Brian in 317

You don't get to see your team play on your birthday too often (unless you're a Y@#$%^s fan) when you were born on October 10. But thanks to the A's, not only will my team be playing on my...

Many of you will doubtless write me off as a loony when you read this, but I suffer from a rare mental condition: I am a loyal fan for two Major League teams, the Oakland...

Many of you will doubtless write me off as a loony when you read this, but I suffer from a rare mental condition: I am a loyal fan for two Major League...

Well the Pirate fan in me tried to ignore all the ex-Buccos patrolling the dugout and foul lines for the Tigers while they were (altogether too quickly) eliminating my no-show A's last week.  But...

I've often said that what I really want for a gift is for my team to win on my birthday.  Since it's in mid-October, that hope has always been imbued with extra meaning, and of course, has rarely...

What a great season the A's are having, especially at home.  It seemed like they've been winning every game I've been to, so I decided to review my ticket stubs and figure out what the A's record...

On the morning of the first day of 1973, my eleven year old mind was full of football.  Achingly full, as I'd just endured the critical losses of both my two teams (Steelers and Penn State in...

Pretty funny "content" over at:   http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50814"After five years of serving Pittsburgh as their state-of-the-art sporting facility, PNC Park, the home of the rundown,...

As I mentioned in yesterday's thread I went to this one.  Had great seats in the first row behind the Giants dugout (you know they're good seats when you realize that's Orlando Cepeda sitting five...

Here's a link ( http://altoonacurve.com/news/?id=5227 )to an article on a pretty hilarious Promotion the Altoona Curve are doing: "Frivolous Lawsuit Night".  My favorite is "137 women 18 and older...

which everyone knows were at Forbes Field.  Here's the link:http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06130/688769-63.stm  It's actually rather sad to read, as it really sheds light on the pathetic end to...

I want to recommend this article (I got the hard copy magazine, but I'm guessing you can read it on line as well- sorry don't have the link).Absolutely incredible and heartwarming story about Hines...

here's the link, though you probably already know that Whisenhunt has decided to stay on as OC for the Steelers. Here's the link:h...

Who wants them?  GreenandGoldGirl originally wanted them, but she hasn't returned my emails, so I'll re-offer them to whoever wants them.  You'll have to pick them up at my place (I'm like 8...

Numerous baseball sites nominated for best baseball site of 2005, and AN isn't even on the list!   http://www.redreporter.com/story/2005/12/20/21158/982 I'm going to create a user account at...

Undoubtedly many of you already know about this site, but here's the linkhttp://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/ to an excellent site which features very detailed lists of each team's contracted players....

I was invited to a get together yesterday of eight fans, some of the "regulars" of section 317, for whom I am naturally the official AN liaison.  Their mission was to pen a letter addressing their...

Hip Hip Hooray, the box office guys DID call me about changing my seat from 317 to another section.  They offered a move to section 200-203, or 231-234 for $7 per game, or section 204-208 or...

Forewarned by OaklandSi's original post on this topic, I called the Athletics box office about season tickets in the "view" level.  According to the guy I spoke with THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DECK...

I ran into a former student of mine, who is a Giants fan (and has seats in the owner's box at "the plastic glove"), at school a couple of weeks ago.  He keeps trying to get me to go to a Giants...

That's right, the guy who missed all of last season with a possible career-ending injury who has come back like a house afire (currently hitting .326 with career-high 10 homers) isn't even on the...

Sorry this isn't a diary featuring insightful observations backed up by rigorous statistical analysis.  I just want the Pirates community to recognize the birthday of one of the greats of the team...

I apologize if this already got some attention, but I've really noticed how much the abscence of Swisher hurt us in the last series.  His abscence seemed especially hurtful on Tuesday night with...

Sounds odd, and it is.  A short "retro prospect" write up on Jason Kendall by John Sickels at: http://www.minorleagueball.com/story/2005/7/10/18210/2210 Two things I thought were funny: Kendall...

Sorry, this one's not about the Bucs, it's just a "human interest" story about an all-star Steelers fan (brief excerpts below link):h...

Some of you may be aware that I have a split allegiance between the A's and the Pirates (it has something to do with growing up in central Pennsylvania).  Anyway, I am delighted to welcome Bucs...

Great to welcome you to the Family!! I'm a longtime regular at the flagship sportsblog, www.athleticsnation.com (I'm Brian in 317 at that site) and am a lifelong Pirates fan as well as a relatively...

In the "Ding Dong..." thread tankerraid, who was at the game last night, commented on A's/RedSox fan relations, mentioning at one point his friend said, "You tolerate us, we'll tolerate you"......