It's been a full year since the
ANtics showed up and became a weekly feature
on Athletics
Nation.
On July 24, 2005,
Episode 1 of the ANtics: "Focus on Fundamentals"
debuted, and the A's young stars tried to teach us a
thing or two about the core elements of the
game.
Since then, in the subsequent 30+ episodes of the
ANtics, we've learned that Ken Macha knows Kung Fu, that
Eric Byrnes so hates his old team that he's cursed them to sweeps
against his current team not just once, but twice, that Stomper prefers warm-weather climates and
wants to be assistant GM, that Ellis's shrink calls Crosby
"Source of Pain", that Zito needs to keep his hair short
in order to play well, that Barry Bonds has
a certain attraction to our
shortstop's rear, and that Swisher would seriously kill in order
to defend his new buddy, Frank Thomas.
Of course, there's been a lot more than just those
highlights. I thought you'd enjoy a trip down memory
lane, celebrating one full year of the ANtics. You
can even flip page by page, just like a real comic
book!
ANtics 2005: A Flip-book for last year's comics.
ANtics 2006: A Flip-book for this year's
comics.