DMtShooter
Feb 24, 2008 Oct 11, 2010 51 555
Step into the AN Confessional, my child, and accept your penance.
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NBA fantasy league needs owners
by DMtShooter on Oct 7, 2009 10:37 PM EDT
on Fake Teams
This will be an auction league via ESPN, where you have a salary cap and keepers. The league has been around for almost a decade as a serpentine redraft league; I'm trying to do something different and more fun.
It's a $40 league with 12 slots where we've got a few openings right now. Top three teams make money. If you are interested, email me at dmtshooter@gmail.com, but do hurry; first come, first serve.
Thanks...
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Hamilton, NJ fantasy league has opening
by DMtShooter on Sep 28, 2009 10:33 AM EDT
on Posting and Toasting
Slots open in a Hamilton, NJ NBA fantasy league
by DMtShooter on Sep 28, 2009 10:29 AM EDT
on Liberty Ballers
Engage your multi-category Andre Iguodala love in a NBA fantasy league. It'll keep you warm throughout the winter, and make you care about the Pacers. (Yeah, it's not all pretzels and beer.)
Local (NJ) Fantasy NBA League Starting
by DMtShooter on Oct 11, 2008 11:12 PM EDT
on Liberty Ballers
Hey folks... please excuse the spam from a longtime Sixers fan, but I'm starting an auction / keeper NBA fantasy league, and we've got a few open spots. It's a longtime league (7 years) that's going from a head to head draft to a roto auction.
The live draft happens on Saturday, October 25th in Hamilton, NJ (between Princeton and Trenton), and you can get the details from me at dmtshooter@gmail.com.
Best,
DMtShooter
fivetooltool.com
I Hate My Favorite Baseball Team
by DMtShooter on Jul 5, 2007 4:23 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Your one-time AN Priest is off his meds and hating this team. Reposted from my blog, the always-uplifting Five Tool Tool. (The link also has pictures and video.)
I've Got Dave Stewart's Balls
by DMtShooter on May 16, 2007 3:24 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Sunday's win over the Tribe was very meaningful to me. Reposted from Five Tool Tool, The Sports Blog That Loves You Back...
The Unwanted Return of AN Confessional?
by DMtShooter on Jan 18, 2007 11:55 PM EST
on Athletics Nation
Probably not. After all, I moved and abdicated.
But if you remember the man who brought you
FIRE MACHA NOW! (Hey, it worked!)
The AN Confessional
Polls That Made No Sense
Simmering Unresolved Issues with Nico
and Other Diaries No One Remembers...
It's the All New, All Snark, All Sports Blog that someone, somewhere is talking about -- http://fivetooltool.blogspot.com/
Five Tool Tool has, to date, no hot Priest On Sin action, and coverage of the A's has been thinner than recent attendance at the T-Long Fan Club Meet Ups.
But it does have NFL coverage, NBA rantings, a revolutionary new way to use cheerleaders, infantile nicknames and apt comparisons of Barry Bonds to a meth lab.
So come on down! And if you're still dealing with unresolved sin, post it below. I'll unpack my Big Funny Hat and get to penance-pushing.
DMt
The Last
by DMtShooter on Jun 18, 2006 1:40 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Every game you go to could be your last, but you never think things like that, because while life is short we've got tickets for so many more games, so many more months, so play ball and put such thoughts aside, for a while.
Tonight, I went to the Coliseum for what should be the last time in my life.
What follows is a memory of tonight and the last 6 years, for the team that made me care about baseball again. It's my way of saying thanks to them. Hope you like it.
Help Wanted: Priest
by DMtShooter on Jun 17, 2006 2:45 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Brothers and Sisters,
Your AN Confessional Parson is giving up his post.
(I'm also moving out of the Bay Area, and won't have the time to handle penance for, well, possibly ever.)
The Hopelessly Overdue Return of AN Confessional
by DMtShooter on May 16, 2006 3:37 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Dear Friends,
For 18 wins and 19 losses, the A's have wandered in the wilderness of mediocrity.
For six long weeks, Athletics Nation has cried out for relief from a crises of faith.
This was supposed to be easier.
I'm Taking My Diary And Going Home
by DMtShooter on Apr 20, 2006 8:45 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Dear ANers,
In light of the recent angst coming from both the ballclub and the blog, as well as a sudden realization that I have not:
a) posted in a really long time,
b) had anyone notice that I haven't posted in a really long time
I've decided to post a mawkish and self-obsessed diary for attention that has almost as much to do with the A's as Jason Kendall has to do with a home run trot.
FMN - Vote Early, Vote Often.
by DMtShooter on Feb 2, 2006 8:20 PM EST
on Athletics Nation
Yes, this is just an excuse to get an audience for my Funny? Oh Yes Mais Oui fantasy league diary over on FakeTeams.com
The Gift of Schadenfreude
by DMtShooter on Dec 22, 2005 3:44 PM EST
on Athletics Nation
I was just reading Boston Fan puling about Damon signing with the Yanks. For all of us who remember Giambi, Foulke, Damon, et al wearing green and gold as part of a stacked and packed roster... well, it's a lovely little Christmas present.
In that vein, allow me to spin a lovely little vision of 2006 for A's Fans who are tired of the Coke v. Pepsi / Yanks v. Sox nonsense.
Cheap Bleacher Heat
by DMtShooter on Oct 4, 2005 2:35 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
For the left-field drummer types among us... a quick fun poll.
("Cheap Heat" is a term from pro wrestling. Heat is when you can get the crowd booing you, and Cheap would be if you could get them to do it for a really temporary or mindless reason. For the record, I don't actually watch wrestling, but I'm fascinated by the crowd manipulation.)
Final AN Confessional of 2005
by DMtShooter on Oct 2, 2005 1:08 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Brothers and Sisters!
You may think that the A's failure to go to the playoffs this year could be laid at the feet of Hatteberg, Chavez, Kennedy, Cruz, or Harden.
You may believe that the root of all evil is Ken Macha.
You may even consider the concept that the Winged Travelers of Western Arizona were to blame.
But verily I say unto you, the fault lies within.
Can I get an amen?
Warriors / NBA fans...
by DMtShooter on Sep 28, 2005 6:38 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
My head-to-head Yahoo league is now in its 4th year, and one of the best ways to get through the off-season. We have room for a few new owners.
And since I can't post a diary without a list, here goes...
When life and fandom collide.
by DMtShooter on Aug 27, 2005 9:38 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
No one cares, of course, but life has prevented me from doing anything more A's related than keeping up with the games in the last 2-3 weeks.
(Why? New baby that does not sleep at night, a 3-week long tag team of grandmothers coming to visit said baby, and more momentous things going on at work in the last 2 weeks than have happened in the last 4 years. Just what you want when you have a new baby.)
There's also this: my own fan mojo has ran out. Last 2 games attended: two losses when the A's had Rich Harden on the mound. Ridiculous.
New Show from ESPN
by DMtShooter on Aug 9, 2005 3:38 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The worldwide leader in sports, flush with ratings and critical success for its acclaimed baseball coverge, is looking to branch out into new and unconventional programming areas.
"Weather Tonight" will take advantage of baseball's off-season to cover the peak winter weather season -- but with a special new attitude. You've never seen weather like this!
No Sweat Query
by DMtShooter on Aug 7, 2005 1:54 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
I don't know about you, Dear Reader, but part of the reason I get all warm and fuzzy about the A's is that they're just so danged progressive.
From the use of complex statistical analysis to determine undervalued players to the "we're not selling jeans" approach that merits production over How A Player Looks, I'm just in love with the club, and deeply fond of the organization.
The fact that the A's are also the first team in MLB to use completely recyclable cups in their concession sales is just another point in their favor, IMO. And completely consistent with how they run the rest of the organization.
Which leads me to wonder if they'd go a little farther with their good deeds, and if by doing so, would help to convince the fans (which is to say, all of us) to treat them more kindly at the concession stands and box office.
Enough exposition. Here's the meat of the matter.
The Return of AN Confessional
by DMtShooter on Aug 2, 2005 4:20 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
But first, a sermon.
Brothers and Sisters!
I come to you today with a tale of sin and redemption, for I have walked through the valley of A's Fandom... in just the last day.
What laid me so low? And what raised me back? Read on, for the path of salvation is nigh!
The AL's Best Offense in July is...
by DMtShooter on Jul 31, 2005 10:01 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
your Oakland A's. And check out who's second to last.
Oakland - 150 runs scored, .804 OPS
Toronto - 147 runs scored, .800 OPS
NY Yanks - 145 runs, .861 OPS
Detroit - 140 runs, .818 OPS
Texas - 136 runs, .803 OPS
Boston - 132 runs, .784 OPS
ChiSox - 131 runs, .777 OPS
Seattle - 131 runs, .753 OPS
Kansas City - 120 runs, .739 OPS
Tampa Bay - 119 runs, .783 OPS
Cleveland - 116 runs, .766 OPS
Minnesota - 109 runs, .705 OPS
LAAAAAAAA - 95 runs, .668 OPS
Baltimore - 94 runs, .734 OPS
Bobblehead question
by DMtShooter on Jul 27, 2005 6:57 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
I've never gone to a game where they were being given away, and I have 2 tickets to the A's-Tigers game this Sunday.
AN Confessional
by DMtShooter on Jul 18, 2005 3:48 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Post your sins and receive your penance!
Giving the Tour
by DMtShooter on Jul 16, 2005 2:25 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
You're entertaining a friend who's never been to an A's game before. What do you do with them at the game to make it memorable from other parks?
Rant: KNBR Can Bite My Hairy...
by DMtShooter on Jul 12, 2005 4:28 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
I should have known better, really.
But on my morning drive in to work, the other three radio stations that I listen to were all in commercial. So Gary Radnich, come on down...
and I get 60 concentrated seconds of why The Sports Leader may be the only radio station that actually deserves this year's Giants.
15 Under To 500
by DMtShooter on Jul 11, 2005 3:13 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Saw this in the weekly power rankings on ESPN (the one that ranks those Chicago White Sox as the best team in baseball)...
Site Suggestion - Game Day Seating
by DMtShooter on Jul 10, 2005 3:32 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
I brought this up at Chez Nico today, and since no one pelted me with rocks and garbage, here it comes again. Let me know if you like it, and reccommend the diary so that the Powers That Be make sure to see it...
An Honest Question
by DMtShooter on Jul 9, 2005 1:25 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Inspired by a raging argument over steroid monkeys in another thread....
Rant for A Bad Saturday Night
by DMtShooter on Jul 3, 2005 2:29 AM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Martin Amis, an exceptional British novelist and reviewer, once reviewed a book about soccer hooligans in England. He wrote this:
"Every British male, at some time or another, goes to his last football match. It may well be his first football match. You stay home, thereafter, and watch it on TV."
Tonight was my 10th game of the year from a 20 game plan, and it reminded me of Amis's line. Here's the cast of characters that made it all possible...
What's more annoying?
by DMtShooter on Jul 2, 2005 5:16 PM EDT
on Athletics Nation
Because I can't go more than 3 days without finding out something new about what AN thinks.
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