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Grumpy?

Haven't done this in a while...

A’S OFFENSE EXPLOSION

It has begun.

AAAAAAHHHH!

RUN!

I hope you're right!

hello hello

just in time for a new thread

is it the 7th already?

Yes.

my implanted iphone told me so

BBG - We're looking for some magic in this thread!!

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Woo! This is the inning we come back.

Let's Go Oakland!!!!!!

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Hey a new thread

but the same old dumb posts

Look who's talking ; )

Troll

I meant my posts

Is that you, Nico?

Gone!

TEASE!!!

good job, BBG

NICE!!!

This one worked!

Wooo Hooo!

yeah baby

Lefty73 - September 4, 2009 reply

Nomar has one last memory!

NOMAR!!!!!

WOOO HOOOO

Shades of Canseco.

wow, he knocked it over the fence

holy crap

didn’t see that coming

Now THAT's what I'm talking about!!!

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

That was a great effort by Gutierrez and I thought he caught it at first.

Me too

Ich, auch

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Ik ook

Nick - September 4, 2009 reply

Damn. Guti almost got it.

Fooled the local announcer.

WTF!

Reverse with a dinger?

Wow, would that have gone out without help??

Oh yes...but he had a legit shot at it

Looks like it would have to me.

But pretty close.

OH YEAH

That was going to be inside the park.

He helped it!

RALLY CAPS

rally caps lock?

RALLY CHAPS

good thing they're not "modern" chaps

rally chaps

damn, that's the exact one I was about to post!

so you both like boys.

shudder

It's about the only one that's SFW...

Folsom Street Fair only a couple of weeks away

woo!

bully bully bully

this is an early tease

No way, this is for real.

more runzzz plzz

Lefty73 - September 4, 2009 reply

I sure hope that's an A's hat.

No Crosby! you can't join in on the fun.

I was reminded of this

Homer off Canseco’s head

What a classic.

So, I just noticed...

Nomah kinda looks like he should be starring in a 70’s police drama.

all he needs are CHiPs sunglasses

exactly.

Reverse and Hutch

Hey now

same hair

Rally Ponch?

what a great Bart commercial

BTW…took the LA Metro to the Hollywood Bowl for the FIRST time in 10 years of living here. It’s awesome.

cool! what did you see?

I saw Bolero?

LA Philharmonic doing French/Spanish music. Was AWESOME. Got free box seats from a friend. Wine, cheese, salami…oh man.

very cool....

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Last time at the Hollywood Bowl

(besides our church’s Easter service) was the Sound of Music singalong. BEST NIGHT EVER (if you like that movie). So fun!

Must go again!

No kidding, right?

I LOVED it. Where is that pic of us in the shirts?!!!

I have it!!!

And you still need to get me the print!

BTW...HAPPY BIRTHDAY EAST COAST TIME!

THANK YOU!!!!

Cool, thanks.

You’re welcome.

This

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Is that Dr. Seuss? Freaking awesome.

No - just Photobucket

does look at bit like Seuss tho

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

It does!

this

sweet!

never done the metro there, but the park and ride from SM i have

I love Ravel.

Alborada del gracioso is the sexiest piano work ever written. Makes me weak in the knees every time.

boop boop!

Who'd you see?

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

LA metro is awesome

and fare is $1.25 flat rate. Way superior to BART

way inferior in terms of where it goes though

and cleanliness

It was SPOTLESS.

And had awesome AC

the red line

the green line, on the other hand…

except for the part where nobody uses it.

LA'ers certainly love their cars

ORLY?

I beg to differ

it’s just a conventional wisdom thing that isn’t actually true

what's more, the Orange line in San Fernando Valley

exceeded its 2020 projections within the first 3 years of operations in the early aughts.

Eat it.

haha

never tried it. i commute on the green line to el segundo every morning.

I left my wallet there once.

El Segundo?

yup.

chevron took it

one of those cartoon cars?

yeah, they're all addicted to smack

you think their eyes get to look that way naturally?

good point....

junkie cars…

I have yet to experience the green line

plenty of time spent on the red/orange/purple&blue lines

it's alright

too many bikes in the morning. it works though, leaves me two minutes from work.

Does it have a darling horn sound?

I did not notice a sound, darling or otherwise

But CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, SUPER clean, and AC blasting. Was a great experience, no kidding.

Nothing in LA is superior to the Bay Area

being able to swim in the ocean. god i miss that.

You can swim in the bay

if you want to freeze to death or get eaten by a shark

well what i like about the north side is that you can find a warmish lake that isn’t dying to dip into. but i do miss the waves.

I did the Alcatraz Sharkfest when I was 16.

Fun race

yarbles! cold cold yarbles.

Hey, I want to be a Kidcaster!

How young can you look?

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

5 year olds have beards right?

keep drinking.

you can be!

You know, Morty wasn't too bad tonight

If you ignore the 2nd inning.

So how was the play Mrs. Lincoln?

The third act was a dissapointment.

Hehe. I’ve been to Ford’s Theater. It’s pretty classy.

I'd love to go there

Lincoln was a great man

did you know him?

He was kind of a prick.

Hey he's the only elephant I like

No love for Hiram Johnson?

I went to Hiram Johnson - West Campus High School

I never expected to find it as interesting as I did.

I would highly recommend it to anyone visiting in DC area

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

I'd love to spend a month in DC to see everything

Capitol Wasteland.

Fallout 3?

yes sir

it’s my latest obsession. And by latest, I mean I haven’t really stopped playing it for about three months now.

I'm waiting for the game of the year edition that comes out next month

and the 100 hours I’ll need to finish it.

WHY?

What will be different in the GotY Edition?!!

It has all the DLC on the disc

oh...all the ones I've already purchased like a junkie?

yep and it's only 50 bucks for all of it

Not to a history teacher

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Crosetti?

Nick - September 4, 2009 reply

Giambi is hitting for the Rockies right now.

hitting or batting?

Both.

Um....I don't care part 2

I am on a roll.

NO way...pinch hit Giambi GW hit?

Amazing…I hope he does well. I really like him. Unlike Matt Holliday, whom I hope strikes out every AB in playoffs.

The Diamondbacks-Rockies game is in the bottom of the eighth right now.

hasn't holliday hit as many HRs with cards now as he hit with us?

I hate him.

agrd.

hsssssssss.

goooood mad cat

— inspector gadget

I don’t know.

As soon as he took off that A's uni he learned how to hit again.

Actually his turnaround was about one week before

he took off the A’s uni.

Actually his turnaround helped him get out of the uni

well – maybe not quite the truth…..

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Oh

WHAT'RE YOU DOIN, WUERTZ

UR DOIN IT RONG.

South to drop off

North to pick up

woohoo it's friday night!

looks like the A’s aren’t too far behind

Hi, OakA’sHoney.

hi there

tease

you?

you always do

i believe that is my purpose here

Tease me.

Hi, Honey

hi

Hey girl

hey there!

Sigh.

Wuertzy, get it together baby!

He's taking a turn for the wuertz

Damn

My wife and friends just showed up.

They have Youtube requests. Gotta go. LET’S GO OAKLAND!

Weird, but BYE!!!

Have a great night!

Keep your pants!

When I see "Carp" on gameday

I keep thinking it says ‘crap’

Anyone else rooting for Texas over LAAAAA?

Me!!!

always!

The rest of AN says aye

is saltalamacchia back?

We don’t care.

dang

I know.

The Royals blew it tonight

They had Meche scratched at the last minute and the fill-in had an amazing game. F’n Angels eventually got them :-(

WHAT!!!??? The Royals blew a game

Gee, it sucks to be them.

We ARE them

You lie.

i get the feeling even korach is.

Well, you know Vince is.

but he tries so hard to hide it. (during his 4-minute elegies.)

Hell yeah!

Everybody here!!

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

They both stink

Time for Pennington to take over

rowland-smith

he ought to just pick one name

It is one name. It’s just hyphenated.

too long of a name for a ballplayer

Saltalamacchia.

yummy

make sure to use Himalayan salt.

Otherwise it’s bad for you.

if his names started with a C

he could be “C-salt”. that would be awesome.

ha!

you'd love that

cooking show whore over there

don't be argumentative.

Okay.

yeah

respect your elders!

don't be a jerk.

we're all his elders :-)

What ever happened to ohad?

ohad?

REEXPLOSION TIME

Just saw the LeGarrette Blount punch....Wow, what an idiot!

No doubt.

The Boise State guy was a real asshat too.

the Blount kid did say they were going to kick Boise State's ass....

That BSU kid was a total douche

He shoulda got socked. Still, the suspension was warranted

I know

I just think he should feel ashamed for his actions too.

yeah, that's horrible sprotsmanship. Agreed.

I'm still trying to figure out why Oregon

was dumb enough to play them.

They wanted a challenge?

The Oregon AD is not doing his job well IMHO.

good call.

but it works to Boise State’s advantage. They get more profile now. Tougher ot do in football than like basketball.

an idea....

$$$$$$??

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

They could have made the same money playing

a lesser team from a bigger conference.

are they good enough that they would have won?

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Oregon was ranked 16th coming into last night’s game.

I saw that

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

I'm just saying that the same money

could have been made against a team they could have beaten.

Mississippi State is an option, no?

Yeah, thats true but it doesn't excuse violence

These are men after all, Young men, but men none the less.

Don’t forget about Boise State fans, though.

If Ichiro punched Rajai, I wouldnt exactly wish him well on his way out

wow.

thanks for posting that, RR. I hadn’t seen that before.

You’re welcome.

that is really super not-okay

guy needs to be banned from the stadium for life

oh wow it's already the 9th inning

Ooooh GYMNASTICS baby!!!!

hisgoodluckcharm - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

Hi.

How are u?

hisgoodluckcharm - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

I’m okay, and you?

Keep the conversation going!

Ha.

Tell Don we blame him.

Hi btw!!!

Have you been spending time with MikeV??

lord, let's hope not.

Word.

double word.

Well I would be here wit u but u can’t leave the house

hisgoodluckcharm - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

I know!

but where’d she pick up the GYMNASTICS bit? Very suspicious.

She just trying to get my goat.

baaaaaaaaa

My ninos not here..I’m at the game wit mike! He says hi

hisgoodluckcharm - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

That’s really scary.

And a lie.

Sorry baby

I was just kidding about being at the game with mike..I’m with my nino

hisgoodluckcharm - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

You can make it up to me later.

May I join you two?

I was talkin tO

RRS

hisgoodluckcharm - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

It’s okay.

You are forgiven.

See, I told you!

I knew that GYMNASTICS came from him.

My gosh, I'm actually staying up for the whole game!

are you on the east coast?

Florida

good for you

I wish we had a more exciting one for you

not over yet

I like the way you think

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Hi RRS

hisgoodluckcharm - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

Hey, Brittany.

damnit

Thisissodepressingsodepressingsodepressing

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

resorting to watching the dodgers try to come back against SD

Lopez is having a hell of a season

especially against us

not good

Error?

Boo!

it's a comedy of errors!

Am I so round with you as you with me,

That like a football you do spurn me thus?…

TIME'S a wasting.....

WAKE UP A’s!!!!!

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

if only it was 5-3 KK

time to rally

Tease.

a rally tease

who has the pictures of lauren?

Rally?

Maybe?

This is one of those games where I say thank goodness for AN

because there is no way I’d be following this game without these threads

wait...what game?

well it's true most of these posts aren't about baseball

but the posts are more fun then the game that’s for sure

Mark Lowe in?

Not ~~Aardvark~~ Aardsma?

Aardsma has gotten a lot of work lately.

i see his name

and it makes me want to talk like a pirate

aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrdsma

only 4 hits?

shit

Hannahan in at first.

HANNAHAN!

bottom of the 9th already

Rally Lauren!

Oh, yes.

hmm...me likes

The little one looks so tall in that picture.

that's a good one bloomy

a new one!

yuppers.

i wish their outfits were switched though

agrd.

Lauren is a sexy lady

yes, and she's over 40.

there are plenty of hot women over 40

No doubt

gotta love the older women

(older for me, at least)

AGREED!

< smiles >

indeed!

Mister Bloom,

I do believe you are givin me tha vapors!

I seem to have that effect.

….on urban planners.

How about Michael Urban?

I give him gas.

you give me the runs

Gotta get on base to get some runs.......

Captain Obvious – I know

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

why do we have hairston?

what has he done?

had to dump gallagher on someone

He hit well in San Diego.

Nice defensive play by Hannahan.

No wonder they put him in.

< misses Hannahan >

Moi aussi

et moi.

That Souza kid better wear nice socks,

or have great hair, or do backflips, or something.

WOw - they just look bored

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

We need another picture, Bloom.

Allright.....

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Last chance for Nomar

Two hits for Nomar!

Retire on a high note!

Great idea iglew

wow, you go nomar

We need us some unicorn power

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Single!

now let’s get MaEl on base for some Bobby Crosby heroics

….
…..
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Lauren!

scary

hmm...that one might actually bring us bad luck. She looks constipated.

she's about to smile.

the A's will do that to you

( after $50 worth of sushi )

yeah

this one doesn’t do it for me

look at the eyes.

she has sexy eyes either way

something about her expression. like she’s holding her breath.

last time i saw a mouth like that it had a hook in it.

Elle dit: viens ici rated-r, je t'aime!

What did you say?

she said you need to listen better.

she loves you and wants you

Clearly.

"She says: come here, Rated-R, I love you."

Y’all are messing with me.

crappola

Unicorn fail

I love the unicorndog

Only because you want to eat him!

mmm unicorndog

Why do I always think we have got to be better than this team?

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

cause it's the mariners

at least, that’s what i tell my buddy who likes them. (shakes fist)

I've never seen a Mariners fan in the wild

perhaps in seattle

yeah he's from fremont

i don’t know how that happened.

There's a Fremont up here

Sort of a young hipster neighborhood. But not the core one.

that's not it

he’s from irvington.

normally, they're bred in captivity.

they cannot be trusted to survive in the wild.

they only like enviroments that get 100 inches of rain

and have great coffee

portland

i was thinking more like panda bears

but apparently those are bred in san diego

It seems like the A's should be better

but they aren’t that’s for sure

No more games against the Mariners please.

The games are boring and the A’s always lose.

Don't say that!!

I’m going tomorrow and I want to see a W!!!

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

is 67M gonna be there?

We hope not.

Thats ok

I’m going on Sunday and they have won both of the games I’ve worn my 1929.

BleedGreen - September 4, 2009 reply

Will you wear it tomorrow while the game is on??

Pretty please?

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

have fun at the game BERRYJO

Thanks - will try for sure!

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Well that was, um, fun? Good nite.

Night....thanks for the visit

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

Ah well

well poop in a blanket

that was no good

but it was exciting right?

it's still early!

eh

i’m full. no going out.

full of sad baseball?

yes

care for a tums?

okay

only if they’re fruit-flavored though

you're in luck

yay

(chomp. shows you powdery tongue.)

feel better?

maybe if we win tomorrow

I'm pretty sure that means something else in Britain.

i don't even want to know

what, powdery tongue?

from the TUMS

BERRYJO - September 4, 2009 reply

La nuit est jeune

oui

et nous aussi!

mais bien sur

I knew I should've watched Cops instead

is that on PBS?

not quite

Eh...

Against the mariners

and the rest of the American League

payback for winning the west on their backs in 2006

: ( awwwe

we own the orioles this year, if i recall

Seeya all.

what did i just hear?! nomar got a homer?!

yes

a lucky one though

Yep

Nomah hit a homah!

BleedGreen - September 4, 2009 reply

wow, i'm not sure if i've seen him get a hit before

It's true.

Just barely over the wall. Gutierrez almost got it. Tipped off his glove.

On BART now

Game over.

That was disappointing.

OaklandSi - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

stay warm, it's cold outside

Luckily I didn't have long to wait

OaklandSi - September 4, 2009 via mobile reply

Hopefully whatever feature commerating the 20th win in 2002

will help ease the sting of losing to the M’s

RECAP UP!

I have no idea how to make it longer.

that was short

oh well. night night all. going to the malibu chili cook-off tomorrow… rally chili?