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An Ode To Luke Hughes
by OptimistPrime on Apr 30, 2012 5:17 PM EDT
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Suite Dreams are made of these...
by OptimistPrime on Apr 22, 2012 2:56 AM EDT
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Yeah, I know, great stuff is always happening to me, but this one, in my book, takes the cake.
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I am sorry,Tommy Milone
by OptimistPrime on Apr 10, 2012 11:53 AM EDT
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Hey Tommy, buddy, I am really sorry.
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2012 A New Hope
by OptimistPrime on Feb 25, 2012 2:15 PM EST
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We can win this year. Stranger things have happened.
Seabiscuit won, and he was little.
Rudy got to make one play at the end of the game while the crowd cheered for him.
Jeremy Lin is pretty good at basketball.
The Gnats won the World Series, and if they can do it, anyone can.
And this ragtag bunch of rebels, combined with Ewoks, took down the Empire's second deathstar.
We can do this.
UPDATE: Stormtroopers invaded the small moon of Papago and attacked Scott Sizemore's knee. We are toast.
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The Blogger Event at the 2012 Oakland A's Fan Fest
by OptimistPrime on Jan 24, 2012 5:46 PM EST
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"If I could just ask___________one question, it would be......"
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Loving AN...a celebration of everything that is right with this site
by OptimistPrime on Dec 30, 2011 3:56 PM EST
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Happy New Year everyone!
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It's the off-season, so this is a post about BaconLube
by OptimistPrime on Nov 17, 2011 12:16 PM EST
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When you combine sex and bacon, it could be a sign of the end of times, it's that good.
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The End
by OptimistPrime on Sep 29, 2011 6:42 PM EDT
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Farewell.
Bon Voyage.
Fin.
Reality closes the book on hope as 2011 will be remembered as a season of could have beens, should have beens, as we look, yet again, to another year.
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The AN Moneyball Review
by OptimistPrime on Sep 2, 2011 12:53 PM EDT
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When you get teary eyed before the movie even begins, you know you are in trouble. Here is my attempt at a non-biased movie review of the new movie, Moneyball
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Come play ball with me....and Rickey and Griffey Jr.
by OptimistPrime on Aug 23, 2011 4:29 PM EDT
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Double Header August 17th?
That's right, if you come to the day game on August 17th, you can stick around after the game by coming down to the third base side seats to watch yours truly and a bunch of the fantasy camp guys play a game on the A's field!
10 months ago
OptimistPrime
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The Sound of Selig
by OptimistPrime on Jul 13, 2011 3:31 AM EDT
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Miracle: The (thankfully ongoing) story of Jon Wilhite.
by OptimistPrime on Jul 8, 2011 11:47 AM EDT
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[baseballgirl note: I thought this was great and timely for a day when, quite honestly, it seems like nothing could get worse for the A's, and on a day when many of us are still affected by what happened at the game last night. If you have any silver lining about the remainder of the 2011 season, or any comments on this story, let's hear it. Game tonight is at 5:05PM]
April 10, 2009 LOS ANGELES TIMES:
For a young pitcher who struggled for years with an injured arm and doubts that he could cut it in big league baseball, Nick Adenhart's performance Wednesday night gave promise that he had finally arrived. But a few hours after the most impressive game of his brief career -- just seven miles from the mound where he threw six scoreless innings -- the 22-year-old right-hander was killed by an alleged drunk driver, the latest calamity in a baseball franchise haunted by a history of misfortunes. Adenhart and two friends were killed early Thursday morning when their car was broadsided by a driver who police said had a suspended license and a previous drunk driving conviction. The news of the young pitcher's death stunned friends, teammates and fans, some driving to the Fullerton intersection to place flowers and candles in the roadway and others going to Anaheim Stadium, seemingly just to be there.
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Eight is enough!
by OptimistPrime on Jun 7, 2011 10:54 PM EDT
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Ho. Sale. Change! And not the typical "bring up the Rivercats" or "trade Barton and a prospect for Jeter/Pujols/Ripken/Mantle" pablum. Nah, that is boring. We need creativity. Positive suggestions.
We need heros. Eight losses is enough.
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Is it a "coincidence" or are we a product of design?
by OptimistPrime on Jun 2, 2011 1:53 AM EDT
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"I mean, no team should really have that kind of dominance over another one in our league," Geren said after Wednesday's 4-2 loss completed the Yankees' three-game sweep. "Our pitching's too good. It's just more of a coincidence."
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The 5 stages of grief: How to cope.
by OptimistPrime on Apr 7, 2011 12:33 PM EDT
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Watching the A's the past few games has triggered some intense feelings in me. Perhaps it's the last several seasons of high expectations that came crashing down with the reality of the mediocrity on the field. Maybe it's pinning my hopes on the preseason prognosticators picking the A's to be the dark horse to win it all. Whatever the case may be, I find that I am grappling with these very real emotions, and I sought help. I found the below, and I wanted to share it with others, in case there are those of you out there, like me, find yourself dealing with the very real emotions of grief.
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A fond farewell to my beloved A's.
by OptimistPrime on Apr 1, 2011 3:01 AM EDT
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In commemoration of the loss of one of our best posters, I thought I would give him a chance to express his farewell to the community. -Zonis
You may have noticed over the past few weeks that I have not been posting much, or commenting, or seen me at any of the AN events. There is a good reason, and I feel like I need to come clean.
I am holding two season tickets to the 2011 SF Giants, and a $16k credit card bill.
For the first time in many years, I won't be sitting in an empty stadium eating soggy garlic fries watching washed up waiver wire dross like Jake Fox or Jack Cust.
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What does Hank Hill, Chris Townsend and A's baseball have in common?
by OptimistPrime on Feb 27, 2011 10:25 PM EST
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Every season, Las Vegas Odds-Makers post an under-over on the number of radio stations the A's will use to broadcast in Northern California. When I used to live in the Chico area, I kept the radio schedule taped to my sun visor so I could tune in the game as I traveled around the area.
Lame.
But I was so happy when the A's finally got on a station with some juice....KTRB.
Um, yeah.
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Masterpiece Theater presents: "Are AN'ers Snobs"; A dramatic reading by Optimist Prime
by OptimistPrime on Feb 15, 2011 5:53 PM EST
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Sometimes, 1300+ comments fall woefully short in expressing how we value a post.
Donning my favorite cashmere sweater, houndstooth coat, meershaum pipe and tragically
snobbish leather shoes, I pulled a tome from the shelf of my extensive library. Come, share
with me as I slather some Grey Poupon on toast, sip a cup of Earl Grey and read to you from
the epic, "Are AN'ers Snobs" by F. Scott Fitzgerald oakwin2004.
Without futher ado....enjoy!
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RETIRE 19
by OptimistPrime on Feb 1, 2011 5:14 PM EST
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There are only 7 shortstops in the 20th century with over 2,200 hits and 1,000 runs scored. They are all in the Hall, save one.
That man would be third on the list of SS's in the Hall in stolen bases.
He made the All Star Team 6 times:
1968 AL
1972 AL
1973 AL
1974 AL
1975 AL
1977 AL
Here is an awesome write-up about career WAR with guys with more fielding runs than batting runs for their career. Our guy is number 17 on this All-Time list, surrounded by some great names.
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A Dream Fulfilled - The Story of the 2011 Oakland A's Fantasy Camp.
by OptimistPrime on Jan 22, 2011 2:07 AM EST
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There is no mistake to whom this bat belongs.
I awoke to bright sunshine and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. My first morning officially as a teenager! I hurriedly dressed and walked into the living room, where my mom and dad were waiting. Smiling from ear to ear, I was ready to feel the respect and maturity that unmistakably was to come with reaching my teen years. My parents greeted me with strained smiles. Dad said, "Happy Birthday, young man", handed me two wrapped gifts. Ripping the paper from them revealed two books about Star Trek. "Thanks, Dad!" He smiled, turned, and walked out the door. I looked at my mom, quizzically. "We’re getting divorced."
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Nod to GoFro, just a taste for now.
by OptimistPrime on Jan 20, 2011 11:36 PM EST
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With a nod to the beautiful post by GoFro, I am going to wait a few days to post my Fantasy Camp experience.
I don't want to steal the quiet thunder of such a great post.
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Don't worry, Rosie will be fine
Was hanging out with Adam Rosales yesterday morning in the A's locker room at Papago Park. Yes, he is on crutches. But he will be ready for the start of the season. The reason for the delay in the surgery was because the bone was not healing properly. It wasn't an injury you would normally have surgery on, and when it was not healing properly, the decision was made to have surgery on it instead of letting it linger into the season. Rosie is in good spirits and can't wait to get back on the field.
01-06-11 DLDevious for the rest of us
by OptimistPrime on Jan 6, 2011 4:15 PM EST
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'Twas the night before Christmas-AN style
by OptimistPrime on Dec 25, 2010 4:06 PM EST
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My gift to you....
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Don't you, forget about me.
by OptimistPrime on Dec 18, 2010 4:04 PM EST
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Every day this winter, there seems to be a new post on how adding this player or that player will put us over the top in the AL West. While I don't dispute that adding power at the OF corners and at third will provide our good pitching the run support it so desperately needs, I believe there is an in-house player who will step up this season and play a big role in leading us to an A.L. West title.
The Simple Mind's sang "Don't you, Forget About Me"
Daric Barton and his 4.4 WAR and stellar defense reminds us he is still here.
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The Final Piece? Will he come Willing(ly)ham. Now with bonus update cleaning power!
by OptimistPrime on Dec 16, 2010 12:23 PM EST
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12:30pm PST update:Corey Brown and HRod are the trade fodder. And this deal is done!
According to sources, it appears that we, the Indomitable Oakland Athletics, are in "serious" trade discussions with the Nat's for one Josh Willingham. Could this be the elusive final piece to the Post Season Puzzle? Will we now compete in the West if we make this trade? What do we have to give up? (I smell pitching) (and bacon). Does Bigfoot REALLY exist?
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Requiem for a Slugger
by OptimistPrime on Dec 8, 2010 3:58 PM EST
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I know, I know, ANOTHER post about the ballpark. NOOOOOO!
According to the SFGate today, Bryan Grunwald, who is an architect, city planner and urban designer who identified Mission Bay as the site for the UCSF campus. He is also an Oakland resident and purportedly an A's fan. but I have never seen him post here, so, sheesh, how can you legitimately be an A's fan?
The idea is simple, crazy and sheer genius in my opinion.
Instead of a Splash Hits counter on the outfield wall, we can have a Crash Hits counter for all the balls that Cust or Carter or Beltre of Choo hit out of the park, every time it hits the freeway.
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