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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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Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (6 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation Commented Sheesh. on Open Thread: Game 46 - Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 10:58 PM EDT (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation Commented Oh, and a pony. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 9:19 PM EDT (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented That's taken. on Tom Milone's Nickname on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 7:54 PM EDT

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation Commented Aww, thanks. on "Poochini The Wonder Dog" Finally Runs Out Of Luck on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:57 PM EDT (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Ow. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 4:55 PM EDT (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented This is true on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 12:39 PM EDT

Athletics Nation Commented Not quite. on Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 12:39 PM EDT (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation Posted Could Sean Doolittle Be The Next "Undervalued Commodity"? on Athletics Nation - 05/25/12 10:00 AM EDT

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation Commented I whole-heartedly agree on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/24/12 10:35 AM EDT (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (3 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation 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 (3 replies)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation 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 (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented I've thought the same thing, on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 9:19 PM EDT (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

Athletics Nation 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

Athletics Nation Commented So you want him disbarred? on The Conundrum Known as First Base on Athletics Nation - 05/23/12 11:01 AM EDT

Athletics Nation 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 (1 reply)

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