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• A’s Come out of the Gate Looking Like Glass Joe, Now Look Like a Second Level...

  

  The Mike Tyson cheat code is: 007 373 5963 You know, I haven't been giving this humble blog much time or attention lately, so I suppose it's time to "dip into... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• It’s the Day Before Opening Day, Day

  

  Now that's a beautiful lineup. Nine out of 10 shirtless guys agree. I was watching an A's /Twins game from 1988 on YooToob and it was a blast from the past... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The First World Pit of Hell

  

  She's just a Nordstroms model, it wasn't her fault. I wasn't close to my father, who was a rather opaque person. He wasn't unkind - I mean, he didn't have any... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Interview with Poet, Baseball Writer and Brewers Fan, Steve Myers

  

  Steve was one of the very first (if not the first) individuals to post a comment on this blog, and we've been "internet friends" ever since. 10 long years later... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Beer and Japanese Nachos

  

  I've come a long way since I had to meticulously set up my VCR to record the Game of the Week on my lousy, buzzing and rolling miniature television crowned... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• An Interview with Major League A*Holes

  

  I hate most baseball podcasts if only because they usually re-hash things you already knew last week or act like fabricated shills for an organization that... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• R.I.P. Lew Krausse. Old Twirler for the K.C./Oakland A’s

  

  "I went to three Royals games this year, but when I go there I come home and I dream about it for two weeks. And my dream is crazy. It's that I am going to... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Caveman” Arrested for DUI as Wife Punks Cop

  Ex- (Oakland A's) player Johnny Damon, having loudly supported Trump and whined about coronavirus restrictions, completed the retired baseball player Triple... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• John Fisher Really, Really, Really Sucks

  In life, it's best to go about it removed of preconceptions. Things tend to work out better that way. Besides purging potential disappointment...Ah, fuck... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Interview with Artist Daniel Kearsey

  

  I was surfing through the internetzzz one day when I stumbled across the really cool baseball card inspired artwork of Daniel Kearsey. I'll let the interview... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The A’s Are Caught, Once Again, Digging Through the Trash

  I'm sitting on the toilet regretting last nights consuming of toxic sludge and listening to the Minutemen "Shit You Hear at Parties," and it is 1 minute and 11... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The A’s Are Caught, Once Again, Digging Through the Trash

  I'm sitting on the toilet regretting last nights consuming of toxic sludge and listening to the Minutemen "Shit You Hear at Parties," and it is 1 minute and 11... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Vida? Is That You?

  I know I have a predilection for visual art to be easy on the eye, but if it isn't easy on the eye then at least it should be meaningful and thought-provoking. ... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ken Phelps is Ready to Rock Your World

  

  "(Jay) Buhner was a good prospect, no question about it, but my baseball people loved Ken Phelps' bat. They kept saying Ken Phelps, Ken Phelps!"-"George... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ken Phelps is Ready to Rock Your World

  "(Jay) Buhner was a good prospect, no question about it, but my baseball people loved Ken Phelps' bat. They kept saying Ken Phelps, Ken Phelps!"-"George... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• RIP Tommy Lasorda

  Like most non-Dodgers fans, I was hard wired to detest Tommy Lasorda growing up- specifically because his Dodgers defeated the '88 Oakland ball-club for the... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2021 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• It’s Time to Give 2020 a Good, Swift Kick in the Ass

  The specter of 2020 is almost over, and this baseball writing interloper must take pause and perhaps a deep breath in order to reflect. I'm going to refrain fro... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• R.I.P. Joe Morgan

  

  I have an old cigar box where I stash my autographs, baseball cards, and other assorted bric-a-brac. Today I was looking through it for the first time in eons... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• R.I.P. Joe Morgan

  

  I have an old cigar box where I stash my autographs, baseball cards, and other assorted bric-a-brac. Today I was looking through it for the first time in eons... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Asterisks May Have the Can, but the A’s Prove to Be the Garbage

  

  "Baseball is visceral, tragic, and absurd with only fleeting moments of happiness; it may be the best representation of life." -Adrian Cardenas Sorry, baseball... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2020 BASEBALL, SPORTS