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Open Thread: Game 59 - A's at Cleveland

Baseball_tiny by baseballgirl on in News

I had a long conversation with the bobbleheads this morning before I left for work. Kendall and Crosby think that Blanton is going to rock today, but Gagne's really skeptical. But really, what does he know? He's been out for the whole season.

I'd like to take this moment to say that it's about damn time. I kid you not. This gem of a quote appeared on the A's preview on MLB.com today. Chavvy should tattoo this on his forehead to always remember this moment. What's next? Heart and grit?

Eric Chavez has been Oakland's clutch hitter and did it again Tuesday night. His two-run homer off Scott Sauerbeck tied the game in the eighth inning, and the A's went on to win, 7-6. Of Chavez's last 17 RBIs, 10 have either tied the game or put Oakland ahead.

And folks, that's not a random sampling of hitting, nosiree! That's clutch.

You go on with your bad self, Eric Chavez. Maybe you can teach that un-clutch A-Rod a thing or two this weekend.

Oh, there's a game today! We have some players starting, they have some players starting... there's probably a lineup...oh look! Here it is:

Kotsay
Swisher
Crosby
Thomas
Kielty
BRADLEY!!!!
Kendall
Scutaro
Perez

A couple of notes: Chavvy is out; hopefully just resting, Crosby is in the 3rd hole, and BRADLEY is starting!! Welcome back, Milton!

Sizemore
Michaels
Hafner
Martinez
Broussard
Peralta
Blake
Belliard
Boone

LET'S GO OAKLAND!

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Is it true

that a batter can show disrespect to a pitcher by turning his back pocket inside out?  Big Frank did this last night during his second at bat. As he was rounding the bases his back pocket was flappin all around.  Can someone verify this nuance of baseball?

by Alejandro on Jun 7, 2006 3:44 PM PDT   0 recs

I have heard hitters say
that they do that to show they do not chew tobacco.  Don't know if this has anything to do with Frank or not.

by Bigtoe on Jun 7, 2006 4:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Chavez was a late scratch
according to MLB Gameday he was in the lineup initially, but was dropped about 15 minutes ago.

by agentjordo on Jun 7, 2006 3:45 PM PDT   0 recs

Chavvy is not resting
late scratch due to a stiff back (says Korach).
I miss Bill King :(

by gojohn10 on Jun 7, 2006 3:46 PM PDT   0 recs

Crapola
Maybe Perez will start playing like he did last year.

by agentjordo on Jun 7, 2006 3:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Fosse just said its not serious
Chavez is day-to-day. I wonder how many days.
I miss Bill King :(

by gojohn10 on Jun 7, 2006 3:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Day-to-day?!? We know what that means...
He's passed on! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! If Macha doesn't nail him to the bench he'll be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are now history! He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleeding choir invisibile!!

THIS IS AN EX-CHAVVY!!

T.S. Eliot got it wrong: May is the cruelest month.

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 7, 2006 5:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Well we'd better replace him then.
Ooops, sorry. I've taken a look in the clubhouse and, uh, we're right out of clutch hitters.

by gawker on Jun 7, 2006 8:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

sore left foot ...
... from riding the clutch.
I thought you were a promiscuous gal from Oroville. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 7, 2006 3:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Clutch is far better than grit
"You can throw your cocks if I don't care!" - Iggy Pop

by AlamedaAphid on Jun 7, 2006 4:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

NOO! NOT THE BACK!
The dreaded back! DAMN YOU ERIC DUCHSCHERER KOTSAY CHAVEZ!
"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 7, 2006 3:47 PM PDT   0 recs

Shit....
Hate when Chavy is out
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 3:48 PM PDT   0 recs

Did I see that right? Frank Thomas
Sports List #3 on the Most Intimidating Hitters list?
"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 7, 2006 3:50 PM PDT   0 recs

Any guess who will be the #1 hitter of the 90's?
My guess? Ken Griffey Jr.
"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 7, 2006 3:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I HATE Kielty
I hate seeing him in the lineup.  What a downer!!
My A's lineup: Rickey (LF), Dw Murphy (CF), Miggy (SS), Reggie (RF), McGwire (1B), Giambi (DH), Chavez(3B), Fosse (C), Campaneris (SS), Dick Green (2B).

by BobbyKrosby on Jun 7, 2006 3:52 PM PDT   0 recs

Finally!
I'll be unchaining myself from this desk and watching the game at home!

by agentjordo on Jun 7, 2006 3:54 PM PDT   0 recs

Why is DJ not in the lineup?
Is it that Byrd (although a righty) is tough on lefties?  Why does Macha rest players just as they are getting hot?  He did that with Byrnes last year.  
My A's lineup: Rickey (LF), Dw Murphy (CF), Miggy (SS), Reggie (RF), McGwire (1B), Giambi (DH), Chavez(3B), Fosse (C), Campaneris (SS), Dick Green (2B).

by BobbyKrosby on Jun 7, 2006 3:59 PM PDT   0 recs

tsk, tsk, network problems at
work.  gee, i really don't see anypoint in staying around...I think I will go home.  
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 7, 2006 4:01 PM PDT   0 recs

take your time, let me know if its fixed
and give me a call and leave a message.
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 7, 2006 4:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One thing I like about todays lineup is
that I think we could actually steal some bases today.  Byrd throws lots of offspeed stuff and VMart has been horrible at throwing out runners.  Seems like other then Thomas, everyone else is capable of swiping a bag.  Will be interesting to see if that plays a factor.

(Thomas could swipe a bag too... and no one would tell him to put it back)

by AsFanInLA on Jun 7, 2006 4:09 PM PDT   0 recs

Anybody home?
The Gameday Thread is about as active as the A's offense!
"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 7, 2006 4:19 PM PDT   0 recs

we've all got oblique strains
I thought you were a promiscuous gal from Oroville. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 7, 2006 4:20 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey Ice Cream! Ice Cream heeere...
Cupcake's off-speed stuff looks good. Two Barry-like curves for strikes. Nice.

O.K. Perez, now's your chance for redemption. Show us something tonight, please.

Root Beer Float

by Ice Cream on Jun 7, 2006 4:20 PM PDT   0 recs

Red ropes!
I thought you were a promiscuous gal from Oroville. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 7, 2006 4:21 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Red Ropes?
something that someone would use to tie up Cupcakes?

by AsFanInLA on Jun 7, 2006 4:22 PM PDT   0 recs

Nooo
I said no Kielty!

Useless clown man

"ET TU, DAMON?" 4/4

by FireballerHARDEN on Jun 7, 2006 4:23 PM PDT   0 recs

booby k doubles good good, keep it up
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 7, 2006 4:23 PM PDT   0 recs

Bradley!
And he tried to bunt!

Oh I love him.

by RenoTy on Jun 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT   0 recs

Wow, Bradley tipped his hat to the Booers...
He just cant let it go.  Announcers railing him for the attempted bunt
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT   0 recs

did ya see milton tip his cap after boos
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 7, 2006 4:24 PM PDT   0 recs

Milton K's on 3 pitches
Oy with an Risp.  Gotta give him time to get it going tho
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:25 PM PDT   0 recs

AH, my bad....
I looked up it was 0-2 and he K'd.  Damn multi-tasking!
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Leave Kielty on 2B
Darn
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:28 PM PDT   0 recs

Which Gagne bobblehead?
The fist pumping one or the standing one?
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:32 PM PDT   0 recs

Way to throw 'em out, Kendall!
Good thing that pitch pinballed in front of him after it hit the dirt.
Root Beer Float

by Ice Cream on Jun 7, 2006 4:32 PM PDT   0 recs

c'mon Joe!
throw a strike!

by SwishersCigar33 on Jun 7, 2006 4:36 PM PDT   0 recs

nice
2 outs now

by SwishersCigar33 on Jun 7, 2006 4:37 PM PDT   0 recs

Shit
3-0, 3 run jack
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:39 PM PDT   0 recs

AARON F'ING BOONE
Grrrrrrr.
Okay, so they won. What next?

by Chavinator on Jun 7, 2006 4:39 PM PDT   0 recs

my sentiments, exactly
"Listen, my attitude is a whole lot better when we win..." Our favorite GM

by LongTimeFan on Jun 7, 2006 4:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

back to back
wow
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jun 7, 2006 4:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Oh my!
Get Gaudin up, I don't think Halsey is available....
"Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game -- it, and high taxes." - Will Rogers

by OaklandInvader on Jun 7, 2006 4:40 PM PDT   0 recs

4-0...
Sizemore KILLED that
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Why do I always get a bad feeling
whenever we go to Cleveland?

by hehelaughy on Jun 7, 2006 4:40 PM PDT   0 recs

well i was glad ESPN was showing the game...
now.....not so much
Living in the mitten is second best to being Canadian...

Lets go GVSU!

by Alisa on Jun 7, 2006 4:40 PM PDT   0 recs

<covers eyes>
I don't like this. And with Kielty, Scutaro, Perez, and a not-yet-acclimated Bradley all in the same lineup, we may be in trouble.
Okay, so they won. What next?

by Chavinator on Jun 7, 2006 4:41 PM PDT   0 recs

well, Byrd is pretty awful ...
... and he's the kind of awful that we usually do well against. (As opposed to the Erik Dubose kind of awful that stymies us.)
I thought you were a promiscuous gal from Oroville. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 7, 2006 4:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I really hope...
Winning is fun. I don't want to quit that just yet. The misery of The Month That Shall Not Be Named is still too fresh in my mind.
Okay, so they won. What next?

by Chavinator on Jun 7, 2006 4:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He wasn't doing
too bad until they started showing the game on ESPN!
"If Ken Macha's presence in the dugout isn't proof enough that God doesn't exist, I don't know what to tell you." -Hawk

by athleticsINky on Jun 7, 2006 4:43 PM PDT   0 recs

allright....turning of mlb tv then!
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 7, 2006 4:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bah! That is ironic.
The only guy he can get out is Hafner.
"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst." - La Russa

by OaktownRajah on Jun 7, 2006 4:44 PM PDT   0 recs

he strikes out Hafner
but cant get a scrub like Boons out?? time for windsor. Blanton annoys me

by rayver723 on Jun 7, 2006 4:44 PM PDT   0 recs

Yea, off a CGSO
We should just cut him and bring up some rookie.  Good call.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 4:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh come on! He did great his last time out!
Zito gave up 6 runs yesterday! Be patient with Joe B, he'll calm down! Let's go Offense!

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 7, 2006 4:46 PM PDT   0 recs

Pay no attention to the...
AN Boo Birds, you know they always post in times like this...
"Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game -- it, and high taxes." - Will Rogers

by OaklandInvader on Jun 7, 2006 4:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

all that with two outs?
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 7, 2006 4:47 PM PDT   0 recs

Well I'm gonna switch to ESPN fo HD coverage...
Hopefully, that will stem the badluck, even though some of you have said soon as it was on ESPN things went south...

Alright, let's see how these Cleveland announcers are...

"Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game -- it, and high taxes." - Will Rogers

by OaklandInvader on Jun 7, 2006 4:47 PM PDT   0 recs

even though
things changed for the worse when they put the game on ESPN... I am happy because this is only my 2nd A's game of the year I have seen on tv
"If Ken Macha's presence in the dugout isn't proof enough that God doesn't exist, I don't know what to tell you." -Hawk

by athleticsINky on Jun 7, 2006 4:49 PM PDT   0 recs

same here
its torture
Living in the mitten is second best to being Canadian...

Lets go GVSU!

by Alisa on Jun 7, 2006 4:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

yep!
and all 10 minutes of that coverage is enough to last the rest of the week...
"If Ken Macha's presence in the dugout isn't proof enough that God doesn't exist, I don't know what to tell you." -Hawk

by athleticsINky on Jun 7, 2006 4:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

more like
the month. haha
Living in the mitten is second best to being Canadian...

Lets go GVSU!

by Alisa on Jun 7, 2006 4:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If the games on ESPN...
that means I get the game at my gym...

which also means I get the rare opportunity to work out with Joe Blanton.

by Instant Replay Umpire on Jun 7, 2006 4:51 PM PDT   0 recs

Joe Blanton falls to the big inning again...
ho hum. Simultaneously, the offense has decided to nip off and shoot itself.
"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst." - La Russa

by OaktownRajah on Jun 7, 2006 4:51 PM PDT   0 recs

espn showing nationals now...
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 7, 2006 4:51 PM PDT   0 recs

It is really sad, when Mark Kotsay
sees the most pitches in an inning.

by theblackpearl on Jun 7, 2006 4:52 PM PDT   0 recs

Dont worry guys! I just tuned in..
We are gonna win now cause Im the good luck charm!
"They don't wanna get smacked upside the head with the Jesus Pan" - Poppy

by Amnesiac727 on Jun 7, 2006 4:56 PM PDT   0 recs

I remember!
Root Beer Float

by Ice Cream on Jun 7, 2006 4:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oy!
Frank? Why?
"Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game -- it, and high taxes." - Will Rogers

by OaklandInvader on Jun 7, 2006 5:02 PM PDT   0 recs

My God...
Frank thrown out by 15 feet going for a double.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 5:02 PM PDT   0 recs

I love Frank but that slide...
was funny!
Root Beer Float

by Ice Cream on Jun 7, 2006 5:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just a huge mistake...
Lose the man on 3rd, one out spot
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jun 7, 2006 5:02 PM PDT   0 recs

WTH!
Were you thinking Big Frank!  We just want hits or homers, you don't have to try for extra bases.

by luvsthecurveball on Jun 7, 2006 5:03 PM PDT   0 recs

time to stick Frank's head in the slush bucket
I thought you were a promiscuous gal from Oroville. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 7, 2006 5:05 PM PDT   0 recs

Chavvy
Is he trying to avoid Yankee Stadium again?
COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON! June 19th - June 21st, 2006 ** Oakland Athletics @ Colorado Rockies **

by Colorado Fan on Jun 7, 2006 5:08 PM PDT   0 recs