Open Thread: Game 161 - A's at Seattle

by Nico on Oct 1, 2005 12:40 PM PDT in News

On the plus side, in this season's 161st game, no hearts will be broken. (Was Darin Erstad's double solely responsible for my sudden and inexplicable fear of prime numbers?) Joe Blanton, 11-12 despite sporting a top-10 worthy 3.55 ERA, is trying to even his record for the season. He is opposed by Jeff Harris, who is trying to get someone to care.

After the game, stay tuned for my heartwarming tribute to A's Traveling Secretary Mickey Morabito, who will be thanked for his heroic perseverance in finding the lowest flights on Expedia.com while silently fighting through carpal tunnel syndrome.

Today's starting lineups:

Ellis
Kendall
Kotsay
Chavez
Payton
Johnson
Hatteberg
Swisher
Scutaro

Ichiro
Betancourt
Ibanez
Sexson
Beltre
Dobbs
Lopez
Bubela
Rivera

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Politcally Correct

It's "Repetitive Stress Injury." All ANers are probably familiar with the injury.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Oct 1, 2005 12:57 PM PDT 0 recs

I think Jennifer has that ...

... in her forehead ...

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Oct 1, 2005 1:59 PM PDT up 0 recs

I HATE YOU!!

by Jennifer on Oct 1, 2005 2:02 PM PDT up 0 recs

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MEBBE YU WOOD LIEK SUM BNNANNA GUM!!!

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Oct 1, 2005 2:06 PM PDT up 0 recs

They are both affected

by typing, no? The people I know who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome can't type long without pain. Same with RSI, in which typing is also often the culprit.

Nico

by Nico on Oct 1, 2005 1:00 PM PDT 0 recs

Actually, I'm not sure

I thought they were the same thing, but I could be wrong. Either way, the repetetive stress on my carpal tunnels is causing me injury.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Oct 1, 2005 1:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

Anybody know what channel the game is on?

There is crazy confusion on this. The article says FSN, the website says KICU, and my TiVo can't find it at all. Can someone help?

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:05 PM PDT 0 recs

game on tv

the game was supposed to be on kicu but they took it off they said because they wanted to leave it open for espn. guess kicu thought we might have had a chance at the end. i had called because there was an error of another game that was supposed to be on and wasnt. they showed a game a day that wasnt on schedule so the game i was emailing about they took off.

by smasfan on Oct 1, 2005 2:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

Cleveland leaves the bases loaded in the 8th

4-3 ChiSox in the 9th

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:12 PM PDT 0 recs

Oh

And they had 'em loaded with one out and couldn't get the tying run in. Sound familiar?

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

I'm telling you,

Cleveland is the A's this year. All the more reason to think they'll miss the playoffs by one game. If they lose and the Yankees don't blow a 4-run lead in the 9th, the Yankees will clinch the AL East today--a good reason to wear black throughout October.

Nico

by Nico on Oct 1, 2005 1:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

No kidding

Bradford pitching for Boston now.

Cleveland really reminds me of Oakland too, which is why I will cheer for them in the playoffs, should they make it.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Oct 1, 2005 1:23 PM PDT up 0 recs

Stupid TV

There is only two games left and they can't show the game on TV, what the hell is that! On KICU there is some dumb movie, on FSN is a football game that is going to end soon! What is the problem here? I am too much of a visual person to sit and listen to the radio! I want it on TV! <sobs>

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:25 PM PDT 0 recs

There's always Gameday

If you're a masochist.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Oct 1, 2005 1:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

Fox contract

Fox has the exclusive rights to show baseball on saturdays before 4 pm (or something like that)

The revolution starts now.

by andeux on Oct 1, 2005 1:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

White Sox win

Shit! Damnit Tribe!

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:27 PM PDT 0 recs

Whoo Kots!

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:28 PM PDT 0 recs

I <3 Kotsay!

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:28 PM PDT 0 recs

Kotsay!

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 1, 2005 1:28 PM PDT 0 recs

So the Indians lost

That means they are Definately OUT of the play offs, right?

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:29 PM PDT 0 recs

Tee Hee

Fosse just explained it to me!

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:30 PM PDT up 0 recs

Nope

The Indians need to win tomorrow and hope Boston loses to force a one-game playoff to decide the WC. If Boston wins, they win the WC.

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:32 PM PDT up 0 recs

Dang...

So that means that the Yankees are for sure in it if they win today? I hate that thought! I don't like Boston, But I HATE the Yankees!

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:36 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yup,

today is a dark day for baseball. The Yankees should have sat out this year. Almost.

Nico

by Nico on Oct 1, 2005 1:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

A quandry...

If a Kendall hits a home run, and nobody sees it, is it still a home run?

"A glove is like your girl, you don't want anyone sticking their hands into it." - Swisher / MySpace

by JLaff on Oct 1, 2005 1:32 PM PDT 0 recs

The real question is

if it isn't a three-run home run, will Billy Beane care?

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Oct 1, 2005 1:39 PM PDT up 0 recs

playoff scenarios

My understanding, assuming Rivera doesn't give up 4 runs in the ninth here:
Yankees win the east.
If Boston loses, Cleveland wins, and then Cleveland wins 1-game playoff: Yankees/Indians, White Sox/Angels.
All other scenarios: Yankees/Angels, Sox/Sox

The revolution starts now.

by andeux on Oct 1, 2005 1:40 PM PDT 0 recs

Ugh!

The Indians have to get in. I'm not confident with the White Sox and that Yankee/Angels matchup is making me twitch.

I may end up rooting for no one in the AL.

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 1, 2005 1:43 PM PDT up 0 recs

Amen Sister!

Let's Go Mulder! Let's Go Huddy!

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:45 PM PDT up 0 recs

Correct, andeux--

meaning we are on the verge of having, as our 4 playoffs teams: 3 rich teams that are highly flawed but make it anyway, and one poser riding a first half of wins against bad teams.

Nico

by Nico on Oct 1, 2005 1:42 PM PDT 0 recs

go CARDS!

by Alien on Oct 1, 2005 1:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

it is some consolation

that AT LEAST ONE of the evil empires will lose and consider their season a complete failure.

Go National League!

by Apricot on Oct 1, 2005 2:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

Ok, I don't listen to the radio show often...

But I am listening to it today and I listened on Thursday.

Bill King is BUGGIN ME!! He seems to get a sick pleasure out of the A's failing! He gets a little too excited when we strike out or blow a play or the other team scores a run.

Is this just me or is he really a punk?

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:44 PM PDT 0 recs

definitely just you

by rubin sierra on Oct 1, 2005 1:45 PM PDT up 0 recs

no offense

it's just he's so awesome--one of the best ever, a potential Hall-of-Famer. He gets excited on all big plays, whether the impact is good or bad for the A's--he comes from the school that says you're supposed to sound relatively unbiased.

by rubin sierra on Oct 1, 2005 1:48 PM PDT up 0 recs

<Hides Head>

Sorry, Didn't know I would offend so many! It just made me really mad when he sounded almost GIDDY that Swisher went down! I understand the whole unbiased thing, but really! You are an A's Announcer! Try and not sound so happy when they do something bad!

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:52 PM PDT up 0 recs

<gasp>

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 1, 2005 1:46 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yanks/Sox last year

was riveting baseball. But I just hate seeing ESPN's best drooling over the matchup. So if they both make the playoffs, then Go White Sox and, weird as it sounds, Go Anaheim!

by rubin sierra on Oct 1, 2005 1:44 PM PDT 0 recs

Never...

Never, ever root for the Angels.

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

You know...

The Yanks will do whatever they can to make sure the Red Sox miss the playoffs, so I'm hoping for a Yanks win and an Indians win tomorrow. Then an Indians win on Monday.

Go Indians!

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:45 PM PDT 0 recs

Since the Yankees are in for sure

I may just be doing the same. I want the Indians in it so I can actually have an AL team to root for!

"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Oct 1, 2005 1:47 PM PDT up 0 recs

Yuck

It looks likely that we'll see New York, Boston, Anaheim, and Chicago in the AL. So would you like to see one of three high-payroll bullies or a team with AJ Pierzynski win the AL?

Yuck.

Fearing Mecir since 2000.

by salb918 on Oct 1, 2005 1:48 PM PDT 0 recs

AL

given a choice chicago.

by smasfan on Oct 1, 2005 2:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

Loathe as I am

to support a Yankee, I think Joe Torre would be a great choice for Manager of the Year. Wedge and Francona should also not be overlooked. (I won't even say the M-word, for fear of my own safety.)

Nico

by Nico on Oct 1, 2005 1:48 PM PDT 0 recs

Did you read Urban's game recap?

<sob>

"How much room do I have to cover out here?" -- Kotsay

by Sharon on Oct 1, 2005 1:53 PM PDT up 0 recs

M-word

Mickey Mouse? :)

by OaktownTribesman on Oct 1, 2005 2:04 PM PDT up 0 recs

Morabito

The best conkers to play with are uncracked, firm and symmetrical. Make a hole through the middle of your chosen conker.

by monkeyball on Oct 1, 2005 2:07 PM PDT up 0 recs

A note on the Indians-ChiSox game

The Angels must be kicking themselves for releasing Bobby Jenks. 100 mph fastball and is now closing for the ChiSox. The guy has a bright future... he just needs to stay away from the booze...

by baseballnut020 on Oct 1, 2005 1:52 PM PDT 0 recs