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No kidding, A’s Brown is a king of clubhouse

Even when playing chess, Brown is noisy. He somehow manages to trash-talk while matching wits daily with closer Huston Street.

“Huston takes so long, you get mentally drained,” Brown said. “You start shouting to the chess gods, ‘Why is he taking so long?’ We had a timer, but Huston doesn’t follow the rules, he’d just ignore it.”

“I might have been slower when we first started playing, but Andrew has abandoned the most games,” Street countered. “I had his queen forked last night and he said, ‘Oh, I’ve got to get home, my wife is pregnant.’ “

A nice profile of the 6’8 reliever who has yet to give up a run, in addition to taking over Nick Swisher’s role as clubhouse cut-up.

Elvis Posted: April 23, 2008 at 08:29 AM | 17 comment(s)
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1. IJason Varitek Posted: April 23, 2008 at 09:01 AM (#2755514)

Forked? Was Huston trying to sneak something by the nanny?

2. Gambling Rent, Posted: April 23, 2008 at 09:17 AM (#2755525)

He is spending more time than ever watching video, using the A's new all-digital system to study his work and to pinpoint opponents' tendencies

Should we be surprised.

I always thought the padres made a mistake by letting Andruw Brown out from under the fold. Especially after they made zero attempt to re-sign Milton Bradley. I hope he does well.

3. ACE1242 Posted: April 23, 2008 at 09:25 AM (#2755531)

Forked

A legitimate chess term, actually. Good thing they don't play bridge, which has strip squeezes, bare queens, and stiff kings.

4. Dr Love Posted: April 23, 2008 at 09:29 AM (#2755538)

I thought this was about Emil Brown. Still, I should get bonus points for knowing he's on the A's.

5. RMc is the President of the United States Posted: April 23, 2008 at 09:32 AM (#2755541)

I had his queen forked last night

And that's how babies are born.

6. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: April 23, 2008 at 10:50 AM (#2755601)

And that's how babies are born.

Prince Fielder, anyway.

7. Lake Placido Polanco (Crispix Attacks) Posted: April 23, 2008 at 10:54 AM (#2755605)

I thought this was about Jeremy Brown. Then I thought it was about Emil Brown.

Who is it about, anyway?

....whoa, never heard of him.

8. Lake Placido Polanco (Crispix Attacks) Posted: April 23, 2008 at 10:55 AM (#2755607)

“I had his queen forked last night and he said, ‘Oh, I’ve got to get home, my wife is pregnant.’ “

"And then I got his wife pregnant and he said 'Oh, I've got to get home, my queen is forked.'"

9. Danny Posted: April 23, 2008 at 11:12 AM (#2755621)

Two related lists.

Most IP in th AL without allowing an earned run:

Cnt Player                IP   ER Year Age
+----+-----------------+-----+---+----+---+
    1 Andrew Brown       12     0 2008  27 
    2 Santiago Casilla   11     0 2008  28 
    3 Randor Bierd       10.2   0 2008  24 
    4 Jim Johnson         8.2   0 2008  25 
    5 Joe Nathan          8     0 2008  33 
    6 Leo Nunez           7.2   0 2008  24 
    7 Joey Devine         7.1   0 2008  24 
    8 Mariano Rivera      7.1   0 2008  38 
    9 Joakim Soria        7     0 2008  24 
   10 Troy Percival       6     0 2008  38

Best OPS+ in 2007-2008 (min 300 PA):

Cnt   Player            OPS+   PA  From  To   Ages
+----+-----------------+----+-----+----+----+-----+
    1 Alex Rodriguez     173   792 2007 2008 31-32 
    2 Chipper Jones      172   688 2007 2008 35-36 
    3 Barry Bonds        170   477 2007 2007 42-42 
    4 Carlos Pena        165   694 2007 2008 29-30 
    5 Magglio Ordonez    162   767 2007 2008 33-34 
    6 Albert Pujols      160   770 2007 2008 27-28 
    7 David Ortiz        156   763 2007 2008 31-32 
    8 David Wright       155   799 2007 2008 24-25 
    9 Chase Utley        153   711 2007 2008 28-29 
   10 Milton Bradley     151   324 2007 2008 29-30

10. Barry`s_Lazy_Boy Posted: April 23, 2008 at 11:25 AM (#2755641)

Oakland A's

For starters, he was home-schooled from fourth grade on. He was affiliated with Trinity Christian Academy in Deltona, Fla....

he played on the 1992 national champion AAU team coached by Tom Emanski, the baseball-fundamentals infomercial guru.

This article is a primer thread wet dream.

11. The District Attorney Posted: April 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM (#2755643)

he played on the 1992 national champion AAU team coached by Tom Emanski, the baseball-fundamentals infomercial guru.

I really hope they wore the McGriff hats.

“Huston takes so long, you get mentally drained,” Brown said. “You start shouting to the chess gods, ‘Why is he taking so long?’

You go into some of these big towns in the Bay Area, and the World Series has been gone now for 19 or 46 years and nothing's replaced it. And it's not surprising, then, that they get bitter; they cling to the chess gods as a way to explain their frustrations.

12. ACE1242 Posted: April 23, 2008 at 11:45 AM (#2755667)

19 or 46 years

Did you mean "18 or 6"? Or maybe "19 or 54"? In any event, nice reference.

13. Charlie O Posted: April 23, 2008 at 12:59 PM (#2755781)

Twice traded for Milton Bradley.

14. MM1f Posted: April 23, 2008 at 01:43 PM (#2755839)

Yeah, twice traded for Milton Bradley is odd.

Bonus points for anyone who can tell me the first deal Andy Brown was included in and what team traded him away.. WITHOUT LOOKIN IT UP
Hint-It was a big deal and when it was made he was the last name anyone was caring about

15. Lake Placido Polanco (Crispix Attacks) Posted: April 23, 2008 at 02:52 PM (#2755940)

Ivan DeJesus for Ryne Sandberg and Andy Brown?

16. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) Posted: April 23, 2008 at 03:32 PM (#2755988)

LOL, Crispix.

17. flournoy Posted: April 23, 2008 at 03:48 PM (#2756001)

Bonus points for anyone who can tell me the first deal Andy Brown was included in and what team traded him away.. WITHOUT LOOKIN IT UP

Sheffield for Jordan, Perez, and Brown.

Braves fan here...

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