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Food Bank Wednesdays 2009

pam5981 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:26:16 -0000

The Oakland A's are sponsoring Food Bank Wednesdays benefiting the Alameda County Community Food Bank. For every 2 cans of food or $5 that fans donate, they receive a voucher for a free Plaza-level ticket to a future A's game! (Up to 4 vouchers per person.)

Help support the Food Bank! Donate 2 cans of food or $5 at any of the following Wednesday A's games:

Wednesday, June 10 vs. MIN (7:05pm)
Wednesday, June 25 vs. SF (7:05pm)
Wednesday, July 1 vs. DET (12:35pm)
Wednesday, July 22 vs. MIN (12:35pm)
Wednesday, August 5 vs. TEX (7:05pm)
Wednesday, August 19 vs. NYY (7:05pm)
Wednesday, September 2 vs. KC (12:35pm)
Wednesday, September 23 vs. TEX (7:05pm)

Drop-off locations: BART Plaza and Gates C and D from 90 minutes before game time to the end of the 2nd inning.

Most-needed food items:

Canned fruit (in water or 100% juice)
Canned vegetables (low-sodium)
Canned meats & fish
Peanut butter
Pasta
Beans
Rice
Canned soup (low-sodium)
Low-sugar cereal and oatmeal
Tomato sauce
Powdered milk

AN Tailgate: last time I swear (Sun 4/26 @ 10:30am vs. Rays)

pam5981 — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:50:14 -0000

Original FanPost here

Redux here

Tix:
There's a group going to the game and sitting together, but if you have tix on your own, please join us! (You can get your Matt Holliday replica jersey that will be current for another 2 whole months!)

Tailgate:

15 of you responded to the original poll and said you're planning on being there, so please speak up here if you're still in! There were a few in the original thread that mentioned they were coming from afar. The more the merrier!

We will meet at 10:30 in the North Lot between Gates A and D all the way up toward the Coliseum.

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The goods

Pam: something breakfasty, forks, plates, napkins...and maybe a tasty coffee beverage since we're starting in the AM

gigglingone: cupcakes, hopefully

JLaff: snacks

brian.only: something savory and sweet

wes7: salad and utensils

mikev: big ass BBQ

imaseasonticketholder: KFC

Englishmajor: selection of sausages (bear in mind I'm just repeating what someone else has written)

Others who haven't yet responded - we could use stuff to throw on the grill so mikev doesn't tote his big ass BBQ all the way for nothing...

Email me if you have Qs! Address is in my profile.

AN Tailgate: part deux (redux)

pam5981 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:16:44 -0000

Original FanPost here

Tix:

9 tickets have been purchased in Section 230 for those who signed up with gigglingone...and I haven't yet lost them, so we're in good shape (though we still have a few days left).

One out of that original group can't go now and we have an extra ticket, so if you're interested in joining us, respond below.

And of course, if you already have tix for the game, please still join us for the tailgate!

Tailgate:

15 of you responded to the original poll and said you're planning on being there, so please speak up here if you're still in! And if you didn't respond but will be around, please join us - the more the merrier.

As we get signups below for food, drinks, supplies, bbqs...... I'll update up here.

Let's plan on meeting at 10:30 in the North Lot between Gates A and D all the way up toward the Coliseum.

Hope to see you Sunday!

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The goods

Pam: something breakfasty, forks, plates, napkins...and maybe a tasty coffee beverage since we're starting in the AM

gigglingone: cupcakes, hopefully

JLaff: snacks

brian.only: something savory and sweet

wes7: salad and utensils

mikev: big ass BBQ

imaseasonticketholder: KFC

AN Tailgate: part deux (Sun 4/26 vs. Rays)

pam5981 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:05:23 -0000

As if we needed another reason to party, ms. baseballgirl will be gracing Oakland with her sunshiny presence for the Rays series at the end of this month, so I thought it was a good opportunity to organize another tailgate since everyone enjoyed the home opener so much (thanks, lynnzgal!).

Firstly: the tix!

The lovely and talented gigglingone will be organizing a block of tickets for any and all who wish to join. Last time we sat in 231 (Plaza Outfield), which was $18 per ticket. Expect same cost/similar section this time around as well.

Instructions:

PayPal gigglingone at gmail dot com by Sunday night (4/19) - we will be getting tickets Monday morning
Include: your screen name, your real name, how many tickets you want, and the corresponding amount of money ($18 per ticket)
If you don't have PayPal, please work out alternative payment directly with her through email

Secondly: the food!

We had an a-mazing spread at the home opener tailgate, but let's try to out-do ourselves this time (better than butterflied shrimp dipped in butter? I don't know.) So put your creative culinary hats on. We will need stuff in the following categories:

a BBQ
Folding tables/some chairs
utensils (plates/napkins/cups/forks/knives/spoons)
snacks
salads
grilling bits
sweets (hopefully there'll be another round of cupcakes in it for us...)
coolers and ice
boozy and non-boozy drinks (if you're nice, mikev might share his Maker's Mark with you. I'll share my Jack Daniels with you even if you're not.)

PLEASE RESPOND TO THE POLL AND SIGN UP FOR WHATEVER ITEM(S) YOU ARE BRINGING IN THE COMMENTS.

Let's plan to stake out the same area as last time (north lot, between gates A and D all the way up to the front). Next week we can tackle the nitty-gritty details of how early we want to start drinking and barbequeing on a Sunday morning...)

If you want tickets with the group, remember to PayPal/contact gigglingone by Sunday night!!

Poll

Join us?

part deux? I'm there!

15 votes

hellz no. i'm too cool to hang out with internet people in real life

10 votes

25 votes | Poll has closed

Open Thread: Tigers at White Sox

pam5981 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:07:39 -0000

You thought the regular season was over? You were wrong.

From Yahoo:

The Chicago White Sox finally came up with a win when they needed one on Sunday to stay alive in the race for the AL Central title.

If they want to actually win the division, they’ll need another on Monday. And one more on Tuesday.

Freddy Garcia takes on Gavin Floyd, and here are the lineups:

Detroit:
Granderson, CF
Sheffield, DH
Ordonez, RF
Cabrera, 1B
Thames, LF
Raburn, 2B
Inge, 3B
Ryan, C
Santiago, SS

Chicago:
Cabrera, SS
Wise, LF
Dye, RF
Thome, DH
Konerko, 1B
Griffey, Jr., CF
Ramirez, 2B
Pierzynski, C
Uribe, 3B

Right now we're in a rain delay, so sit tight, kiddos.

06.24.08: Insomnia DLD

pam5981 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:48:38 -0000

I can't sleep. Not sure why. I should be doing something productive, like cleaning or returning emails, but I'm not. I'm jumping into the fray and lovingly creating for you my first DLD.

The A's didn't play any baseball yesterday, and that was sad for me.

First things first: Jon Carroll writes about LOLcats today (and introduces me to another cat-centric site, Gato Island - which is, to put it quite simply, adorable):

I decided to check in at icanhascheezburger.com, which is ... I dunno what it is. It's about cats and strange syntax and, perhaps, people from an alternate universe. Page down through it; it's either hilarious or it isn't.

Jon. SRSLY. It's hilarious.

MVN interviews Tyson Ross, who is set to debut for Kane County in the next few days.

THT finishes up their look at The Virtual 1980 Oakland Athletics. (Part 1 is here).

SuSlu pens an ode to Dale (his glove and his splits). Yeow.

Don't forget! Food Bank Wednesday this week vs. the Phillies. Bring your cans and/or donations and get a free ticket to an upcoming A's game!

Food Bank Wednesdays

pam5981 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:42:59 -0000

What better group could there be to pass this information on to other than the fan-faithful AN?

The Alameda County Community Food Bank and the A's Community Fund have partnered to do food and fund drives at every Wednesday home game this summer.

On the days listed below, donate 2 cans of food or $5 and receive a Plaza-level ticket to a future A's game! (4 tickets maximum...of course, no maximum on the number of cans of food or money you can donate!).

We will be stationed at Gates C, D and Bart Plaza two hours before game time through the end of the second inning.

It's an easy way to support the Food Bank - and you get a great gift in return!

Upcoming Food Bank Wednesdays Schedule (when to donate)

Wednesday, June 11 vs. New York Yankees (7:05 pm)
Wednesday, June 25 vs. Philadelphia Phillies (7:05 pm)
Wednesday, July 9 vs. Seattle Mariners (7:05 pm)
Wednesday, July 30 vs. Kansas City Royals (12:35 pm)
Wednesday, August 13 vs. Tampa Bay Rays (7:05 pm)
Wednesday, September 17 vs. Los Angeles Angels (7:05 pm)

Games to Choose from (when to use your free ticket - select one game per voucher)

Monday, July 7 vs. Seattle Mariners (7:05 pm)
Tuesday, July 8 vs. Seattle Mariners (7:05 pm)
Monday, July 28 vs. Kansas City Royals (7:05 pm)
Tuesday, July 29 vs. Kansas City Royals (7:05 pm)
Tuesday, August 12 vs. Tampa Bay Rays (7:05 pm)
Friday, August 15 vs. Chicago White Sox (7:05 pm)
Thursday, August 28 vs. Minnesota Twins (7:05 pm)
Thursday, September 11 vs. Texas Rangers (7:05 pm)
Tuesday, September 16 cs. Seattle Mariners (7:05 pm)
(Toward the end of the season you will receive a voucher which includes the option for a mutually agreeable game for the 2009 season)

Due to rising food and fuel prices, the Food Bank is experiencing unprecedented need. The summer months are often the hardest on low-income families because children are out of school - where they may have access to free or reduced-price school meals. In addition, child-care and back to school costs are hard on budgets and utility bills skyrocket. Food drive food is often the highest quality food we receive so go into your pantries and pockets and help your neighbors in need!

(and come say hi to me!)