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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 Commented This is really offensive on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/10/09 8:26 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented By the way, I did ask tech support on (Un)official AN Tech Request Thread on Athletics Nation - 11/10/09 8:24 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented What about an edit feature on (Un)official AN Tech Request Thread on Athletics Nation - 11/10/09 8:22 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented First of all, great writeup PT on Comparative Advantage: A Collaborative A's/Rays Solution on Athletics Nation - 11/10/09 11:14 AM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Ha ha ha on Having fun with Pythagoras, or, who got lucky during 2009 on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 10:42 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented You could land JJ Hardy for Carlos Gomez, though on Zonis's Off Season Charter on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 9:27 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Recommended But in this case, you really were a dick. on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 9:25 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented That was my thought at the time of the trade -- on Zonis's Off Season Charter on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 9:24 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented So you'd trade PT but hang onto grover? on Zonis's Off Season Charter on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 9:23 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented He also listed Uggla but then ignored him in the analysis...? on Zonis's Off Season Charter on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 9:22 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Miggy is a better utility option than Kennedy on Zonis's Off Season Charter on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 9:21 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Keys? on Hardy to Minnesota. What's with the early offseason trades? on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 7:30 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Thanks for letting us know who got lucky during 2009 on Having fun with Pythagoras, or, who got lucky during 2009 on Athletics Nation - 11/09/09 11:11 AM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented An unlimited supply of Vicodin? on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I was at a Cal-OSU basketball game once that ended, IIRC, 18-12 OSU on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:10 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented If you're mikev, there is SO much more padding on the back side than on the front on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:06 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Woo hoo! on So What Do We Do Now? on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 10:43 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented {throws up in mouth a little} on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 9:37 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented My only quibble with the analysis is that on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 8:50 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I think it was that the hitter could call for a on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 8:39 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Depends. on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 4:46 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I can't wait to see our new mascot on Greener Grass, Episode 4: The Biggest Off Season (Potential) Decision Doesn't Involve... on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 4:45 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented In other words, sign Chris Bootcheck for the back of your bullpen? on Having fun with Pythagoras, or, who got lucky during 2009 on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 4:40 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented It was the snake. on Having fun with Pythagoras, or, who got lucky during 2009 on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 4:39 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Simple solution: Quit school and write a fanpost for AN on Having fun with Pythagoras, or, who got lucky during 2009 on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 4:38 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented And the alternative was Crosby. 'Nuff said. on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 2:35 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Um...walk off hits? Clutch? on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 2:34 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Just as hitters should be allowed to call for "medium baby bouncies." on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 2:30 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Your #5 is a really good point on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 2:30 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented That's exactly the way the system is now and always has been on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 2:17 PM EST (3 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Do you really judge "thereness" by whether there's a Safeway? on Greener Grass, Episode 4: The Biggest Off Season (Potential) Decision Doesn't Involve... on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 1:52 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented and it has to be a chicken suit on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 1:51 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I think he means a new player signed to a one-year deal on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 1:49 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented That sounds to me like "initially," not "at least for a few years." on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 1:04 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Regarding check swings, PT, it comes down to "whose call is it?" on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 1:03 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented The two trips by the pitching coach could be gotten around on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 12:58 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I think batters should have to choose between no protective gear, on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 12:39 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented And can put up "good park adjusted numbers" on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 12:27 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Bell curves are like dinosaurs: on Having fun with Pythagoras, or, who got lucky during 2009 on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 12:03 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented A la Rabbit Maranville? on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 12:02 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I'm sold! on Community Prospect List #15 on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:55 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented "Never date a LOOGY" on Community Prospect List #15 on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:55 AM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Voted for James Simmons, SP on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:53 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I think one refers to "an IOU" not "a IOU" on Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:50 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented And apparently a cocktail of on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:22 AM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Actually, DMOAS, I got a speeding ticket back in the '90s, on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:21 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented And for some people, it's just a bad idea to drive on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 11:19 AM EST

Athletics Nation Posted Rules That Need To Be Changed on Athletics Nation - 11/08/09 10:00 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented I was thinking of that for Lincecum. on AFL Rising Stars Showcase Tonight on MLBN @ 5PM on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 10:44 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Was Jeter involved? on AFL Rising Stars Showcase Tonight on MLBN @ 5PM on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 10:24 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Also, he heard great things about the enchiladas on AFL Rising Stars Showcase Tonight on MLBN @ 5PM on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 10:24 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented There was something in the water for 3Bmen this year on AFL Rising Stars Showcase Tonight on MLBN @ 5PM on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 9:38 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented An athlete bends down, and another fan is born. on AFL Rising Stars Showcase Tonight on MLBN @ 5PM on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 9:29 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I thought you were suggesting the A's might go after Feliz on AFL Rising Stars Showcase Tonight on MLBN @ 5PM on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 9:29 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Or they could pick Phil Cuzzi and Tim McClellan, on AFL Rising Stars Showcase Tonight on MLBN @ 5PM on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 9:05 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented re Donaldson, on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 9:04 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I think the rules should be enforced correctly on To Replay or Not To Replay: The Debate of the Playoffs on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 8:27 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented In other words, even if the idea isn't far-fetched on Hardy to Minnesota. What's with the early offseason trades? on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 8:24 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented As well as on AN, at my school, and around town. on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 8:18 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Or it permeated from his skin/clothes on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 5:12 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I'd do backflips if he could on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 2:08 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I haven't heard any suggestion of him being DUI on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 1:38 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented The difference between the A's and the Pirates/Nationals/Reds on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 12:47 PM EST (3 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented One might want to keep in mind that on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 12:43 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I can't believe the A's couldn't and wouldn't top the Twins' offer on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 12:40 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented It took 4 or 5 shots on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 12:35 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Interesting. I don't hate the Giants and hope Baumgarner is good, on Minor League Players on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 12:22 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Excuse me, could someone tell me what the comment above says? on In Response: 2010 Offseason Primer on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 12:21 AM EST

Athletics Nation Commented The only reason Lincecum doesn't make $250.00 on Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/07/09 12:19 AM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented You're basically billing Tejada as a on 2010 Off-Season Blueprint on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 11:36 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Posted Tim Lincecum: Putting The "Pot" In "Potpourri" on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 11:17 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Wait. Someone who falls off the wagon and is too easy? on Final tally for the ex-A's on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 10:18 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I think I can honestly say that I hate you. on Happy 6th Birthday, AN! on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 10:16 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented No, just entertainment and laughter. on Happy 6th Birthday, AN! on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 10:14 PM EST (3 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Pennington will NOT be the A's 3Bman in 2011 on Hardy to Minnesota. What's with the early offseason trades? on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 9:06 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented The lack of love is the likeihood he'll actually hit more like on Hardy to Minnesota. What's with the early offseason trades? on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 6:54 PM EST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented They're worried about making the Reds better? on Hardy to Minnesota. What's with the early offseason trades? on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 5:17 PM EST

Athletics Nation Commented Wouldn't, on Hardy to Minnesota. What's with the early offseason trades? on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 5:15 PM EST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented The "come to Oakland' is irrelevant on Hardy to Minnesota. What's with the early offseason trades? on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 5:14 PM EST (3 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented And to the drivers' seat of the truck. on So What Do We Do Now? on Athletics Nation - 11/06/09 5:12 PM EST (1 reply)

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