6.23.09 A's vs. GIANTS

The A's came into this game hoping for win #2 at home against the Giants.. didn't happen. The 1989 World Series winning team was honored pre-game and Rickey stole the show.

Rickey and Dave Henderson.. Mel Hall's really going to jail for 45 years?

Renteria doubles

Giambi HR

Lincecum deals

Nomar inning-ending 6-4-3 with bases loaded

Lincecum CG, 12 K's

CLASSIC HOOPS COMMERCIALS

CWebb & Dada? I got you.

PUNCHES IN BUNCHES: MELDRICK TAYLOR

Classic 2003 HBO feature on boxer Meldrick Taylor and his fight with Julio Cesar Chavez. A tragic sham.

O-R-I-O-L-E-S IN OAKLAND

Last night I took in the Baltimore Orioles, my favorite team growing up in Maryland. Missed out on a start by highly hyped rookie Matt Wieters, but saw one of the most exciting outfields in MLB.

Nick Markakis

The other Adam Jones

Felix Pie before the game started...

& after he fouled a ball off his throat.

Heard some pre-game stories from Dave Trembley, O's manager and former high school teacher in South Central LA.

Admired former Marlins prospect Robert Andino's Nikes with AJ3 faux snakeskin.

Saw a brand I didn't know existed. Originally thought these were Li Ning, but Melvin Mora wears Verdero.

Matt Holliday is heating up... just in time to get traded? Maybe not.

2010 AFRICAN QUALIFIERS

Looking forward to this weekend's African Qualifiers.. especially the Togo and Mali matches. Togo travels to Gabon on Saturday and Mali is up against Ghana on Sunday in Bamako. Former Togo coach Stephen Keshi is attempting to lead les aigles du mali to their first ever World Cup. myafricanfootball has both available live for around $5.

Check out about 3:40 in how the Liberian players head straight for 

Adebayor's boots and shin guards after the match. Imagine that 

happening in the NBA Playoffs..

Did they know how important the shin guards are to him?

LIVE STREAMING JAPANESE BASEBALL

Finally! Watching the Yomiuri Giants vs. Nippon Ham Fighters.. & it's free! courtesy of rojadirecta & justin.tv.

with commercials..

Most NPB games start around 2am PT.

2002 A's

With all the talk of Steven Soderbergh's Moneyball movie starting production, I've been looking through a lot of my 2002 A's footage. This was post-game after Scott Hatteberg's walk-off HR extended their win streak to 20.