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Feb 12, 2008 Nov 25, 2009 1269 46151

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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Athletics Nation Posted On Cunningham, Patterson, And My Lying Eyes on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 7:21 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I hate to ruin another one for you, but: on Old McPherson is an A, e yi e yi yoooooooo on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 6:55 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Boy do I disagree on A's interested in Cuban defector Arguelles on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 6:53 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I can. He also has his fielding ability, on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 6:49 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Sorry -- did you have that episode TiVo'd and hadn't gotten to it yet? on Old McPherson is an A, e yi e yi yoooooooo on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 5:08 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Wouldn't it be weird if conversations in a bar were like this? on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 5:07 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Now I get it! on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 5:00 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented You call yours Simmons too? on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 4:59 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I think you're overestimating Carter-the-23-year-old-rookie on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 4:58 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Probably depends on arbitration vs. settlement on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 4:48 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented JR gets shot? on Old McPherson is an A, e yi e yi yoooooooo on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 4:46 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Now that is TOTALLY what she said. on A's interested in Cuban defector Arguelles on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 4:45 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I'm confused. I think I need a "Men's Restroom" sign to orient me. on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 4:44 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Not that I've heard, but that wouldn't be the worst idea on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 4:42 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I guess my point is that when Carter is called up on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 3:10 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Yeah, I think this season doesn't write him off on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 2:43 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I think we do have to inform the Yankees, though. on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 2:42 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Wait -- on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 2:27 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Until we run out of bad players on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 2:13 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented AND not Benjamin Button on A's interested in Cuban defector Arguelles on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 2:11 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented You need a DA 4th OFer anyway on A's Protect Carter, FDLS, Figueroa and Souza from Rule V on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 2:01 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented But why would rushing Carter help him or the A's? on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 2:00 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Yeah, turns out you can just on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:57 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Hey, I've been paying too much for my horse feathers! on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:55 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented i'M soled!!!!11 on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:37 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I say spend the money on int'l pitchers like these possibilities, on A's interested in Cuban defector Arguelles on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:35 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Um, bad move. on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:29 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I think he means "high probability" first + then "struggle more than they should," on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:24 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I don't think there's any way he throws a pitch at 86MPH that's supposed to be a changeup on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:17 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Uh oh -- were we supposed to hand out flyers and collect canned foods, on Greener Grass, Episode 7: Transportation Proclamation on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:09 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Yeah, I think the most likely scenario is that on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 1:06 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Thanks for doing this on AFL PitchFX Pt. 1: James Simmons on Athletics Nation - 11/25/09 12:00 AM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Sounds like the 3 years probably encompassed one long-ass outing. on Community Prospect List #18 on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 11:52 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I guess we just have different views of a "failed try" on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 11:50 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Wait. SERIOUSLY????? on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 10:03 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Yay! on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 10:00 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented He certainly made me heave many a time on Old McPherson is an A, e yi e yi yoooooooo on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 9:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Just ONCE I want to pay 51% of the bill. on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 8:56 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I'm glad to hear that; I really don't frequent other sites. on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 8:53 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented And I call total BS on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 7:27 PM EST (6 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Hmm...This one's only worthy of a fanpost on Greener Grass, Episode 7: Transportation Proclamation on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 4:28 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Well that's good news for everyone. on Old McPherson is an A, e yi e yi yoooooooo on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 4:26 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Actually, this comment is leading off tomorrow morning on Greener Grass, Episode 7: Transportation Proclamation on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 4:24 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Oh heavens no, it's completely useless to all of us on Greener Grass, Episode 7: Transportation Proclamation on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 3:59 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented OK...I'm ready to cast my vote!!! on Community Prospect List #18 on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 3:53 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented It was me, and jeffro my one regret with this excellent series on Greener Grass, Episode 7: Transportation Proclamation on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 3:31 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Moof Monser! on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 3:25 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I dislike an entire group of people on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 3:24 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented How DARE you? on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 3:22 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Oh noes! on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 3:20 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented "Better a poor-man's Pujols than a rich-man's Neifi," I always say on A's Protect Carter, FDLS, Figueroa and Souza from Rule V on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 1:42 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented More the latter. on Skinny Guy with Stringy Hair Who Pitches for That Team Wins 2nd Straight Cy on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 1:40 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Even that argument doesn't ultimately work on Skinny Guy with Stringy Hair Who Pitches for That Team Wins 2nd Straight Cy on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 1:38 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Or else...? on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 12:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Catcher! on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 12:11 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Well that answers it -- on A's Protect Carter, FDLS, Figueroa and Souza from Rule V on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 12:09 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Now this is one ridiculous argument! on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/24/09 11:58 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented And here I was about to ask 67M on Scrapbook Memories - The Finale on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 11:44 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I didn't shoot you! on Skinny Guy with Stringy Hair Who Pitches for That Team Wins 2nd Straight Cy on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 11:42 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented There are a lot of people who don't on Skinny Guy with Stringy Hair Who Pitches for That Team Wins 2nd Straight Cy on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 11:42 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Damn you, Raul Padron! on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 11:36 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Yeah, it's not like he's Jose Vidro or something on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 10:38 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I MSNBC what you did there. on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 10:35 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented That says NOTHING about Jupiter aligning with Mars on A's Protect Carter, FDLS, Figueroa and Souza from Rule V on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 10:33 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Why not just go on Community Prospect List #18 on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 10:32 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented True -- he could be third-rate. on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 10:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented "I'm sorry, sir, but I'm afraid your MasterCard has been regressed." on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 10:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I've heard mixed reviews on the restaurants -- on Community Prospect List #18 on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:53 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Oh, I definitely meant Trapshooting on Community Prospect List #18 on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:52 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented A lot of clocks have that problem. on Community Prospect List #18 on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:52 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented "How about Cust for Murphy?" on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:39 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Sure, now just sign the paperwork, dammit, and stop asking questions. on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:33 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Check an almanac on A's Protect Carter, FDLS, Figueroa and Souza from Rule V on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:31 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I'm not in full agreement that Pennington is a bad fielder on Some things I am "coming around" on... on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented His pattern has basically been on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 9:25 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented That's fine when they're ready, but on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 8:25 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented That's fine, if a team wants to part with a lot for him on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 8:24 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Putting Powell at DH instead of Cust on Jack Cust Drawing Trade Interest? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 8:17 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Which lecture hall should I plan to drop by? on If Jack Cust Traded, Then To Whom And For What? on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 8:05 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented No, but I've never been all that high on H-Rod on Community Prospect List #17 on Athletics Nation - 11/23/09 8:04 PM EST

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