Context-free Crabtree links
Yes, 24 hours later, Michael Crabtree is still a 49er. Eugene Parker hasn’t engineered some kind of deal to get Crabtree out of his contract so he can enter the draft next year.
We just love this photo, by the way. Hey, look, a rookie!
Enjoy context-free highlights from the day in Crabtree:
He’s a football player. Kawakami
It’s clear Parker saw the bus leaving. CohnZohn
guess we have crabs AND vd! lol Takeo Spikes
Crabtree will be paid in Euros. The Snitch
The first toast goes to Braylon Edwards. Ratto
That skill will vault Crabtree’s cards back to pre-holdout levels. Beckett Blog
That’s the NFL for you. 49ers Q&A
…Other linkage, not including Neon Deion screwing up another receiver’s life…
Nancy Gay details Randy Hanson’s checkered past and the incident with Tom Cable. According to police records of Hanson’s account, Cable blindsided him and shoved him into a wall, then continued to go after him as other assistants tried to pull him off. So the Raiders have problems here. But one fan insists you need to stop bashing and start remembering … Abraham Lincoln? Yep.
Monta Ellis sprains his ankle in the Warriors’ preseason loss to the Lakers. But it appears to be OK, and fans of course used the incident to bring up mopeds. SFGate
Dallas FC is making a dream run toward the playoffs and the Quakes were trampled underfoot in a 2-1 loss Wednesday. This story makes it sound like Ryan Johnson’s name was misspelled on his jersey, but this photo gallery seems to prove it was OK. Anybody know the answer to this quandry? Merc
Former Major League pitcher Brian Powell died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He pitched one game for the Giants. ESPN
Former Sharks coach Ron Wilson appears to be guilty of tampering charges. Tampering with … success. Yeah. Puck Daddy
Here are some Halloween costume ideas for Sharks fans. Below, the video of Jody Shelley wishing he could put on a costume and disappear rather than continuing to be pummeled by the Kings’ Raitis Ivanans. Almost as tough to watch as the Sharks going down 4-0.
