1. Starting right-hander Dan Haren has switched from No. 24 to 15.
JACKASS. Though I bet you anything Billy had something to do with that. I bet he was like, hey Dan, 75 would look great on you. And Dan was like, I dunno, that's kinda weird, dude. SECOND OF ALL, I already own TWO HAREN SHIRTS WITH 24 ON THEM.
Jackass.
We are so over.For the fifth time.
2. Barry Zito wandered into his new spring training clubhouse carrying an Oakland Athletics duffel bag and plopped into Barry Bonds' chair. - First Day
3. The more radical elements of Barry Zito's new delivery appear headed for the dustbin after he and pitching coach Dave Righetti had a long chat Friday. Asked afterward if Zito will revert to something closer to his Oakland motion the next time he throws, Righetti said, "Probably." - A change of heart? Zito may use old style. Snerk. Listen, kid. We're not paying you $126 million to "express yourself" and "try new things."
There's a piece at the bottom of that page about Lowry being weirded out when someone created a Myspace page in his name and used it to rip Jason Schmidt. Oh, Noah. You don't even know the half of things people do in your name on ye olde internets. Don't be so quick to turn that color.
JACKASS. Though I bet you anything Billy had something to do with that. I bet he was like, hey Dan, 75 would look great on you. And Dan was like, I dunno, that's kinda weird, dude. SECOND OF ALL, I already own TWO HAREN SHIRTS WITH 24 ON THEM.
Jackass.
We are so over.
2. Barry Zito wandered into his new spring training clubhouse carrying an Oakland Athletics duffel bag and plopped into Barry Bonds' chair. - First Day
3. The more radical elements of Barry Zito's new delivery appear headed for the dustbin after he and pitching coach Dave Righetti had a long chat Friday. Asked afterward if Zito will revert to something closer to his Oakland motion the next time he throws, Righetti said, "Probably." - A change of heart? Zito may use old style. Snerk. Listen, kid. We're not paying you $126 million to "express yourself" and "try new things."
There's a piece at the bottom of that page about Lowry being weirded out when someone created a Myspace page in his name and used it to rip Jason Schmidt. Oh, Noah. You don't even know the half of things people do in your name on ye olde internets. Don't be so quick to turn that color.
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But thankfully my sense of justice outweighs my pettiness -- justice, of course, meaning the need to expose Billy Beane as the cause of all the world's evil.
So, yes. This has Billy written all over it.
(I coulda sworn you were shocked at this a few minutes ago, and not just uncomfortable)
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(I was, but I decided 'shocked' was a bit of an overreaction :P)
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But yes - irritating! I feel like we should all be allowed trade-ins.
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I don't own any jerseys. I'm too broke, and shipping cost a lot all the way to curacao. But I dislike when players change numbers. Like Kobe Bryant. He'll always remain number 8 to me.
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I hate that. I remember once Ohman went through 3 numbers in one season. Good thing he wasn't one of the players they made tees for. I was was so thankful I didn't buy a Ronny shirt 2 years ago, because then he was 11. When Nomah left, he changed to 5. phew.
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lol, yes.
Ah, lucky you! I suppose it's kind of cool, in a retro sort of way, to have the player's old number, but still. Though I can't tell if I'm more annoyed that he changed his number, or that he changed his number to Huddy's 15.
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Also, kinda sucks for Lowry. I hope Jason Schmidt didn't hold it against him.
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I think the whole fake Myspace thing is funny in general. Isn't there one that says that Harden has a daughter named Morgana or something? That cracks me up. Although, he DOES play videogames and own a ninja sword. So maybe that's not out of the question.
I think ESPN needs a Barry-Barry show this season. I would SO WATCH.
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I would agree, except I think he should have given the team more of a heads up on what he was planning to try, instead of springing it on them first day of camp, in front of the media and all. He's not so incredibly slow as to have not realized everyone's dissecting everything he does right now.
'Too candid' with reporters, my eye, though. Someone asked him if he was tinkering with his delivery because he was concerned about his peripherals from the last year and Zito just gave him a "I don't think about last year."
Isn't there one that says that Harden has a daughter named Morgana or something? That cracks me up.
**laughs** Yeah, I vaguely remember hearing something about that.
I think ESPN needs a Barry-Barry show this season. I would SO WATCH.
Man, I hope they don't! I might not be able to resist that.
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=P But mildly slow?
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FOR YOU STOP BLOWING ALL YOUR MONEY:OOh Lowry. If he thinks internet likenesses are bad, he obviously hasn't gotten to the P0RN!
You better not latch onto the dinosaurs i mean Giants.
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Honestly, what is the point of changing your number after TWO YEARS ON A TEAM. **slaps him**
Not a chance.
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And ahaha Barry.
And poor Noah.
I need to make my userpics more A's oriented. Yay baseball!
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I need to make my userpics more A's oriented.
Yes. But you should boycott Daniel >:[
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Jason Hirsh also has one, but he doesn't add fans.
Now they're both Rockies, and that is weird.
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I remember you telling me about that, lol.
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I still don't recognize kobe with his new number...:(
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I truly hope that it was Beane who forced that number change on Danny, cos I really don’t want to dislike him for having the nerve to ask for it. 15 and 20 are iconic numbers to me. Maybe in a generation I’ll be able to accept anyone other than Tim and Mark wearing them. But for now, 15 is for Huddy and 20 is for Mulder.
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You know? I understand wanting to improve yourself and all, but isn't there a reason you have a coaching staff around? Instead of just up and deciding you're going do things different all at once.
I truly hope that it was Beane who forced that number change on Danny, cos I really don’t want to dislike him for having the nerve to ask for it.
I know :/
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lol.
I know that in the early ST images of Huston from '05, he wasn't wearing 20. He was wearing one of those high ass numbers they give kids fresh out of the gate, and then he got 20 at some point during ST, I think. I know he wore 25 in college, and I don't think 25 was assigned to any regular A's in '05. That makes it easier for me to blame the 20 thing on Billy, though it's always possible that my memory is faulty and there was a 25. I know for sure that 21-24 were taken, if 25 was taken too, maybe Huston just went with the closest number to his college number without thinking? But yeah, Mulder's memory wasn't even cold yet :(
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*bows out gracefully before starting to rant*
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