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Before I decided to become a full-time teacher and counselor, my career was in play-by-play broadcasting, which included serving as a radio voice for A's Spring Training games (1987-91) and A's minor leagues games in Medford (1991-94).

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Athletics Nation Commented You won't like the way that looks on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/08/09 7:40 AM PST

Athletics Nation Commented And by the number 6! on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/08/09 7:40 AM PST

Athletics Nation Commented It is the least gritty pushup on AN on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/08/09 7:38 AM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Ah - I was thinking more about on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:13 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Which hair? on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:12 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Silly goose - it's only better if you're on the East Coast on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:11 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented you must have a strong constitution on Why Billy should trade Holliday on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:06 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I can see a two Bartons for two Zimmermans swap on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:05 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Congratulations - you just pushed me down to on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:03 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented It depends how good Barton is on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:02 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I could see the Indians trading Peralta under the right circumstances, on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:01 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Specifically, he's working on fielding his eyes on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 10:00 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented I thought it implied the relievers would all commit mass suicide on Why Billy should trade Holliday on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:57 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Petit! Cabrera! Neifi Perez! Alex Sanchez! Anyone!!! on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:56 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Curse you, Matt Holliday, on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:55 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Yes, the error prolonged the inning on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:54 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I have to disagree - on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:53 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I also recall you saying you didn't watch a lot of games on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:51 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Street won it more on his own merit, so maybe a better example on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:31 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented It's the opposite - on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:16 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented My point is that the A's are not actively looking to move him - on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:14 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented What I have found about stats and observation on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:13 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Suzuki isn't going anywhere on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:10 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented You would have to say, I think, on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 9:08 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Please, no! on A's Rumors: Abreu, Cabrera, Barton on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:57 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I'm not following - which Suzuki? on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:56 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented And sad pitchers make sad panda very, very sad on Why Billy should trade Holliday on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:55 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented That's interesting - it sounds like maybe mixed messages are getting out there on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:54 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented +8, only sideways on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:53 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Yeah, I think you can say Buck has been better when he's been any good at all, on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:53 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented For that matter, Chris Denorfia on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:50 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented you do crack me up on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:49 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Other way - he thinks Buck is better than Sweeney on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:48 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented It's too bad one of Buck/Barton doesn't happen to be on About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:47 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Stapling the buttocks together in the process, no doubt on A's Rumors: Abreu, Cabrera, Barton on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:40 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Posted About Giambi, Has Anyone Noticed...? on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 8:27 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented When I wanted Lofton was last year on A's Rumors: Abreu, Cabrera, Barton on Athletics Nation - 01/07/09 7:55 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Worrying about Holliday's stolen bases on Rosterbation: Can't hit lefties on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 10:00 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented First of all, Sheets IS within the A's projected budget on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:58 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I was assuming he'd be Eckstein (circa 2005 or so) defensively, on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:54 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented I think Foolsh knows his arguments are foolsh on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:53 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented My random calculation is based on on Eric Chavez in 2009 on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:52 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented It didn't really help on Is It Just Me Or Am I The Only One Who Still Wants An Apology? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:50 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Duchscherer, Gallagher, Eveland, Braden, on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:49 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented The problem with the word "cusp" is that it strikes out too much on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:48 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Probably not Carter in 2009 on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:47 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented What I got to wondering - mostly not seriously - on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:46 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented You then have to add back the number of games the A's win on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:44 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Let's consider the possible Rivercats team for a second: on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:43 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented Not just would have popped up to shallow left field, mind you - on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:39 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I agree that Albert Pujols' bat, by itself, doesn't win 10 games, on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:37 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented The player who comes to mind is Randy Velarde on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:36 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Giambi's presence also keeps Barton under A's control in 2014 on Staturday: Does Jason Giambi help the A's? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:35 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented I don't think the A's feel Gallagher will be mediocre on The Starting Pitcher Market on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:28 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Johnson is the diabetic, tall and lanky, on The Starting Pitcher Market on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:27 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented If living well is the best revenge, on Is It Just Me Or Am I The Only One Who Still Wants An Apology? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:25 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented It's hard to be a lawyer and a good concerned citizen at the same time, ain't it? on Is It Just Me Or Am I The Only One Who Still Wants An Apology? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 9:23 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented It's getting better all the time! on Giambi Returns to A's: Open Thread on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 8:41 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented 5 wins may be a stretch, but I also think 1.5 is low on What Are Your Predictive Measures Of Choice? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 8:39 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented I never understood that formula, on What Are Your Predictive Measures Of Choice? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 8:38 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented That brings up a more important question: on The A's have a new radio station on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:37 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented I just hope he doesn't fail the mental! on What Are Your Predictive Measures Of Choice? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:36 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented TWSS on Is It Just Me Or Am I The Only One Who Still Wants An Apology? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:35 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented That's why you're terrible on What Are Your Predictive Measures Of Choice? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:23 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented My take is that he apologized, but using the "wink wink, I'm not actually on Is It Just Me Or Am I The Only One Who Still Wants An Apology? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:22 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I never said those sports didn't have on Get Ready For The "Giambi Shift" on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:19 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented No I think that's Buck, on Rosterbation: Can't hit lefties on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:16 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented My two cents: on Is It Just Me Or Am I The Only One Who Still Wants An Apology? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 7:14 PM PST (2 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented I'm assuming Barton either will start in AAA, on Rosterbation: Can't hit lefties on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 6:42 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented I really feel that the range of reasonable guesses on Eric Chavez in 2009 on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 6:30 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Couldn't Denorfia take Rajai Davis' 5th OFer spot? on Rosterbation: Can't hit lefties on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 6:25 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Adding on to Taj's excellent analysis, on Rosterbation: Can't hit lefties on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 6:25 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Oh good GRIEF. on Giambi better than Barton? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 6:20 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented I've been bullish on Chavy's 2009 all along, and on Eric Chavez in 2009 on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 6:05 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Buck or Cunningham, I suppose on ESPN: Souce Says Giambi to Oakland 1yr. $4M on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 5:41 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented Sounds interesting on What Are Your Predictive Measures Of Choice? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 5:35 PM PST (1 reply)

Athletics Nation Commented See my examples a bit above for what I mean by "mental" on Get Ready For The "Giambi Shift" on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 5:35 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented What I'm talking about is on Get Ready For The "Giambi Shift" on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 5:34 PM PST (3 replies)

Athletics Nation Commented I'm going to assume that anyone with two strikes, on Get Ready For The "Giambi Shift" on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 5:28 PM PST

Athletics Nation Commented Why not just do what all the politicians do before elections: on Rays to Get Burrell at 2 yrs/16 mil? on Athletics Nation - 01/06/09 4:53 PM PST

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