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

1. Base-clogging!
Kouzmanoff’s drive off the wall in center led to an unusual sight for the A’s: All three runners scored bing, bang, boom, with Jack Cust trotting in and Mark Ellis sliding in a few moments later, nearly tripping up Rajai Davis, who was right on his heels.
2. I wonder if he also had the [...]

Interesting analysis of the leaked MLB financials. And another.
Not-promising outlook on Cust for 2011
Neat A’s ballpark renderings. ML lets his pro-SJ side show at the end after making a token gesture to Oakland boosters at the beginning.
Boy, and you thought our lineup was bad …
Well, there’s an accusation I hadn’t seen before (second primary comment)
Euphemism [...]

Gio vs Fausto.
Jesus, but it’s hot here. If I wanted to live in Phoenix, I’d … well, I’d kill myself.

1. Great moments in dumb sentences:
Mr. DeLay, the Texas Republican who had been the House majority leader, crowed that he had been “found innocent.” But many of Mr. DeLay’s actions remain legal only because lawmakers have chosen not to criminalize them.
Yes, and my poor taste in shirts remains legal only because lawmakers have not chosen [...]

Break the dentists’ cartel!
Dropout factories (I have yet to make it through the whole thing; while it’s news to me, it’s not surprising after a bit of thought, and I would expect there to be some expose of Bell/Oakland-style self-dealing/graft/porksploitation of guaranteed student loans)
a pattern that can only be described as illogical and cynical (and, [...]

Tonight (in progress): Mazzaro vs Hellickson
Tomorrow: FK TAILGATE @ 3:30, Anderson vs Price @ 6:05
Sunday: uh … Gio? Braden vs … Someone? Garza 1:05? (that last one I got right anyway)

TWDJS
It seems whenever I start out, I put myself in a huge hole

Americans increasingly accepting of homo air conditioners and homo computers

Is Obama a werewolf?
And is Yglesias as well?
Really? No Coed Frenzy, no Holly Does Hollywood?
Oscar Goodman shoots his mouth off again; ML shoots him down
Also via ML, Diridon walking tour
What Paul [...]

BFA vs BRaysers

So here’s the plan:
Let’s call the official start time 3:30, with earlier arrivals awesome, and later arrivals grudgingly accepted. Food rolling off the grill sometime soon after 4:00. I’ll get there before 3:00 myself, to nail down the spot and start setting up (and I’d welcome the help and company of anyone who [...]