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Open Thread: Game 61 - A's at New York

Poochini-butt_in_box_2_tiny by Nico on in News

Hang on to your hats, folks, because you're about to see a lineup without Chavez, or Crosby, or Ellis. A lineup in which Jay Payton, sub-.300 OBP and all, hits in the #3-hole, while Scutaro hits 7th and actually looks like he belongs there. It has come to this.

Welcome to the big league club, Mike Rouse, and by the way we need you to start. And if you have a two-hit game, you'll pass our third-baseman's season total. Gak.

So without further ad-eewww, here they are, ladies and gentlemen, your 2006 World Series contending Oakland Athletics!!!

Kendall
Swisher
Payton
Thomas
Kielty
Bradley
Scutaro (SS)
Perez (3B)
Rouse (2B)

Damon
Jeter
Giambi
Rodriguez
Posada
Cano
Williams
Cairo
Cabrera

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Oh my...
That lineup is...well, it is what it is.
"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 9, 2006 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

That is the worst lineup I have seen in 3 years
I missed the Rouse call up. When was this?

by oakfan97 on Jun 9, 2006 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

today
Keisler sent down to make room.
Knucklehead over there is second or third in the league in home runs. - BB

by andeux on Jun 9, 2006 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

you kidding me?
this is the worst lineup since 1998

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=OAK

Bring back Art Howe! God knows this team needs a miracle.

by RiverCats4Ever on Jun 9, 2006 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

OMG.
lol
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 3:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Holy. Crap.
If I don't keep laughing hysterically, I might start crying. So keep the laughing gas coming...

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 9, 2006 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

That lineup is...wow...
Where's Kotsay?
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.

by suprjo on Jun 9, 2006 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Is it April 1st?
You're kidding, right?
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

How the HELL does one come up with THAT!
EVEN if you are using pretty much all bottom of the order guys, the lineup SHOULD Be:

Kendall
Swisher
Payton
Thomas
Kielty
Bradley
Scutaro (SS)
Perez (3B)
Rouse (2B)

C1 Kendall
RF Bradley
LF Swisher
DH Thomas
1B Johnson
CF Payton
2B Scutaro
SS Rouse
3B Perez

"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 9, 2006 3:32 PM PDT reply actions  

DJ against a LHP?
I have no problem with Kielty getting the start.

by oakfan97 on Jun 9, 2006 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

At least Johnson is hitting the ball as of late
the same can not be said of Kielty or Payton, and at least Payton can play defense.
"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 9, 2006 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

not quite as impressive as
tinkers to evers to chance...good day to focus on the front of the jersey as opposed to the back.(because if you study the back you will probably get hit by a foul ball...what with all the research, bookwork, etc.)
"Newsteam...let's hunt."

by tresselfan on Jun 9, 2006 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

For those that dabble in wagering..
Easy money right here. I wish I did at times like this.

by oakfan97 on Jun 9, 2006 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Already posted this, but it bears repeating
As soon as I saw the lineup, I went to bet alot of money on the Yanks and the books aren't even taking bets on it anymore. That lineup is pretty classic.
I'll try not to swear.

by Tony on Jun 9, 2006 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Instead of watching mlbtv
i will be cowering under the bed.
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 3:34 PM PDT reply actions  

Going out of a limb
Oakland puts up 4 runs against Big Unit and pull out the win.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:35 PM PDT reply actions  

You'll end up saving $500
Lesson plan from the days of old. Load up with RH bats, no matter how feeble they may seem. I've seen junk line-ups follow that pattern and beat Unit in his prime.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

sawing on limb now, and standing
on outside of limb.
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

It could happen.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Will happen
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

You've been Mr. Glass-half-full today.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nah
Not using a glass today. It doesn't matter if the bottle's half full or half empty, you'll still end up shnickered.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hah!
I'm not wearing any knickers!
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

No reason why not
It's a crazy world when grover's become one of the optimists around here. It is a crappy lineup, but Haren was lights-out in his last start against the Yankees, and the top of the order could still provide some runs. So let's hold off on the "Game Over" posts, at least until it actually starts.
Knucklehead over there is second or third in the league in home runs. - BB

by andeux on Jun 9, 2006 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey, I haven't changed
It's everyone else that's spiralling into the pit of despair.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

game over, man!
<Bill Paxton>
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who's now moved on to polygamy
That's what I call game on!
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, a few episodes
Surprisingly PG. Really, what's the point HBO?
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Huh.
That is strange. I guess they felt that tackling the subject matter alone was provocative enough, the didn't need hot husband-on-multiple-wives action too.

Since Casa Monkeyball is a cable-free environment, we have to catch up via DVD. Slavering over getting s2 of Rescue Me.

bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Never got into Rescue Me
Kept forgetting when it was on to be honest. From what I saw, save your banana peels and skip Bill's series.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

RM isn't the best, but it's fun
For my money, The Shield is the best show on tv.
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Me likey the Shield
Although TiVo kept cutting off the very end because of FX's desire to mess with the start time.

For me though, the best show on TV is... <gulp> Battlestar Galactica. It's about the only show I make time for.

Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

interesting
Haven't seen it. Another friend recommended it as well.

Michael Chiklis = mid-period Oliver Reed

bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

1st off... who you calling friend? :)
Secondly, not sure what you mean by "mid-period" Oliver Reed.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

'70s
Ken Russell-films Oliver Reed.
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

OK
He's dead.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

I recently purchased S2 of RM...
haven't started it. I'm still watching S3 of Scrubs.
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Beats seeing the #1 #2
"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 9, 2006 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

I meant to record s3...
so I could catch up after I finished s2... that didn't happen. A lady I work with has been giving me updates. Ep. 3 (could be 4) is great, she says.
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

So, I'm like 3 hrs too late
But I just got into the FX shows...both Rescue Me and The Shield are awesome. RM has just the right mix of humor and pathos and Shield is just plain intense. Pretty much every episode has all the action that  aton of people watch the Sopranos for...and then bitch about after, but that's a whole nother story.
I'll try not to swear.

by Tony on Jun 9, 2006 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Has Frank
ever had a 4 home run game?

by gimpy989 on Jun 9, 2006 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

haHA
3 to go!

You're welcome everybody!

by gimpy989 on Jun 9, 2006 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think Macha decided
they had no chance of winning and gave everyone the day off.

<hysterical laughter>

"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 3:35 PM PDT reply actions  

That lineup's bad enough on its own...
but then looking at the Yankees lineup right after it and realizing that's who we're facing? With Randy Johnson pitching?

...Man. It's gonna be one heck of a game.

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 9, 2006 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

or
<pause>

We find out that Kotsay broke his back on the flight to New York.

I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I am
beginning to feel sick

by asfaninTX on Jun 9, 2006 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

If you have any money
bet on New York tonight.
"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."

by Zonis on Jun 9, 2006 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

<banshee scream>
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 9, 2006 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

not me!
surely not me.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 9, 2006 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

no
i refuse to.
I own too many darn shoes!

by californiagirl on Jun 9, 2006 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

O M G
this is the ugliest lineup ever.

by gotgreen on Jun 9, 2006 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Poor Haren.
Danny should bat!
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 3:37 PM PDT reply actions  

a common post but it heck,
why not.
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

At least our DH is not batting .000
The hardest game I ever witnessed was a few weeks ago when I had to explain to Yankee fans in NY why our DH (Perez)was batting .000 (and no this was not his first start).  The Yankee fans gave me quite a time about that.  None of our 6,7,8,and 9 batters had a batting average over .200 at that time.  They were outright laughing.

Someday our team will be healthy--right?

Thomas Walker

by Thomas Walker on Jun 9, 2006 3:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Let them laugh
The A's won that game remember? (I was there, too.)

by SportySpice @ Athletics Nation on Jun 9, 2006 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes, and almost the day before also
Only Wang kept us out of the game on Friday night.  Otherwise the (depleted)team had to make you proud.

Wasn't it amazing how quiet that bat day crowd was as the left the park after the A's won.  I almost felt bad for all the kids with bats who expected the Yanks to win until the last out.

Thomas Walker

by Thomas Walker on Jun 9, 2006 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bottom of the order hitting .406
As of the top of the third if you add up the averages of our last three and divide by three you get .406   How can this lineup lose?

by William Legume on Jun 9, 2006 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

oooh, that's u-g-l-y
Payton and Kielty had better frikkin' step up tonight, because the cupboard is totally bare in the bottom third of the order.  These two combined are almost automatic outs and it's going to be a long night if they're up to their usual 0-2 swing-miss tricks.

by coffee roaster on Jun 9, 2006 3:42 PM PDT reply actions  

i at least expect some
spectacular popups and foul outs.
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

"those two"?
I count six near-automatic outs in our lineup: everyone except Kendall (good career # vs Johnson), Thomas, and Swisher.
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

true...
But the two automatic outs I'm so chafed about are batting third and fifth.  I doubt that if you scratch around MLB tonight you'll find anything dreckier in the 3/5 hole than what Macha is throwing out there tonight.

Although since, as you noted, almost everyone else is an automatic out as well...god, it's gonna be a long night.

by coffee roaster on Jun 9, 2006 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bring in the rook
Welcome to the bigs, now go grab a bat and step in against Randy Johnson in Yankee stadium. Good luck!
"Most people look at the bracelet and think it supports cancer or says Nike or go Tar Heels. No. It says Dr. Destroy." Andrew Miller.

by niallmack on Jun 9, 2006 3:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow.
Hoping for the best, because I am not sure whether laugh or cry. I really thought Nico was kidding when I saw the lineups.

Can I please borrow someone's spare helmet?

"Get up!" ~ Ray Fosse, 5/31/2006

by KendallGurl18 on Jun 9, 2006 3:43 PM PDT reply actions  

It's annoying
Macha bascially threw away the series playing all these stiffs since Saarloos is going to get beat down tomorrow.

At least play Kotsay and see if Chavez can take off tomm.

by oakfan97 on Jun 9, 2006 3:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Who is health that you know of that is not in the
lineup.  Chavvy's skin is falling off all his bones, and Johnson is pitching.  Kotsay may be the only one, but like was said earlier, play the right handers.  Macha has not many options.

by theblackpearl on Jun 9, 2006 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

<sshhhh!>
(I was speaking from the sarchasm.)
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't know how you can blame Macha
and say he throwing a game away. Kotsay and Chavey must not be able to play or they would be in the lineup given the number of injuries the team is dealing with.

by 3up3dn on Jun 9, 2006 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's okay
so long as Chavez is not able to play because he is hurt and needs this day off and not a case of Macha just deciding I'm going to give him a day off because he could use one and make it against the LHP.

There are at most 4 players in this lineup that are major league starters. That's horrible.

by oakfan97 on Jun 9, 2006 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I had heard
that the guys in the clubhouse were making out the lineup...I just assumed they meant the A's half of the clubhouse.
"Newsteam...let's hunt."

by tresselfan on Jun 9, 2006 3:46 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice
<golf clap>
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

how apropos
since I posted that from behind the counter in the golf shop...
"Newsteam...let's hunt."

by tresselfan on Jun 9, 2006 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

He's going to kick ass.
I can feel it.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hope he doesn't
hurt himself kicking ass.
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

if he runs onto the field ...
... will Saarloos save him in his cap?
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow
I pretty much knew that Rouse, SCutaro, and Perez would be in, but I didn't think about the lineup....maybe we're going to go with the ol' "make them think we suck and then surprise them with our bats" plan....I hope it works...

My guess is that Kotsay was a scratch - that's why Payton is in the three hole.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 9, 2006 3:49 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm not good at remembering
things I just heard on the radio, but I think RayFo just said Macha wanted a right lineup. Had to use Rouse because of the deaths of Chavy and Crosby.
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

As long as Kotsay's not hurt...
whew
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, maaaaan ...
... this is gonna be one KraZEe Link-Dump of a Game Thread, I can feel it ...
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 3:50 PM PDT reply actions  

can we get a separate game thread
to just talk about the lineup?

Or is that what we're doing now....  ;)

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 9, 2006 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol!
I was thinking the same thing!

by high street on Jun 9, 2006 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ok...
I'm off to <gulp> watch the game. Don't kill anyone while I'm gone. Unless it's Macha.

Let's go Oakland... <clap clap clap--> Oh, heck with it. Let's just make it through the game without anyone losing a limb, mmmk?

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 9, 2006 3:53 PM PDT reply actions  

I like it
no really, I like it.

I agree with playing lots of subs at one time, how many times in the last few years have I seen the Giants win on Sunday using a AAAA lineup?

If you are going to do that, might as well do it with RH bats against Randy.  There's a certain "nobody expects us to win" edge that guys sometimes get.

And I also like playing the rookie in his first game up, no time to think about it, just react.

by jakarta on Jun 9, 2006 3:53 PM PDT reply actions  

This lineup against the Yankees?
I have so many friends that root for the Yankees. They always make fun of our team...this takes the cake. I am going to have to listen to all of their razzing on Monday at work.  Grrrrrrrrr........

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 9, 2006 3:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey... look at the bright side
Maybe they won't know who any of these guys are and will just forget to razzzzzzz??  I have a bet with a gal from work and I need to bring her down to Chinatown.
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd have caught the referrence
the first time if you had said something along the lines of "here's to posting with bow legged women".
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think it's great ...
that if Mike Rouse goes 1 for 4, he'll be in the upper half of this lineup in batting average.

I think that's why Macha did it ... to get him a chance to get his confidence up.

Devo's newest project And his blog

by devo on Jun 9, 2006 4:03 PM PDT reply actions  

over 100 posts
and the game hasn't started yet... my oh my

by oaklandbbfan on Jun 9, 2006 4:06 PM PDT reply actions  

surprised...
no one's talking bout the weather/ busting out racist dance accompanied by tribal noise...

weather.com says its raining in NY right now, and the radar is/isn't looking good, depending on what camp you're in...

by ChenandoahChavvy on Jun 9, 2006 4:07 PM PDT reply actions  

band camp!
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

The lineup is ban-daid-ed together
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Beta-version of the real lineup
Okay... I'm going to stop now.
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

So many Yankee injuries...
I hope they scraped enough players together to make a lineup. Poor guys. :( They are barely surviving.
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 4:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Jeter
They have their captain playing tonite....

by oaklandbbfan on Jun 9, 2006 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

inspiring start
not.

3 up, 3 down.  i think i am going to leave work and go home.  at least i have beer there...

by Backspin on Jun 9, 2006 4:13 PM PDT reply actions  

Holy Shit!
You mean the game's started?
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hah!
I'm still not wearing any knickers! Naked posting day, doo-dah doo-dah!
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought ESPN keeps saying the yankees are
banged up.  There top 7 players are all starters.

by theblackpearl on Jun 9, 2006 4:14 PM PDT reply actions  

I predict that Randy Johnson
is going to throw a perfect game or a no-hitter.  If I bet a dollar on that in vegas, would i become a millionaire?
"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Jun 9, 2006 4:14 PM PDT reply actions  

You'd be a millionare
if you bet a dollar that David Wells will lose 30 pounds by the end of this season.
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

No more
Yankees this season for the A's after this series?
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:14 PM PDT reply actions  

yes
i believe that is the case.  but we still have 3 series with boston and 2 with the chisox.

by Backspin on Jun 9, 2006 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

Fox Saturday Midwest
Does anyone in the MW know what game is being show tomorrow?  Please tell me it's not the Cardinals AGAIN.  I hate them.
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Crap
I was holding out hope but realizing it was about as desperate as K-Mach's lineup tonight.  Thx
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Link
I don't get the A's game, anyway. I think you might.

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5619630

FYI- The announcers for the A's/Yankees game on FOX tomorrow: Joe Buck, Tim McCarver, Ken Rosenthal.

Good luck, folks.

"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

I DO GET THE GAME :-)
Thanks a lot.  This is exciting since I don't get the game tonight because of Dish Network.
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Is this the MOST beat up A's team in history?
Just wondering. This season has been sick. Maybe something to do with global warming? Curse you Al Gore!

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 9, 2006 4:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Google for Gore
At least Gore invented the internet (yeah right) and we are able to track our gimpy A's on a daily basis.  Thank him for that if it were true.
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who did?
I don't really pay attention to much that he does.
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gore invented the Internet ...
... in the same way that Billy Beane wrote Moneyball ...
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

the usual exaggeration and distortion
Gore said something to the effect that he was instrumental in creating the legislation that led to the Internet -- which is basically true, since in the 1980s he chaired some House subcommittee on science projects, and the Defense Department program that developed the ARPA Net was one of the projects Gore actively pushed for as chairman.  Some journalist "summarized" the line to say Gore claimed responsibility for making the Internet possible, and from then on every time it got repeated it got distorted a little more. Eventually, opponents made a joke out of it, saying he claimed to have created the Internet.

by iglew on Jun 9, 2006 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

what is
the diagnosis on Crosby?

by Cornelius on Jun 9, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply actions  

DOA
Will notify team if his condition changes.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Jun 9, 2006 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

i am hitting the ice cream already
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 4:19 PM PDT reply actions  

isn't that a CGV?
If it's not, can I hit McFood?
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

danny boy
fights back.  took a few more pitches but he sent the yanks down 1-2-3.

by Backspin on Jun 9, 2006 4:19 PM PDT reply actions  

"deep" center field
Oh thee with game visuals, just how "deep" were the Jeter and Giambi FOs?
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:20 PM PDT reply actions  

kul. tnx.
The only thing worries me about Haren tonight is his homeritis.
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've been asleep for three hours
I left work early and just came home & crashed... got up for the game... shuffled out to the living room, the Man and the Boy don't seem to be around...  I know where the Man is, so I called the Boy and said "Where are you?"

<pause>

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah, I just got up. Where are you?"

"Mom... our apartment's not that big."  And he walks out of his room.

So I turn on the TV in time to see them announcing our lineup.

I'm pretty sure I died sometime during my nap.

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT reply actions  

lol
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 9, 2006 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

BOO YAH!
TAKE THAT YANKMEES!
"Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game -- it, and high taxes." - Will Rogers

by OaklandInvader on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT reply actions  

The Big Hurt
gone.
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT reply actions  

THOMAS!
Ten bucks that he'd rather steal second base than the keys to your Mustang.

by Kimberly on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT reply actions  

there is one
call me dum dum but frank has been ripping enough that i picked him up in my yahoo league.

3 more to go frank!

Governator El-Slimebag

by greendatitiz on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT reply actions  

Wahoo!
Big Franky!  A few more of those for him and we might get this!

by SuperBean on Jun 9, 2006 4:22 PM PDT reply actions  

2d HR 4 FT vs. BU!
"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

-Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Jun 9, 2006 4:23 PM PDT reply actions  

huh?
Took me a while to realize you weren't talking about Boston University....
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 9, 2006 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

BOOYA!
Frank!
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:23 PM PDT reply actions  

BK
base hit.
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:23 PM PDT reply actions  

yeaahhh!!!
big hurt...finally 1 hurt that I can deal with!
"Newsteam...let's hunt."

by tresselfan on Jun 9, 2006 4:23 PM PDT reply actions  

yes!!!
boy howdy, listening to the yankee announcers they express no excitement what so ever in that HR call....
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 4:23 PM PDT reply actions  

booya!
Klown power!
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Not as deep as BIG FRANK'S! Sweet!
Jeter's was easily tracked down by Payton, didn't see Giambi's. Darn those client's! Don't they know there's a ball game on my computer!

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 9, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Frank Thomas!
One of the three non-automatic outs, as someone said earlier. Go Frank!

There's your lead, Dan. Go get 'em.

"Teixeira just missed it enough..." ~Vince Controneo, 4/24/06

by rich @ Athletics Nation on Jun 9, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Isn't it kind of cool
to hear Bob Sheppard say, "Marco Scutaro"?
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply actions  

First pitch swinging
yuck.
Ten bucks that he'd rather steal second base than the keys to your Mustang.

by Kimberly on Jun 9, 2006 4:25 PM PDT reply actions  

three batters in a row
"Teixeira just missed it enough..." ~Vince Controneo, 4/24/06

by rich @ Athletics Nation on Jun 9, 2006 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

really?
that's terrible
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

What is this jackass talking about
Questec for?

He just said that with the advent of the Questec system, Frank Thomas' numbers went down, as if he was dependent on having a small strike zone to put up good numbers. Please.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:26 PM PDT reply actions  

Sorry, I should clarify
I'm watching the YES network's broadcast. Announcers aren't that bad, but they aren't all that good, either.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

he was talking about how umpires
respected him, and then with questec, they were being judged, and stopped.
Frank Thomas is big.

by robber23 on Jun 9, 2006 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, I understand what he said.
I just thought it was typical of an announcer for the other team to immediately demean the guy that just turned a pitch into 400 ft. sawdust, in an effort to not cry softly in the press box.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Maybe Perez will get a hit...
...if he smiled a little more.

by antigiants618 on Jun 9, 2006 4:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Is there a YES feed?
Cause you'd probably hear SEEEEE YA on that home run.
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:27 PM PDT reply actions  

Actually
The announcer was talking about how Thomas hits the pitch up and out over the plate very well, just as Johnson left one out there, and Thomas killed it. He kept talking for a few seconds and then stopped abruptly and they watched it fly over the fence. It was like he got shocked by it.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't like Perez's stance AT ALL
With his legs so wide apart, it seems like he'd have to concentrate too much of his below-the-waist energy on just not falling over... and then he can't stride or even shift his weight much when he swings.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:28 PM PDT reply actions  

<snerk>
"below-the-waist energy"
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

My goodness.....
Perez looks lost up there.  
Now THIS is Billy Ball

by Masaryk on Jun 9, 2006 4:28 PM PDT reply actions  

{faxes Perez a St. Bernard}
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cleveland gets tired of somebody and sends
them down to AAA Buffalo, with the stipulation that he get delivered to the team by going over Niagara Falls in a barrel...

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

niiiiiiice!
Not as quick as driving up I-80, but more scenic!
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Do they do that for the other team?
Or just the Yank Mes? Can't wait to see Mike Rouse hit. When will they send Perez down and call up Ginter?

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 9, 2006 4:29 PM PDT reply actions  

do they do what?
It's very difficult to understand your posts sometimes when you don't use the "Reply to this" option....
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 9, 2006 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

You know...
THAT.

{winks}

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Silly Rouse
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Not good start for Rouse.
Ten bucks that he'd rather steal second base than the keys to your Mustang.

by Kimberly on Jun 9, 2006 4:33 PM PDT reply actions  

wha' happen?
</Fred Willard>
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ball fell out of his glove after he dove for it.
Ten bucks that he'd rather steal second base than the keys to your Mustang.

by Kimberly on Jun 9, 2006 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

tnx
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

he dove for a liner
stopped it, but couldn't hold onto it, so no out made... wasn't really a bad play.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

YES announcers claimed
that he didn't hustle enough and gave up on it, and that he didn't know who was running/didn't have enough time to read the scouting reports. Nice one, gentlemen.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Got to love
the New York Media, the Best.
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah
I'm sure a guy who is getting a shot at the big leagues is "sand-bagging" on the play.  That makes a lot of sense.  JERKS!
"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Pitch 2: Strikes out swinging
Nice job Haren, a strikeout and with the minimum number of pitches...
"Most people look at the bracelet and think it supports cancer or says Nike or go Tar Heels. No. It says Dr. Destroy." Andrew Miller.

by niallmack on Jun 9, 2006 4:36 PM PDT reply actions  

strikes out on pitch 2?
Wow, Haren is AMAZING!
There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jun 9, 2006 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

puts ice cream away
next....Calif. Pizza Kitchen frozen pizza..bbq chicken or Thai chicken? (health food friday night)
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 4:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Pitching Help... please?
Do we have anyone at AA or AAA, that brings the gas (93+ mph) that we can audition with the big club?

Saarloos over the long haul (the duration of Harden's injury) doesn't get me excited about our chances. Especially when the Angels can bring someone up like little weaver, and colon about to return...

by GrewUpAtTheColiseum on Jun 9, 2006 4:40 PM PDT reply actions  

holy crap...
I just noticed there are 244 new comments in the DLD.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:41 PM PDT reply actions  

nonsequitur
sleeping = eyes closed
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

I missed having to scroll sideways
I hate that.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

by not having cable...
...you miss being able to see "Sideways" nineteen times a day.
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

<lays head on desk 19 times>
Don't need cable for that!
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

WAY to GO!
PEREZ... take notes

by AthleticsMojo on Jun 9, 2006 4:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Yeah Rouse!
You have as many hits as Perez!

Woo Hoo!

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

by OaklandInvader on Jun 9, 2006 4:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Mike Rouse!
what do the YES announcers have to say about that?
Ten bucks that he'd rather steal second base than the keys to your Mustang.

by Kimberly on Jun 9, 2006 4:41 PM PDT reply actions  

slacker
If Rouse had studied the scouting reports, he'd have homered.
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

One of them was busy
telling a story about how he fouled a ball off his foot in his first at bat. The single was an afterthought.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hooray for Rouse!
Battin' 1000, rookie!

by jsiegel on Jun 9, 2006 4:41 PM PDT reply actions  

happy guy!
the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jun 9, 2006 4:42 PM PDT reply actions  

and after 2
36 pitches for Haren

21 pitches for Johnson

A's 1-0

I'll take it.

"If you're surprised by getting the job done, that means you didn't expect it out of yourself." -Huston Street

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 9, 2006 4:42 PM PDT reply actions  

If have no idea who the hell you are...
But nice hit, rookie.
"I try to figure this team out, and if I could, I'd be a genius," Mark Ellis

by Little Lebowski Urban Achievers on Jun 9, 2006 4:43 PM PDT reply actions  

GameChannel sez ...
"[undefined] singled to right"

Woo-hoo! Go [undefined]!

bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:44 PM PDT reply actions  

That's Priceless
"I try to figure this team out, and if I could, I'd be a genius," Mark Ellis

by Little Lebowski Urban Achievers on Jun 9, 2006 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, God
Now they're trying to talk about Moneyball... y'know, don't bunt, don't steal, etc., and how the A's don't play Moneyball anymore.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:45 PM PDT reply actions  

<sob>
Please don't talk about MaEl.
"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 4:46 PM PDT reply actions  

<cries>
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

VinCo is kRaZeE.
Anyone listening to the radio?

Vince was talking about Crosby. Crosby tried swinging the bat in the trainer's room. Vince said "Davis tried gerry... mandering Crosby's bat with extra padding. No baseball activities for Crosby today. He's hoping to play on Sunday."

"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

lmao
Larry's making crazy shapes out of Bobby's bat?
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol
According to Vince. I think Ken slapped Vince shortly after he said it. :)

gerry...mander

"Pick me! Pick me!"

by Jennifer on Jun 9, 2006 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rouse looks like a mini-Chavy.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 4:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, after another look...
...maybe the son of Scoot and Chavy.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

<snerk>
"Son of Scoot"

Scoot vs the Swamp Thing? Bride of Scoot? Abbot and Costello Meet Scoot?

bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol
Are you watching the game?
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

They showed the A's dugout a couple times.
Harden...<sobs>

He was smiling, though.

I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's better than seeing him cry.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep.
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

nice job Kendall... go get em
Swish!!!
The crows seemed to be calling his name... thought Caw.

by rocketgirl on Jun 9, 2006 4:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Johnson seemed shaken up by Rouse!
Rouse looked ready to run. Is he fast? Does he ever steal bases?

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 9, 2006 4:47 PM PDT reply actions  

I dont know if he was running
but it did seem like he was ROUSEing his suspicions.

by gimpy989 on Jun 9, 2006 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

yay!
Rouse scores!!  Go rookie!

by high street on Jun 9, 2006 4:49 PM PDT reply actions  

dang!!
The crows seemed to be calling his name... thought Caw.

by rocketgirl on Jun 9, 2006 4:49 PM PDT reply actions  

HA hA!
Sup Bitches!

2-0!

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

by OaklandInvader on Jun 9, 2006 4:49 PM PDT reply actions  

try Yahoo GameChannel
GameDay never works for me. Might need to update your Flash.
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks,
Can't wait to get home from work and turn on MLB.tv

At least that never has any problems.

<ducks to avoid bolt of lightning>

by AsFanInLA on Jun 9, 2006 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Kendall BB on 9 pitches
Swisher GIDP 5-4-3
Payton singled to LF to score Rouse
Thomas flied out to just short of where he hit the HR.

by hunter on Jun 9, 2006 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

Swish in New York...ick
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 4:49 PM PDT reply actions  

nice job!!!!
The crows seemed to be calling his name... thought Caw.

by rocketgirl on Jun 9, 2006 4:49 PM PDT reply actions  

And Rouse scores!
Congrats, rookie!

(now can we replace him with a real big leaguer?)

by jsiegel on Jun 9, 2006 4:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Radio is behind Game day....
whatever... damn delay...
The crows seemed to be calling his name... thought Caw.

by rocketgirl on Jun 9, 2006 4:51 PM PDT reply actions  

There's a relay
satellites from the stadium to the sky, then another satellite back to the internet.

All takes about a 10 second delay...

UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

this is the first time
I actually have a second to watch and listen at the same time....
The crows seemed to be calling his name... thought Caw.

by rocketgirl on Jun 9, 2006 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Let's go Haren
Get another shutdown inning.

by Rickeyfan on Jun 9, 2006 4:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Beane Ball
in action.
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 4:57 PM PDT reply actions  

Haren really IS modeling himself on Z
... with all these HBPs
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 4:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow that was so inside!
Benefit of a bad call! Nice! Sit down, Jason!

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 9, 2006 5:01 PM PDT reply actions  

There goes the Shutout
poor Haren.
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 5:02 PM PDT reply actions  

damn...
at least Kendall got Jeter at third.

2-1 A's.

by high street on Jun 9, 2006 5:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Ah, crap.
Well, we're out of the inning at least. No more HBPs, Danny!

by jsiegel on Jun 9, 2006 5:03 PM PDT reply actions  

If Macha has a short leash for Danny...
<gulp>
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 5:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow.
Bobby Kielty.
Ten bucks that he'd rather steal second base than the keys to your Mustang.

by Kimberly on Jun 9, 2006 5:04 PM PDT reply actions  

#23 Home Run
and that's not Michael Jordan...
UC Davis cable lacks good sports channels.

by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 9, 2006 5:04 PM PDT reply actions  

BOOYA!
KLOWN POWER!!!!!
bunt you hump @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 9, 2006 5:04 PM PDT reply actions  

Come on Scoot!
I don't think Brad's going to be able to sex the Ranger's lineup to death. -- Jennifer

by Sharon on Jun 9, 2006 5:06 PM PDT reply actions  

MENDELBOB!!!
THERE IS A NEW THREAD OPEN!

(just in case he shows up...)

Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 5:07 PM PDT reply actions  

SHARON!!!
;)
Putting the "fun" in "perfunctory"

by Poppy on Jun 9, 2006 5:07 PM PDT reply actions  

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