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He’s David Eckstein tough

Wolff hires 360 Architecture to design SJ A’s stadium and Earthquakes stadium. ML’s take.
Hunh. I read this and … well, what Neil said.
Another perspective on MLB revenue sharing. (TL;DNR)
Your Oakland Athletics: the statistical sad clown of baseball
Fascinating interview about an unexpected innovation in bat design
Your daily Smart Tony/Good Colby update

A’s vs M’s g2

Braden vs Fister. Hermida up and starting, Rajai in CF for Crisp
… And the A’s figure out a new way to avoid scoring …

Back to work, you!

andeux bait: one, two
I think LB is Glennkenny Glenn Kenny’s mystery friend
12-year-olds, Dude
Jose Guillen’s first game with the A’s
Jay. Payton.
Yeeeeeeesh. Between BO defending the Raiderized field and ML defending Crywolffisher’s profit-taking, it’s getting harder to take anyone on any side of the ballpark issue seriously
The Rangers haven’t been doing well at much of anything lately. [...]

Long weekend Grill and games thread

When mikeV met sal:

Otter pops!

Monkey + kitten
As a Melanin-Challenged-American, I find this offensive
No, Matt, Olive Garden is not better than you care to admit (Starbucks would have been a much better example)

Tonight: A’s vs Slegna 7:05 PT
Gio vs Kazmir
Saturday: A’s vs Slegna 1:10 PT
BFA vs Weaver
Sunday: A’s vs Slegna 1:05 PT
Mazzaro vs Santana
Monday: A’s vs [...]

Tommy Everidge will be our secret weapon in the playoffs

That’s all I’ve got. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to September.

Things can just be allowed to be dirtier

KOTD
Happ shittens
Oh, no, no, no, no. I’ve got 34 goats that depend on me daily. I couldn’t be away that long.
In law school, I played tambourine for the Frilly Judicial Ascots

MM Spoiled Bastard, for those of you who watch (we seem to have abandoned the standalone post)
You know where you stand in a hellhole
ML goes [...]

A’s at Yankees g1

Crisp CF, Barton 1B, Suzuki C, Cust DH, Kouzmanoff 3B, Ellis 2B, Larish LF, Davis RF, Pennington SS
BFA vs Moseley

I Feel So Clean Inside!

CCSOTD
Is this someone we maybe ought to pursue? (Um, no, not TLR)
TWMSS:
I love my teammates, so when we do something good that’s just how I’m wired. I want to share that love with my teammates.
TWMLS:
Take a good look, because it’s the last time you’ll see this beaver.
This was probably pretty interesting
RIP Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar [...]

Salmagundi: I feel so dirty

Tonight: A’s at Rangers, 5:05 PT, Braden vs Harden
Tomorrow: A’s at Rangers, 12:05 PT, Gio vs Lewis
Platter of cold cuts:

Right off the bat: still waiting for GayFx
“My hair feels oily and heavy. My breath stinks. I feel so dirty.”
I mean to actually apply for this job one of these years …

Lower expectations!

Crisp cf, Barton 1b, Suzuki c, Cust lf, Ellis 2b, Larish dh, Kouzmanoff 3b, Gross rf, Pennington ss
Mazzaro vs Masterson