Denimology (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Audrina Patridge star of MTV's reality show "The Hills" wore Frankie B jeans while shopping at Intermix on Robertson in Los Angeles on 08-08-08. Audrina is often spotted wearing Frankie B's around Los Angeles like the Francisco Flares (see...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
I was talking to a fellow Angels fan during the eighth inning last night, and he seemed disappointed that the Angels scored to take a four-run lead. Why, I asked? Because it meant Francisco Rodriguez wasn’t going to come in to get a save. He’s not alone either. I know many Angel fans, myself included, are [...]
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
I hate, hate, hate the scoring rules for determining the winning pitcher, which is why I detested this outcome. Francisco Rodriguez not only allowed both his inherited baserunners to score but gave up two more on his own, prompting me to take the bad dog for a long walk to get the obscenities out of my system. He had a chance to get a fairly easy save and utterly blew it; instead, he got Joe...
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Apparently the Oakland A's are a bit offended by Francisco Rodriguez's show of emotion -- particularly following the last out of the game yesterday. Here's how Jack Cust describes it: "I don't think he's got too many fans in this clubhouse." There are a few things we know: First, Frankie is a super-emotional guy -- so much so that there were a couple of years there when, in a bad inning,...
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | yesterday
Panther of the Game: Francisco Rodriguez Frankie sets an Angel Single Season Record with 48 saves. Red Jerseys do the trick, and now the Red-Eye flight home to face the Red-Hot Twinkies.
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
OAKLAND -- Francisco Rodriguez punctuated his major league-leading 38th save with a celebration that was even more exuberant than usual Sunday, double-pumping his arms toward the ground and then thrusting them toward the sky after the Angels' 4-3 victory, a display of emotion that rankled some in the A's dugout."I don't think he's got too many fans in this clubhouse," Oakland designated hitter...
SFist (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Photo by orangeexposure Power couple Chloé Harris and Frankie Frankeny and the San Francisco Leadership Council of GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) held a surprisingly smashing benefit at Orson in SoMa oin Sunday night. And the shit, as the kids used to say, was off of some sort of hook. Food from Jardinière, Orson, Citizen Cake, Top Chef s Jennifer Biesty & Zoi Antonitsas,...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
It’s not exactly one of baseball’s most hallowed records, but Francisco Rodriguez did break a record that’s incredibly hard to top. Frankie got his 35th save Monday night, the most ever before the All-Star break, breaking John Smoltz’s 34. K-Rod has had an incredible season in a year where he’s been counted on more than ever [...]
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
In a few short days I’ll be ditching my 10 to 6-er and boarding a plane to head out to the Left Coast for the inaugural edition of the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival taking place in San Francisco’s scenic Golden Gate Park. With 60+ bands, spread across six stages, the Superfly folks are [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... seasons for Saskatchewan before being released in 2002.Russell Warren Disbrowe, 43, and Mervin Frankie Flett, 36, both of Winnipeg, are also charged with attempted murder.RUCKER FACES SURGERY: Cleveland Browns rookie tight end Martin Rucker will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee and miss four to six weeks. Browns coach Romeo Crennel says Rucker will have a piece of cartilage removed...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Frankie Beverly and his band mates in Maze have been R&B road warriors for more than 30 years, but the group's list of studio recordings stops with 1993's "Back to Basics."
nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Longtime Etta James band guitarist Bobby Murray spent many years carefully honing his guitar-playing skills around the blues clubs of San Francisco and Oakland. In the 1970s and '80s, he played backup for musicians like Sonny Rhodes and Frankie Lee before getting a big break in 1988 and joining up with James' Roots Band. Murray was born in 1953 in Nagoya, Japan, grew up in Tacoma, Washington,...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
... homerless drought with a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth off major league saves leader Francisco Rodriguez. With Michael Young on base after an RBI single, Hamilton lined a 3-1 pitch into the right-field seats for what he said was his first walk-off homer ever – as an amateur or a pro. It also was his first homer in 70 at-bats over 19 games since June 17. “There's been a drought...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Four miscellaneous thoughts as the Matschulat household feverishly prepares for a 4½-hour Thursday afternoon road trip down I-35 to the land of the Round Rock Express: ● Yes, manager Ron Washington was in a tough spot with Frankie Francisco, Josh Rupe and Eddie Guardado all unavailable due to either lingering physical maladies or excessive pitch count totals. I understand that. I comprehend...
