DLD 9/6/06: Last of Showalter for the year

by eamb on Sep 6, 2006 10:16 AM PDT

This day in Baseball History

1995 Cal Ripken breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive game record playing in his 2,131st straight game. When the game becomes official in the middle of the fifth inning, the new 'Iron Man' takes a victory lap around Camden Yards during the 22-minute standing ovation from the sell-out crowd, including President Bill Clinton.

2000 After reaching an agreement with Morgan, Lewis and Bockis LLP, Major League Baseball can now use the URL www.mlb.com. The law firm registered the mlb.com in 1994 and refused to release the domain name making it necessary for the sport to use www.majorleaguebaseball.com.

2002 For the first time in 11 years, the Homer Hanky makes its return to the Metrodome in Minneapolis in hopes of halting the A' record-setting 20-game winning streak, blanking Oakland, 6-0.

Rich Harden (strained elbow) threw 40 pitches in the bullpen, in what trainer Larry Davis called Harden's "best session yet, by far." Chron Notebook

Today's matchup in the West:

A's and Rangers, first pitch: 12:35pm PDT

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Blanton (14-10, 4.51) The Devil (13-9, 4.35)

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I feel cold, oh so cold....

like the lead is shrinking away right before my very eyes.

by Zonis on Sep 6, 2006 10:34 AM PDT reply actions

Kind of like a dip...

in the Pacific Ocean.

Burgundy Cherry

by Ice Cream on Sep 6, 2006 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions

There was SHRINKAGE!!

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Sep 6, 2006 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Do women know about shrinkage?

"The whistles are woooooooo" - Bubb Rubb

by Philip Christy on Sep 6, 2006 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions

It's really a myth

There is no shrinkage. WYSIWYG--but don't tell them that.

"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Sep 6, 2006 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Now we have to kill you...

"the poop stain on the collective AN pantalones." -ohad

by ArakSOT on Sep 6, 2006 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

What? No truth to it?

There's a guy at work who keeps telling the same story about shrinkage. Specifically, his little grandson's "cute" questions about it. Why? Why must he keep telling that story? <whimper>

by eebie on Sep 6, 2006 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

another shameless plug

of my favorite sportswriter:

"WTF is wrong with you people TASTELESS COMMENTS. I'm disgusted. Mocking a 10 year old's horrible painful death." --eshock

by rubin sierra on Sep 6, 2006 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions

Amazing...

7 shutouts yesterday!

"That's amazing," Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez said. "That's kind of a freak thing."

In the American League, Boston beat Chicago 1-0, Minnesota defeated Tampa Bay 8-0 and Kansas City blanked the
New York Yankees 5-0.

Over in the National League, Arizona defeated Florida 4-0, St. Louis beat Washington 2-0, Cincinnati defeated San Francisco 3-0 and Milwaukee blanked Los Angeles 9-0.

"I was looking at that, too," Texas manager Buck Showalter said after his team beat Oakland -- not in a shutout, but by 5-4. "I was hoping we could be part of that on the good end. You usually see that in day games after night games. Maybe they were all getting ready for the day game."

Why was a reporter asking Chavvy about it?

Also...

St. Louis' Bob Gibson, Oakland's Catfish Hunter, Detroit's Tom Timmermann, Boston's John Curtis and Houston's Don Wilson pitched complete-game shutouts on June 4, 1972.

There was one constant: Bruce Froemming, who umpired at third base in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, worked at first base when Wilson pitched his two-hitter in Montreal.

While Froemming worked third, his gut worked second.

Asked where Zito's perfect fit would be, Hudson said, "Do they have a league on Mars?"

by JLaff on Sep 6, 2006 10:40 AM PDT reply actions

Runs always seem hard to come by--

this time of year...which is why I'm concerned not for our offense but for our relivers-- like Gaudin. We need him to sharpen up in order ro do well. And what about Sauerbeck? It seems his last time he really struggled and hasen't had much of a chance to right himself.

RE-SIGN THE BIG HURT !

by Carlos1118 on Sep 6, 2006 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions

mulder's season is officially over

he's going to have surgery on his shoulder.

by gotgreen on Sep 6, 2006 10:57 AM PDT reply actions

The dugout reports on...

Manny Ramirez's latest workout attempts:

Asked where Zito's perfect fit would be, Hudson said, "Do they have a league on Mars?"

by JLaff on Sep 6, 2006 11:00 AM PDT reply actions

Lineups: Back to normal

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore;_ylt=AlxS1pFCEF2akC_f2RQRhY05nYcB?gid=260906111

by Dr Pez on Sep 6, 2006 11:35 AM PDT reply actions

Whew

That's a relief. Unless Glass Kotsay or Glass Ellis make a return without the proer permission or notification.

Pink slips for all!!!!

by hunter on Sep 6, 2006 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Guess the game

Mean Chunk of Baseball Meat

by elcroata on Sep 6, 2006 11:37 AM PDT reply actions

Cardinals @ Nationals

Damn, the National League is AWFUL!!!!

COME ON, OAKLAND, COME ON!

by Colorado Fan on Sep 6, 2006 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I keep telling Mets fans to STFU

because it doesn't matter which of the AL contenders they face, really. If they even get that far.

by hunter on Sep 6, 2006 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Mets

will have big troubles trying to keep any opposition from scoring half a dozen runs by the seventh inning.

by rebus on Sep 6, 2006 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions

exactly

Mean Chunk of Baseball Meat

by elcroata on Sep 6, 2006 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions

Can we hope all 3 games of the Angels-Rangers

series is like this.

Extra, extra innings: Game lasts 30 hours, 84 frames

A baseball game that began at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Alliance ended Sunday at 4:05 p.m. That's 30 hours and five minutes between the first pitch and the final out. Game organizers are counting on the contest being long enough to break a world record.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2575719

by theblackpearl on Sep 6, 2006 11:48 AM PDT reply actions

Ratto's latest

link

A sort of season recap of the A's that is mostly complementary, but with plenty of <snerk>. And complementary with the caveat that though this season seems a success, it'd still be disappointing to flame out in the first round of the playoffs again. Or as he puts it:

But this is a story that could exceed mere cute if the boys can take all this charming overachievement, and turn it into lasting achievement for a change.

"WTF is wrong with you people TASTELESS COMMENTS. I'm disgusted. Mocking a 10 year old's horrible painful death." --eshock

by rubin sierra on Sep 6, 2006 12:30 PM PDT reply actions

By God!

He's right!

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin, Seattle Mariners

by Helloooo 1st on Sep 6, 2006 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Bizarre

Dmitri Young DFA'd by the Tigers, according to Rotoworld. He wasn't playing too terribly and was goig to be a FA at the end of the offseason. Why not leave him on the team for a few weeks? Somebody can pick him up for the year but he wouldn't be postseason eligible.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Sep 6, 2006 6:08 PM PDT reply actions

This sinking is ship

(or something)

"When the A's suck, the terrorists win" ~ Poppy

by eamb on Sep 6, 2006 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Anabel Sanchez throws No Hitter

by Zonis on Sep 6, 2006 6:21 PM PDT reply actions

<draws glittery hearts around Kotsay's name>

Aww!

"I really wanted to come up with the big hit," Kotsay said. "It feels good to have some type of contribution."

Kotsay didn't worry about his back when he got on the base paths and later scored when he slid into Rangers catcher Gerald Laird on a Milton Bradley single.

"I'm putting myself out there with duct tape," said Kotsay, who is in his 10th season in the Majors. "I haven't been to the postseason and I'm doing everything to get on the field. If you're going to go out there, you have to go full-speed until you can't go anymore."

I really want to the A's to make it to the playoffs for Kotsay and Kendall.

by Jennifer on Sep 6, 2006 8:31 PM PDT reply actions