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• Jeff Jones and the 1981 Topps Baseball Card.

  

  At present, I am particularly excited by “bad taste.” I have the deep feeling that there exists in the very essence of bad taste a power capable of creating... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Jessica Canseco Gives the 411 on Jose’s Dong.

  

  The following was taken from Jessica Canseco’s book, “Juicy: Confessions of a former baseball wife.”…we kissed for awhile and I relaxed a little, but then I... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Short Story Ode to Mickey Klutts.

  

  “Baseball is a universe as large as life itself, and therefore all things in life, whether good or bad, whether tragic or comic, fall within its domain. Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Some Thoughts About the Game.

  

  “I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva,... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mark McGwire and Heshers from the Past.

  

  Now that we know the baseball card craze of the 80’s/90’s was a facade with no chance of anyone (besides the industry itself) making profit, we can laugh at... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Baseball Gods Have a Message, and They Have a Sense of Humor.

  

  And as I crossed the Sacramento River towards the stadium, perhaps the baseball gods had a message for me with their semi-divine detachment? Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Former Pitcher Brian Kingman Reviews “Fastball John.”

  

  Reviewed by Brian KingmanFastball John is an Amazing Book!You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Bear Vs Shark. Shark Gets Eaten.

  

  I don’t have the affection towards Jeff “Shark” Samardjiza that I do for other former Athletics–he simply wasn’t in a Oakland uniform long enough for me to care... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Turn out the Lights…the Party’s Over.

  

  This is what last place feels like.I absolutely loathe doing these sort of things–analyzations and grades are usually the penchant of a scout or a small town... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Future is Here and It Looks So Bright That I Gotta Wear Shades.

  

  We unload off of the BART train like a herd of cattle and enter the dingy station with a mixture of part excitement and part bovine expression. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Josh Reddick Traded as Author Almost Swallowed by the Pacific.

  

  There is nothing like the sensory pleasure of falling off a surfboard into the cold Southern California ocean as you tumble under a wave unmercifully for what... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Team Desperately Needs New Ownership.

  

  I watched an A’s game for the first time in over a month yesterday; valiantly attempting to push aside the oozing slime of human conduct from leaking into my... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• An Ode to Matt Stairs and His Beer Belly.

  

  In case you haven’t noticed lately, some girls are all about that “dad bod”. I hadn’t heard about this body type until my roommate mentioned it. She was... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A’s Spank Giants and Win 3 of 4.

  

  I see him almost everyday hanging out in front of the taco stand. He is an old man, probably around 70 years old with a funky sort of style. Today he is... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Oakland A’s and Their June Swoon.

  

  I had what can be called a perfect summer evening last night: I watched Star Wars on a 60 foot screen on top of a 6 story building with the stars twinkling... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Reggie Jackson and His Place in the Cosmos of My Mind.

  

  Say what you want about Mr. Jackson and his brash attitude and high strikeout rates, yet without my grandfathers’ fondness for the man I would have never found... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Summer is Here….and the A’s Stink.

  

  Some random hipster representing my own personal hell.The California summer heat wave is about to begin; and long-time readers of this blog know that in the pas... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The End of the Innocence. (not a Don Henley Reference!)

  

  The great Ernie YoungAround 1993-1995 I completely lost interest in baseball. Being in my early 20’s my childhood interests waned, as they tend to do, and in... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ben Sheets Got Me Drunk.

  

  Enabler.On January 26, 2010, Ben Sheets agreed to a one year, $10 million with an additional $2 million in incentives, contract with the Oakland Athletics. “Ok,... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A’s Are Stinkier Than Diarrhea So Far This Season.

  

  This is not very far off from my actual reaction last night . I gave up after 3 innings of internal frustration and outward cursing. Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS