Open Thread: Game 135 - A's vs. Yankees

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 12:40 PM PDT in News

Sing it with me, everybody: "It's a Saarloos world after all, " (Now just the altos!) "It's a Saarloos world after all"...That's right, ladies, gentlemen, and oversized rodents: It's Aaron Small against Kirk Saarloos today, in a matchup that almost certainly does not affect anyone's fantasy team.

With Gordon, Rivera, Duke, and Street all well-rested, today is most certainly a 7-inning game, and one which Macha has the capacity to turn into a 5-inning game as desired or needed.

Today's "fun fact" centers around the reality that Ricardo Rincon may be called upon in a key spot today or tomorrow: Against left-handed pitching this year, Hideki Matsui is batting .352 with an OPS of .995, while Jason Giambi hits just .236 and the switch-hitting Ruben Sierra drops 66 points (.245/.311).

The starting lineups:

Jeter
Matsui
Sheffield
A-Rod
Giambi
Lawton
Posada
Cano
Crosby

Kendall
Ellis
Chavez
Hatteberg
Payton
Johnson
Kielty
Swisher
Scutaro

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GO A'S

and I hope Seattle beats the Angels and Vlad gets the chicken pox.

by kvn on Sep 3, 2005 12:53 PM PDT reply actions

Or, if he's vegetarian,

gluten-pox.

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions

lol funny you should mention

sitting here looking up gluten-free foods/additives etc while I surf AN pre-game, to get a better idea of the specifics of the diet that recently diagnosed celiac disease will apparently confine me to for the rest of my life (first priority: brewing gluten-free beer)...

Rock over London, Rock on Oakland. Wheaties: It's the Breakfast of Champions.

by Cutthemullet on Sep 3, 2005 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Anyone for a

Chicken Coors?

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions

In the Fire Swamp...

Buttercup: We'll never succeed. We may as well die here.

Westley: No, no. We have already succeeded. I mean, what are the three terrors of the Fire Swamp? One, the flame spurt - no problem. There's a popping sound preceding each; we can avoid that. Two, the lightning sand, which you were clever enough to discover what that looks like, so in the future we can avoid that too.

Buttercup: Westley, what about the R.O.U.S.'s?

Westley: Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

[famous last words]

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 12:59 PM PDT reply actions

This is days late and barely related...

Don't you think Colon looks far more like André the Giant than like Shrek?

by diabolicslugs on Sep 3, 2005 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Haha I could see that.

Although it's kind of an insult to Andre the Giant.

I love that movie. "Inconceivable!"

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Basic summary

of Ray Fosse's pre-game interview: "We're joined by Scott Hatteberg. Scotty, isn't Jason Kendall great? How great is he?"

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 1:04 PM PDT reply actions

SoCal A's Fan wanting to gloat...

I'm ready for the A's to get back into to first. I went to the game on Thursday and was frustrated with the arogant Angel fans.

Hopefully the A's will be in first place in a few hours and the Angel fans will be quieted once again by the underdog A's.

LET'S GO OAKLAND!!

by mac25fan on Sep 3, 2005 1:06 PM PDT reply actions

Ciabatta

C-I-A-B-A-DoubleT-A, Ciabatta

Peace out.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:10 PM PDT reply actions

Nice.

by Jennifer on Sep 3, 2005 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Actually Glenn....

The Angels will play in Seattle later this afternoon

Actually, the Angels will play in Anaheim this evening.

Oh, well. Hope it has the same result! LOSE ANAHEIM!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:12 PM PDT reply actions

Hatteberg - Cleanup...

NO MACHA NO!

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:14 PM PDT reply actions

MLB on Fox

Took a break from all the College Football action taking from their ratings.

A televised Saturday daygame for the A's?

Awesome.

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 1:14 PM PDT reply actions

not for me : (

"and there is nothing quite like a late-season slump to make you wish you had a football team."- Ray Ratto

by OAKobsession on Sep 3, 2005 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Pitchcounts

Saarloos: 1/3 inning, 1.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:15 PM PDT reply actions

This lineup is terrifying.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:16 PM PDT reply actions

I assume Greenwald is announcing

so I've got Mute + Radio again today

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:16 PM PDT reply actions

i cant even imagine greenwald yesterday

'....and Hatteberg hits it, and its a three run home run. You know Barry Bonds...."

"and there is nothing quite like a late-season slump to make you wish you had a football team."- Ray Ratto

by OAKobsession on Sep 3, 2005 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow Chavvy!!!

thats why Slappy-Mc-Purple-Lips will never win the golden glove!

"and there is nothing quite like a late-season slump to make you wish you had a football team."- Ray Ratto

by OAKobsession on Sep 3, 2005 1:17 PM PDT reply actions

Pitchcounts

Saarloos: 2/3 inning, 5.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:17 PM PDT reply actions

what a great start for 'Loos!

In what is probably one of his biggest starts ever!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:18 PM PDT reply actions

You're right, it is.

I love it when EVERY GAME is huge.

Gotta love MLB Baseball. :-)

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions

King:

"Chavez grabs the ball instead of the bat"

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

Saarloos, 12 pitches.

Let's see how long we can keep him in there. It'd be nice to have 2 games in a row where we didn't have to go deep.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

Smallball?

Do we move Ellis over?

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

I love Ellis.

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

Good job, Ellis!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

That was a GREAT AB by Chavvy...

...even though he got out.

Worked the count all the way, took a tough 2-2 pitch low, and hit it up the middle.

Ellis' baserunning sucked though.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:25 PM PDT reply actions

3-2

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions

No, what I meant...

...was he TOOK a tough 2-2 pitch, THEN hit up the middle on the next one.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Whoops!

I missed the hit and run.

Sorry, Ellis. Way to take out Giambi!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

College Foot...

What?

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 1:25 PM PDT reply actions

NO! NO! NO!

Damnit! Why couldn't Bernie Williams be back in CF! That would have been a Triple if he were there!

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

After 1:

Small: 10 pitches
Saarloos: 12 pitches

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:26 PM PDT reply actions

There goes the perfect game.

Drat.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:29 PM PDT reply actions

C'mon 'Loos!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:29 PM PDT reply actions

If he had played normaly

he would be out

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

I'm so confused.

Is A-Rod out or on base? First Gameday said "no out recorded" but then I look away for a second, come back and there's one out (and no description of what happened yet).

....And now it says A-Rod singled. Spastic.

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

Can't listen to the radio?

Might be worth getting Gameday Audio?

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Nope, no radio or anything

because I'm in the Midwest for college. I've thought about getting MLB Audio or TV but it would just suck more time away. But I'm definitely planning on buying the one-day thing for MLB.TV if/when there's a do-or-die game at the end of the season...

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Dude, feel free to step it up...

...to less of a 'jog' and more of a 'hustle' to catch that foul ball there Kielty!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

HAHAH!

4-5-3 Double Play

Ellis to Chavez to Johnson

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

That sounds weird.

It's b/c of the shift, I assume?

Gameday time: nothing; then back in time to previous AB; then the current AB takes about .34 seconds to be completed; and the next one is about 10 seconds long. (As in, Lawton got walked in 8 seconds.) Annoying. Is CBS Sportsline better than gameday? Anyone know?

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions

GREAT DP GUYS!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:30 PM PDT reply actions

i'm so confused

gameday is worthless

"...the plate won't move. The mound is going to feel the same. The strike zone, with slight variations, is going to be right where it has always been." -Huston

by sabriel on Sep 3, 2005 1:31 PM PDT reply actions

C'mon 'Loos!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:31 PM PDT reply actions

Okay kid...You canNOT help this team!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

Wow, nice throw, Kendall.

WHY?!

Lord!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:32 PM PDT reply actions

From radio...

...sounds like that steal was on Saarloos and not Kendall. But then again, if you have no chance, don't throw it!

"No one can win every battle--but no man should fall without a struggle!" Spider-Man from Amazing Spider-Man #67, 1968.

by Coach Cleats on Sep 3, 2005 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

On TV...

...Kendall threw the ball to the center fielder.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Airmail

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 1:33 PM PDT reply actions

great

now Kendalls OVERTHROWING the bag instead of not getting there...

Middle ground, Kendall, middle ground.

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:33 PM PDT reply actions

This is what I don't get...

...he HAS THE ARM strength to get it there...why is he so bad at this?

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

settle down, 'loos!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:33 PM PDT reply actions

3 str balls

come on Capn

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:34 PM PDT reply actions

If this is another low scoring game

huge moment right here...

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:34 PM PDT reply actions

kind of like last night? ;)

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions

NO, SILLY

;-)

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Beautiful. BEAUTIFUL!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:34 PM PDT reply actions

What happened?

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Hard ground ball to 2nd.

A's out of the inning.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions

I hear the drums!!!!!

Hi saint!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:36 PM PDT reply actions

32 pitches for Saarloos.

This could be a short appearance for him if he doesn't settle down.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:37 PM PDT reply actions

it's okay...

we have the whole bullpen available.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Right,

but every extra bit of rest is huge for this stretch run. This is why the Angels using KRod yesterday was such a big deal.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Basehit for Hatty!

On a 1-2 count!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:37 PM PDT reply actions

Hatteberg

Yankee Dismantler.

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 1:38 PM PDT reply actions

Hatteberg:

12 hits in his last 24 at-bats?

Nice!

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:38 PM PDT reply actions

NICE RUNNING JAYPAY!

Way to beat that out!

One out.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:39 PM PDT reply actions

Let's let that open the door

We need to unload on this guy. He's ripe for it.

by RLangford on Sep 3, 2005 1:39 PM PDT reply actions

See, Kielty?

HE ran for that ball and caught it!

Nice tag up by JayPay.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

Yuck.

Next inning.

C'mon 'Loos, make it quick!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:42 PM PDT reply actions

After 2:

Small, 23 pitches
Saarloos, 32 pitches.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:42 PM PDT reply actions

We need to make Small throw pitches to us

and not just stroll through the lineup.

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:43 PM PDT reply actions

whiteshoes40

I have the today's game televised. Do you want to use my gameday audio today?

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:44 PM PDT reply actions

Ooh, definitely

except I have no idea how that would work... :)

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

send me an email

baseballgirl1976@hotmail.com

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions

A storms a brewin

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

Crap.

First two Yankees on.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:46 PM PDT reply actions

GO GO KENDALL

And Kendall Double Clutched too!

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:47 PM PDT reply actions

AWWWWW....HELL YEAH!

GREAT JOB KENDALL!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

Kendall... throws a runner out?

Way to go! Nice job by Chavvy of keeping Cano out of the endzone... er... 3rd base.

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Sep 3, 2005 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Geez...'Loos!

ONE MORE GROUND BALL DP!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:48 PM PDT reply actions

Yankees playing a little

smallball.

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 1:50 PM PDT reply actions

Okay, it's only one. It's only one.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:50 PM PDT reply actions

Whoa

Macha is irate! It looked safe to me, though.

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Sep 3, 2005 1:50 PM PDT reply actions

jeter was safe.

But Macha is PISSED. I love seeing that.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:50 PM PDT reply actions

How huge is that Kendall throw, though?

It'd be 2-0.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:51 PM PDT reply actions

I hate the Yankees

And I don't understand why we can't hit Small!

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:51 PM PDT reply actions

Phew

exhales

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Sep 3, 2005 1:53 PM PDT reply actions

Saarloos

48 Pitches after 3. Guy needs a 1-2-3 soon.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

That inning is a great example

of how running can take you OUT of an inning. With the patented Moneyball approach, the Yanks might have put up 3-4. Score one for the Beaniacs.

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 1:54 PM PDT reply actions

shhhhh

Scioscia might be reading

by oaktowngold on Sep 3, 2005 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Scoscia can read?

zing... yeah I know that was bad, lol

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Sep 3, 2005 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks BBG!

It's working :D :D So good to hear Ken Korach's voice. Yay!

"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." -Earl Wilson

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2005 1:56 PM PDT reply actions

You are welcome!

It's really a great bargin for the whole season. VERY cheap.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Gameday is a POS btw

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 1:56 PM PDT reply actions

use this instead

http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/gamecenter/live/MLB_20050903_NYY@OAK

Much better, faster, more detailed.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

First time I've seen swish take..

...seven pitches for a full count then walk. Nice!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:57 PM PDT reply actions

Yankees are

the Anti-Angels when it comes to Double Plays.

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 1:58 PM PDT reply actions

Hee! Nice slide Swish!

And nice catch Giambi! (not)

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:58 PM PDT reply actions

Was an error ruled

On Jeter or Giambi?

"Lou Gehrig... died of Lou Gehrig's disease. How the hell did he not see that coming?" - Denis Leary

by JLaff on Sep 3, 2005 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Neither.

You can't assume a DP.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Can't assume a double play...

so no error.

Failing that, I'd have given it to the Curse of the Giambino.

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Small is overthrowing a bit...

...c'mon patient offense! Take advantage!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 1:59 PM PDT reply actions

Hit and run! Awesome!

I like that idea.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:00 PM PDT reply actions

We should be scoring on this guy.

I'd take Ellis' single here!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:00 PM PDT reply actions

wow

great throw by ARod.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 2:00 PM PDT reply actions

Anything to avoid a double play

not like the Yankees can turn any.

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 2:00 PM PDT reply actions

YUCK.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:01 PM PDT reply actions

Small just looks

so thoroughly mediocre, it's a crying shame if we don't get to him. With a lot of crying, I should add.

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 2:02 PM PDT reply actions

WHY CAN'T WE SCORE OFF THIS GUY!?

ARGH

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 2:02 PM PDT reply actions

Pitch Counts

Small: 38
Saarloos: 48

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 2:02 PM PDT reply actions

Did A-Rod yell "Ow!" ...

before the pitch was at home plate?

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

Saarloos playing with fire.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

Earth to Saarloos: Throw Strikes

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 2:05 PM PDT reply actions

Sit down, Roid Boy!

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:06 PM PDT reply actions

Which one?

Giambi or Sheffield?

Or some other unnamed Yankee that the Players Association hushed?

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by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Good play, 'Loos!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:06 PM PDT reply actions

You know...

for a $220 milllion dollar payroll, there's a lot of holes in this lineup.

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:07 PM PDT reply actions

Defence too

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, it's not as if Cano is not a good hitter...

Hee! It kinda is.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:08 PM PDT reply actions

Now why does Washington

play on Qwest Field when they've got a capable Husky Stadium?

by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 3, 2005 2:10 PM PDT reply actions

'Cause there's no company called Husky

...that's paying them millions of dollars.

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

by spal on Sep 3, 2005 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Darn! SO CLOSE CHAVVY!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:11 PM PDT reply actions

C'mon OFFENSE!!!!

Geez.

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:12 PM PDT reply actions

Nice inning offense!

/sarcasm

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:14 PM PDT reply actions

Offense

Offense wakes up, looks around, kicks some ass, then goes back to sleep.

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 2:14 PM PDT reply actions

GLARG.

Come ON, you guys didn't just lose your bats overnight. It's Aaron Freakin' Small, not Cy Young out there. Stop it!

"While I was there, it didn't always seem perfect, but when I look back on it I just might think it was perfect." --Eric Byrnes

by Kyli on Sep 3, 2005 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

Give me one more

shutout inning from Saarloos and a 2-spot, and Duke.

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

Come on A's!!!!!

"and there is nothing quite like a late-season slump to make you wish you had a football team."- Ray Ratto

by OAKobsession on Sep 3, 2005 2:16 PM PDT reply actions

Hello A's!

Where are the runs?

"(Jason) Kendall is the master of the improbable." ~ Ken Korach

by AsGirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:16 PM PDT reply actions

GOOD JOB SAARLOOS!

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:17 PM PDT reply actions

Can we help 'Loos out here, PLEASE?!!?!?

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by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:18 PM PDT reply actions

Pretty please?!

"(Jason) Kendall is the master of the improbable." ~ Ken Korach

by AsGirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions

GREAT INNING SAARLOOS!

Now where in the hell is the offense!!??!??!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:19 PM PDT reply actions

Lets go Oakland!

"and there is nothing quite like a late-season slump to make you wish you had a football team."- Ray Ratto

by OAKobsession on Sep 3, 2005 2:19 PM PDT reply actions

LET'S GO OAK-LAND!!!!!!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:19 PM PDT reply actions

Scoreless inning: Check

Next: 2-spot.

Nice use of the earthquake drill for Saarloos: Duck and cover.

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 2:19 PM PDT reply actions

Saarloos through 5

70 pitches. Keep him in there for 2 more, then put in Duchscherer for an inning or two.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

I am so in love with Saarloos.

That was a great little defensive catch.

I love his delievery, I love his pitches, I love his poise on the mound, I love that he's a tad short for a ballplayer and skinnier than Huston, I love his hair, and I love that he's freakin' AWESOME on the mound.

So it's damn well time to GIVE HIM SOME RUN SUPPORT.

"While I was there, it didn't always seem perfect, but when I look back on it I just might think it was perfect." --Eric Byrnes

by Kyli on Sep 3, 2005 2:21 PM PDT reply actions

This is freakin' ridiculous.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:22 PM PDT reply actions

THIS PITCHER IS JUST NOT THAT GOOD!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:23 PM PDT reply actions

Wow

Might be relying on a home run here, fellas.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 2:23 PM PDT reply actions

Unreal

I didn't follow the game yesterday and the A's score TEN runs in the first two innings.

I'll take FIVE today in 9 innings.

"(Jason) Kendall is the master of the improbable." ~ Ken Korach

by AsGirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:24 PM PDT reply actions

I'll take ONE right now!

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:24 PM PDT reply actions

How many pitches for Small thru 5?

"(Jason) Kendall is the master of the improbable." ~ Ken Korach

by AsGirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:26 PM PDT reply actions

Small's first strikeout

He so doesn't impress me. Just keep the Yanks' offense down and we have to have a good shot the next couple innings.

Nico

by Nico on Sep 3, 2005 2:26 PM PDT reply actions

The fact is..

that pitchers that throw strikes and get ahead in the count do well against anyone, but especially a patient team like Oakland.

In other news, Hank Greenwald just noticed that there are fans in different places in the stadium. No, I'm not making that up.

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:29 PM PDT reply actions

LOL... what?

"(Jason) Kendall is the master of the improbable." ~ Ken Korach

by AsGirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions

aww crap... Rincon

We're doomed

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 2:29 PM PDT reply actions

This is where...

if Rincon were going good, you might have seen him against Roid Boy, since we're in that Era of Expanded Rosters.

Loos gets him anyway.

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

here we go...

"and there is nothing quite like a late-season slump to make you wish you had a football team."- Ray Ratto

by OAKobsession on Sep 3, 2005 2:31 PM PDT reply actions

And oh by the way...

has anyone else ever pointed out that expanding the rosters for the most important games of the year is kind of nuts?

It's not like in Week 14 of the regular season in the NFL, you suddenly get 70 players instead of 45, so you can go crazy with fresh blood on special teams. Only baseball does this.

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:32 PM PDT reply actions

Saars only 82 pitches

so he SHOULD stay in there... right?

May the wind always be to your back... and never from it.

by Zonis on Sep 3, 2005 2:32 PM PDT reply actions

Let him go out there in the 7th

and have a guy warming up at the same time.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Dandy, I see ZERO runs. famine again.

Hey, its September, score some freaking runs, on a regular basis!

by ak_A on Sep 3, 2005 2:33 PM PDT reply actions

I have a question...

Can anyone remember a time when our 1-5 pitchers have pitched a better consecutive five games? Zito, Blanton, Kennedy (filling in for Harden), Haren, and Saarloos have been AMAZING this week; one run allowed, two runs, two runs, zero runs, and today, only one so far.

It's just incredible.

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:33 PM PDT reply actions

We're going to have to pull Saars...

because when the A's score 6 this inning, it's going to take a long time.

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

Now, OFFENSE.

Do your thing, okay?

Best Coliseum promotion of the year? 2005 Oakland A's baseball.

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2005 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

Saarloos

has done everything we can ask for, just like most of our starters.

But we're back to our No Scoring offense.

It is amazing how well pitchers can do against the A's if they just throw strikes.

by bear88 on Sep 3, 2005 2:35 PM PDT reply actions

Greenwald on Hurricane Katrina

"They certainly have a lot of water down there."

OK, I made that up.

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:35 PM PDT reply actions

LETS GO A'S!!!!!!!!!

"and there is nothing quite like a late-season slump to make you wish you had a football team."- Ray Ratto

by OAKobsession on Sep 3, 2005 2:35 PM PDT reply actions

LET'S GO SCOOT

it'd be huge having a lead off hit here.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 2:35 PM PDT reply actions

scratch that.

Andre Ethier: The One.

by tblazrdude on Sep 3, 2005 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

yes, it would have been.

Hey, its September, score some freaking runs, on a regular basis!

by ak_A on Sep 3, 2005 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Too bad Mussina got hurt...

Too bad Randy Johnson is only getting in some throwing...

Strike one. Strike two. 64 pitches through 5 2/3 innings.

by bear88 on Sep 3, 2005 2:37 PM PDT reply actions

I have a bad feeling about this one...

Small is shutting down the A's with ease.

"No one can win every battle--but no man should fall without a struggle!" Spider-Man from Amazing Spider-Man #67, 1968.

by Coach Cleats on Sep 3, 2005 2:37 PM PDT reply actions

Does anyone else...

get flashbacks of May whenever they hear Greenwald do a game?

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:37 PM PDT reply actions

All baseball fans root for their team the exact same way. Otherwise, why would Fox show me the same promos for the A's as the Giants?
Steroids are bad for statues.
Maybe I should just Tivo the game...

"Yucky Head Bad Guy!" - my 5-year-old daughter to Manny Ramirez. She got ice cream immediately afterward.

by DMtShooter on Sep 3, 2005 2:40 PM PDT reply actions