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LATEST ARTICLES ( 149 )

• Houston, We Have a Problem

  

  Say it aint so, Joe!“You better get your head and your ass together or I will take a giant shit on you.” –Full Metal Jacket (1987)The scandal involving the... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• One Hell of a New Year’s!

  

  Had one hell of an ending to 1985, which may or may not be remembered.Mike Norris awoke on New Year’s Day 1986, in bed with a 300-pound woman he did not... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Holidays from The ‘Fro

  

  Bah-humbug.The Holiday season is upon us yet once again. I know a lot of people love the holidays, but all the crass consumerism and overcast/rainy weather... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Ass-tros Prove to Be Ass-holes

  

  nana nana boo boo, go stick your head in doo doo.Baseball, in its never ending quest to mind-fuck, has presented me with more questions than a Jim Morrison... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Jose and Ozzie Try to Get Laid

  

  The following is an excerpt from Ron Darling’s book 108 stitches: Pimp mode. (That’s Toni in the middle.)My time in Oakland introduced me to some of the game’s... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Halloween and WS Thoughts.

  

  As I’m typing this I am passively watching John Carpenter’s brilliant 1978 flick Halloween as is my yearly tradition. I am a huge fan of slasher films, but... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Dog Days of Summer Are Here.

  

  Raley Field. Sacramento, Ca.These are the dog days of summer. The days when you buy chopped fruit from a street vendor, wear breathable shoes, snicker at... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Canseco and Cap’n Crunch

  

  I was standing in the queue at the local health food store with my basket full of over-priced, organic, local, vegan, cage-free crap when suddenly I was struck... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Raiders of the Lost Ro-ark

  

  The Oakland A’s, in their never-ending quest to acquire all white guys named Tanner, acquired Tanner Roark from the Red-Legs at the 11th hour of the trading... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Read All About It! Oakland A’s Interested in Acquiring an Avenger from the Mutts!

  

  “Baseball opinions are like assholes, everyone’s got one and most of ’em stink.” –Harry CarayWith the trade deadline approaching there were rumors that the... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Nightmare That Was the 2002 World Series

  

  Here I am “appreciating” the Angels WS trophy that Barry Bonds was 9 outs away from winning.In 2002 I was living in Los Angeles, being young, doing dumb... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mars Attacks Homer Bailey

  

  There is nothing more therapeutic to a man’s soul than a cuddling on the couch with a beautiful woman on a lazy Sunday and watching a hilarious, star-studded... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball Withdrawal.

  

  The All Star Break is long and punitive to someone like me. The All Star game itself was a snooze fest (I was bored by the 5th) and the home run derby was was... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• All Star Breaks, Home Runs and Anti-social Disorder.

  

  Hates egoists and wants to be alone.It’s the All Star Break and I’m not really sure if I will watch the HR derby tonight even though A’s favorite/clandestine... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball Rants with the Spirit of Milton Bradley Running Through Me.

  

  If anyone denies the “baseball is juiced” conundrum one just has to look at the career of Eric Sogard who had 11 career home runs in over 1,500 AB’s entering... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A’s Call up Brian Schlitter, Bullpen Still in the Shitter.

  

  The perfect Oakland Athletic.The Oakland Athletics ball-club, in a perpetual battle to dazzle, put Blake Treinen on the injured list Saturday, digging up 33-yea... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Rollie Fingers and Random Thoughts.

  

  I think Rollie’s neck is talking to me.Yankees fans are the new defrauders and ballot box stuffers of the idiotic All Star Game fan voting system (hello Royals... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Hello Again!!!!

  

  Dallas Braden and I a few weeks ago. Note the troll to the right.I haven’t posted on this site for about a year due to my laptop being stolen and I simply... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2019 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• An Old Friend Has Returned.

  

  1976 ToppsReading is one of the few things that calms my mind for any given length of time as concentrating on any one thing for long moments poses some... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Bip” the Player Meets “Bip” the Cat.

  

  Around Fall 2001 I was moving in to a new place with my girlfriend at the time; she was 21, petite, had short red hair, a great sense of humor, loved to eat... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2018 BASEBALL, SPORTS