomko’s magic pixie dust is not that he’s good. It’s that he gets crazy run support. It’s working so far. A’s were all over Snell int he first.
To go through there on normal days. Odds are if they left even during rush hour, they’d make it through Marin okay. Just can’t imagine using it as a bypass for Oakland to SF or vice versa.
Surely it’s good two good teams are playing each other then. Isn’t that the biggest gripe about college football – that the best teams avoid each other?
It's actually more like FA football than American professional sports
The conference schedule is fixed. The conference champion is the team with the best record in conference games, regardless of their record in non-conference games. No playoffs, no post-season. They don’t play home-and-home because they can’t play that many games.
Non-conference games are like friendlies, but because of the rating system the games actually matter a fair amount.
A lot of MLS teams are borrowing from the "world standard" if you will
FC Dallas. Real Salt Lake. Toronto FC. Seattle Sounders FC. DC United. Chivas USA. The other franchises follow the standard North American model for team name (place; nickname).
It would be like naming one of the NFL Europe teams “London State” because people root for football teams in America called “Arizona State” and “Georgia State”.
They aren’t “football clubs” and never were — they’re franchises of a professional sports league.
But there’s no AC, and in the central valley it gets very hot in the summer. I drive it around at night a lot. Fun car, but a pain in the ass to find parts for.
My dad had a '67 MG Sedan when he was teaching at Berkeley
It very quickly lost a tooth on the flywheel, so every so often the car would not start because the flywheel was positioned just right. It was not uncommon for people in our neighborhood to see our family pushing the car out into the street, so Dad could get it to start by letting it roll down hill, then drop it into gear.
oh god i hate them more than castration with a dull butter knife please al davis you delirious sports analogy to kim jong il oh my god how many 12 loss seasons is that in a row now 22 jesus christ please move them to the roman coliseum or berkeley iceland or a vacant hockey rink somewhere more suited to the inertia-ridden horror before i show up strapped with explosives when does the nfl adopt the suck rule to accommodate the idea of the raiders ever winning two consecutive games again that’s not a commitment to excellence but you watch enough games you need a commitment to atascadero state
c’mon. They got a 49 game winning streak on that slab o’ blue there. Your ducks are losing tonight, my friend. Start drinking heavier to dull the pain.
With new window popping goodness
Go A’s
doctorK - September 3, 2009
First...
ever 2nd thread with more content than the first.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
I never stop thriving.
67MARQUEZ - September 3, 2009
rally thread
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
3rd
sirbed - September 3, 2009
oh and roomy
sirbed - September 3, 2009
roomy.
and painted blue!!!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
What if the raiders played on a blue field?
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
they'd be a great college team
sirbed - September 3, 2009
might work for em.
someone tell Al.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
No you might wake him
sirbed - September 3, 2009
As long as they don't do it until after baseball season is over.
iglew - September 3, 2009
The A's season has been over for awhile
sirbed - September 3, 2009
You take that back.
We’re totally in the wild card hunt.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
What the Willy Wonka wild card?
sirbed - September 3, 2009
The A's should paint the field gold.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Or the line lines at least.....
that could work…
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
How about a field painted green?
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
The A'sscoring pattern says they will score half a run this inning
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
Holy schidt, Iowa State is playing tonight - and winning!
doctorK - September 3, 2009
UNPOSSIBLE.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
don't they have the longest losing streak for major college teams?
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Probably
Oh, and here’s to hoping for a 0-12 campaign for Auburn this year.
doctorK - September 3, 2009
war eagle, war eagle gag.
ak_A - September 3, 2009
Effing Ellis...
Can’t take one for the team.
alox - September 3, 2009
looks like I got here just in time to not have to scroll through 200 comments
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
you missed comedy gold
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
what did I miss?
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
I said
“I had something to say but I forgot”
67M said “must not have been that important”
then I said “oh yes, I’m radioactive!”
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
Shake!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Lol.
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
High five
Me too. Looks like the Brett Tomko magic pixie dust wore off.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
No way.
The essence of Tomko’s magic pixie dust is not that he’s good. It’s that he gets crazy run support. It’s working so far. A’s were all over Snell int he first.
iglew - September 3, 2009
While I do get what you're saying
In his first three A’s starts, he pitched 16 2/3 innings, went 2-0, struck out 14, walked 4, and had a 1.62 ERA.
I don’t know who that is, but it ain’t Brett Tomko. But yeah, if the A’s somehow bail him out of this, the pixie dust lives.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Niehaus says it's because he changed his windup.
Not sure where that story came from. I don’t remember hearing it from the Oakland media.
iglew - September 3, 2009
I think I did hear something about it
a joke about how he’s going back to his little league style
Feeba - September 3, 2009
Some would say change in windup
Others would say “stretch of good fortune.” Tomayto, Tomahto.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
So if I changed my windup I could pitch in the majors too?
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Oh....totally...without a doubt.
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
yes.
go start practicing.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Is this the Pirates' Snell?
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Yeah. He came in that trade with Jack Wilson.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Ohhhhhh that Snell.
Can’t you Snell that Snell? The Snell that surrounds you…..
alox - September 3, 2009
Snells like teen spirits
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
let's get high and marry Courtney Love!
sirbed - September 3, 2009
On second thought, let's just get high.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
wait.
can I have Courtney from 15 years ago or do I have ot have the Courtney from today?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Well she stinks "down there" regardless
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
You take Courtney from whenever you like, I'll take the hits.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Is there a relatively clean one?
It’s important.
alox - September 3, 2009
Ken and vince are way ahead of you
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
Really?
They’re broadcasting drunk?
alox - September 3, 2009
It'd be an improvement.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
It always is I say.
alox - September 3, 2009
E-Pat FAIL
Can the A’s please give up on him next year?
doctorK - September 3, 2009
hes going to be out of options so yes
designatedforassignment - September 3, 2009
Small mercies.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Countdown clock
to the bridge reopening!
Englishmajor - September 3, 2009
wow, they really did close it.
weird.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
They have to to do the construction of the NEW one
did the same thing last year at this time.
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
Dumb move recommending going through Marin
to go around it. One lane through central San Rafael or in-town streets to connect 101 to 580. Genius.
DMOAS - September 3, 2009
I know someone who went sightseeing to Muir Woods today
I told them be sure to get back in the east bay well before 8…..didn’t envy them their drive one bit!
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
Well, it's really not too bad
To go through there on normal days. Odds are if they left even during rush hour, they’d make it through Marin okay. Just can’t imagine using it as a bypass for Oakland to SF or vice versa.
DMOAS - September 3, 2009
Seems like Sam Mateo makes more sense.....more roads to travel on to there.
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
*San*
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
I think Boise St just scored - well the ball seemed to hover in midair and cross the
goal line. So I assume that counts as a score.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
boise state scores....and the conversion!
Ducks down, 8-0.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
they're ducked!
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Stupid decision to play them @ Boise
Don’t understand.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
that is a tough game to open with
sirbed - September 3, 2009
on both sides.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Boise State:
Last 6 seasons: six losses.
I mean, WTF?
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
good team in the middle of nowhere
with a effed up blue field.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Boise is more fun when
you pronounce is “bwah-zay” like in French.
iglew - September 3, 2009
hmmm.
agrd.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
petty
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
"What does it mean? What does it mean?" - Jack Skellington
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
"wooded"
bois = wood
-é = standard suffix for past participle.
iglew - September 3, 2009
I love his original explanation/abomination of
Christmas/Santa Claus to Halloweentown.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
That movie is great.
We watched it over and over and over!!
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
It is really awesome.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I think what makes it all the more amazing is the process used to create it.
We even had to go to Disneyland one time at the right time of year to see the Haunted Mansion in full on Jack mode
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
oooo,
I bet that was cool!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
It was......I have a few pics but don't think they fit here.....
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
hmmm.
send em to me.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Done...
through Photobucket…haven’t done that before so let me know how it worked…
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
it diid!
Those were awesome!
Thank you!
(especially that one where you’re in that outfit…)
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Shhhhhhh
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
(oh, sorry...)
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Boise was smart because it would give them a small shot
at a title game if they were to run the table. Oregon will just kill their chances if they lose.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Boise loves it
they get to play a BCS School
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Well they beat OU too
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
OU beats USC and plays like shit the rest of the year... its kinda a pattern
designatedforassignment - September 3, 2009
you meant OU and I was thinking OSU... my bad
designatedforassignment - September 3, 2009
As a Jayhawk I enjoyed that game
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I've never understood college football - how much of the schedule do
the teams decide upon themselves?
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
All of the out of conference schedule
None of the in-conference.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
The schools decide all of it
but ESPN offers TV so that sweetens up the deal.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
I meant out of conference...
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
So this is an out of conference game?
Surely it’s good two good teams are playing each other then. Isn’t that the biggest gripe about college football – that the best teams avoid each other?
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Yep to everything.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
I'd say the biggest gripe about college football is no playoff at the end.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
There aren't as many big games as there used to be
I mean if you are in a major conference it doesn’t behoove you to play a great team. A playoff would fix that in a hurry.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
I think if Notre Dame would hurry the eff up and
return to greatness, we’d have anouther 12 games of top teams playing….
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I feel your pain or at least most of my friends
and family do.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Well, at least the adopted local team is quite exciting.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
One of the Florida ones?
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Gators.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I'm trying to get into it.
I quite like the Hurricanes. I haven’t decided on a team yet though.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Hung out with quite a few Floridians
at the back-to-back F4’s. Pretty good folks.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
they were probably just happy to be the hell out of Florida.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
and be the best in basketball
which I doubt will ever happen again. Billy D found an amazing class.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
I assume you're talking about USF
doctorK - September 3, 2009
dons?
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
U of South Florida
They’re in the Tampa area.
doctorK - September 3, 2009
No, Tampa proper.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
fight fight fight
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
or maybe St. Pete.
But Tampa/St. Pete’s a lot like Minneapolis/St. Paul…tough to tell where one ends and the other begins…
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Been to Ponte Vedra
for the Players at TPC. Wonderful spot.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Ponte Vedra? Isn't that where the Merry Widow
is from? I played St Brioche in that show once upon a time.
iglew - September 3, 2009
you scare me sometimes.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I was guessing
Never had the “pleasure” of visiting
TamponTampa. West Palm Beach is as close as I got.doctorK - September 3, 2009
You did na' miss much IMHO
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
count yourself lucky.
Florida, in general, sucks people. Just stay the hell out.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
LOL
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
well USF is fun too.
but no…Gators.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
it depends upon what conference, if any, they belong to.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
they get to pick their non-conference schedule
sirbed - September 3, 2009
It's actually more like FA football than American professional sports
The conference schedule is fixed. The conference champion is the team with the best record in conference games, regardless of their record in non-conference games. No playoffs, no post-season. They don’t play home-and-home because they can’t play that many games.
Non-conference games are like friendlies, but because of the rating system the games actually matter a fair amount.
Nick - September 3, 2009
2-point conversion?
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
yuppers.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
they should have taken the three point shot there
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Chalmers for the tie? YES!
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Great shot!
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Great
Now all everyone will have to do for two days is talk about how the Pac-10 sucks.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
I got left behind.
It could be because I couldn’t see. Cuz I took my eye off the ball last night. Or more accurately put my eye on the ball.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
tough to see anything with your mouth and hands full.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Holy Crap! You did not!?!?!?!
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
what?
what’d I do?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
oh, Bloom. you are a bad boy! :)
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
I was speaking only for myself,
not for the young lady.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Good save.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
They call me Eck.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Well...
You caused ZF to mention balls, behinds, and her eyes.
All of which means that RRS is bound to reappear at any moment.
alox - September 3, 2009
Hi.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
haha...oh no!
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
that's what I hear
sirbed - September 3, 2009
You too?
I don’t even know you!
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
I wasn't speaking about you ,dear one.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
come now...fellow Blevins lover...
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I could get all of Blevins...oh never mind.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
AND still see any changes!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Apparently he's not very "huggable"
iglew - September 3, 2009
Zigfan disagrees.
And I think I do too.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
but he's all knee caps and elbows
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
He's not the aforementioned huggable.
But I think he’s very huggable.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
agrd.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
crap
ak_A - September 3, 2009
Wow.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
Tomko is really on his game tonight.
If you ignore the 2-run bombs.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
Don't forget the pitching too. You've got to try to ignore that too.
DMOAS - September 3, 2009
ah...2 for 1's at bar+
the game is on and remembering hatteberg. good times.
tresselfan - September 3, 2009 via mobile
There's the Brett Tomko the baseball world has come to know and love
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Well know at least.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
How many good games did he have with us??
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
Three. As fine a three games as anyone did ever have.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Ahem.
Cory Lidle, August 2002.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
As fine a three games as any Brett Tomko did have.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
The dude was the key in a trade for Griffey in his prime.
amazing no?
designatedforassignment - September 3, 2009
Pretty stupendous.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Stupid Mariners, Seahawks
Their favorite team is the Sounders.
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
I wish the Quakes got more love.
They’re not any good, but I like MLS. It’s cool to see a team like the Sounders draw like a legitimate pro sports franchise.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Hurts that they play at Santa Clara
And not a place with a retractable roof.
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
All true
I know Lew wants to get them a soccer-specific stadium built, but God knows that’s as long a shot as any right now.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
No more SJSU?? I think SCU's field is a nicer newer facility?
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
Up here they say "Sounders FC"
Do all the soccer teams do that, or is it just the Seattle one being insufferably pompous?
iglew - September 3, 2009
Real Sounders
Real Earthquakes, that could be catchy.
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
It’s just Seattle.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
A lot of MLS teams are borrowing from the "world standard" if you will
FC Dallas. Real Salt Lake. Toronto FC. Seattle Sounders FC. DC United. Chivas USA. The other franchises follow the standard North American model for team name (place; nickname).
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Doesn't happen much in Britain, but yeah on the continent they tend
to do silly things with their names.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
My favorite is "Juventus"
No city, no recognizable word. Just some Latin name that sounds like a Roman god.
iglew - September 3, 2009
After Chris Carter is called up,
the Oakland A’s should change their name to “Trogdor”. Not “the Trogdors” or “Oakland Trogdor”. Just “Trogdor”. That would be cool.
iglew - September 3, 2009
How about "The Trogdor"
singular, you know? Like The Hague.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
Nope. Just Trogdor.
iglew - September 3, 2009
I approve this movement
If you need help promoting it, you lemme know.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Meh, the A's is a pretty sweet name in itself.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
I can't stand that crap
It would be like naming one of the NFL Europe teams “London State” because people root for football teams in America called “Arizona State” and “Georgia State”.
They aren’t “football clubs” and never were — they’re franchises of a professional sports league.
Nick - September 3, 2009
How can that poll not include Andrus or Romero?
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
Dear A's, Im having a crummy day
if you could come back in the 6th it would cheer me up. Thanks!
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
why does it have ot be the 6th?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I dont know, I like even numbers
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
what about the 8th, then?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
how about the 10th
because a game this important needs extra innings
sirbed - September 3, 2009
tru dat.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
why do our balls die on the warning track while theirs go out?
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Because we suck and have no power.
This has been another edition of simple answers to simple questions.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
i was hoping for a less depressing answer
maybe something karmic or blaming al davis.
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Everything is Al Davis' fault
doctorK - September 3, 2009
Watch our Doc Al may sue you
sirbed - September 3, 2009
or out Doc
sirbed - September 3, 2009
cuz they're blue?
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
They turned BLUE!#
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
If you know somebody with blue balls you should really help them out.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Where is Don?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
To avoid serious complications, seek immediate medical care if your balls remain blue for more than four hours.
doctorK - September 3, 2009
meanwhile
you are knocking the lamps and decoration off the tables while trying to walk it off.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
at USF, presumably.
iglew - September 3, 2009
pause, pause, pause
Ha! good one
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
good call.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Oh Bloomy...
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
(I know)
I’m one to talk too…it’s been like 15 months…?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I'm sorry.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
it's a choice.
weird, I know.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
hi.
mikev - September 3, 2009
hi babe
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
Give them a hand?
alox - September 3, 2009
Well played, sir.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Why thank you.
It’s a serious issue that requires more than just lip service.
alox - September 3, 2009
oh god...LOL
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Say
That “Tug” McGraw was something else.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
In that particular case....
I think a bit more went on than just a “Tug”. Always wondered how that nickname was born.
alox - September 3, 2009
From _The 1969 Miracle Mets_:
Uh….
iglew - September 3, 2009
I could have survived without knowing that
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
srsly.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
It would have been even funnier if I
just made that up.
iglew - September 3, 2009
ew....
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
LOL...
Has to be good country song in there somewhere.
alox - September 3, 2009
aren't they estranged?
tim and um, uh, tug
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
I wouldn't talk to him if he was my son.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Since Tug is dead, I'd say yes
Nick - September 3, 2009
is he?
does that mean tim McCarver is dead too?
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
he is.
he’s just too damn stupid to know it.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
really
you had to set them up like that?
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
i really debated writing what i did.
i should have known they could not pass it up
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Ducks give up the safety.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Awesome.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
What a quacky play
sirbed - September 3, 2009
This was a solid contribution.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
1 a year is all I try for
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Boise are dominating this game.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Sweeney's hitting third
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
Isn't that the spot in the order where you want someone to
slap grounders the other way?
Nico - September 3, 2009
Safety
You got to like the football terminology.
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
Were those burgers talking dirty?
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
Marachuan noodles with a side of H20
Times are tough.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Shit, that's my lunch 3 days a week.
Times are tough indeed.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
I had a 10 course meal served on gold plates
sirbed - September 3, 2009
That's a lot of ramen noodles.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
imagine all the flavors!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Let's see there's pork and uh chicken and beef and then uh pork....
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Don't forget "shrimp"
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
and hot shrimp
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I bet in Japan you can get all kinds of flavors.
Octopus, squid, whale…
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
godzilla
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I always order that at benny hana
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
it tastes like chicken
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I'm rich
I like to eat the shrimp version.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
hey fancy
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I had all the flavors
sirbed - September 3, 2009
That's a lot of sodium.
iglew - September 3, 2009
mmm sodium
sirbed - September 3, 2009
My arteries have been giving me a hard time
Bastards.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
baked chicken thigh from Fred Meyer's deli
a slice of spelt bread toast with olive oil on it. a half of cantelope and a frozen pre-package slice of key lime pie.
ak_A - September 3, 2009
FRED MEYER!
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
Grilled chicked salad with homemade breadsticks for me
sirbed - September 3, 2009
TEXAS TOAST?
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Yay!
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
gah
ak_A - September 3, 2009
Oh Comcast Sportsnet California promo crew
Hannahan and the Mariners. That’s a riot.
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
*barges in with lampshade on head*
what’s goin’ on? Are we losing?
[[[tosses “good luck” pennies into punchbowl]]]
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
absolutely
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Buckethead!
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
YAY Buckethead
YAY Brain, Bernie and Bootsy for that matter =)
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
GYMNASTICS!!!!
mikev - September 3, 2009
hi mikey
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Elbee.
mikev - September 3, 2009
Kerri Strug-led to make herself relevant after the Olympics
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Griffey is cool.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
I think he was safe there.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
Ooh, splits!
iglew - September 3, 2009
I called it.
mikev - September 3, 2009
just watched the "Glee" pilot again.
I like free TV.
whiteshoes40 - September 3, 2009
My mom watched that last night.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
any good?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I liked it. It's pretty funny.
But I’m generally a sucker for song-and-dance in any form, so…
whiteshoes40 - September 3, 2009
is there a way to get AN to not scroll up and down for me when ever a new comment appears?
It keeps moving all over the place on me. Its kind of annoying.
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
Yeah, that drives me crazy.
I think it didn’t used to do that.
iglew - September 3, 2009
Mozilla Firefox?
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Yeah, it doesn't do that to me.
Use Firefox. Or Google Chrome! I kinda like it.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
i use firefox and it does it to me
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Not doing that in Safari for me
Englishmajor - September 3, 2009
If you find a solution, let me know!
Nico - September 3, 2009
grr I thought maybe there was an off switch I didnt know about
Amnesiac - September 3, 2009
cut out the meth
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
Interesting how EN and Mike V
just happen to show up at the same time. Where were you guys?
iglew - September 3, 2009
They were smoking cigarettes in the bathroom.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
you really are quite young.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I feel old sometimes.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
just wait RRS
sirbed - September 3, 2009
You feel wrong sometimes.
Cmon man. You’re young. Ain’t no weight of the world bearin on ya shoulders.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
I do feel wrong sometimes.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
Wrong message to take out of that.
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
Clearly, I was wrong.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
I see what you did there
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
youth isn't always wasted on the young
but mine was spent pretty wasted 0_o
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
Teacher don't you fill me up with your rules
doctorK - September 3, 2009
you ever seem to have one of those days
when everybody’s on your case from your teacher down to your best girlfriend?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Van Halen 4-eva.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
Dave or Sammy?
sirbed - September 3, 2009
DAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Best interview line ever.....
“So Dave, it’s been rumored that you have quite a drug problem.”.
Dave….“Yeah, I used to have a problem. But now I can afford it.”
alox - September 3, 2009
that is good!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
David, definitely.
Sammy Hagar is a douche.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
I don't see
How anyone could listen to Diver Down and not be clear that it’s Dave.
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
brownsville station
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
Crue!
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Cause everyone knows that smokin
in the lounge is cool.
Motely Crue I believe.
alox - September 3, 2009
Uh, you might be right.
Van Halen forever, anyway!
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
I may be crazy?
yeah I love the VH very much. UNCHAIN gets me jacked up like I’m drinking mountain dew. Chip!#%
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
that's not how I remember the song going...
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Yeah.
It’s smokin’ ain’t allowed in school, right?
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
I think alox is playing with us.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
No.
Fairly sure it’s that “everyone knows that smoking in the lounge is cool”.
Hence the line “Don’t fill me up with your rules….”
alox - September 3, 2009
Whichever.
Ladies and gentlemen, Yacht Rock featuring Van Halen
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
well after Brownsville Station
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Ain't allowed in school
doctorK - September 3, 2009
um
those weren’t, um, cigarettes ;)
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
I was changing into mike v in a phone booth
but now I am Clark Kent again =(
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
Wait, so what does that make me then?
mikev - September 3, 2009
*plays Flaming Lips "Waitin' for a Superman"*
QQlook, up in the sky….emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
Love the FL's.
Great f’n band.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
my alma mater is playing football tonight too.
not televised that i can see and i just forked over $ for espn game plan
ak_A - September 3, 2009
Sounds like a good college education
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
i learnt a bunch oh things from my trhree almah matters.
ak_A - September 3, 2009
Did you go to the SEC?
They say some have trouble spelling it.
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
they don't have any trouble kicking the shit out of every other conference though...
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
SEC is awesome in football
but the Big 12 ain’t bad
sirbed - September 3, 2009
especially this year
The athleticism in the Big 12 is freaking unreal right now.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
I think KU can win the North
and then lose the title game to OU or Tex by 20
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I think they will beat OU this year at home
but they have no chance in the B12 title game.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
talk to me after the season.
SEC still rules. No one beats Tebow this year. Dude’s UN Fricking REAL.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
They have great D in the SEC
but they can’t match the offensive power of the B12.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
with the exception of Florida, of course
I’m talking the entire league comparison top to bottom.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
one banana peel away, like we all are, from sitting
it out on the sidelines.
ak_A - September 3, 2009
Oh you're right the SEC is the best overall but the Big 12 is getting better
sirbed - September 3, 2009
ain't no doubt.
Big 12’s powerful.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
The most important news ever
Seahawks 17 Raiders 7 at the half
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Zooooooook
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
maybe patterson will get lucky here
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
I'll take a walk from him
Sure beats another popup.
doctorK - September 3, 2009
anything other than an out works for me
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
getting close to home run time
Hit4TheCycle - September 3, 2009
ok, daric. your turn.
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
come on, onBART!
boop boop!
iglew - September 3, 2009
He should've gone on strike
doctorK - September 3, 2009
it looks like he has actually
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Patterson gets 3-2 counts
I simply can’t comprehend.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Is that baseball you're posting about?
sirbed - September 3, 2009
pft.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Oh is THAT what we're supposed to be doing???!!!
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
the bottom third of our order does not strike fear into any pitcher
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
neither does the top three or the middle three.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
the manager scares everyone though
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I know I break into a sweat every time I look at my calendar.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Dammit - that's why I've had trouble sleeping the last two nights
doctorK - September 3, 2009
Sept. really needs to end, doc...
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
TAKE IT OFF
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
WOO!!!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Oh.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
A bit premature were you RRS?
alox - September 3, 2009
Maybe.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
Okay.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
You mean....
other than our pitchers?
Cause I’m pretty sure they’re scared shitless by the bottom third of our order.
alox - September 3, 2009
yes, the lineup is scared hitless
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
good point. our poor pitchers.
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
*dispels ugly rumor*
that he is secretly sippin’ on a MG right now
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
Your sipping on a British sports car?
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
My Dad had a MG that he had to get rid of when I was born
I don’t think he’s forgiven me yet
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I have an MGB
not a fan of the Midget though
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
I have a fully restored 64 Sunbeam Alpine.
Wish it was the Tiger.
alox - September 3, 2009
Is that a convertible?
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
Yes.
British green with tan interior. It was a bitch to put together.
alox - September 3, 2009
That's gotta be fun to drive when the weather is nice
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
It is.
But there’s no AC, and in the central valley it gets very hot in the summer. I drive it around at night a lot. Fun car, but a pain in the ass to find parts for.
alox - September 3, 2009
I can drive a car as long as it's a automatic
but I can’t put together a toy model car
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Bah!
Automatic transmission is for wimps.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
Helloooo
I’m Wimpy McWimperston
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I wanted an MG when I was a teen - then I graduated to wanting a 450 SL
Had neither…..
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
tis not too late, madam.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I did have a BMW which I loved for 200,000 until I couldn't afford to fix it anymore
THAT was my absolute favorite car to drive.
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
Me too.
My favorite was a 1985 BMW 325. My second favorite was a Lexus LS400 but you couldn’t “feel” the drive.
ohtobe21likehuston - September 3, 2009
I had a 318i in the first year they brought it back to US.
I prolly shoulda waited for a year or two. Pretty good but a few bugs.
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
there will be time.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
to prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet
iglew - September 3, 2009
thank you.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Do I dare?
iglew - September 3, 2009
Do I dare?
iglew - September 3, 2009
I take it he loved working on cars
doctorK - September 3, 2009
i can think of no other reason to own an MG...
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
My dad had a '67 MG Sedan when he was teaching at Berkeley
It very quickly lost a tooth on the flywheel, so every so often the car would not start because the flywheel was positioned just right. It was not uncommon for people in our neighborhood to see our family pushing the car out into the street, so Dad could get it to start by letting it roll down hill, then drop it into gear.
doctorK - September 3, 2009
Everyone in my family is good working on cars
except me
sirbed - September 3, 2009
The A's sometimes make their fans want to suck on an exhaust pipe
Nick - September 3, 2009
LOL!!
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
mmm exhaust
sirbed - September 3, 2009
sweet sweet exhaust.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
spoken like a true A's fan
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Indeed.
We’ve all been there. Often.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
DIBS
Englishmajor - September 3, 2009
Dibs rule.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
not good with wine tho
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
Blame the Dibs.
Not the wine.
IowaA'sFan - September 3, 2009
true. i would forego dibs for the wine.
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
So, I'm thinking
that Florida chose wisely in the conference decision while Florida State and Miami chose poorly.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Seattle TV announcers dissing the Raiders.
“They’re not very good now.”
iglew - September 3, 2009
I'm not sure the Seahawks are really in the place to throw stones.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
The Seahawks are going to win their division this year.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
Well, when you only need 7 wins...
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
The Cardinals are pretty good again this year.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
mayhaps.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
And their record was what again last season?
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
9-7, to answer my own question
Which is kind of what I was getting at.
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
They're getting better.
It used to just be the Hawks in that division – it was stupid. Now they’ve regressed a little and the Cardinals are progressing.
Granted I want them to kill each other ‘cos I’m still not over two divisional championship losses to those teams.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Nonsense
walk off bunt - September 3, 2009
I agree I like them over the Cards
sirbed - September 3, 2009
who the hell's coaching them again?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Jim Mora Jr.
sirbed - September 3, 2009
huh.
well, maybe. I thought that lump o’ crap Dennis Erickson was coaching them.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?
doctorK - September 3, 2009
I’ll slap ’em.
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
they just noticed
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Actually, he said it like it was an understatement.
Not that I’d know.
iglew - September 3, 2009
Understatement of the season, NFL department
doctorK - September 3, 2009
empy dissing the Raiders spontaneous thoughts
oh god i hate them more than castration with a dull butter knife please al davis you delirious sports analogy to kim jong il oh my god how many 12 loss seasons is that in a row now 22 jesus christ please move them to the roman coliseum or berkeley iceland or a vacant hockey rink somewhere more suited to the inertia-ridden horror before i show up strapped with explosives when does the nfl adopt the suck rule to accommodate the idea of the raiders ever winning two consecutive games again that’s not a commitment to excellence but you watch enough games you need a commitment to atascadero state
emperor nobody - September 3, 2009
Amen
(I think)
doctorK - September 3, 2009
-1
sirbed - September 3, 2009
I think Al just needs the committment to a mental facility
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
Maybe Lew Wolff can join him
sirbed - September 3, 2009
This Oregon/BSU game is killing me inside
But seriously, Ducks, let’s start playing football.
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
Joey...
c’mon. They got a 49 game winning streak on that slab o’ blue there. Your ducks are losing tonight, my friend. Start drinking heavier to dull the pain.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Oh, the drinking is in full effect
But you forget, sir, that I am from the Boise area and want— nay, need— to see them fail to compensate for their ridiculous fanbase.
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
well, that's why I advised to start drinking heavier.
the ducks don’t win this game ,brother.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
I find your lack of faith disturbing
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
I have no real rooting interest in either.
but BSU looks a lot better than Oregon.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
That I cannot quibble with
Go A’s. I’m off.
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
BLUE TURF!!!!
mikev - September 3, 2009
I've played on that blue turf, my friend
It sucks something fierce.
Joey C. - September 3, 2009
I know. It's pretty horrible.
mikev - September 3, 2009
I've played in some turf
I liked it
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Rhymes with smurf.
iglew - September 3, 2009
which are also blue!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Speaking of,
who among you, growing up, wanted to nail Smurfette?
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Dude, you're sick.
iglew - September 3, 2009
I know.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
GMTA
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
What was that blue college team again?
Cause the girls like to paint their faces blue…..
alox - September 3, 2009
The Picts?
iglew - September 3, 2009
you are a sick, sick man
Deborah51 - September 3, 2009
I know.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Who didn't?
mikev - September 3, 2009
see, mikey's sick too.
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
This is news?
mikev - September 3, 2009
growing up
I’m still hoping
sirbed - September 3, 2009
Dude. Keep up.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
You know..
I’m not 100% in love with your attitude right now.
mikev - September 3, 2009
No, but youre 100% in love with me.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
What is this, more Top Gun quotes?
mikev - September 3, 2009
You had me at hello.
ZigFan31 - September 3, 2009
Show me the way home
mikev - September 3, 2009
Don’t get lost, so join us in the new thread!
Rated-R Superstar - September 3, 2009
It's because the opposing team can't actually see the Boise St players.
It’s cheating I tells ya.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
G'night, A's fans
Need to get some sleep.
Nick - September 3, 2009
g'night dr. nick!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
Sleep well....have a great weekeND!
BERRYJO - September 3, 2009
Well at least Tomko saved the 20 man pen.
OldhamA - September 3, 2009
Tomko talking to Nomar
Nomar: Well, you sucked tonight
Tomko: Well, you suck every night.
doctorK - September 3, 2009
Noma.
But there was a time when I didn’t suck.
alox - September 3, 2009
"I can't believe none of these guys know who Les Nesman was."
Future Ed - September 3, 2009
OH MY GOD! THEY'RE TURKEYS!
doctorK - September 3, 2009
THE HUMANITY!!!!!
Leopold Bloom - September 3, 2009
NEW THREAD
Right here.
67MARQUEZ - September 3, 2009
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