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Open Thread: Game 127 - A's at Baltimore (cont.)

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2-0 A's after 6 innings, as Blanton runs his scoreless streak to 13 innings over his last two starts. Time for the AFLAC duck to pinch-hit to get the A's a little insurance.

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up 5-1 now

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:32 PM PDT reply actions  

why does...
Bruce Chen own us?

by runtru1 on Aug 26, 2005 6:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Need TB to hold on...
May not get another chance in this series
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Chen owns us because
  1. Soft-tossing lefties who throw strikes can give the A's trouble
  2. He's not a bad pitcher
Memo to Calero: It's all right to mix in a few fastballs now and again, 'k Keeks?
Nico

by Nico on Aug 26, 2005 6:34 PM PDT reply actions  

1.5 back
after tonight is all over would be real nice

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Cupcakes has been stellar lately.
Let's pull out a win for him, k boys?

Memo to Kiko: This means giving up no runs and handing over to Duke in the eighth and Huston in the ninth.

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 6:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Dang!
Byrnsie got a hit! Is it wrong that I still think he is hot?
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 6:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Cmon Kiko..
Need a DP bro
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:37 PM PDT reply actions  

1st and 3rd, 0 outs...
This is baaaaad
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:39 PM PDT reply actions  

i just came on and I see Joe got pulled
with 104 pitches. I have read a couple times this week about Macha wanting him to go deeper, so he lifts him after 104? I don't get it.
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 6:40 PM PDT reply actions  

How many...
Pitches was Blanton up to? I imagine his pitch count is what kept him from going longer, or maybe it's late-season rest?

by RenoTy on Aug 26, 2005 6:40 PM PDT reply actions  

new thread mojo
doesn't work anymore!!!!!
I don't know what i'm writing about.

by ohad on Aug 26, 2005 6:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh Lord
Not Rincon!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 6:40 PM PDT reply actions  

2-0
better get it together...coaching visit

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Once again, we haven't done our part offensively
Protecting a 2-0 lead is no fun. So don't blame Blanton, Macha, the umpires, or that awful bugler.

by Rob @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 6:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Can we blame Calero
for being poopy?

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I HATE NOT BEING ABLE TO WATCH!!
Badges, we don't need no stinkin Badges!

by henry85 on Aug 26, 2005 6:42 PM PDT reply actions  

blanton out, calero in ...
Why is Blanton out of the game? Macha keeps taking him out after six innings. He could easily stretch into the seventh at this stage. If I rememeber right, Calero blew his last win in the 7th inning -- after Blanton had struck out the side in the sixth. Very frustrating.
Katches

by Katches on Aug 26, 2005 6:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice...good play
Why the hell bunt there with your #3 hitter??
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Great fielding job
Risky throwing to third, but HUGE.

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 6:44 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm still not ....
...getting pulling a starting pitcher that has thrown a 5 hitter in 6 innings. So, now we have no outs and 2 men on. Oh, good! "Throw it and duck" Rincom is warming up. Geesh! Ah, now it's 2 to 1. Is it time for the 49er game yet?

by doubleplayer on Aug 26, 2005 6:44 PM PDT reply actions  

who cares?
about the 49ers? The Raiders are the ones tearing up McAfee grass right now

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Get your football out of my summer
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Another...
...reason to have a new stadium - get as far away from Al Davis as they can. I think they have to leave Oakland to do that. Ah, here comes Ricardo Rincon. He got "I've never used steroids" Palmy. Big sigh of relief!

by doubleplayer on Aug 26, 2005 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

ARGH!
That's annoying.

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 6:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Please K Miggy

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 6:46 PM PDT reply actions  

K!
KKKKKKKKKKKK!

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Hopefully that's the last AB Tejada will have
tonight!
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 6:47 PM PDT reply actions  

My nightmares are true
Ricardo Rincon is now pitching

by runtru1 on Aug 26, 2005 6:47 PM PDT reply actions  

WELL DONE KIKO!
He kinda pooped himself early but fought back a little.

Rincon? <faints>

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 6:47 PM PDT reply actions  

No!
Rincon!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 6:47 PM PDT reply actions  

rincon is the man
he'll get it DONE
Badges, we don't need no stinkin Badges!

by henry85 on Aug 26, 2005 6:48 PM PDT reply actions  

I have faith
he can come through situationally if he's used right

by DanvilleLegend on Aug 26, 2005 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Somewhere, on the West Coast,
baseballgirl is crouched in the woods, half-naked, shivering and wimpering, as Ricardo Rincon warms up in a crucial spot.
Nico

by Nico on Aug 26, 2005 6:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Why
is the 7th always the worst?

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:48 PM PDT reply actions  

It's the inning...
where the starters are getting tired and the weakest part of the bullpen is used.
A's Fan - Est. 1982

by elephantbaseball on Aug 26, 2005 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is one Rincon who didn't take any roids!
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 6:48 PM PDT reply actions  

C'mon Ricky!
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 6:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Angels down 10-8...
2 on, 0 outs....This could be a HUGE momentum building W for them.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice, 6-3 out.
Nice work.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Whats going on!
Load Gameday! Why won't you load?!?!?!? DAMN YOU!
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 6:51 PM PDT reply actions  

6-3 putout...
...to retire the side.

Still 2-1 A's, going to the eighth.

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 26, 2005 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks
Gameday decided to get stuck on 99% at the worst time.
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Good Job Boy!
Way to save Rincon's Behind!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 6:52 PM PDT reply actions  

YES! RICARDO SAVIOR
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 6:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Rincon vs. Raffy
On Gameday, it's not just pitcher vs. batter, it's about who can also look more disinterested in their photo.
"The sun has been there for 500, 600 years . . ." -Mike Cameron

by spal on Aug 26, 2005 6:52 PM PDT reply actions  

have you seen Kotsay's???
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

told you ladies..
Rink is da MAN!!!!
Badges, we don't need no stinkin Badges!

by henry85 on Aug 26, 2005 6:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Occasionally.
Possibly. Depending on a large amount of incalculable intangibles, numerical percentages, and various stats that when misapplied cause 10-run losses, kitten deaths, and doom-and-glooming.

Oh, and alcohol helps. I think.

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

*lets out breath*
Okay. AFLAC!!!!
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 6:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks
Raffy. Glad the roids came public before our series, cuz u suck now

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Ohhh...
That ball was hit so slowly - Too many images of infield singles were running through my head.

Good Play Crosby.

A's Fan - Est. 1982

by elephantbaseball on Aug 26, 2005 6:53 PM PDT reply actions  

When they do road reports
are they just guys on a cell phone, someone random in the press that's covering games for numerous stations (i.e. local news report from Washington DC), other sportscasters?

by Hit4TheCycle on Aug 26, 2005 6:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Box score
E's from Tejada and Byrnes, hmm.
Athletic: Mighty slayer of Slegna

by Force on Aug 26, 2005 6:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Hmm
A bloop bunt? Nice. Somewhere, Joe Morgan is dying a little inside.
"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 26, 2005 6:54 PM PDT reply actions  

*gasp*
Joe Morgan has cancer?!
"The sun has been there for 500, 600 years . . ." -Mike Cameron

by spal on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Halladay is out for season might help A's
playoff aspirations.
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 6:54 PM PDT reply actions  

More likely to hurt...
Jays are six games back.  Would like to see them take some victories against Yanks and Sox in September.  More difficult for that to happen without an ace like Halladay.
A's Fan - Est. 1982

by elephantbaseball on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Should the batter in the #1 spot
have the lowest ba on the team?

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks
thats what i thought

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

no it should go to the guy
with the highest OBP.
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

they better show tommorows game
or directv is never going to hear the end of it...they thought i was past due before...they haven't seen nothing yet
Badges, we don't need no stinkin Badges!

by henry85 on Aug 26, 2005 6:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Tomorrow is a Fox game...
Cant be on DirecTV
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

THAT'S MY BOY!!!!
YES!!!!!!!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Croz! Home Runnnnn!!!!!!
Yeee! Did you see that ball go????

by gilaASfan on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT reply actions  

He gone!
Big blast by Croz... so... when will Chen be going on to team #9?
"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT reply actions  

CA-ROZZ-BY!
Ends the inning, goes to AFLAC!

* love *

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 6:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Crosby
Good Play in the Field to end one inning
Big Hit at the Plate next inning
A's Fan - Est. 1982

by elephantbaseball on Aug 26, 2005 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Question on managers
Would you rather have one who pulls his starter too early, or one who pulls his starter too late?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 26, 2005 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

you mean alou or macha?
macha.

though, i would rather not have alou because he tends to blow out relief pitchers.

let's go oakland [clapclap clapclapclap]

the a's fan lj community.

by Jjjsixsix on Aug 26, 2005 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's a no win situation
it lends itself to constant second guessing....you must be new to AN! lol : )
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Let me tell you somethin'
young whippersnapper!  I joined AN back before there were diaries!  Ya didn't know about that, did ya?  And there was a different logo, too!  And Blez wasn't a dad yet!

And some dudes named Hudson and Mulder played for the team, but I don't remember much about them.  Now, where'd my metamucil get to...?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 26, 2005 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

LOL
Maybe there should be T-shirts made with the old logo. Then you can have AN Turn Back the Clock Day.
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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 26, 2005 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Too Late
I like the letter "L"
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hmm...
Is 22 straight complete games "too late"? How about 171 pitches for Jose Rijo? Or 155 for a Moose Haas recovering from an arm injury?
Nico

by Nico on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

I personally prefer
pulling your starter in the 1st and having your 41-year-old LOOGY finish the game.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 26, 2005 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm one of those guys....
...that remembers when pitchers actually pitched 9 innings - were expected to.

(Now I'm finished - promise)

by doubleplayer on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

hmm...
Did you also walk to school...in 10ft of snow...uphill...both ways...in shorts?
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually...
I did walk to school and it was on a hill - known as 'the school on the hill'...no snow.
Only two came on bikes and they rode 5 miles each way. Different times, for sure.

by doubleplayer on Aug 27, 2005 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who said
Chen controled us?

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

flippin' awesome!
go croz!

just got back home from LA, oh, 3 seconds ago.

let's go oakland [clapclap clapclapclap]

the a's fan lj community.

by Jjjsixsix on Aug 26, 2005 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Well...
...I was about to say something about Chen still pitching ( how cruel) and Crosby still in the 3 hole. Think I'll shut up now :)

by doubleplayer on Aug 26, 2005 6:57 PM PDT reply actions  

I love HR on Gameday
each one looks like its clear out of the park.
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 6:58 PM PDT reply actions  

holy shit...
that was a shot
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 6:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Nick work Borowski!
Great pitching
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 6:58 PM PDT reply actions  

that was a jam
lucky for the Drays to get out of that with the lead, Angels are money at getting those runs

by DanvilleLegend on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Borowski?
Lemme guess, I'm missing an in-joke? ;)
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh. Duh.
Reference to Angels-Rays game. Duh again. eyeroll
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

it happens
I got the a's game on the computer and the angels game on tv

by DanvilleLegend on Aug 26, 2005 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yay! Insurance!
After the last half inning, I'm feeling more at ease with this game.
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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 26, 2005 6:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Cle
just put the game away...7-3 now

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Angels
As I aluded to yesturday.  They just crapped their way out of tying the game because they had Cabrera-Erstad as their 2-3 hitters.  Thank god Vlad didn't get to bat!

by homerozzieandthestraw on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT reply actions  

D'rays stop an Angels rally
 thank the pitching!
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 6:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Clevland puts away further now winning 9-3 ouch
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 7:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Three straight outs, but I'm not too upset
We got our AFLAC. Croz da man.

Okay, let's see Duke for the eighth and Huston in the ninth.

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Raiders 3-0
and tearing up the field I would assume

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 7:03 PM PDT reply actions  

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

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

Raiders profaning sacred MLB ground...
...no, not much of a football fan. ;)
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

The biggest problem
is not the players ripping up the turf, nor the chalk lines (although both suck).  It's those stands they bring in and slap on top of the outfield.  And since the Raiders play two games before the A's return, they just leave them there to kill the grass and harden (not Rich) the turf below.

by calgbear on Aug 26, 2005 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

ahh....javy
Badges, we don't need no stinkin Badges!

by henry85 on Aug 26, 2005 7:04 PM PDT reply actions  

What is this Madness??
Rincon Still in??
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:04 PM PDT reply actions  

FIRE MACHA NOW!
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Rincon did his job get someone else in there Billy
 I mean Macha.
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 7:05 PM PDT reply actions  

I take that back/
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ricky just
got the first out, lets not kill Macha yet.  Maybe he's trying to save some foro tommorow

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 7:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Very true!
we don't have an off day for quite some time.
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

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

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Tampa
just scored!!!

by Dave V on Aug 26, 2005 7:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Holy Cow
Was that really a K?!?!?
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:06 PM PDT reply actions  

I think gameday is lying to me
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

aflac
is buisy!  Cantu 2 run double! 12-8 rays

by homerozzieandthestraw on Aug 26, 2005 7:07 PM PDT reply actions  

Go Rincon, go!
We're sorry for sobbing in fear when you came in!

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 7:07 PM PDT reply actions  

D-Rays can be a decent team
They're hot recently and they have some good young talent.

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 7:08 PM PDT reply actions  

not only that
But they're somewhere around 10 games over .500 since the ASB, give or take a couple. It's their pitching that's still pretty weak, though.
"The sun has been there for 500, 600 years . . ." -Mike Cameron

by spal on Aug 26, 2005 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't relax just yet...
on the bright side, Bumblin Byrnsey now up.

12-8 Rays.

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Rincon.... our patience is waning!
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 7:08 PM PDT reply actions  

great work by Ricky
1.0 IP, with only a bloop single.  Now 50 more APs like that and we'll trust him again!

by homerozzieandthestraw on Aug 26, 2005 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

WOO!!!
Let's Go Huston!!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Thats why Street comes in now.
I play WarCraft 3 all day so i can get to the A's game faster.

by MoNeYbALL MaGiC on Aug 26, 2005 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

Huston Time!
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Good move by Macha
Byrnes against a lefty = run and hide.

HUSTON! HUSTON! HUSTON!

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 7:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Both Byrnes and Street
seem to be staring through me in thier gameday photos, creepy.
"Remember the time you stole my bat? And you lied and said I never had a bat. Then why did I have the donut Jason? Why did I have the donut?"-Adam Milhouse

by pbruins92 on Aug 26, 2005 7:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Korach analyzed this move
perfectly: For the price of one extra out from Street, Macha saves Duke for tomorrow where he might be asked to go 2 innings behind Kennedy. Good move, I think, especially because Street hasn't pitched since Sunday.
Nico

by Nico on Aug 26, 2005 7:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Has it been that long?
Dang...all right then.
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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 26, 2005 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Strike Out Byrnes!!
Woo! Go Huston!!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Bumblin bites at two bad ones
and watches the third helplessly.

Beautiful.

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:13 PM PDT reply actions  

That was AWESOME

by nycfan @ Athletics Nation on Aug 26, 2005 7:13 PM PDT reply actions  

THAT is abusing a mans weakness
nice work Street.....sick.
Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Aug 26, 2005 7:13 PM PDT reply actions  

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 26, 2005 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who'd a thought I'd be smiling
at Byrnes swinging at pitches way low and way outside?

by DanvilleLegend on Aug 26, 2005 7:14 PM PDT reply actions  

I know
Part of me feels bad, but the other part of me feels Giddy!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Now let's pile on some runs
it's a save opp. for Street anyway
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 7:14 PM PDT reply actions  

The only word
that adequately describes that battle is: "mismatch".
Nico

by Nico on Aug 26, 2005 7:14 PM PDT reply actions  

wait-
I thought Byrnes liked sliders. Guess not.

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

Byrnes
I wonder if the fellas are hangin out with Byrnsy after the game?

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:14 PM PDT reply actions  

All right Huston, let's finish this
and let me concentrate on my biology report!

(Not that I really want to, mind you.)

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:19 PM PDT reply actions  

What's the deal with Hatty?
If he is hurt why is not DL'ed.  Jack Cust would make sense to take his place.
Everyone should want Larry Davis as their boss...there would never be a timetable on anything.

by Unuscione on Aug 26, 2005 7:20 PM PDT reply actions  

nope
9-5 boston over detroit

by SuperDingus on Aug 26, 2005 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

9-6 boston
Ivan rodriguez with a solo homerun

by SuperDingus on Aug 26, 2005 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Get this game Huston. Get it.
all sliders away.  nasty

by Testy1212 on Aug 26, 2005 7:25 PM PDT reply actions  

Uh-oh.
Knuckle down, Huston!
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:25 PM PDT reply actions  

BAH!!!
"The sun has been there for 500, 600 years . . ." -Mike Cameron

by spal on Aug 26, 2005 7:26 PM PDT reply actions  

This is why I get nervous if Street is used before
the ninth... it seems as if the following innings can be a bit shaky.
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:26 PM PDT reply actions  

<sends postive ninja vibes>
You may have to wear a protective helmet.

by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2005 7:26 PM PDT reply actions  

It was you!
Thanks for the Positive Ninja vibes!!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

It was Ninja Huston!
He's saving the world, one batter at a time.
You may have to wear a protective helmet.

by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2005 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's Great!
So True!
"We play our best ball when we're goofing around and having a good time" ~Bobby Crosby

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Aug 26, 2005 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cmon Huston...Lets go bro...
Man I didnt want to face Miggy/Raffy here
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 7:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Ballgame!!
Yes Sir!
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 26, 2005 7:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Game Over... A's WIN!!!
Currently 2 back in West.

C'mon Might Rays...

A's Fan - Est. 1982

by elephantbaseball on Aug 26, 2005 7:29 PM PDT reply actions  

good game A's!!!! Now if the Angels lose
I'll have a very satisfying Friday night so far!! Go Tampa Bay Devil Rays!!!!

by Testy1212 on Aug 26, 2005 7:29 PM PDT reply actions  

yahoo
Royale with cheese.

by ak_A on Aug 26, 2005 7:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah! Street!
Victory is ours, once again. It's kinda nice to make its acquaintance here. Momentum is on our side!

Now, dear god, please don't let Kennedy blow up too badly tomorrow.

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:30 PM PDT reply actions  

That's the news from Athletics Nation...
...where all the women are strong-minded, all the men are good looking (I guess), and the OBP is above average.

VICTORY!!!

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by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 26, 2005 7:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Joe Blanton is a friggin stud
Cupcakes or not, he has come up big (pun not intended) time and time again

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Er-ic, Er-ic, CHA-VEZ
Sorry couldn't help it. I may not be able to attend a game for a while :-(.
"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 26, 2005 7:31 PM PDT reply actions  

He turned in a few studly plays himself tonight :D
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by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nothing special yet as it's the first week of term
The distribution of invertebrates, protozoans, filamentous algae, diatoms, nonfilamentous algae, and one-celled algae (aka the balance of producers/consumers) in ordinary pond water. ;)

I'm an English/Lit person myself (really enjoying my lit class so far) so I'm suffering womanfully through Bio. Actually, lab wasn't as bad as I thought...in lecture, we were studying the thermodynamic laws and the properties of energy.

Boring... YAY, the A's WON! :D :D

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Where do you go to school?
"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 26, 2005 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

Community college for the moment
Either Sarah Lawrence College or Bard College next year. ;)
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I started out at a J.C. -- now I'm getting my PhD
Community colleges get no love, but they are actually a great way to get through college and save some dinero while you're at it.

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep... that's the plan here.
:D Is your Ph.D in biology, I assume?

English/creative writing major here. :D Hatte/Huston power.

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've had some pretty good professors
at my community college, but that's not to say that I'm not eager to attend a 'real' school next year. :D Sarah Lawrence is the most likely, but Bard is a very viable second option. Both are excellent liberal arts schools and I'm very excited. :D

Where are you getting your Ph.D (while we're talking school here?) Dr. gojohn10... sounds official. :D

An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm at UC Berkeley. Got my B.S. at Davis
I went to Ohlone Community college for my first 2.5 years of college.

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Berkeley... awesome.
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah
I'm going to a JC and TRYING to work my way through it. Majoring in journalism :-).
"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 26, 2005 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

That would explain why you were picking Urban's...
brain on AN day. Are you interested in being a photographer or more of a journalist? Sports related? Where do you go to school?

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Both kind of
I'm doing both for two newspapers here, while going to school (Los Medanos College), and yes, sports related. I cover sports for 5 high schools plus my college.
"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Aug 26, 2005 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow, that is boring
Chalk is made of diatomatious earth. That is all I can help you with. If you need help once you get to molecular biology/genetics let me know.

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep, boring ;)
We did a bit of general inquiry into DNA and genetics, but on the whole that comes later.
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm working on my lab meeting right now
so, I guess I'm also working on my report too -- due monday.

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

My report's not due until Thursday
but I'm a workaholic. ;) Already wrote my whole Lit assignment.
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

take it down a notch
my department just had Beer hour, so I just took a break and threw back a couple. Now I'm re-energized and ready to make some headway on this lab report!

by gojohn10 on Aug 26, 2005 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Still slogging through that lab report.
I think that genetics, DNA, and the concept of heredity, etc., sounds way more interesting then pond water. Which, by the way, smells BAD. :D
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep...
Bring on that deoxyribonucleic acid! :D
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

1.5 back baby!
good times

by DanvilleLegend on Aug 26, 2005 7:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Rays WIN!
An optimist lives in the best of both worlds and a pessimist fears that it's true.

by Chavinator on Aug 26, 2005 7:37 PM PDT reply actions  

what a great friday night
Badges, we don't need no stinkin Badges!

by henry85 on Aug 26, 2005 7:53 PM PDT reply actions  

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