http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/ STOP CASTING POROSITY! An Oakland Athletics blog. en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 08:54:00 PST Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PST support2007@baseballtoaster.com 60 http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/983284.html Hi, everybody! Welcome to the show! Are you ready for another exciting round of What's Wrong With Him? Ok, let's play! http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/983284.html Tue, 13 May 2008 08:54:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/979478.html Had an interesting experience at the ballpark today--it felt more like watching a game in Little League instead of Major League Baseball. Not because the play was bad, but because I happened to sit next to the aunt of Orioles' starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie. That's her boy right here: http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/979478.html Wed, 7 May 2008 21:28:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/973365.html If you were to ask me why I dwell among green mountains, I should laugh silently; my soul is serene. The peach blossom follows the moving water; There is another heaven and earth beyond the world of men. --Li Po (translated by Robert Payne) I live in the suburbs in a mild climate. The average low in winter is only 13 degrees cooler than in summer. I drive on fully paved roads. I walk on fully paved sidewalks. The water I drink comes from faucets. The food I eat comes from supermarkets, wrapped in plastic and cardboard. Every tree I see has been deliberately planted there. The only wild animals I ever see, aside from ants and birds and squirrels, appear to me only on TV screens and computer monitors. If people around me get sick, they simply disappear into hospitals. I don't have to deal with it. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/973365.html Tue, 6 May 2008 14:49:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/973193.html Actual e-mails among actual Toasterites, accompanied by the play-by-play that inspired the messages: http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/973193.html Thu, 1 May 2008 20:40:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/970537.html Only looking at the major leaguers traded this offseason: http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/970537.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:49:48 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/969277.html The A's and Angels have the exact same record, 16-10, tied for the best in the American League. Moreover, they have done the exact same thing for seven straight days: http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/969277.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:50:16 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/965448.html The A's 11-2 drubbing of Minnesota wasn't filled with much drama, but it was a Big News kind of day nonetheless. The game was not televised, and many people missed the excitement because of work obligations, but do not fear. Catfish Stew has the goods on What It Was Like To Be There. Here's the Big News you want to hear about: http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/965448.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:07:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/963950.html It's official: the A's have signed Frank Thomas. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/963950.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/963927.html If I had told you in March that the A's would be in first place near the end of April, who would you have thought would be the player most responsible for the hot start? I bet you wouldn't have said Santiago Casilla. Casilla is currently leading the A's in Win Probability Added. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/963927.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:26:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/962389.html Ah, nothing says the baseball season is really here than your first, good heart-felt second-guess. Last night gave me my first good one. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/962389.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:32:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/960592.html The A's are 12-8 so far, despite getting almost no production out of their primary projected power source, Jack Cust. The A's are dead last the majors in hitting home runs--only seven combined homers for the entire team. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/960592.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:02:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/958413.html With Chad Gaudin picking up the victory in last night's 13-2 win over Kansas City, the A's have now won 10 games on the season, each with a different winning pitcher. The 10 wins with 10 different winning pitchers to start a season ties the MLB record held by the 1973 Chicago Cubs and the 1992 California Angels. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/958413.html Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:15:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/958262.html The Batoidea claim the Crab-Man and his bat. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/958262.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:29:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/956531.html It's too bad for the cable news networks that Miguel Tejada isn't running for President. They'd have a field day with this guy, tearing his character to shreds. First the steroid accusations from Rafael Palmeiro, then the Mitchell Report where Adam Piatt ratted him out as a steroid user, and now this: Tejada has been lying about his age for oh-so-many years. He's a full two years older than previously acknowledged. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/956531.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:14:00 PST http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/953568.html It's absurd, really. The Oakland Athletics have the best record in the American League, half a game ahead of Kansas City and Baltimore. Who'da thunk that before the season started? Who thinks the standings will look anything like this at the end of the year? Well, apparently, the A's do. http://catfishstew.baseballtoaster.com/archives/953568.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:37:00 PST