captain kirk

from the contra costa times:

The A's agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Kirk Saarloos on a minor league contract for one year will include him among the spring training non-roster invites.

as you may know, kirk was one of my favorites when he was with the a's, which was a long, long time ago in a baseball galaxy far, far away. or so it seems. and after getting sent to the reds and having a bummer of a year, this could be a great thing. no, kirk won't make us contention-worthy. but he'll certainly light up the bullpen (with his smile) and increase the number of a's i can pick out of a line up to somewhere around 8. if i could, i'd do cartwheels at my desk (but there's not enough room. darn.).