anyone remember these? they can all be accessed from that link - 2001, 2002 and 2003. actually, there are a whole bunch of links to audio interviews with a lot of other current/past players on there as well. i could never get them to play for me before and of course, they're not working for me now even though i have a brand new computer. i don't suppose anyone knows of a way to rip them so we can get them in here before they're eventually deleted?

an archived string of post season newspaper headlines and front pages.

• Cover story on Swish. I thought this piece was kind of a snore, but YMMV.
  
• Indepth piece on Kirk Saarloos: "My personality fits in great here...I love my job and I enjoy what I do, but I like to have fun doing it. And in this organization, they don't try and cookie-cut you; they allow you to be what you are."
  
• Leading Off: randomness on Blanton, Harden, Big Frank, and Bradley. A thing on where the guys like to hang out when they're home. Jay Witasick's answer slays me.
  
• He Said/She Said/He Said with Bobby Crosby, his girlfriend, and Adam Melhuse. Is it me or does Bobby's girl kinda look like Tinkerbell?
  
• Cool piece on Kendall and the mechanics of calling an inning. I really recommend this.
  
• Neat piece on the A's audio engineer and the relationship between the A's clubhouse and music.
  
• Dinner on the Diamond photos: notable because we finally see what Dan's Jess looks like. Also, I continue to have a crush on Jamie Kotsay, for no conceivable reason.

I thought this was in here, but when I got to looking through the tags for it, it wasn't. So, for archive purposes ...

...courtesy of natural_center in hot_sports_men:

From ESPN:

hi. this is me procrastinating studying for a final. and this is the sports illustrated nick swisher piece that's currently on news stands.

this is just funny. the new york media would eat him alive.