Nico
Feb 12, 2008 May 26, 2012 1833 76351
Before I decided to become a full-time teacher and counselor, my career was in play-by-play broadcasting, which included serving as a radio voice for A's Spring Training games (1987-91) and A's minor leagues games in Medford (1991-94).
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Commented If it's Don Zimmer, then all I can say is "hubba hubba!!!" on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 2:03 AM EDT
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Commented First pick is obviously crucial, on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 2:01 AM EDT
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Commented You think he's hot too? on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 1:38 AM EDT
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Commented Great news: Cindi said she's already planning to hit on all of these guys. on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 1:35 AM EDT
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Commented That's our defense: Porous. on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 1:30 AM EDT
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Commented "Doctor...Be honest with me...Will my son ever walk again?" on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 1:26 AM EDT
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Commented I wish we could design him. on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 1:21 AM EDT
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Commented There's also stuff like on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 1:11 AM EDT
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Commented Sounds like if he has some "defensive acumen" on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 1:04 AM EDT
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Commented What are his strengths and weaknesses supposed to be as a fielder? on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 12:57 AM EDT
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Commented I hope for more than DH from Head on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 12:40 AM EDT
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Commented If Head becomes a good slugging 1Bman, on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 12:35 AM EDT
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Commented He seems to do that a lot. on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 12:12 AM EDT
Commented When I've seen him at 3B, he's looked pretty shaky. on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 12:11 AM EDT
Commented Shouldn't we just play our good prospects a lot, on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/27/12 12:11 AM EDT
Commented Give him one more chance to walk. on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 11:36 PM EDT
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Commented Is she also 270 pounds? on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 11:23 PM EDT
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Commented I have to check, but I think Donaldson may be cheaper. on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 11:10 PM EDT
Commented I feel like Pennington has a great attitude, on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 11:06 PM EDT
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Commented Tommy Milone: Smoke, Mirrors, and Moxie!!!!!!! on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 11:04 PM EDT
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Commented So your #5 hitter isn't supposed to have a .141 OBP? on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 11:00 PM EDT
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Commented Only my blind man-crush on Milone gives me any hope on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 10:55 PM EDT
Commented If it were just this season on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 10:54 PM EDT
Commented It's an annual tradition: on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 10:41 PM EDT
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Commented Doubt it on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 10:39 PM EDT
Commented I'm certainly done with Coco, on Teixeira Comes Alive As All-Star Yankees Pound Oakland AAA's, 9-2 on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 10:28 PM EDT
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Commented He appears to be about equally talented with pitching and shaving on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:37 PM EDT
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Commented What a terrifically pitched inning! on Open Thread: Game 47 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont'd) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 6:19 PM EDT
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Commented I was intrigued by Ross' outing tonight on Two Solo Homeruns Not Enough to Erase Poor Pitching and Questionable Defense on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 1:46 AM EDT
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Commented Weird outing for Ross on Open Thread: Game 46 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 1:34 AM EDT
Commented Not that it really would have mattered, on Open Thread: Game 46 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 1:26 AM EDT
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Commented Thanks, Coco. on Open Thread: Game 46 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees (cont) on Athletics Nation - 05/26/12 1:23 AM EDT
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Commented With a few mistakes up that have gotten hit hard on Open Thread: Game 46 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 11:08 PM EDT
Commented Sheesh. on Open Thread: Game 46 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 10:58 PM EDT
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Commented Especially the first time seeing Milone, on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 10:00 PM EDT
Commented Oh, and a pony. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 9:19 PM EDT
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Commented In a way, I could see Milone faring better than Ross against the Yankees, on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 9:14 PM EDT
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Commented I'd like to wish him sinkers right at the knees on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 8:56 PM EDT
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Commented He's batting like a leadoff hitter -- on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 8:41 PM EDT
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Commented OT - Look who's leading off for Tampa Bay today on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 8:35 PM EDT
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Commented Nice! I missed all of that. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 8:27 PM EDT
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Commented That's taken. on Tom Milone's Nickname on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 7:54 PM EDT
Commented So here's one scenario... on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 7:38 PM EDT
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Commented Especially considering how many pitchers on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 7:11 PM EDT
Commented Aww, thanks. on "Poochini The Wonder Dog" Finally Runs Out Of Luck on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:57 PM EDT
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Commented Ow. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:55 PM EDT
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Commented Interesting. I did not know that. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:52 PM EDT
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Commented Unless you're a master at it, on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:47 PM EDT
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Commented Regarding this (which is news to me), on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:46 PM EDT
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Commented Well spank my ass and call me Judy! on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:45 PM EDT
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Commented Currently, to be a useful upgrade at times, he'd need to be a better bet against RHP on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:43 PM EDT
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Commented No, he pinch hits as a hitter, not as a pitcher on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 2:03 PM EDT
Commented I'm pretty sure you only lose the DH on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 1:27 PM EDT
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Commented This is true on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 12:39 PM EDT
Commented Not quite. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 12:39 PM EDT
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Commented Here's an actual scenario for you on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 11:08 AM EDT
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Commented He already did that, just FYI, at A, AA, and AAA on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 10:59 AM EDT
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Commented Maybe we have ordered him to take more pitches on Minor League notes on Major League Day Off on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 1:25 AM EDT
Commented It's kind of like when Beane finally gave up on Crosby, on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 1:15 AM EDT
Commented We also got Norberto on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 7:10 PM EDT
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Commented I think it says that we're A's fans on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 7:09 PM EDT
Commented I whole-heartedly agree on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 10:35 AM EDT
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Commented Manny: 0 for 4 tonight. ;-( on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 12:28 AM EDT
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Commented No, what you did is to violate AN's Community Guidelines. on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 11:58 PM EDT
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Commented Calling someone a "stat geek" is uncalled for and polarizing, on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 11:39 PM EDT
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Commented Wouldn't that suck for LAA! on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 11:36 PM EDT
Commented I see. on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 10:16 PM EDT
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Commented Why? I love Tampa Bay on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 10:15 PM EDT
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Commented Can? Yes. Will? Probably not. on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 10:07 PM EDT
Commented He'll hit on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 10:01 PM EDT
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Commented Even WITH Torii and Vernon, the Angels' lineup is night and day from the Yankees' lineup on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 9:59 PM EDT
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Commented He was also sick on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 9:56 PM EDT
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Commented Except the Halos' lineup pretty much sucks and the Yankees' doesn't. on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 9:55 PM EDT
Commented For different reasons (Ross: control, Milone: stuff), on A's Unlikely To Score In Unlimited Extra Innings; Fall to Angels in 11 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 9:54 PM EDT
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Commented I've thought the same thing, on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 9:19 PM EDT
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Commented The inability to adapt and adjust on C.J. beats A’s C-minus lineup, 5-0 on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 12:32 PM EDT
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Commented That's why I only use "catcher's ERA" to evaluate players on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 11:14 AM EDT
Commented So you want him disbarred? on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 11:01 AM EDT
Commented I agree there's zero reason to DFA/release him on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 10:59 AM EDT
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