July 8, 2008
We just found out the answer to the question of whether the A's were going to go for it and make a run at the playoffs or fold their tents for awhile-- they're folding. Just this afternoon it was announced that the A's traded Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Cubbies for right-handed pitcher Sean Gallagher, catcher Josh Donaldson, infielder Eric Patterson, outfielder Matt Murton, and a bag of beans. Citing injuries, Beane said it was a move he had to do-- the recent eight game losing streak probably forced his hand.
As for analysis on the trade, Athletics Nation is, err, trusting in Billy Beane but barely. The A's Fanhouse not so much. The bigger impact will be on the Cubs who just raised the Brewers one ace. That is, if Harden stays healthy.
In Warriors news, the Chronicle is saying that secret sources are saying that the Warriors are going to sign Corey Maggette, ex of the Clippers. Nobody seems to like it.
Oh, and Mickael Pietrus is now a Magic.

- It's hot. Yeah, still. [Weather Underground]
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Mike Costello, vice president of circulation for the SF Examiner, busts the only people who still pick up pub's print edition. [The Snitch]
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Are you boycotting the HRC dinner? [SFBG]
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Ritual Roasters and Bikes to Rwanda to hold ping pong tournament tomorrow. [SF MetBlogs]
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"Oblivious Far-Right OC Activists," you say? Sounds about right. [Calitics]
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New College shutdown sparks valdalistic, pre-fab rumors. [Curbed]
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Butte Evacuations (chortle). [CBS5]
After wasting taxpayers' dollars and time, the body Hans led to fuzz to yesterday are officially NIna Reiser's, according to the Gate. Case closed. At last. And on that note, and if we can pierce a silver lining through this most murderous cloud, check out some humorous open-source/Wikipedia humor on this tragic tale.
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July 8, 2008
CLUB: What with only six more Trannyshack's left, tonight's theme, Bjork Tribue Night (gipsters looooooove themselves some Bjork; she's like their Bette Midler), is the night to attend if you've never been. Superstars Heklina, Glamamore, Putanesca, Fauxnique, Precious Moments, Peggy L'eggs, Syphilis Diller, Ambrosia Salad, Jupiter, and Turleen perform. (Sure, the show starts at midnight, but be sure to stay for Fauxnique's performance. Her shit will blow you to the back wall of the...
Continue Reading "SFist Tonight"Dear SF Cabs: We hate you. But, like, we hate-hate you. We hate you to death. For reals. Why? Because in addition to never having change for a $20, charging too much for a ride from Van Ness and Market to Third and Market, childishly going on strike whenever the city dares to bring in more, much-needed cabs, and for this, you now want to "charge a $1 per passenger fee to offset rising...
Continue Reading "A Breakup Letter to SF Cabbies & Cab Companies"Finally, our long city nightmare is over. No, not the homeless, lack of affordable housing, Barry Zito, or hipster beards, but potholes-- lots and lots of potholes. To deal with them, the city is planning to spend $38 million to fix some of them....
Continue Reading "Man Bites Dog-- Potholes to Be Fixed"We've had to curb our games of Scrabulous since Phllyist's editor can't stop kicking our ass raw red at it since we no longer have time to play. But over the last few months, FB users have been pulling out their hair over the mere thought of the game getting yanked. Hasbro freaked out, or something like that. Anyway, according to the SJ Merc, Scrabulous, which has over 5 million users, is staying put. Which leads us to this: Anyone know of a good Boggle application? (Boggle is, after all, the superior word game.)
We were out running this morning, and caught a weird site cruising up Masonic. A bright red Toyota Prius with what looked like a conning tower on top. We followed it for nearly a block, and deduced that the four megaphone-like things on top were actually cameras. Our only conclusion - those crazy kids at Google are street-level mapping again! Have you seen the mutant Prius today? Where? And what funny/ridiculous/outrageous behavior do you think they'll capture this time around?
Leapin' lizards! Estimations for the suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge, which initially ran anywhere from $15 million to $25 million, would now cost around $50 million, at least according to environmental assessment released Monday by the Golden Gate Bridge District. The pimped out bridge might include the following: An 8-foot vertical fencing system to the existing 4-foot-tall hand railt; an 8-foot-tall horizontal fencing system to the 4-foot-tall hand rail with a "winglet" or panel on top; replacing the 4-foot-tall hand rail with a 12-foot-tall vertical fence; replacing the 4-foot-tall handrail with a 10-foot-tall horizontal fence with a winglet on top, for a total height of 10 feet; and installing a horizontal net system 20 feet below the sidewalk that extends 20 feet from the bridge. (But can't the distraught just jump over the netting after the first plunge?) The bridge sees an average of two suicides per month.
Former Salon editor/scribe, Grotto sect member, and novelist Chris Colin penned this article for the Chronicle about some mysterious bar in San Francisco that may or may not have acted in a homophobic manner toward his buddy, "Ryan." It seems some dickslice bouncer at an unnamed bar said to "Ryan" as he was trying to entering the watering hole, "Dude, look at your pants. Look at your bag...obviously this is not your kind of...
Continue Reading "Homophobia, C'est Chic?"As fitness crazes become evermore bizarre (and also awesome—trapeze yoga? Hula hooping? Yes!!), we’re secretly hoping that tap dancing catches on. If it does the credit for all those hipsters tap-tap-tapping away will probably belong to Tilly and the Wall. Percussion? Yah, they’ve got it, in the form of some seriously happy feet. In addition to being a great gimmick—corny and folksy and seriously hip—the tapping works with their brand of pop. Which you...
Continue Reading "Nick White of Tilly and the Wall"July 7, 2008
We put this in DATB, but it merits its own post because: Oh my, God!!!! Convicted killer/open source computer programmer Hans Reiser led police to the whereabouts of his wife Nina's remains. Her body, it seems, was located somewhere "near Redwood Regional Park in the Oakland hills ... buried next to a deer trail, reports the Gate. Her body was found at around 4 p.m. today. If you recall, Reiser maintained his innocence over the six-month-long murder trail, which ended earlier this year. Read more about today's discovery here.
Beth Spotswood manages not to get thrown on pinball table, raped. Alas. [Spots]YouTube, Viacom, and you. [SFBG]Hans Reiser leads police to wife's body. Finally. [SFGate]In-depth interview with SF's "no sex" nutjar, Owen Dias. [SFWeekly]Gavin Newsom drops plan for seismic safety. [Curbed]Identical twins: no longer just fodder for sexual fantasies. [Laughing Squid]Oh, and happy belated birthday, God of Biscuits! [GOB]...
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