Bored

Hey spending $9 million on Scott Spiezio was a great move! Apparantly the A's aren't going to hang on Michael Barrett and he will end up being in another deal although every rumored deal the A's are in it hasn't worked yet this offseason. Talking to the Cubs about Damian Miller and a surprising rumor has surfaced about them talking to the Marlins about Mark Redman. Guess you can never have enough pitching although who knows they may just package him in another deal or someone got Mark Redman and catcher Mike Redmond mixed up.

Let's see tied for 3rd in picks for but have no shot at the playoffs. On top of that the week I play the worst team in the league he only gets ONE game wrong. *goes and cries*

I don't know what Michael Barrett is going to do for the A's and I wouldn't be surprised if Adam Melhuse beats him out for the starting job. But that's not the point, its just the mentality of fans to think because a GM traded for Player A (Barrett), that means they didn't make an effort to trade for Player B (Lo Duca) and that they could have had the better Player B without any problems. Its just inability to see the big picture that bothers me. Hey if Beane could sign Ivan Rodriguez he would but because of the owner he works for he can't. If Beane could have completed a trade with Paul Lo Duca without giving up a shitload of talent he would have. This certainly hasn't been Beane's best offseason but he just doesn't have much to work with. Personally I think Beane should leave the A's as he can't win here anymore with this ownership. Every year there is going to be somebody leaving (Chavez 2004, Hudson 2005, Zito and Mulder 2006) and there is absolutely nothing he can do about it because the owner will not allow him to spend the money to keep these players. Because of this he now has a growing group of fans, who were spoiled by his great moves of the past, who scapegoat him for these player's leaving and his inability to replace them with equal or better players. You'd think even the dumbest fan could figure out that its hard to replace a Miguel Tejada with someone just as good or better than him at a much lower price but apparantly that's not the case. I don't want him to leave but if I were him I would with such an ungrateful fanbase and an ownership that handcuffs his ability to do his job.

Why are sports fans morons? Having to listen to A's fans rip Billy Beane for getting Michael Barrett and some how that means he wanted him more than Paul Lo Duca and Jason Kendall. WHAT THE FUCK???? I just don't get it sometimes. Gee I think if Beane could have pulled off a trade for Lo Duca or Kendall he'd have done it. Of course if they traded their prize prospect Joe Blanton for either of them they'd all be ripping Beane for that. God this shit gets annoying.

Okay 24 hours until the deadline to make picks and to see if anyone wants to be brave and pick Louisville in the GMAC Bowl.

Breaking news...Cavs finally sick of Ricky Davis...so they traded him to the Celtics. Celtics get: Ricky Davis Chris Mihm Yogi Stewart Cavs get: Tony Battie Eric Williams Kedrick Brown

One other move...Expos trade Michael Barrett to the A's for a PTBNL. Ummm...yippee? Woo hoo look at that Melhuse/Barrett catcher platoon rest of the league!

Bunch of misc. moves so far today: -Expos sign Carl Everett to a 2-year, $7 million deal. -Phillies sign Roberto Hernandez to a 1-year deal, 750k deal. -Mariners traded Greg Colbrunn to the Diamondbacks for Quentin McCracken. -Mariners signed Scott Spiezio to a 3-year, $9 million deal. -Diamondbacks signed Brent Mayne to a 1-year, 800k deal. -Twins traded Dustan Mohr to the Giants for a PTBNL.

Orioles land Tejada in mega-deal

Miguel Tejada signs with the Baltimore Orioles. Edit: Link isn't working...go the cbs.sportsline.com front page and the blurb says that he signed for 6-years, $54 million.

I suck. God why the fuck did I have to open my mouth three weeks ago about being red hot and now I lose three straight including to losing to the worst team in the league. Officially eliminated from the playoffs now at 6-8. Oh and...FUCK THE VIKINGS!

My mistake...I heard about the Chronicle article second hand and assumed the person read it correctly.

According to today's San Francisco Chronicle, the Tigers have offered Miguel Tejada a contract...now sit down for this one...at 7-years for $105 million. The next best offer is the Orioles at 3-years, $27 million. Wow.

Damnit Vern read the rules! Hey...anyone going to pick Louisville? Might just have to throw that one out. I'd change my pick but um....no.

Which makes it exceedingly obvious to me that he either has lost some of his of the game or he seriously needs to get hir priorities strait. If you want to be home with the Mrs. so badly that take less money and go to an inferior team, baseball is clearly no longer as important to you as it once was. Just fucking retire. Then you can be home 24/7. Wow...what an incredibly ignorant and hilarious statement. If I didn't have my SI gimmick sig going then that would be sig worthy.

Ya somebody posted Armageddon results already but what the hell already had this shit typed out for a while. No Holds Barred - December 27, 1989 Hulk Hogan & Brutus Beefcake def. Randy Savage & Zeus in a Cage Match This Tuesday in Texas – December 4, 1991 Bret Hart def. Skinner; IC Title Match Randy Savage def. Jake Roberts The British Bulldog def. The Warlord Ted DiBiase & The Repo Man def. Tito Santana & Virgil Hulk Hogan def. The Undertaker to win the WWF World Title In Your House #5 – December 17, 1995 Razor Ramon & Marty Jannetty def. Sycho Sid & The 1-2-3 Kid Ahmed Johnson def. Buddy Landell Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Henry O. Godwinn in a Hogpen Match Owen Hart def. Diesel by DQ The Undertaker def. Mabel in a Casket Match Bret Hart def. The British Bulldog; WWF Title Match It’s Time – December 15, 1996 Flash Funk def. Leif Cassidy Owen Hart & The British Bulldog def. Fake Diesel & Fake Razor; Tag Title Match Marc Mero def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley by count out; IC Title Match The Undertaker def. The Executioner in an Armageddon Rules Match Sycho Sid def. Bret Hart; WWF Title Match D-Generation X – December 7, 1997 Taka Michinoku def. Brian Christopher to win the Light Heavyweight Title Los Boriquas def. D.O.A. Butterbean def. Marc Mero by DQ in the 4th Round of a Toughman Match Road Dog & Billy Gunn def. The Legion of Doom by DQ; Tag Title Match Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Sgt. Slaughter in a Boot Campe Match Jeff Jarrett def. The Undertaker by DQ Steve Austin def. Rocky Maivia; IC Title Match Ken Shamrock def. Shawn Michaels by DQ; WWF Title Match Rock Bottom – December 13, 1998 D’Lo Brown & Mark Henry def. Val Venis & The Godfather The Headbangers def. Kurrgan & Golga Steve Blackman def. Owen Hart by count out The Brood def. Al Snow, Scorpio, & Bob Holly Goldust def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ The New Age Outlaws def. Ken Shamrock & The Big Bossman; Tag Title Match Mankind def. The Rock; WWF Title Match; Rock retained title due to decision by Vince McMahon Steve Austin def. The Undertaker in a Buried Alive Match Armageddon – December 12, 1999 The Acolytes won a Tag Team Battle Royal Kurt Angle def. Steve Blackman Miss Kitty def. Ivory, Jacqueline, & Barbara Bush in a Four Corners Evening Gown Pool Match to win the Women’s Title; Special Guest Referees, Mae Young & The Fabulous Moolah The Hollies def. Rikishi Phatu & Viscera Val Venis def. D’Lo Brown and The British Bulldog (pinned) in a Triangle Match to win the European Title Kane def. X-Pac in a Cage Match Chris Jericho def. Chyna to win the Intercontinental Title The Rock & Sock Connection def. The New Age Outlaws by DQ; Tag Title Match The Big Show def. The Big Bossman; WWF Title Match Triple H def. Vince McMahon Armageddon – December 10, 2000 Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, & Perry Saturn def. The Hardy Boyz & Lita in a Elimination Match William Regal def. Hardcore Holly; Euro Title Match Val Venis def. Chyna Chris Jericho def. Kane in a Last Man Standing Match Edge & Christian def. Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather, Road Dogg & K-Kwik, & The Dudley Boyz (pinned) in a Fatal Four-Way Tag Match to win the Tag Team Titles Chris Benoit def. Billy Gunn to win the Intercontinental Title Ivory def. Molly Holly and Trish Stratus (pinned) in a Triple Threat Match for the Women’s Title Kurt Angle def. The Undertaker, Rikishi, Triple H, Steve Austin, & The Rock (pinned) in a Hell in a Cell Match for the WWF Title Vengeance – December 9, 2001 Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert def. Test & Christian Edge def. William Regal; IC Title Match Jeff Hardy def. Matt Hardy; Special Referee, Lita The Dudley Boyz def. The Big Show & Kane; Tag Title Match The Undertaker def. Rob Van Dam to win the Hardcore Title Trish Stratus def. Jacqueline; Women’s Title Match Steve Austin def. Kurt Angle; WWF Title Match Chris Jericho def. The Rock to win the World Title Chris Jericho def. Steve Austin to unify to the WWF & World Titles Armageddon – December 15, 2002 Booker T & Goldust def. The Dudley Boyz (1st elimination), William Regal & Lance Storm (2nd), and Chris Jericho & Christian (final) to win the World Tag Team Titles Edge def. A-Train by DQ Chris Benoit def. Eddie Guerrero Batista def. Kane Victoria def. Trish Stratus and Jacqueline (pinned) in a Triple Threat Match for the Women’s Title Kurt Angle def. The Big Show to win the WWE World Title Triple H def. Shawn Michaels in a Three Stages of Hell Match (Street Fight, Cage, Ladder) to win the Heavyweight Title

I'd prefer Benitez over Urbina as at least Armando has been dominant at times in his career where Urbina is just about inconsistent as a closer can get. I could see a Billy Koch situation with Benitez (they're similar: flame throwers who can't always handle the pressure) where the A's get him, keep his head on straight for a year, get a good season out of him, and then ship him out after the season before he meltsdown again like Koch did with the White Sox. I just don't know mentally where Benitez is right now.

I know that...but what the hell are they going to do now? They have some money, should have more if it weren't for that piece of shit owner, to spend now that they lost out on their #1 priority from their own team (Foulke) and the #1 outside the team priority (Cameron). They need to save face right now and sign Tejada. They can not get back to the playoffs with the offense they have right now. C-Melhuse 1B-Hatteberg 2B-Ellis 3B-Chavez SS-Crosby LF-Kielty CF-Kotsay RF-Dye DH-Durazo They'd need Hatteberg's 2002 numbers, Chavez to breakout with a 40 homerun season, Crosby to be ROY, Kielty to breakout, Kotsay to go to his 2002 numbers, Dye to return to form, and Durazo to live up to the hype. You could get maybe 2 or 3 of those things to happen but not all of them. Oh and right now they have no closer to protect those 2-1 games that they will be in a lot.

Great in one day the A's lose Foulke and lose out on Cameron. This offseason is pretty near close to a disaster for them. I know with their pitching they can sleepwalk to 85-90 wins but that might not be enough to get back to the playoffs for a 5th straight year. Let's see if Steve Schott pulls a Grinch here and his heart grows really big and he re-signs Tejada at the last second before he darts to the competition in Seattle tommorrow. Ya right.

This is pathetic...fineeeeee you little bitch you can post results from now on if it means that much to you. I'm not Bored enough to bother anymore.

And right after it is the Michigan State/Kentucky, Ford Field game where they are going to try to set a new attendance record.

Just a PTBNL? *phew* A's have been talking to them about Lo Duca.

Now official...Cardinals trade J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero to the Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and a prospect Adam Wainright (sp?).

More breaking news from ESPN...J.D. Drew is expected to be traded to the Braves.

Well pinjockey I wouldn't blame him if he hadn't been saying for the last six weeks that he would take less to stay in Oakland and even got one more guarenteed year from them. Oh and the A's offer was between $22-25 million depending on what source is providing the information. Beane never goes to these lengths to keep closers but he did for Foulke and he just wasted their time. Seriously been sitting here for the last two weeks waiting for Foulke to make his decisions and kept the A's from making other moves.